Il giovane talento di San Vincenzo vestirà le scarpe del famoso brand fondato da Ken Block e Damon Way

Angelo Bonomelli, 20 anni, surfer del team Volcom Europe, SuperBrand Surfboards, Dakine, Xcel e SurfToLive, è entrato nel team DC shoes. Dopo aver raccolto un ottimo dodicesimo posto nel campionato ASP Pro Junior 2011, con ottimi risultati e aver attirato su di se l’attenzione dei media internazionali per il suo stile e per il suo carisma, Angelo ha deciso di cominciare già nella scorsa stagione l’esperienza dei WQS, passando la prima heat della tappa di Zarautz. Portogallo, Spagna, Canarie, Francia, Inghilterra e Italia sono stati i trip europei di Angelo, senza dimenticare l’esperienza alle Hawaii con il battesimo di Pipeline.
Queste le parole di Angelo, tra una session di surf ed una di studio in Costa Rica: “Sono entusiasta di esser entrato nel team DC Shoes, un marchio molto stiloso e che crede a fondo negli action sport. Da subito parlando sia con gli altri rider del team europeo e italiano, ho compreso la grande coesione che c’è tra di loro, e mi son sentito subito a mio agio. Ora è tempo di nuove sfide come l’impegnativo ASP WQS e la proposta di DC Shoes mi ha dato ancora nuovi stimoli. Ringrazio Gian Paolo Casana per l’accoglienza nel Team”.

Photo credits: Fabian Sanchez
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WHAT’S COMING
The Ladies First Challenge hits Wildhaus this weekend, 18th February for the second qualifying round of the Swiss all girls freestyle tour. The five best skiers and snowboarders will get a ticket to ride at the final in Leysin on 24th March 2012. The prize purse for the final is a worthy CHF 5000.- (snowboard) and CHF 2000.- (ski) plus it’s a 4* rated TTR event. For more info and to register go to http://www.ladiesfirstchallenge.ch

NEW GIRLS
Diana Sugustinova, NIKITA CZ‘s newest team member won the Halfpipe Rookie Fest in Monte Bondone, Trentino, Italy. Courtesy of the win, she has obtained an invitation to the World Rookie Fest 2013 in Livigno.

We’ve hooked up UK surfer Charlotte Bayliss from Jersey into the Nikita fold. She’s studying a Physiotherapy Degree at Cardiff University and is a member of the Jersey Surfboard club, the uni’s surf club and part of the new initiative, Student Surf Tour which she won in 2011. This January she placed 2nd in the SST leaving her top of the league. Amazing twins surfing down under –

SWEDE NEWS
Congrats to Cecilia Larsen who placed 6th at the Roxy Snow Pro 2012. Check out her blog for photos from the event and more updates – http://cecilialarsen.wordpress.com/

NEW COLLECTION DROPS MARCH
Nikita’s spring summer 2012 collection begins hitting the stores from the end of March! We’re excited about the new styles, like the Arako Denim Jacket, vibrant tones of orange and different shades of blue and new prints from a selection of artists whose designs and illustrations complement Nikita’s own graphics portfolio.

The Greatwhite Surf Series went down this past weekend at 26th Street in sunny Santa Cruz, Ca. We pulled up to the beach in the morning as the sun peeked over the mountains and lit up the Pacific Ocean. Our Jaws hit the floor as a meaty 6-8 ft approached. So we gathered the parents and competitors to make a decision and it was a unanimous, we were a go! We signed up over a 100 competitors and sent the Juniors in the water for their early morning beat down. As the day progressed on the waves just got better and better. There was never a breeze over 3 MPH and before we knew it, it was time for some delicious Chipotle burritos. After the competitors had their fill of surf and food it was time to crown a Champ!

Shaun Burns higher than a kite!

Once again the Greatwhite event was blessed with amazing surf!

Santa Cruz offers some strange characters and some epic waves!

John Wilson put in a solid performance in the Pro-Am Division and finished off the day in 5th.

Top notch surfing and beach fun had spectators hanging around all day!

Nick H‘dez was surfing well beyond his years! He walked away with the Grom division win!

The Squids had their work cut out for them with the waves being at least triple overhead on these little dudes!

Man hacks #263 of the event!

The winners walked away with prizes from KICKER, RIVIERA SKATEBOARDS, FUTURE FINS, and many more!

Special Thanks Goes Out To Our Product Sponsors:
ELECTRIC VISUAL
MUSCLE MILK
TRANSWORLD SURF
KICKER
GLOBE SHOES
CHIPOTLE
GOPRO
TEAM ASSOCIATED
RIVIERA SKATEBOARDS
CREATURES OF LEISURE
FUTURE FINS
FAMOUS WAX
CLIF BAR
SPECK PRODUCTS
BUELL WETSUITS

Noi Kaulukukui demonstrating a stylish hair flick.

Willie Eagleton took home $100.00 and a pair of shades for winning the Electric Volt Thrower move of the event!

RESULTS
PRO-AM
1. Anthony Ruffo – $500.00
2. Randy Bonds
3. Dylan Moon
4. Jeremy Scribner
5. John Wilson
6. Shaun Burns

JUNIORS
1. Kadin Panesi – $250.00 Muscle Milk
2. Xica Hansen
3. Cole Walter
4. Willie Eagleton
5. Austin Simpkins
6. Deva Kane

GROMS
1. Nic H’dez
2. Jake Davis
3. Brogie Panesi
4. Carlos Carpenter
5. John Mel
6. Colt Ward

GIRLS
1. Frankie Harrar
2. Danny Dean
3. Selah Bartlett
4. Ashley Held
5. Monica Thatches
6. Melissa Boyd

SQUIDS
1. Wyatt Walter
2. Zane Booth
3. Burkley Eggers
4. Fisher Baxter
5. Luca Panesi
6. Santiago Hart

Electric Volt Thrower
Willie Eagleton – $100.00

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1740 Monrovia Ave.
Costa Mesa CA USA 92627

The Goldfish Surf Series went nuts this weekend at Pismo Pier! After canceling the previous weekend due to severe stormy weather we rolled the dice and ran the event on the following weekend, and man did it pay-off. We pulled up the pier in the morning to zero winds and solid waist to head high waves. Once the tent city was erected and the over anxious Groms were signed up, we kicked this thing with a bang.

