PROFESSIONAL EDITION
MF SOFTBOARDS TEAMS UP WITH SURFGROMS
ASB MAGAZINE: In a major boost to the 8th season of SurfGroms, the program has been given the endorsement of Australian icon, Mick Fanning whose signature Mick Fanning Surf School model will…
JOHN SHIMOOKA APPOINTED TO GM OF SURFING NSW
ASB MAGAZINE:Surfing NSW has announced its new staff and Board of Director’s structure.Surfing NSW has appointed a new General Manager and a second female director to its six-member board. Former…
nudie NEW NAMING RIGHTS PARTNERS OF SURFGROMS
ASB MAGAZINE: nudie has expanded their support of Surfing Australia, taking naming rights to the national SurfGroms program supported by Rip Curl, for the next three years. nudie ‘creators of good’ currently…
WSL ANNOUNCES PRIZE MONEY EQUALITY
ASB MAGAZINE: The World Surf League (WSL) today announced that it will award equal prize money to male and female athletes for every WSL-controlled event in the 2019 season and…
MARGARET RIVER BACK ON TOUR IN 2019
ASB MAGAZINE: The WSL today released its 2019 Championship Tour calendars for the men’s and women’s tours. A key change in the 2019 CT calendar is the breakup for the…
BACKDOOR CONTINUES RETAIL EXPANSION
ASB MAGAZINE: Despite admitting that the retail space was never short of challenges, Backdoor, Chief of Surf, Geoff Hutchieson, is continuing to grow the brand. Backdoor recently acquired Seasons Cheapskates, which…
FCS SIGNS USA STAR GRIFFIN COLAPINTO
ASB MAGAZINE: FCS announced the signing of USA surfing star Griffin Colapinto to a deal that will see him endorsing the FCS II System and Fins. Following a meteoric rise…
VANS ROLLS OUT RETAIL STORES
ASB MAGAZINE: Vans will expand its Australian retail footprint under the Accent Group with new stores set to open in Perth and Brisbane. Today’s news also follows an interview Accent…
AERIAL INNOVATORS TO DECEND ON RED BULL AIRBORNE 🇫🇷
ASB MAGAZINE: For the first time in history, the World Surf League (WSL) will be hosting a specialty event combining the world’s best surfers from the elite Championship Tour with a…
RIP CURL DEBUT KINETIC ENERGY WETSUIT TECHNOLOGY
Since its inception in 1969, the Rip Curl wetsuit team has worked with one mission in mind – “To make the ultimate surfing wetsuit.” With that single line as a…
RETURN TO NEVA LAND
Nev Hyman is back in the shaping bay with a new zest for shaping and an old planer in his hand. Nev has always had a particular zing about him. An…
SHANNAN NORTH APPOINTED NEW SIMA 🇺🇸 PRESIDENT
ASB MAGAZINE: Billabong Global Brand President Shannan North will take on the role of president of SIMA, while SIMA board member, industry veteran and CEO of Stokehouse Unlimited Paul Naude…