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8/9/15
8/8/15
US Open Of Surfing: Womens
“I don’t think I can put it into words,” said Defay. “It’s very hard to digest and I don’t know how to say how I feel -- it’s so crazy. I’m very happy to have some of my friends here and I’m thinking of the people back home too. I guess it’s all the work I’ve done before and it’s all come together. I’ve just been sticking to same game plan, trying to get a lot of waves. It was tricky at the start but then I got that score which put me in a better position. I feel really good, last year everything was so new and this year I feel way more comfortable.”
“It’s pretty amazing, I could never imagine that I could win here or that I could win an event,” said Defay. “I just took it heat by heat and it’s so crazy. This is definitely my biggest win. Ending up last year at eighth on the rankings I thought maybe I could do top five so we’ll see what happens this year.”
With this win, Johanne Defay claimed her first elite CT victory. Defay took out Sally Fitzgibbons in a tense Final at Huntington Beach Pier. Defay previously defeated Bianca Buitendag in the Semi-Finals, while Fitzgibbons beat Courtney Conlogue in their heat, which was pretty much wave-less. Sally ended going way south of the surf area to find some waves, while Courtney stood near the pier and unfortunately, no waves come through. Sally ended up getting several waves before Courtney even got one. Fitzgibbons, the 2011 event winner, earned herself a runner-up finish and remains at third place on the Jeep Leaderboard.
A ton more photos in the US Open Of Surfing Photo Gallery.
8/5/15
Supergirl Pro
The nationally televised event is the largest female surf contest in the world, with 108 of the planet’s top pros competing. The fierce competition started early on Friday morning on the south side of the iconic Oceanside Pier, and by the afternoon the field was cut down to 64. Saturday's heats cut the field down to 16 for Sunday's rounds of finals.
The finals came down to a battle of Supergirl podium vets with Courtney Conlogue, the 2009 champion, facing Tatiana Weston-Webb, who took second place at last year’s Paul Mitchell Supergirl Pro. Weston-Webb wowed the judges to capture the coveted pink Supergirl cape. Sage Erickson and Nikki Van Dijk tied for third.“Finally!” the 19-year-old Weston-Webb shouted as she was swarmed by fans after being named the winner. “Last year really made me want to win this year! Courtney is amazing, and for me to be here means the world to me. Now I have a lot of confidence going into the rest of this year.“
A ton more photos in the Supergirl Pro Photo Gallery.
8/4/15
Video: US Open Of Surfing Snapchat Story
This is the official US Open Of Surfing Snapchat Story that was uploaded live on the final day of the contest. This was shot by various people throughout the day.
If you're unfamilar with Snapchat, it's a mobile app that lets you take and post photos and 10 second video clips you shoot on your phone or tablet. These photos and videos are called snaps, they only last for 24hrs. You either send these to snapchat friends or post them to your Story. Snapchat Stories string Snaps together to create a narrative that also lasts for 24 hours.
7/20/15
Snapchat Story: Ocean Park Surf Contest
This is the unedited Snapchat Story that was upload as the contest was going on. This was shot on a phone on both days of the contest. It's just random snap. The official photos and contest report will be up soon. Add us on Snapchat for more Stories on all the stuff we shoot. And for random nonsense.
If you're unfamilar with Snapchat, it's a mobile app that lets you take and post photos and 10 second video clips you shoot on your phone or tablet. These photos and videos are called snaps, they only last for 24hrs. You either send these to snapchat friends or post them to your Story. Snapchat Stories string Snaps together to create a narrative that also lasts for 24 hours.
Also, check out one of the sponsors of the contest, REI.com!
7/9/15
Agenda Trade Show
The Agenda Trade Show is where the skate, surf, and skate & surf lifestyle companies go to show off their new goods to the retail shop buyers. The show is held a few times a year, twice in Long Beach, in January and again in July. the following are photos from yesterday. We were also here for the show back in January, click here for the blog post.
Dusters skateboards Booth.
GoPro's booth.
Showing off their newest soon-to-be on sale camera: GoPro HERO4 Session
Here it is with the new Kung-Fu grip mount. This is going to be excellent for those boxing match POV shots.
Plus, a few Gopro accessory companies were on hand with various creative mounts for Gopros.
Over at the Vans' booth, while business was being handled inside the booth, outside the booth Steve Van Doran was cooking up waffles for everyone.
Steve is always happy.
Zoo York booth.
At the Uppercut Deluxe/Z-Flex booth, skate legend Eric Dressen fresh from getting his hair cut by Shane Nesbitt.
"When we are kids or adults alike, there are always people we look up to for one reason or another, could be basketball players, baseball players, musicians, politicians, dancers or in my case, skateboarders. One of the guys in looked up to as a kid was Eric Dressen, dude had the best style, indelible fluidity, and an uncanny ability to wiggle through the streets on a skateboard. Today for whatever reason, he decided to come get his haircut by me and it was an absolute honor. When you finally meet someone you have held in such high regard for so long and they are everything you had expected and more, it makes the wait well worth it. One of the most humble, down to earth, righteous brothers I have ever met. Good times Eric and man, it was a fucking honor." - Shane Nesbitt
Speaking of Dressen, here's some of the new Dogtown decks with his old graphics.
Jim and Mike Muir in the Dogtown Suicidal booth.
New Dogtown wheels with names and graphics of streets in Santa Monica
The H-Street booth displayed some re-issue classic decks.
and some new ones.
A few months ago, we scanned and posted some old H-street newsletters from the early 1990's ( check out the high resolution scans in this blog post ). We brought this 1993 H-Street newsletter to the H-Street booth for Tony Magnusson to check out.
Deathwish decks..
Mobile surfboard making trailer?
This dog was just so happy to be there.
Samoan tattoo legend Su'a Petelo creating artwork for a longboard at the KahunaCreations booth. Did you know that Kahuna Creations invented the patented land paddle in 2006? Land paddling is the ultimate cross trainer to paddleboarding. Kahuna Land Paddling combines the smoothest riding longboards with world class land paddles. Did you also know that you can save 15% at KahunaCreations.com with promo code: STOKED.
See told you, check out KahunaCreations.com.
Selfie time!!!!!!! Famous Stars & Stripes booth girl Sydney likes to update her social media throughout the day.
A lot of sock companies nowadays.
Some new decks with classic graphics.
The famous Jim Phillips Screaming Hand was walking around.
Playboy clothing was there with a booth.
What happens when you don't have someone watching your booth.
Nice Sector9 board.
Salesman at work.
Sometimes, the simplier booths are the most interesting.
There was also some skating going on outside the convention center. Next blog post will have that. Several more photos of inside the show in the gallery: Agenda Show Gallery
Meanwhile, some other stuff of interest:
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