Bummy Keopenick lost early but was in great spirits all day playing with his air gun!

The day graced us with a temperature of 75 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. The kids ran around like maniacs all day and the parents cursed our names as we brought out the chocolate syrup and flour. After everyone got their fill of delicious Chipotle it was time to roll into the final and crown a winner! Check out the recap from the day’s event.

The crowd was going nuts all day, one Grom even walked away with the Watermelon award given to the craziest kid!

The Juniors had tough heats all day, here is blue showing you how to advance!

A little bit of chocolate syrup and free grinds!

Charlie Faucett cracking this section on his way to the MUSCLE MILK $250.00!

Wyatt Walter earned the win in the Squids division that was packed with talent!

White showing us a textbook frontside turn!

The winners walked away with prizes from KICKER, RIVIERA SKATEBOARDS, FUTURE FINS, and many more!

Light winds and solid swell made it perfect for competitors to attempt airs like this!

Kilian Garland smacking one on his way to $600.00! Winning the contest and the Volt thrower!

We threw a bonus $100.00 in the mix for the Groms division and Kairi Noro took advantage!
Special Thanks Goes Out To Our Product Sponsors:
ELECTRIC VISUAL
MUSCLE MILK
TRANSWORLD SURF
KICKER
GLOBE SHOES
GOPRO
TEAM ASSOCIATED
CHIPOTLE
RIVIERA SKATEBOARDS
OAM
FUTURE FINS
FAMOUS WAX
CLIF BAR
SPECK PRODUCTS
BUELL WETSUITS

Troy Rettig, off the top during the mens final and earned a respectable 6th place!

RESULTS
PRO-AM
1. Kilian Garland – $500.00
2. Bobby Morris
3. Rick Gannon
4. Eric Soderquist
5. Walt Cerney
6. Troy Rettig

JUNIORS
1. Charlie Fawcett – $250.00 Muscle Milk
2. Vinny Leonelli
3. Shuji Nishi
4. Dimitri Papa
5. Souyhiro Yuki
6. Spencer Smith

GROMS
1. Kairi Noro – $100.00
2. Jonah Perez
3. Carlos Carpenter
4. Branson Wheeler
5. Eric Ronine
6. Noah Neva

GIRLS
1. Ashley Held
2. Keenan Reeser
3. Melissa Boyd
4. Sierra Emerick
5. Mekella Aksne
6. Riley Cabenero

SQUIDS
1. Wyatt Walter
2. Fisher Baxter
3. Burkley Eggers
4. Tony McKern
5. Zane Booth
6. Sabastion Mendez

Electric Volt Thrower
Kilian Garland – $100.00

Kilian grabbed his second win of the year which means he will finish atop of the ratings!
All Photos provided by MIKE JONES

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1740 Monrovia Ave.
Costa Mesa CA USA 92627

John Florence Wins The 2012 Volcom Pipe Pro! Watch heat recaps at www.volcompipepro.com

Above: John Florence (Hawaii). Dropping in on his 10-point ride in the final of the 2012 Volcom Pipe Pro. Photo: Ryan Foley.

NORTH SHORE, Oahu – (Feb. 1st, 2012) – The final day of competition at the 2012 Volcom Pipe Pro ended in a spectacular showdown in the last 10-seconds of the 35-minute final with John Florence taking 1st place with a buzzer-beating 9.93 Backdoor barrel. His last wave, together with his earlier perfect 10-point ride, put his combined heat score at 19.93 out of a possible 20 to edge out former Pipe Pro Champion Jamie O’Brien in 2nd, Kai Barger in 3rd and Nate Yeomans in 4th. O’Brien held the lead for the majority of the final, only to see the top spot disappear in the last minute of the heat. With a minute to go, Florence paddled over and congratulated O’Brien. Then a dark line on the horizon caught his eye. One last wave stacked up on the Pipeline reef. Florence clawed his way past Jamie, over the ledge, under the lip and into the heat-winning tube ride – a 9.93 – to claim the $20,000 first prize and a custom warrior helmet trophy. “I wrote myself off half way through,” said Florence. “Kai and Jamie both had nines and eights. Jamie had two nines. I can’t believe it. Here at Pipe anything can happen. I surfed my first heat, then had my hand (injury) and tweaked my neck really bad and that was killing me. So I was seriously considering not continuing on. I got some work done on my neck, taped my hand up and it all worked out.” Back on the beach, O’Brien and Florence shook hands and O’Brien shook his head. “It hurts,” said Jamie, holding onto the runner-up $10,000 check. “You think you’re going to get first and you don’t. It’s OK. I got some really good scores and I put on a great performance, I felt. To me that means everything. I had a great time. I finally got in a good rhythm my last couple of heats. I enjoyed myself and it was a good day.” This event marks the second consecutive year that Florence and O’Brien have taken the number 1 and 2 spots at the Volcom Pipe Pro.

Above: John Florence with his $20,000 first place check. Photo: Bielmann.

