May 09 Archive

Industry News May 14, 2009

Bubble Gum Surf Wax
Adds New East Coast Sales Rep

Carlsbad, CA — Bubble Gum Surf Wax announced today that Mike Connolly of Oceanfront Sales, based in Wilmington, North Carolina, is off to a fast start, establishing new Bubble Gum accounts on the East Coast.

“Mike just received our product samples from Bubble Gum a few weeks ago, and he’s already booking a solid stream of orders,” said Britt Galland, co-founder of the Bubble Gum brand. Our California rep, Andy Scott referred Mike to us, and the new relationship clicked right away.”

According to Connolly, representing Bubble Gum is a no brainer. “The branded apparel products are unique and appeal to our industry’s youthful consumers; the wax formulas are preferred by some of the world’s top surfers, and the Bubble Gum website’s capability to process orders online makes my job easy.”

Connolly and his Oceanfront Sales associate, Bradley Sutton also rep for Nixon, DaKine, and JS Surfboards. For more information or dealer inquiries, contact Mike or Bradley at (910) 794-1051 or visit www.bubblegumsurfwax.com

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Bubble Gum Surf Wax: Official Wax Sponsor of 2009 Rip Curl GromSearch

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 8 May, 2009 : - - Carlsbad, Ca -- Bubble Gum Surf Wax co-founder, Britt Galland, along with Rip Curl Marketing Director, Dylan Slater announced today that Bubble Gum will support the 2009 Rip Curl GromSearch as the series’ official wax sponsor.

“We’re stoked to have our brand associated with the Rip Curl GromSearch,” said Galland. “The series has a long history of showcasing the most talented male and female surfers 16 and under. Rip Curl always does a great job promoting the series and getting the groms fired up.”

According to Rip Curl’s Dylan Slater, Bubble Gum Surf Wax is an ideal fit for the GromSearch series. “Rip Curl's event vision is to partner with brands who share our passion for throwing great events, as well as amplifying the experience for the groms. Bubble Gum showed this same vision, and we're stoked that this collaboration came together.”

With four regional GromSearch qualifying events, and a live webcast for the National Final in November, Bubble Gum will be providing traction for the groms all year long.

Stop 1: Rip Curl GromSearch 9th Street, Huntington Beach, CA 2009 Saturday, June 13 2009 @ 7:30am - Sunday, 14, 2009

Stop 2: Rip Curl GromSearch Kewalo Basin, Oahu, Hawaii 2009 Saturday, July 11 2009 @ 7:30am

Stop 3: Rip Curl GromSearch OXB, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina 2009 Saturday, August 08, 2009 @ 7:30am - Sunday, August 09, 2009

Stop 4: Rip Curl GromSearch New Smyrna Inlet, NSB Florida 2009 Saturday, August 15, 2009 @ 7:30am - Sunday, August 16, 2009

The Bubble Gum brand is on the move, with a new online store to make it fast and easy for consumers and dealers to purchase Bubble Gum’s wax, branded apparel and surf accessories. In addition to supporting the 2009 GromSearch, Bubble Gum is the official wax sponsor for the NSSA’s Hawaiian Conference.

To check out the new Bubble Gum online store, drop into bubblegumsurfwax.com For details about the GromSearch series, including online registration, visit ripcurl.com/gromsearch.

Schedule Announced: Surfboards the Heart and Soul of Sacred Craft

Live shaping, seminars, music, art, history, movies, board demos, family fun & good times frame the springtime surfboard extravaganza foam on rail

Encinitas,Ca. - May 6, 2009 - Surfers, state-of-the-art surfboard craftsman, world class designers, and cutting edge surf equipment manufacturers from as far away as Rhode Island and as nearby as Main Street in Ventura will descend on the Ventura County Fairgrounds May 16 & 17 for the one and only surfboard industry smorgasbord known as Sacred Craft. A highlight of the show will be the two, see-through shaping bays where the public is invited to watch and experience live shaping.

The Tribute to the Masters Shape-off, presented by Channel Islands Surfboards, honors Santa Barbara legend John Bradbury. Five select craftsman (Wayne Rich, Max McDonald, Randy Cone, Matt Moore, and Marc Andreini) will replicate five different and uniquely classic Bradbury surfboard designs during the two day craftsman expression session.

