ACTIONWATCH: November  US sales ‘20 grew +13% so it would not have been surprising if the core channel sales growth slowed down in November ‘21.  However, despite the robust comps, core… View Post Username Password Remember Me     Forgot Password The post NOVEMBER SALES IN THE US UP +22% appeared first on ASB ..read more

ASB MAGAZINE: Fox Sports Australia and the World Surf League (WSL) announced that they will continue their partnership in 2022 with a new look deal that will see the broadcaster get behind professional surfing more than ever before. Fox Sports will heavily promote the WSL and its Tours and Competitions via group-wide campaigns across all channels, major sports cross-promotion, integration into FS weekly programming, including shows like ‘The Back Page’ along with producing and broadcasting a 2022 WSL Championship Tour preview show to coincide with the season launch. “WSL is thrilled ..read more

ASB MAGAZINE:  The IOC today announced it has added skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing to permanent spots on the Olympic program. Three of the oldest sports on the Olympic program have been replaced with three of the youngest although surfing’s origins stretch back to 15th century Peru and more recently heʻe nalu (the art of wave sliding) identified in the Hawaiian islands in the mid 17th Century. Beginning with the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, sport stalwarts boxing, modern pentathlon and weightlifting are no longer on the program for the Games.Taking those places on the roster ..read more

Urbn Surf Sydney Launch ASB MAGAZINE: URBNSURF  announced today URBNSURF Sydney has officially commenced construction. The $50million development within Sydney Olympic Park precinct, is expected to deliver a crystal clear surf lagoon, similar in size to the SCG, to Sydneysiders in early 2023. Located just 14 kilometres west of Sydney’s CBD, URBNSURF Sydney is set to deliver a new surfing experience with lefts and rights on offer in their diamond shaped surf lagoon, pumping perfect, ocean-like waves up to two metres in height, catering to surfers at all ages and abilities from be ..read more

Sun rising over ‘The Farm’ and Killalea State Park, Shell Cove. ASB MAGAZINE:  One of the Illawarra’s most popular destinations, Killalea State Park, will be added to the NSW National Parks estate, creating one of NSW’s newest Regional Parks. Environment Minister Matt Kean said the transfer, from NSW Crown Lands, was a major win for the community who have campaigned for greater protections for some time.   “Killalea is an area of incredible ecological and cultural importance and a space that is much loved by locals attracting about 30,000 visitors a month,” Mr Kean said.   ..read more

ASB MAGAZINE: The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational for the 2021-2022 season could be held this  Hawiian winter if surf conditions permit, the Aikau family has announced. The event at Waimea Bay was canceled last season because of the pandemic. The holding period for “The Eddie” will start Dec. 1 and run through late February. Since the contest was launched in 1984, it’s been held nine times with the bay providing sufficient sized swells in the 20ft plus ‘Hawaiian’ range  for the world-renowned contest. Past winners include Eddie’s brother Clyde Aikau, Kelly Slate ..read more

ASB MAGAZINE:  From Jan 1st 2022 Global Surf Industries will be imposing a carbon levy on each surfboard and SUP manufactured. According to a statement, GSI’s research says  that making a surfboard creates about 45kg of carbon emissions and a SUP about double that, so 90kg. With a general rule of thumb for transportation from manufacturing point to end user.   “We will round it out at 50kg and 100kg. The price of carbon per tonne varies around the world. For 2022 we are setting our price at A$40 per tonne. Which will mean that the levy will be  A$2.00 for surfboards and A$4 ..read more

ASB MAGAZINE: The World Surf League (WSL)  announced  the Sydney Surf Pro Challenger Series (CS) competition  has been secured through 2024 and will move to the perfect peaks of North Narrabeen from 2023. The new deal between the WSL, Destination NSW and the Northern Beaches Council will see the return of one of professional surfing’s most iconic locations in North Narrabeen. Home to legends such as Simon Anderson, Nathan Hedge, Laura Enever, Terry Fitzgerald, and Damien Hardman to name a few, the high-performance left-handers of North Narrabeen have hosted dozens of pro ..read more

ASB MAGAZINE: RIVALS Series Two has been run and won with the ten-episode season outdoing the men’s season one ratings on Channel 9 with an audience of more than 1.3 million. Won by Peruvian World Champion Sophia Mulanovich, the series was full of great surfing, moments of friendship, memories and competitive banter between a group of all-time legends of women’s surfing worldwide. From Sam Cornish’s epic efforts at wild wind-blown Cresent Head to Claire Bevilaqua’s West Australian barrel session, the series had it all when it came to conditions and testing circumstances. Rochell ..read more

ASB MAGAZINE:  ‘Creep’ Collection is based on a 2020 released diptych photo book of the same name, showcasing the black and white analogue photography of Jake Vincent. The photographs were taken between 2013 and 2019 in various locations around the globe, including Australia, New Zealand, United States, Morocco, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.  The Collection is available exclusively through Surfstitch, misfitshapes.com + World Meets stores from NOV 23rd ’21. #CREEP #MADMINDS   VIA PRESS RELEASE The post M/SF/T PROUDLY PRESENTS ~ ‘CREEP’ PHOTOGRAPHIC CAPSULE BY JAKE VIN ..read more