Also awarded today was the Todd Chesser Hard Charger Sportsmanship Award – presented to Costa Rica’s Carlos Munoz who posted the first perfect score of the event in the early rounds and finished in equal ninth place. As an added bonus, Electric’s “Perfect 10 Award” was given out to any surfer that locked in a 10-point ride during the event. Winners received $1,000 in cash, handed to them directly after their heats. Recipients included: Carlos Munoz (Costa Rica), Dylan Graves (Puerto Rico), Dusty Payne (Hawaii), Balaram Stack (New York) and John Florence (Hawaii). A two-hour highlight program of the 2012 Volcom Pipe Pro will air on Fuel TV this Saturday at 7:30 PM EST/4:30 PM PST. For more information, check your local listings or go to www.fuel.tv. Special thanks to Electric Visual, TransWorld Surf, Kicker Audio, Fuel TV, Zico, Surfline.com, ASP Hawaii, Oceanic Time Warner Cable and everyone that helped out with the event.

Volcom
1740 Monrovia Ave.
Costa Mesa CA USA 92627

Fabio Colombo in DC

Dopo le grandi manovre nel global skateboard team DC, anche il reparto italiano si è dato da fare con l’inserimento nel team nazionale di Fabio Colombo, uno degli skaters più in forma del momento, come dimostra la sua recente video part firmata da Andrea Zolin, oltre che gli ottimi risultati ottenuti nei contest dello scorso autunno. Guardate il video qui:

DC Skate Team Italia: Ale Morandi, Daniele Galli, Toty Leone, Andreo Lopes, Ivan Federico, Davide Cattaneo, Luca Collu, Andrea Casasanta.

About DC Shoes
Fondata da Ken Block e Damon Way nel 1993, DC è diventato uno dei marchi leader degli action sports in appena 10 anni ed è oggi distribuita in tutto il mondo. Leader fra le scarpe da skate, i prodotti DC Shoes includono anche abbigliamento uomo e donna, scarponi e abbigliamento da snowboard ed una linea completa di accessori, nonché linee di scarpe ed abbigliamento per bambini. Uno dei punti chiave della filosofia DC è stato da sempre il suo team internazionale che vanta talenti e pluricampioni del mondo dello skate, snowboard, surf, BMX, rally e motocross. Gli stessi atleti partecipano attivamente allo sviluppo del marchio DC, delle linee di prodotto “firmate” e nella realizzazioni di eventi e operazioni promozionali. DC è un marchio di Quiksilver, Inc. Per maggiori informazioni www.dcshoes.com

VOLCOM PIPE PRO WAITING PERIOD STARTS JANUARY 23RD, 2012!
Tune in to all event activities at www.volcompipepro.com

Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii (January 20th, 2012): The third annual Volcom Pipe Pro, an ASP 5-Star World Qualifying Series (WQS) event, is setting up for another amazing showdown at Pipe. The 2012 waiting period is January 23rd – February 4th, and with less than a week to go, the 112 warriors are getting ready for battle at one of the most dangerous waves on the planet, dueling it out for $130,000 USD in prize money and valuable ratings points to kick off the 2012 year. The surf at Pipeline has been on fire for the better part of January and the official forecaster of the 2012 Volcom Pipe Pro, is happy to report that there is plenty more surf to come. You can tune into www.volcompipepro.com to watch the live HD webcast of the event, see video warrior stats, up to the minute results, daily videos and more. iPhone users can also download the VolcoMobile iPhone App and stay up-to-date on the live webcast wherever you are, as well as purchase Volcom Pipe Pro Merch and access all features of the full website. The Volcom Pipe Pro is an extra special event for the local Hawaiian competitors, being that it is the only chance for non-World Tour surfers to gain entry into the prestigious Pipe Masters. The top eight Hawaiian competitors in the Volcom Pipe Pro will be rewarded wildcard entries into the 2012 event, which is part of the Triple Crown series that wraps up the year. 2011 Volcom Pipe Pro winner, John Florence Last year, the 2011 Volcom Pipe Pro was the most viewed WQS webcast of all time – held in three consecutive days of pumping Pipeline surf, with local Hawaiian, 18-year-old John Florence taking the top spot against a field of surfers almost twice his age.

About Volcom, Inc.
Volcom is a modern global lifestyle brand that embodies the creative spirit of youth culture. The company was founded on the principles of liberation, innovation and experimentation, and this is uniquely expressed in premium quality clothing, accessories, sunglasses, goggles and related products under the Volcom and Electric brand names. For more information, please visit www.volcom.com and www.electricvisual.com. Volcom is a wholly owned subsidiary of PPR S.A., www.ppr.com.

Lei Day #1 for 2012 Volcom Pipe Pro Swell on the way!
Pipeline, Oahu, Hawaii (January 23rd, 2012): It’s the first day of the waiting period and the surf is too small to start, so we have decided to call the first Lei Day of the event.

Surfline.com, the official forecaster of the 2012 Volcom Pipe Pro, is predicting a solid swell for the middle of this week, with a potentially bigger swell developing for the long-range forecast.

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1740 Monrovia Ave.
Costa Mesa CA USA 92627

Congratulations to Team Volcom for winning the 2012 Da Hui Backdoor Shootout!

Team Volcom. Dusty, Dean, Bruce and Marcus with Dave Riddle. Photo: Brent Bielmann/TWS

Our team was stacked this year with Dusty Payne, Dean Morrison, Brucie Irons and Marcus Hickman Representing! Individually Marcus took third, Bruce fourth and Dusty got best wave (pictured below) Great job boys!

