PROFESSIONAL EDITION
JUNE ‘21 SALES IN THE US UP +34%
ACTIONWATCH: Since June ‘20 was up +15% we expected June ’21 growth rates to slow down quite a bit compared to the last three months (138% March ’21 vs March ’20,……
10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SURFING IN TOKYO 2020
ASB MAGAZINE: Surfing has arrived at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, set to make its debut appearance at Tokyo 2020. Here are the 10 things you need to know about this…
SUNGAI WATCH – KEEPING WATCH ON BALI’S TRASH
ASB MAGAZINE: Since the pandemic first struck around one million foreign tourists visited Bali in 2020 and those numbers have continued to decline with just 155,607 visitors in May 2021,…
SIMA RETURNS WITH WATERMAN’S BALL EVENT
ASB MAGAZINE: After having to take 2020 off due to the global pandemic (the first time in the past 30 years the event was not held), the legendary Waterman’s gala…
SURF LAKES SIGNS HAWAII LICENSEE
ASB MAGAZINE: Surf Lakes International announced that it has signed an Exclusive Territory Agreement (ETA) for Hawaii. The agreement between Surf Lakes and Peter Savio, the new owner of Hawaii…
LEO FIORAVANTI REPLACES JORDY SMITH IN TOKYO OLYMPICS
ASB MAGAZINE: The International Surfing Association(ISA) confirmed that Italy’s Leonardo Fioravanti will replace South Africa’s Jordy Smith when Surfing makes its Olympic debut in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The ISA…
VOLCOM OPERATING PARTNER TAPS SPYDER ACTIVE SPORTS
ASB MAGAZINE: News out of the US recently that Liberated Brands, the operating partner for Volcom will take on apparel design and retail among other licenses for Spyder Active Sports.…
PETER TOWNEND PARTNERS WITH SURF LAKES TO TAKE ON CHINA
ASB MAGAZINE: Surf Lakes international announced that an agreement has been reached with China Waves Sports with a view to rolling out Surf Lakes facilities and operational training in the…
🇺🇸 MAY ‘21 SALES UP +72% COMPARED TO MAY’ 20
ACTIONWATCH: May ‘20 was only down -8% so we expected robust growth compared to last year, but not that robust. While the recent momentum for the softgood categories continued to…
SALLY FITZ STRIKES GOLD FOR THE IRUKANDJIS
ASB MAGAZINE: Sally Fitzgibbons has charged through an incredible eleven heats to win the 2021 Women’s International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games Gold Medal in El Salvador. Fitzgibbons made…
FERNANDO AGUERRE’S OLYMPIC DREAM IS ONLY WEEKS AWAY.
ASB MAGAZINE: ISA President Fernando Aguerre’s Olympic dream is only weeks away provided another COVID19 wave doesn’t crash the party. Fernando admits the current ISA World Surfing Games being held in…
VANS FOUNDER PASSES AWAY
“Do what’s right. Stand behind what you do every single minute of every day. Take care of people.” ASB MAGAZINE: Paul Van Doren, the co-founder of Vans , has died at…