In the Primo Beer shaping bay, Dave Daum presents his own special how-to seminar. Daum will walk the audience through the intricacies of shaping. A must see for the do-it-yourselfers and backyard hobbyists, Daum's shaping seminar is both insightful and entertaining. One lucky attendee will be randomly selected to be the recipient of Daum's finished shapes. Also on the schedule is 25-year old shaper Ian Zamora. Zamora represents the new breed of foam craftsman. John Birchim of JayaWave will be crafting a wooden Alaia for the crowd. On Sunday Gerry Lopez is scheduled to put the sanding block to foam as he sculpts a blank. Come out and watch a true legend, Mr. Pipeline, cakewalk around the shaping bay.

Sacred Craft seminars presented by Bubble Gum Surf Wax include Miki Dora biographer David Rensin, Jeremy Sherwin on surfboard sustainability, the Groundswell Society on surfboard design and the swordfish, UCSD's Benjamin Thompson on surfboard flex R&D on a shoestring budget,and artist Drew Brophy demonstrates the ease with each you can personalize your own surfboard, plus others TBA. Seminars take place in the Bubble Gum Surf Wax seminar room @ McBride Hall.

The public is urged to bring their old landfill bound surfboards to the ReRip.com surfboard recycling booth. Other exciting attractions will greet the public including Ashley Lloyd, Mattson 2, Joey Peat, and Shane Stoneman all of whom will grace the musical stage on the green. MyGym Ventura has fun activites for toddlers& kids; SURFER magazine presents an historical exhibit, surf movies loop overhead; vendors offer great surf art; Gerry Lopez will be signing his book "Surf Is Where You Find It" in the Patagonia booth; and, of course, the greatest collection of contemporary surfboards in the world.

Come join us at SACRED CRAFT, a hot rod show for surfboards with an old school surf shop vibe. The Ventura SACRED CRAFT Consumer Surfboard Expo is May 16 & 17 @ the Ventura County Fairgrounds. $5 admission each day - U16 Free Fairground gates open to the public at 10AM

SACRED CRAFT VENTURA SCHEDULE (schedule subject to change):

SATURDAY MAY 16

7AM - Board demos @ Stables (VC fairgrounds beach parking lot) 10AM - Sacred Craft Expo opens to the public - "Southbound" by the Allman Brothers 10AM - Matt Moore shapes - Tribute to the Masters honoring John Bradbury 10AM - Dave Daum DIY how-to shaping seminar; Primo Shaping Beer Bay NOON - Jeremy Sherwin seminar "Sustainable Surfboards - How Close Are We?" Bubble Gum Surf Wax room McBride Hall NOON - Ashley Lloyd surfer/shaper performs music stage on the green 1230PM - Ian Zamora, 'young guns of shaping' - shapes a quad fish - Primo Beer Shaping Bay 1230PM - Marc Andreini shapes - Tribute to the Masters honoring John Bradbury 2PM - FCS Box Route Demo - Primo Beer Shaping Bay 2PM - Joey Peate performs music stage on the green 2PM - Benjamin Thompson seminar "Surfboard flex pattern R&D on a shoestring budget for the backyard shaper AND the international manufacturer" Bubble Gum Surf room McBride Hall 215PM - John Birchim shapes - Alaia shape & design - Primo Beer Shaping Bay 3PM - Randy Cone shapes - Tribute to the Masters honoring John Bradbury 3:30PM - Legends of Rincon Discussion - Bubble Gum Surf Wax room McBride Hall 345PM - Dave Daum DIY how-to shaping seminar; Primo Beer Shaping Bay 4PM - Musical stage on the green performer TBA 6PM - San Miguel Expo Hall closes for the night

SUNDAY MAY 17

10AM - Sacred Craft Expo opens to the public - "Jessica" by the Allman Brothers 10AM - Max McDonald shapes - Tribute to the Masters honoring John Bradbury 10AM - Dave Daum DIY how-to shaping seminar; Primo Beer Shaping Bay 11AM - Groundswell Society seminar "Surfboards and Swordfish: New Designs Based on an Ancient Apex Predator" by Glenn Hening - Bubble Gum Surf Wax room McBride Hall 11AM - Ashley Lloyd surf/shaper performs music stage on the green NOON - David Rensin seminar/discussion "Miki Dora Deconstructed - Author of 'All For a Few Perfect Waves: The Audacious Life and Times of Surfing Rebel Surfer Miki Dora' - Bubble Gum Surf Wax room McBride Hall NOON - Shane Stoneman Experience - surfer/shaper performs music stage on the green 1230PM - Wayne Rich shapes - Tribute to the Masters honoring John Bradbury 1230PM - Gerry Lopez shapes - Primo Beer Shaping Bay 130PM - Mattson 2 performs music stage on the green 2PM - World renowned artist Drew Brophy seminar/demonstration "Personalize Your Surfboard; Paint Pens & More" - Bubble Gum Surf Wax room McBride Hall 2PM - Special Guest shaper - Primo Beer Shaping Bay 3PM - Tribute to the Masters Bradbury check presentation in the John Bradbury Lounge 4PM - Sacred Craft Ventura Spring 2009 closes. See you October 10 & 11 @ Sacred Craft Del Mar