Pipe was pumping this week for the event. Photo: Brent Bielmann/TWS

Bruce Irons got really tubed and took 4th place Photo: Brent Bielmann/TWS

Dusty Payne‘s backdoor bomb was the best wave of the event. Photo: Brent Bielmann/TWS

Marcus Hickman‘s 3rd place performance helped bring it home for team Volcom. Photo: Brent Bielmann/TWS

Marcus in a backdoor cave. Photo Brian Bielmann.

Alex Gray surfed on team Body Glove. Alex was charging and team BG took third. Photo: Brian Bielmann

Dean Morrison speeding through a thick backdoor wave. Photo: Brian Bielmann

Marcus Hickman looking for an exit. Photo: Brent Bielmann/TWS

Oh Yeah! Photo: Brent Bielmann/TWS

The 2012 Da Hui Backdoor Shootout winners. Photo: Brent Bielmann/TWS

RESULTS:
Individual:
1st: Reef McIntosh, $30,000
2nd: Jamie O’Brien, $20,000
3rd: Marcus Hickman, $10,000
4th: Bruce Irons, $5000
5th: John John Florence, $2500

Team:
1st: Volcom (Bruce Irons, Marcus Hickman, Dusty Payne, Dean Morrison)
2nd: RVCA (Makua Rothman, Billy Kemper, Danny Fuller, Daniel Jones)
3rd: Body Glove (Jamie O’Brien, Alex Gray, Anthony Walsh, Cheyne Magnussen)
4th: Quiksilver (Reef McIntosh, Mark Healey, Fred Patacchia, Kiron Jabour)

Best Wave:
Dusty Payne best wave $1000

Top Groms:
Makai McNamara
Landon McNamara
Koa Smith
Koa Rothman
Kiron Jabour

Volcom
1740 Monrovia Ave.
Costa Mesa CA USA 92627

Con immenso piacere vi informiamo che la nuova Collection SurfCulture n°5 è arrivata in questi giorni nei SurfShop!

Non esitate…correte nei negozi di fiducia a ritirare la vostra copia gratuita, prima che le collections siano finite! In questo numero troverete allegato, oltre a Carosello (Magazine che parla dei SurfShop piu cool d′Italia) un bellissimo Calendario 2012 ultra fresh & ultra cool!

Il 2011 è finito e una nuova stagione ricca di sorprese è iniziata. Chiudiamo questo anno passato ringraziando voi tutti per averci seguito, supportato e aiutati piu che mai a far crescere sempre di piu la nostra realtà SurfCulture. Un grazie di cuore a tutto il nostro staff piu attivo che mai e ai nostri fotografi e collaboratori che ci sopportano sempre! Grazie a tutti! Godetevi questa nuova Collection!

Alessio Poli firma con BlackMagic Surfboards!

Alessio Poli, rider Toscano firma con BlackMagic Surfboards!
Ecco il video-intro e qualche foto recente di Alessio nel suo Home Spot, il Pontile di Forte dei Marmi, mentre testa la sua nuovissima GAMMA MODEL:

“Congratulazioni Alessio e benvenuto nel team” da tutto lo staff BlackMagic Surfboards! Con Alessio il Team BlackMagic si conferma uno dei SurfTeam piu solidi e concreti in Italia…”

Ecco i nomi che formano il team al momento: Alessio Poli (Toscana), Federico Tenerini (Toscana), Roberto Ciuccoli (Toscana), Filippo Eschiti (Toscana), Valerio Giorgi (Lazio), Giammario Corsi (Puglia).

“Per il 2012 il team sarà allargato nel Lazio e in Sardegna, quindi per tutti i riders Mediterranei, cosa aspettate, spedite foto e video a info@blackmagicsurfbaords, potreste essere voi il rider che cerchiamo!”

Federico Tenerini – New Rider BlackMagic Surfboards!

Federico Tenerini entra a far parte del Team BlackMagic Surfboards! Nei prossimi mesi vedremo Federico testare i nuovi modelli BlackMagic realizzati per il nuovo anno. Nel frattempo ecco qualche foto realizzata da Marco Petracci ed il primo video di Fede mentre testa la nuova Beta Model.

Per maggiori info su BlackMagic visitate www.blackmagicsurfboards.com o scrivete a info@blackmagicsurfbaords.com

Foto Courtesy: Marco Petracci

Goni Zubizarreta – Marlon Lipke – Frederico Morais surfano al Pontile di Forte dei Marmi! Guarda il video.

Nuovo video con i surfers Marlon Lipke, Goni Zubizarreta e Frederico Morais, il tutto filmato in Versilia presso il Pontile di Forte dei Marmi. Dopo aver surfato Varazze nonostante i ripetuti appelli della capitaneria di Genova a stare lontano dalla battigia, il team formato da Marlon Lipke, Goni Zubizarreta e Frederico Morais è approdato al Pontile di Forte dei Marmi. La fredda domenica di dicembre non ha fermato nessuno e a quanto pare i tre amici sono tornati a casa con qualcosa da raccontare…. Enjoy it!

