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Second Award for Winter Games NZ
100% Pure New Zealand Winter Games (WGNZ) has scooped its second award in as many months. read more...
How to With Mountain Dew: Shelly Gotieb (Snowboarder)
Hi Newbies to the Snow! I'm Shelly, a NZ Mountain Dew ambassador from Ohakune. I’ve been snowboarding most of my life and have just returned from my Northern Hemisphere season where I’ve been competing in comps such as the European Burton Open and the X Games. read more...
Lethal Andy Irons Back in Form at Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Round 1
BELLS BEACH, Victoria/Australia (Saturday, April 3, 2010) - The opening 10 Round 1 heats of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach presented by SNICKERS were completed this afternoon, and despite the shifty two-to-three foot (1 metre) peaks on offer at Rincon, the world's best surfers unleashed a barrage of high-performance talent. read more...
Ex Champs To Take On Dark Horses
The four finalists in the Open Men’s Division were decided at the Hyundai National Surfing Championships held at Gisborne today (Saturday 3rd April) with home town favourites coming to the fore filling three of the finals berths. read more...
Travelling... in search of "the" wave
Nearly seventy percent of the world’s surface is water. For a surfer that’s a hell of a lot of surf potential. The South Pacific claims a lot of credit for this fact and is right on our doorstep in a safe little corner of the globe- away from the lethal religious, racial and political drama’s. read more...
How to Select and Catch a Peeling Wave
Surfing is between you and the ocean so learning to read the waves is a really key aspect to improving your surfing; once you master this there will be no stopping you. read more...
Jensen Takes Out Event with Near Flawless Performance
Peru will host the 2010 Billabong ISA World Surfing Games
Tips to Standing Up on Your Surfboard
Angie Koopes, Mountain Dew Ambassador, and currently placed 3rd Open Women’s New Zealand Nationals in 2009, shares her tips for beginners learning to stand up on a surfboard.
So,maybe you have given surfing a bit of a go, but you just can't master how to go from laying on you board to standing up, catching a wave.... here's a few tip from Angie Koopes that might get you up and on a wave.
How To Stand up on a surfboard
Choosing the right board to start out on is really important – ideally a foam board with rubber fins and thick rails so it is safe as possible and the most stable. Practise standing up on the beach first. Its good to draw a surfboard shape into the sand and put the stringer line down the middle of the board.
Practise positioning yourself lying on the surfboard and paddling hard (remember you have to get to the same speed as the moving wave) so practise paddling hard and fast even on the beach.
In a smooth action with hands by chest push into a push up position while bringing front foot up under chest basically in line where hands have just now left the board.
Make sure feet are positioned wider than your shoulders creating a strong stable position. read more...
Livin it, and oh so Lovin it INDO styles
“Is someone getting the best, the best, the best, the best of you?” Reclining on my beach side hammock with tunes cranked, I ponder the question in the vocals. read more...
O'Connor Wins Ack Surfing Champion Title
In testing 1 to 1.5m waves at Piha, Tim O'Connor methodically worked his way through a stella field to win the open mens final in an enduring 12 hour contest on Saturday. read more...
Cody McCusker makes it two from two
Snow Safety Code
This is the most fundamental aspect of playing on the snow anywhere in the world. Similar to the ‘road code’ for driving your car, these are the ‘rules’ and everyone has a better day if we all follow these simple laws of the slopes. Failure to follow the Alpine Responsibility Code could result in consequences ranging from 2 hour loss of pass to a 2 week loss of pass. So take it easy out there. read more...
Mountain Dew/V8 Supercars Winner
Congratulations to Van Elbert from Te Atatu South, Auckland, who won a stack load of goodies from Mountain Dew including. read more...
Rip Curl Girls Go Surfing
Girls Go Surfing
I was fortunate to attend the ‘Rip Curl Girls Go Surfing Day’ this past Saturday held at South Piha. There’s a couple of reasons I use the word fortunate…oh yes it’s most certainly the correct turn of phrase… firstly I was fortunate ‘cos I was paid by Rip Curl to be there to photograph it- hey I’m just being honest- but I’ve also have been curious about these learn to surf programmes for ages. read more...
Ultimate Summer Pack Winner
Last month was our official launch and, we had up for grabs one mint summer prize pack valued at over $550. read more...
The OC Register - Original Article
Standing on the porch of our quaint little beach house, surf instructor Kane Rogers looked out to our front yard, a beach that stretched as far as the eye could see. read more...
All Girls Road Trip Article in Curl Magazine
Check out this Curl Article (1.5Mb PDF) about an all girls road trip on one of our 5 Day Tours. read more...
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