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One day, two sessions, morning and afternoon. Riley’s pumping with a crew of both local and foreign shredders on hand to take advantage of one of the greatest bodyboarding waves Ireland has to offer!

Raw cuts!

Filmed by Cian Salmon @thridlinkfilms

The Vulcan V2 are built with three different densities of rubbers which allow this model to be stiffer, more powerful while still being one of the most comfortable in the market. 

The foot pocket comfort is indeed the strongest point of this particular swim fin. The current World Champion of Bodyboarding, Mr. Tristan Roberts, shared his opinion with us:

“To me, Pride has nailed the development of the Vulcans V2’s. They went through a couple designs and moulds and worked closely with the team to create a light , comfortable and durable swim fin. And I’m loving them!”

See a selection of fins here.

Winner of the Mimpi Award in 2017. Show Time was produced between 2013 and 2016 and reveals the lifestyle of the Brazilian shredder Renan “Crow” Faccini – with many other riders in action such as Nani Jackson, Jardel Amorim, Dany Bycraft, Felipe Malek, David Barbosa, Gabriel Blanco, Alex Araújo, Bruno Minhoca, João Gabriel, Jared Houston, Lewy Finnegan, Kaique Santos and more. 

Produced by Toob Toobs Prod
Filmed by Ramon Miranda, Raw Filming, Diego Villamarin, Rafa
Edited by Diego Villamarin and directed by Ramon Miranda.

ZA Boogie, a South African website, did an interview with Tristan Roberts about life, the 2019 World title and the lockdown in Portugal due to the sudden coronavirus spread. If you didn’t know, the heart of the Bodyboarding World Champ was stolen by Laura Dutra, a young bodyboarder and TV actress from Lisbon. So Tristan is kind of following the footsteps of Pierre-Louis Costes and Max Castillo, spending more and more time in this beautifil tiny little country called Portugal. Laurinha’s fault, we may add. 

“Lockdown in Portugal was good compared to what I’ve been seeing happening in most countries. Yes, we went without surfing for about 50 days, but we could always still exercise outside whenever we wanted and that kept me sane. But now that we can surf again since the 4th of May, it’s been good. I’m grateful to be cruising in Portugal in these tough times we have been facing”, started by saying Mr. Roberts to ZA Boogie. 

When it comes to compare his home, Cape Town, to Portugal, the champ is polite but at the some time honest and pure. “I love home, to me being in Onrus and chasing waves along our coastlines is something that will always be something I long for. There’s just something about it. I have a good life road tripping pretty much all the time when I’m home. Portugal has been really good to me, the locals are epic and I’m trying my best to learn as much as I can of the Portuguese culture. The waves are incredible and there’s really good food. I think my lifestyle here is a lot like the one I live at home and that’s why I enjoy it so much. I do have my beautiful girlfriend [pictured left] showing me around here too, which has been a massive help. So it’s hard to choose, but I will say I miss a braai and Winter is calling me. So I’ll be home as soon as I can”, he said. [On its way as we write this piece] 

Regarding the World Tour, the South African bodyboarder stays confidence about defending the title and hope things get together in a good way, even knowing nowadays there’s a lot of doubts: “Who knows what the reminder of 2020 will bring. I think it’s a very unpredictable year for a lot more than just bodyboarding. So we will just have to wait it out and see. I hope I can just bring an exciting show to the fans when the tour does start again. I think this break was good for me. It gives me time to just reflect and enjoy some off time from competing after such a crazy year. Now I can enjoy free surfing in Portugal and just take it day by day.”

You’re always welcome, champ. 

Action shot by André Hilário

The Pride Bodyboards team have created the ultimate boardshort.

Light-weight, fast-dry, super-stretch & eco-friendly. Surf worry free, feel nothing. Each boardshort contains 82% Repreve® recycled polyester made from 8 plastic bottles, 10% upcycled coconut fibers and 8% elastane for ultimate stretch and comfort. 

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Mickael Kauffmann new clip takes on a journey in the beautiful waters of Watu Karung, Indonesia. 

It’s all about…

“Turn off your min,  relax and float down stream.”

Have a seat and chill with 2x Bodyboard World Champion, Jared Houston as he take us through an epic session at the “Wild Wild Wedge” on the first day of swell at his adoptive home of Puerto Rico.

Filmed and Edited by Moncho Depena

O rider francês Max Castillo, atualmente a dividir o seu tempo entre a Nazaré e França, acaba de lançar “Max On Board”, a sua nova webseries. No primeiro episódio Max junta-se a Teresa Almeida, Dino Carmo e outros tantos locais da Naza. 

Imagens de Luis Ben de Sá
Edição de Boosk Film