LINK AL VIDEO:

www.surfculture.it

Congratulazioni Kieren!!
Kieren Perrow (Aus), 34, ha battuto il suo connazionale Joel Parkinson, 30, per vincere il suo primo evento dell’ASP World Tour e aggiudicarsi $75000USD, al Billabong Pipeline Master In Memory of Andy Irons sulla North Shore di Oahu, Hawaii, in onde di sei piedi, riqualificandosi così per l’ASP World Tour 2012. Perrow, che l’anno scorso si era visto sfuggire la vittoria dalle mani negli ultimi secondi della finale contro il francese Jeremy Flores, 23, si era presentato alla gara con l’intenzione di migliorare il proprio risultato di una fatidica posizione. “Solo in questo momento sono riuscito a superare la delusione del secondo posto dell’anno scorso dietro a Jeremy” ha detto un euforico Kieren. “E’ fantastico essere ritornati qui. Mi sono sentito confidente durante tutto il contest. Questo evento è stato fantastico per me. Le onde sono state incredibili. Non avevo mai surfato a Pipe con quelle condizioni. Questo è probabilmente l’apice della mia carriera”. Riconosciuto come uno dei surfisti più confidenti in onde grosse e tubanti, era da tempo che ci si aspettava la sua vittoria in uno degli spot più pericolosi sul tour, dominando i colleghi e le temibilissime wildcard Hawaiane.A riprova della sua predominanza, Perrow si è aggiudicato un onda da 10 punti in semifinale contro Michel Bourez (PYF),25. Questo risultato è ancora più speciale perché Kieren aveva bisogno di arrivare almeno quinto per potersi riqualificare al world tour del 2012, suo sesto anno sul Dream Tour.

This is Rhythm. “The Sound of Change”.
Rhythm brings together a unique group of designers, artists, musicians, surfers and snowboarders with a shared dream of creating a livelihood doing what they love. Drawing on influences from the worlds of art, music, lifestyle – past, present and future. Rhythm speaks to surfers and snowboarders who still regard the art of riding waves and mountains as creative self-expression, who yearn for new frontiers over the well-worn path.

Download Ozzie Wright’s New Movie: Valley of Scum

Go to ValleyOfScum.com to Watch & Download The Movie!

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1740 Monrovia Ave.
Costa Mesa CA USA 92627

Volcom Stone’s VQS Seaslug Surf Series – El Porto, Manhattan Beach, CA

The Seaslug Surf Series came alive this last weekend in the South Bay. El Porto, Manhattan Beach that is, and before sunrise there was a line of 30+ cars waiting in the dark for the parking lot gates to open. The light of day revealed that recent run off had formed the El Porto sand bars and along with 2-4ft surf made for psyching Groms that couldn’t wait to jump in the water. The rowdy bunch of kids wrestled their way through the day, attacked standout Chris Ward with Muscle Milk, and still found time to surf their heats. Check out all of the days events below!

The Seaslug event was graced with fun peaks up and down the beach!

Chris Ward attacks an El Porto gem!

Better watch out, the Manhattan beach kids are a rowdy bunch, just ask Curt Harper!

A mid day B.O. check.

Special thanks to CHIPOTLE for catering lunch and keeping the competitors happy!

Sam Regan surfed well throughout the day, but came up short in the Juniors final and settled for 5th.

The winners and just a few of the many prizes they received from RIVIERA SKATEBOARDS, GLOBE SHOES, KICKER, and GOPRO.

Eithan Osborne crushed it in the Grom’s division and earned himself a 1000 points towards qualifying for the VQS World Champs.

Special Thanks Go Out To Our Product Sponsors:
ELECTRIC VISUAL
MUSCLE MILK
TRANSWORLD SURF
KICKER
GLOBE SHOES
GOPRO
TEAM ASSOCIATED
CHIPOTLE
RIVIERA SKATEBOARDS
X-TRAK
FUTURE FINS
FAMOUS WAX
CLIF BAR
SPECK PRODUCTS
BUELL WETSUITS

Squid competitor Noah Hill nearly won the Electric Volt Thrower move of the event with an early round air, but at the end of the day it was Dane Zaun taking the $100 cash and pair of shades.

Micky Clarke smashed one and ended up with 3rd place in the Grom’s final.

RESULTS
PRO-AM
1. Chris Ward – $500.00
2. Vini Fornori
3. Dane Zaun
4. Hunter Lysaught
5. Adam Lambert
6. Jamie Meistrel

JUNIORS
1. Trevor Thorton – $250.00 Muscle Milk
2. Kent Nishya
3. Ian Simmons
4. Jachin Hamborg
5. Sam Regan
6. James Newman

GROM
1. Eithan Osborne
2. Noah Collins
3. Micky Clarke
4. Kanoa Igarashi
5. Preston Dexter
6. Will Reed

GIRLS
1. Frankie Harrer
2. Reika Noro
3. Meah Collins
4. Jordan Wible
5. Tia Blanco
6. Natalie Anzivino

SQUIDS
1. Noah Hill
2. Ben Seaberry
3. Sam Reichel
4. Connor Marshall
5. Sebastian Mendes
6. Dylan Hord

Electric Volt Thrower
Dane Zaun – $100.00

All photos courtesy of Kenny Morris.

Volcom
1740 Monrovia Ave.
Costa Mesa CA USA 92627

Kevin Pearce Recognized at the 2011 Victory Awards in Washington D.C.

Last week, the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) recognized Kevin Pearce at their 25th Anniversary Gala held in Washington, D.C. This nationally recognized one-of-a-kind award honors individuals who best exemplify exceptional strength and courage in the face of physical adversity. The Victory Awards® were created by NRH in 1986 to celebrate the Victory of the Human Spirit. Over the past 25 years, NRH has recognized celebrities and former patients from all walks of life with this prestigious award. Some of the previous recipients include: Sen. Bob Dole, one of the first Victory Award® recipients, Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy Jr., James Brady, Johnny Cash, Sammy Davis Jr., Julio Iglesias, Gloria Estefan, actress Patricia Neal, former NFL player Mike Utley, Sam Donaldson, Heather Mills, Kirk Douglas, Stevie Wonder, and ABC News reporter Bob Woodruff. In the 2009 Winter X Games, Kevin brought home the Silver Medal for Superpipe, making him a front-runner in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. The 23-year-old world champion snowboarder and U.S. Olympic hopeful sustained a traumatic brain injury when he crashed during a training run in Park City, Utah in late 2009. Kevin has made great strides in his recovery and is now analyzing snowboarding from the broadcast booth and hopes to be back on snow this winter. “We are very proud of the progress that Kevin has made over the last two years,” said Billy Anderson, VP of Snowboarding for Volcom. “It is the same determination which made him a world-class snowboarder that has taken him to where he is today.” Special thanks goes out to Gucci, who hooked Kevin up with a new designer tuxedo for this black tie event. Kevin was invited to the Gucci store in Beverly Hills for a custom fitting to make sure he had the perfect fitting tux. “I was honored to get recognized after all the hard work I have put in and really appreciate all the love and support,” said Kevin. “It felt good to be lookin’ so smooth!”

