5 Years BodyboardinGreece!

bodyboardingreece — Sat, 05 May 2012 12:49:20 +0000

It all started back in May 5th 2007… We actually knew we were just a few spongers but we didn’t know exactly how many. What we did know was the fact that there were some folks out there sharing the same stokeness as we did, at a scene that was overruled by stand up stickers. It’s also a fact that most Greeks all these years consider bodyboarding as a solution for those who can’t or don’t bother to stand up! Well, you never know untill you go!

So, it just seemed that the right moment had come for the first Greek bodyboarding site where local bodyboarders would get in touch and share their passion. After 5 years, lots of searching, plently of fun, new friends (and also haters!), good and bad times, let me tell you mates, it totally worth it! Long living BodyboardinGreece!

Many thanks to all our friends for their support and the good times! Stay stoked mates!

Farewell David Lilienfeld…! R.I.P.

bodyboardingreece — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:18:13 +0000

Saturday was a very sad day as the body boarding world paid it’s respect to David Lilienfeld a Springbok body boarder from Cape Town who was killed by a 4-5 metre Great white while body boarding with his brother and another mate at a spot called “Caves”. He had a huge impact on many peoples lives and will never be forgotten!

Stop No 2

bodyboardingreece — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:24:35 +0000

Mitch Rawlins, photo by Sacha “Spex” Specker

Mitch Rawlins has conquered the final heat of the IBA Box Pro 2012, defeating South African Mark McCarthy and he was crowned the Champ! The Box provided some powerful 6-8 foot rough waves over the shallow reef of Margaret River WA where Rawlins combined some high technic tube rides with flying aerial maneuvers. Mark McCarthy posted the highest heat score of the whole event. This result has rocketed him, together with Rawlins, into the 3rd place on the IBA Grand Slam Series (GSS) rankings.
This is Rawlins’s second professional trophy, since 2005, in Maui, but much more important… As Mitchell said: “This means a lot more… The one in Maui seemed to come pretty easy and I was a lot younger, and I took it for granted. There are so many good guys now, you can’t make too many mistakes, if any!” Well done Mitchell!

PS: Jones Russell, from Australia, won the Freedom Fins “GO BIG” award in round four for landing a huge invert into the flats.

Next stop is the notorious El Gringo in ARICA, Chile from May 18-27…

6 Months

bodyboardingreece — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:56:27 +0000

“6 Months” is new bodyboard movie by Ewan Donnachie and Lucas Vazquez. The film promises to show the best of Australian wave riding in the world’s best spots: Tahiti, New South Wales, Queensland, West and South Oz, Shipsterns have loads of adrenaline to offer.

40 years Bodyboarding

bodyboardingreece — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:41:38 +0000

Can you imagine how bodyboarding started? Were the body boards heavy? What were they made of? What was their size? What’s for sure, is that it’s not quite popular here yet. The truth is that more and more get into it, so the sport is being rapidly expanded. Bodyboarding was invented 40 years ago, back in the early 70′s by Tom Morey.

Here’s a mini bodyboarding photo history:

Stop No 1

bodyboardingreece — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:43:36 +0000

It was “the best Pipe event of the last 15 years..” The most experienced bodyboarders in the world, pulled in some of the most challenging waves worldwide. Jeff Hubbard, Mike Stewart, Dave Winchester and Sam Bennett made it through the finals.Pipe and Backdoor were firing awesome deep barrels. Scores went crazy. Mike had a hard time trying to come out of a dangerous tube. Hubb wanted revenge from the last IBA contest. He opened the show with “ridiculous” ARS! Bennett and Stewart just had to come up with an answer. Everyone was super stoked and not willing to give up. Despite Sam’s score was a 8.25 and then a 8, Jeff Hubbard quickly vasished all hopes with an insane combo. Hubby was crowned Pipe Master and currently leader of the 2012 IBA World Tour rankings. Mike Stewart finished 2nd and proved that he is still The Legend. It could have been his 12th…

Next stop: The Box Pro, Mar 26th.

Mike Stewart

photo by Sacha Specker*

*Sacha Specker is the new 2012 IBA Pipe Challenge DKWT! Congrats Spex!

Gnarlatious!

bodyboardingreece — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:11:44 +0000

After “new year’s” big but blown out waves in Vouliagmeni and a couple of awesome days in the West, it’s time for the Aegean February heavies… Poseidon does his thing, with 40kn NE winds & significant wave height at 4.oom! Starting tomorrow…

PS: 5/4/3 is optional

Next level

bodyboardingreece — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:05:01 +0000

David Tuarau puts the Tahitian bodyboarding into the map. Check him out throwing some sick aerials (new move?) at his world famous localbreak. Cheers!

Souths are here!

bodyboardingreece — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:49:41 +0000

Souths hit the coast this weekend so be ready!..and remember the surf rules!

Dec. 16th-Small day, Aegean

Premature Localization…in Greece?

bodyboardingreece — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:09:45 +0000

Dane Zaun, Sam Hammer, & Nat Young taking in Crete and the Greek surf scene. Photo: Jeff Flindt

“It was a freezing afternoon on March 10, 2011. After two days of travel, photographer Jeff Flindt and surfers Nat Young, Sam Hammer and Dane Zaun had logged a measly two hours of water time. Huddled around their rental car, de-suiting for the last time, the crew got that feeling you always get at the end of a trip; that little voice inside you that asks: Will I ever come back? It spoke to them in unison. And their answer was a resounding “No.”

A very interesting article by Andrew Lewis, which either you’ re gonna hate or love. Read full article at: www.theinertia.com Conclusions are up to you…