SACRED CRAFT VENTURA IS SPONSORED BY: SURFER MAGAZINE, SWAYLOCKS.COM, PRIMO BEER, BUBBLE GUM SURF WAX, & CHANNEL ISLANDS SURFBOARDS Please be sure to thank them when you see them at the expo!!

About SACRED CRAFT

The SACRED CRAFT Consumer Surfboard Expo is an opportunity for shapers, surfboard craftsman and surfboard manufacturers to come together under one roof and share their passion with the surfboard loving public. It operates with one objective, to unite passionate surfers with passionate surf equipment designers.

SACRED CRAFT Del Mar is set of Oct 10 & 11, 2009. The Del Mar Tribute to the Masters honoring Dick Brewer. Plans for a Spring 2010 Expo in Huntington Beach are underway.

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6.0 Lowers Pro

ASP 6-Star Prime Mens WQS event Lower Trestles, San Clemente Ca 28 April - 3 May 2008

Fred Patacchia wins 6.0 Lowers Pro

Surfersvillage Surf News, 2 May, 2009 : - - San Clemente -- Fred Patacchia (North Shore, HI), 27, won mainland America’s first Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star PRIME, the 6.0 Lowers Pro, when he defeated defending event champion Ben Bourgeois (Wrightsville Beach, NC), 30, by a score of 16.84 to 14.10 in two-to-four foot surf at the famed cobblestone reef of Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California.

Patacchia demolished the Lower Trestles righthanders in his Final against Bourgeois, opening up his battle against the former ASP World Tour campaigner with a 9.17 out of 10 in the opening minutes of the heat. The Hawaiian talent backed up the score with a 7.67 to solidify the win.

Patacchia is currently sitting in the No. 3 position on the ASP World Tour after two events and was using the premier ASP WQS 6-Star PRIME to help his competitive focus before launching into the Billabong Pro Teahupoo next week.

“It’s a good warm up for the Hurley Pro,” Patacchia said. “It’s not a good warm up for Tahiti, but I just want to stay in contest mode, keep my body in shape and keep my mind strong. I’m having a fairly decent year this year so I just want to keep it going.”

Bourgeois won the 6.0 Lowers Pro last year, when the event was an ASP 4-Star, and worked his way through to the Final again this year. The talented regular-footer gave stellar performances throughout the event but fell short of the scores needed in the Final to overtake Patacchia for the 6.0 Lowers Pro win.

“I’m stoked to make the final, it was amazing,” Bourgeois said. “I wish I could have caught a few more waves there at the end, but I’m stoked for Fred (Patacchia). He’s been ripping.”

Bourgeois, who was a competitor on last year’s ASP World Tour, topped several of the finest up-and-coming competitors and also defeated current ASP World Tour No. 6 Adriano de Souza (Guaruja Sao Paulo, BRA), 22, who was in top form throughout the event, on the way to his result.

“It was a stacked field for sure,” Bourgeois said. “To make the Final with all of those guys is huge.”

View complete results, photos and video highlights online. Heats On Demand from the last two days of competition are available at fuel.tv. The 6.0 Lowers Pro wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of sponsors Nike 6.0, co-sponsor Red Bull, and media sponsors Surfer (surfermag.com), Surfing (surfingthemag.com), WaveWatch.com and FUEL TV.

6.0 Lowers Pro Final: 1 – Fred Patacchia (HAW)16.84 2 – Ben Bourgeois (USA) 14.10

6.0 Lowers Pro Semifinals Results: Heat 1: Fred Patacchia (HAW) 13.17 def. Tim Boal (FRA) 7.60 Heat 2: Ben Bourgeois (USA) 15.80 def. Nathan Yeomans (USA) 14.66

6.0 Lowers Pro Quarterfinals Results: Heat 1: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 15.00 def. Dusty Payne (HAW) 8.83 Heat 2: Tim Boal (FRA) 14.96 def. Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 11.94 Heat 3: Ben Bourgeois (USA) 15.77 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 14.67 Heat 4: Nathan Yeomans (USA) 16.50 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA)

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