Coco Ho Takes #2 at 2011 Women’s Surfer Poll Awards!

Massive congratulations to Coco Ho for taking the number 2 spot in the ‘top female rider of the year’ category at the 2011 SURFER Poll Awards that went down last night on Oahu’s North Shore women’s surfing has come along way in the past few years and Coco is one of the girls leading leading the charge. Congrats to the top 5 girls. You all looked beautiful and are doing great things for women’s surfing.
1st – Carissa Moore
2nd – Coco Ho
3rd – Stephanie Gilmore
4th – Alana Blanchard
5th – Sally Fitzgibbons

- Though she hails from Hawaiian surf royalty (her dad Michael and uncle Derek are Pipe Masters and World Champs), Coco Ho isn’t coasting on the accomplishments of her relatives. Her jump to No. 2 on SURFER Poll is indicative of her rising stock that comes as a combo of great competitive success and freesurfing prowess.

Volcom
1740 Monrovia Ave.
Costa Mesa CA USA 92627

Quiksilver Versilia Surf Trophy – REPORT (FOTO E VIDEO)

Ieri domenica 4 Dicembre si è tenuto presso il Molo di Viareggio il primo Quiksilver Versilia Surf Trophy. La giornata è stata caratterizzata da un tempo variabile che alternava squarci di sereno e nuvole portate dal vento di libeccio. Le onde sono rimaste costanti per tutto l′arco della giornata fino ad aumentare nelle semifinali arrivando alle condizioni migliori durante la finale con onde di circa un metro e mezzo.

Roberto D′Amico si è aggiudicato un primo posto grazie alla buona scelta delle onde e alla varietà di trick che ha mostrato al pubblico e alla giuria, scioccando tutti con il primo Shuvit chiuso in una gara italiana che gli ha regalato il premio per il Best Trick!

Al secondo posto Alessandro Clinco che ha mostrato grande sicurezza e maturazione agonistica seguito da un Alessandro Piu che con le sue manovre incisive e potenti ed uno stile davvero migliorato ha dimostrato quanta sia la sua determinazione. Al quarto posto Victor Pinango De Nobrega che recentemente si è visto spesso sui vari podi dei contest Italiani.

Qui di seguito la classifica:

1° Roberto D′Amico 800,00 €
2° Alessandro Clinco 400,00 €
3° Alessandro Piu 200,00 €
4° Victor Pinango De Nobrega 100,00 €

* Best Trick – “Shuvit” Roberto D′amico.

Un ringraziamento particolare a: Quiksilver, T3RZA LiN3A Surf Community, Mover, Comune di Viareggio, Capitaneria di Porto di Viareggio e Bagno Flora.
E per finire in bellezza ecco a voi il video inedito del Quiksilver Versilia Surf Trophy! Mettetevi comodi e godetevi lo spettacolo.

The Blowfish portion of the VQS tour kicked off this past weekend in Oceanside, Ca. We reached the beach early in the dark and weren’t sure if we should cancel, thinking no one would show due to the weather. When the sun began to creep through the clouds we saw that there was solid 4-6 ft surf with perfect offshore winds and nearly 200 competitors waiting to sign up, the decision was a no brainer! The rain broke in the morning and we sent the Juniors into the pumping conditions and we were off and running! Check out the whole days events below.

Although the forecast called for rain and south winds, the conditions stayed favorable for a better part of the day!

After surfing through 72 competitors in the Pro-Am division, Gabe Garcia took the victory for the second year in a row!

Once again the VQS Blowfish event was blessed with fun waves!

Even with strong SE winds, there were still plenty of punts going down.

With over 200 competitors showing up for the event, there were still plenty of waves to go around for everyone.

The usual Grom antics kept the beach crowd amused!

Luke Rife clicks off a clean front side air on the North side of the jetty.

The winners with just a few of the many prizes they received.

David Suhadolnik prefers the South side of the jetty.

The rain held out for most of the day, but unloaded in the afternoon as the finals rolled around.

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TEAM ASSOCIATED
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FUTURE FINS
PRO-LITE TRACTION
FAMOUS WAX
CLIF BAR
SPECK PRODUCTS
BUELL WETSUITS

Christian Saenz demonstrating good form.

RESULTS
PRO-AM
1. Gabe Garcia – $500.00
2. Doug Van Merle
3. Micheal Dunphy
4. Shawn Burns
5. Brent Reilly
6. Balaram Stack

JUNIORS
1. Taylor Clark- $250.00 Muscle Milk
2. Brendan Taylor
3. Ryan Croteau
4. Nelson Kingery
5. Kyle Timm
6. Kent Nishiya

GROMS
1. Aurelia Preto
2. Hiroto Ochaia
3. Colt Ward
4. Eithan Osborne
5. Jake Davis
6. Thellen Worrel

GIRLS
1. Kulia Doherty
2. Meah Collins
3. Alexa Frantz
4. Danielle Wyman
5. Samantha Lamirland
6. Danny Dean

SQUIDS
1. Cole Houshmend
2. Noah Hill
3. Bobby Gavin
4. Griffin Foy
5. Dylan Hord
6. Noah Hohenester

Electric Volt Thrower
Alexa Frantz – $100.00

All photos courtesy of Kenny Morris.

