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Billabong Pro Tahiti - Day 9 Highlights

by: Danny Spyra

Sep 01, 2010

Event No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, the Billabong Pro Tahiti played host to an incredible day of action, with major shifts in the hunt for the ASP World Title as well as surfers falling off the Dream Tour.… Read More

Miss Reef Crowned at 2010 ECSC

by: Danny Spyra

Sep 01, 2010

A bevy of Miss Reef hopefuls graced the stage at the 2010 Miss Reef Contest this past weekend, but only one contestant took home the coveted title. Simply going by her first name, Natalia, the Argentine was officially crowned Miss Reef as she won over thousands of spectators and judges at the Coasta… Read More

Kustom Airstrike: Chippa Wilson Pulls a ‘Big Spin’

by: Danny Spyra

Aug 26, 2010

The world’s richest aerial surfing contest has entered its last week and the race for the USD$50k winner takes all prize money has just intensified with a late entry from one of Australia’s most innovative surfers, Chris “Chippa” Wilson.… Read More

Street Beat: Reef

by: Danny Spyra

Aug 26, 2010

An international brand with a unique history, Reef was born from the coastal lifestyle and vision of two Argentinean brothers – Fernando and Santiago Aguerre. The brothers’ dream was to create a high quality, active lifestyle sandal. So in 1984, they saved up $4,000 and headed to La Jolla, CA to… Read More

Miss Reef Contest To Be Held During East Coast Surfing Championships

by: Danny Spyra

Aug 23, 2010

Reef is heading to Virginia Beach in search of the next Miss Reef by holding a Miss Reef Contest, marking the first time the event will be held during the East Coast Surfing Championships (ECSC). The region’s longest running surfing competition will play host to the highly anticipated Miss Reef co… Read More

2010 Outside Lands Recap - Videos, Photos & Words

by: Danny Spyra

Aug 20, 2010

It’s amazing what you can accomplish in three years. Just ask the organizers of Outside Lands, the music / food / art / wine festival which just wrapped up in San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Park. Although notable changes were made to the festival landscape, the 2010 Outside Lands campaign fe… Read More

Street Beat: O'Neill Girls

by: Danny Spyra

Aug 19, 2010

When you think of summer, you think of the beach. When you think of the beach, you think of swimwear. The swimwear market overall is very competitive, but women’s swimwear is uber-competitive. It’s critical to differentiate your line while staying, dare I say it, en vogue. One company with a leg… Read More

Street Beat: TAVIK

by: Danny Spyra

Aug 12, 2010

If you haven’t heard of TAVIK, you’ve probably taken too many ambien. Embodying the SoCal lifestyle with wild and crazy kids designs, TAVIK produces men’s clothing as well as women’s swimwear. It all started back in 2004, when Erik Paulsen took his creative vision, applied it and successfull… Read More

Street Beat: Gravis

by: Danny Spyra

Aug 05, 2010

If BNQT was in the footwear / bags / luggage business, we’d be in stiff competition with Gravis. See, both companies bridge the gap between action sports and lifestyle (let’s just call this space “action style”). Since 1999, Gravis has been providing premium footwear, bags and luggage that a… Read More

Rob Machado Presents Melali: The Drifter Sessions

by: Danny Spyra

Jul 30, 2010

While wandering through Indonesia filming the award-winning surf movie The Drifter, Rob Machado met up with various friends for surf sessions on the best waves the Islands had to offer. Set across the vast Indonesian island chain, Melali: The Drifter Sessions features Rob Machado — one of the mos… Read More