Volcom
1740 Monrovia Ave.
Costa Mesa CA USA 92627

SABATO 26 NOVEMBRE – Premiazioni concorso fotografico e party “Summer Hot Shots”

Il concorso fotografico “Summer Hot Shots” è giunto al termine comunicando i 3 vincitori selezionati tra i 24 finalisti scelti su tutti i partecipanti al concorso! Per chi si fosse perso qualcosa a questo link potrete visionare TUTTE le foto della prima selezione (cliccate sulle frecce lato pagina per scorrere le gallery): http://summerhotshot.tumblr.com/

➤ SABATO 26 NOVEMBRE dalle ORE 22:30 in poi si terrà presso il MACONDO PUB di Viareggio la serata delle premiazioni dove esporremmo le foto dei finalisti e vincitori del concorso: GUARDA CHI SONO I VINCITORI!

➤ L′invito è valido per tutti; surfisti, fotografi e appassionati di questo mondo… Durante la serata tante sorprese, gadget per tutti, video proiezione del nuovo surf movie ‘GET N′CALSSIC’ prodotto da Vans e esposizione delle nuove tavole Black Magic.

Cosa hanno vinto i vincitori del concorso?:

1° Classificato: 2 giorni- 1 notte per una persona (vitto, alloggio e trasporto) in una location Mediterranea assieme ad un surfista di fama Nazionale per la produzione di un articolo esclusivo che verrà pubblicato sulla Collection Cartacea Mediterranean SurfCulture (attrezzatura fotografica professionale fornita dallo staff di SurfCulture – 600mm, 300mm Nikkor) più una tavola da surf offerta da Black Magic Surfboards + 3 giorni – 2 notti ( vitto e alloggio) per un week-end a Santander con corso di surf offerto da www.SurfCamp.it. Inoltre un kit promozionale offerto da Vans e una muta realizzata su misura.

2° Classificato: Una muta da surf realizzata su misura, + 3 giorni – 2 notti ( vitto e alloggio) per un week-end a Santander con corso di surf offerto da www.SurfCamp.it + un kit promozionale offerto da Vans.

3° Classificato: 2 giorni – 1 notte, per 2 persone (vitto e alloggio) in Versilia, compreso corso di surf ed una muta realizzata su misura + kit promozionale offerto da Vans.

Per maggiori info sulla serata potete scriverci a: info@surfculture.it
Macondo Cafè è a Viareggio: Viale Europa 30, Darsena, Viareggio – info@macondocafe.it

Guarda la mappa: http://www.macondocafe.it/contatti.asp

Volcom Stone’s VQS Starfish Surf Series – River Jetties, Newport Beach

The Volcom Qualifying Series made its 7th stop of the West Coast tour in beautiful Newport Beach, California! We pulled up in the morning and the waves were anything but stellar, but with nearly 230 kids and their families flocking to the tents it was go time! We set up the compound, took a shot of water from the river and sent the Juniors into the surf!

A beautiful day in Newport Beach, California!

While the early heats were in the water we realized we wouldn’t have enough daylight to finish! So we broke out the back-up judges and double beached it all day! With the day rolling along smooth as eggs, and the children’s bellies stuffed with delicious burritos from CHIPOTLE it was time to get the finals under way! Check out a recap below from the unbelievable event!

Kent Nishiya, a VQS veteran at the age of 15, gets ready to unload on one of the bigger ones of the day!

The morning was a little chaotic with 230 competitors but when things settled down it was game time!

Adam Lambert‘s smooth style would earn him 1st place in the Pro-Am and the Electric Volt Thrower award.

The waves were smaller then usual, but that didn’t stop these knuckle heads from ripping!

Alexa Frantz laying into one on her way to a solid 6th place finish!

The Squids had their work cut for them with 48 competitors in the event!

Kilian Garland took a respectable 2nd place and with a victory at this years Butterfish he locked in a spot at VQS champs!

VQS game time means down and dirty fun!

Taylor Clarke earned $500.00 from MUSCLE MILK the hard way, winning two events in a row, in seven days!

The winners all walked with tons of prizes from KICKER, GOPRO, RIVIERA SKATEBOARDS, and many more. They also all received a healthy flower shower from the other finalists!

Special Thanks Goes Out To Our Product Sponsors:
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GLOBE SHOES
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TEAM ASSOCIATED
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Sakea Otsuka surfed well all day but fell short in the quarters.

All the finalists bags were packed to the brim with prizes from GLOBE SHOES, FUTURE FINS, CREATURES OF LEISURE and many more!

With turns like these there was no question why Adam Lambert walked home with $600.00 on the day.

RESULTS
PRO-AM
1. Adam Lambert – $500.00
2. Kilian Garland
3. Michel Flores
4. Gabe Garcia
5. Spencer Regan
6. Teddy Navarro

JUNIORS
1. Taylor Clark – $250.00 Muscle Milk
2. Trevor Thorton
3. Brenden Donoven
4. Colin Moran
5. Kent Nishiya
6. Ian Simmons

GROMS
1. Kanoa Igarashi
2. Jake Marshall
3. Nolan Rapoza
4. Hiroto Ohara
5. Tyler Gunter
6. Tyler Killeen

GIRLS
1. Meah Collins
2. Avalon Johnson
3. Jenna Balester
4. Marrisa Shaw
5. Sayuri Kameda
6. Alexa Frantz

SQUIDS
1. Noah Hill
2. Cole Houshmend
3. Griffen Foy
4. Dagan Stagg
5. Trevor Sutton
6. Ben Seaberry

Electric Volt Thrower
Adam Lambert – $100.00

All photos provided by KENNY MORRIS.

Volcom
1740 Monrovia Ave.
Costa Mesa CA USA 92627

The Greatwhite Surf Series went off this past weekend in fun 4-6 ft conditions at world famous Steamer Lane. We arrived at the Lane in the pitch black and the freezing cold we were already greeted by frothing children ready to get their surf on! The sun began to rise and with everyone ready to go we through the Grom’s into the water and sounded the horn.

The waves were a solid 4-6 ft with clean conditions all day.

The crowd filled in and took over the West Cliff Drive by mid morning. With the burritos on the way from Chipotle and the people were ready to get their eat on. The day rolled along perfect and before we new it, it was time for the finals. The finalists were so pumped to get their hands on the heaps of prizes from ELECTRIC VISUAL, GLOBE SHOES, and many more.

Randy “The Kid” Bonds showing off his famous backside attack!

Little Kei the man with the most questions ever, squaring up on what looks to be an 8 footer on him!

The Judges look on while local boy Nat Young takes apart this wave in the finals.

Nat Young won the Electric Volt Thrower Move and Pro-Am win, earning himself a cool $600.00 and bag of goodies.

All day fun at the Greatwhite with Ryan Buell and friends.

The waves off the “Slot” consistently set up for a perfect air sections next to the cliff!

This group of Squids was so talented they refused to surf down the point and instead charged straight into the line-up.

Austin Smith-Ford blowing the back out of one!

The younger divisions have been showing their teeth all year.

Kyle Buthman is about to give Shaun Burns a Santa Cruz shower!

Shaun Burns just got in as an alternate and had a great showing, but just fell short of the finals.

The winners got prizes from Muscle Milk, Team Associated, and GOPRO!

Nic H‘dez was on fire all day, he took home the victory in the Groms division.

Special Thanks Goes Out To Our Product Sponsors:
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CHIPOTLE
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TEAM ASSOCIATED
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CREATURES OF LEISURE
FUTURE FINS
FAMOUS WAX
CLIF BAR
SPECK PRODUCTS
BUELL WETSUITS

Osh “Frogg” Bartlett catching the eye of the non-competitors!

RESULTS
PRO-AM
1. Nat Young – $500.00
2. Randy Bonds
3. Austin Smith-Ford
4. Chad Underhill
5. Jimmy Herrick
6. Osh Bartlett

JUNIORS
1. Collin Moran – $250.00 Muscle Milk
2. Harrison Adler
3. Xica Hansen
4. Wyatt Barabee
5. Austin Simpkins
6. Will Laidlaw

GROMS
1. Nic H’dez
2. John Mel
3. Kei Kobayashi
4. Carlos Carpenter
5. William Banks
6. Max Nunes

GIRLS
1. Mahina Maeda
2. Leilani McGonagle
3. Nina Dodge
4. Selah Bartlett
5. Janet Maguel
6. Jacqueline Lie

SQUIDS
1. Wyatt McHale
2. Sam Coffey
3. Wyatt Walter
4. Santiago Hart
5. Zane Booth
6. Berkely Eggers

Electric Volt Thrower
Nat Young – $100.00

All photos courtesy of Guerin Myall and Carl Holm.

There was a Barney sighting and someone got a photo of it!

Volcom
1740 Monrovia Ave.
Costa Mesa CA USA 92627

Angelo Bonomelli ‘End Of Summer’ video

La stagione European Pro Junior 2011 per Angelo Bonomelli è stata davvero intensa e ricca di emozioni. Il dodicesimo posto in classifica generale è sicuramente un risultato importantissimo per l’atleta di San Vincenzo, che è riuscito più volte ad arrivare vicinissimo al podio: rimane un po’ di rammarico per l’ultima gara di Newquay, dove purtroppo Angelo che soffriva anche d’influenza, non è riuscito ad esprimersi al meglio. Da incorniciare le prestazioni di Lacanau, dove ai quarti è riuscito a classificarsi come primo di batteria davanti ad un certo Ryan Culligan, terminando poi al quinto posto finale nella gara vinta da un Gabriel Medina capace di vincere anche la gara valida per il WQS. Dalle Reunion al Portogallo, dalle Canarie alla Bretagna, moltissimi viaggi e shooting per Angelo, oltre agli allenamenti con il team Volcom Europe, guidati da Didier Piter: tutto il team Volcom ha raggiunto risultati importantissimi e questo non fa altro che comprovare che l’impegno profuso verso i giovani porta sempre buoni frutti.

Tra le novità più importanti della stagione, il contratto siglato con SUPERbrand, il famoso marchio di tavole che annovera nel team talenti come Clay Marzo e Dion Agius: proprio dal dialogo continuo con Nuno Matta, lo shaper europeo di SUPER, sono nate le tavole che hanno permesso ad Angelo di continuare a progredire nel suo surfing. Un grazie va anche e sempre a Riccardo Villetti di SurfToLive che ha permesso ad Angelo di allenarsi nelle varie house che SurfToLive ha in giro per il mondo. Senza scordare la pubblicità che Volcom ha realizzato con Angelo per i boardshorts. E per mostrare a tutti alcuni nuovi tricks di Angelo, questa clip intitolata ‘End Of Summer’, densa di azione e con una manovra finale davvero stilosa. Non è l’ultima sorpresa per questo 2011…buona visione!

Crediti fotografici: Mike Pireddu

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