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February 15th, 2010

Freestyle Durbo Watch Giveaway

To start off SURFBANG with, well, a bang… we’re hookin’ up a couple readers with a dope new watch from Freestyle. If you haven’t seen the new Durbo watch yet, you’re missin’ out. This thing is super sick, not to…

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February 15th, 2010

Interview with CJ Hobgood

We at SURFBANG got a chance to talk to CJ Hobgood right after he won the Hang Loose Pro last week. The 2001 ASP world champ answered some of the questions we had about life on tour, surfing at home,…

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February 15th, 2010

Photo Bang: Northeast Sessions

SURFBANG is super excited to choose Northeast Sessions as our first Photo Bang feature, ever. NY local, Greg Heine is the man behind camera and he’s been pumping out some quality shots these past few years. He sent us his 12 favorite shots from locations including New York, Rhode Island, New Jersey and Costa Rica. Check out the full gallery.

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February 13th, 2010

Mavericks Contest is ON LIVE

The 24 invitees to the 2009/2010 Mavericks contest have been waiting for this day since November 1st. The day has come though and the contest is ON, and it is streaming live for all the world to watch. The 24 surfers and…

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February 1st, 2010

Rip Curl Pro Search 2010 is heading to the Caribbean

Two years ago was it was Bali and last year it was Portugal. The 2010 Rip Curl Pro Search will be held ‘Somewhere in the Caribbean’ and we won’t know the official location until the Rip Curl Pro at Bells…

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January 31st, 2010

Volcom Pipeline Pro

Volcom decided to put on its first ASP contest ever and what better place to hold it then the North Shore of Oahu at Pipeline. This 5-star event is the first WQS contest of 2010 and will be running from…

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Vans Triple Crown Announces Record $1,000,000 Prize

November 11th, 2009

Vans Triple Crown Announces Record $1,000,000 Prize

The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is making history this year, by announcing the Triple Crown total prize purse will be total of $1,000,000. This makes it the largest prize amount ever on the ASP World Tour. This prestigious Hawaiian…

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November 6th, 2009

Quiksilver Cypher Wetsuits

Quiksilver is really stepping their game up this year with the new Cypher Wetsuits. Five pro surfers got their own signature models, including Kelly Slater, Mark Healey, Julian Wilson, Dane Reynolds, and Jeremy Flores. The suits range from 3/2 all the way up to 6/5 and they are using brand new technology on all parts of the suit. Way more details and pictures in the post.

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November 4th, 2009

Casa Surf Project

This might be the coolest thing I’ve seen in a while. La Casa Del Camino hotel in Laguna Beach teamed up with 10 different brands and let them each remodel and design a room in their hotel. If you can make it, they are holding an open house on November 4th from 6pm – 8pm or you can just check out the pictures in the post.

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November 4th, 2009

Surf in Long Island, New York

It’s about time Surfline got it together and repped NY the way it should be. A few days ago posted a feature with local ripper Balaram Stack narrating through some excellent shots of Long Island going off. If you’re like a lot of people, and think there is no surf in NY, you are in for quite the surprise. Check the pictures in the post.

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First Artificial Surf Reef Opens in Europe

November 3rd, 2009

First Artificial Surf Reef Opens in Europe

Surfers in Boscombe, England must be siked today as the official word that their brand new artificial reef is now open. It took 55 giant sandbags laid on the ocean bottom to fill the size of a full football field to create what every surfer dreams of at their local beach break. Apparently the reef will turn what would have been an unrideable knee high wave into a reeling head high wall of goodness. Hopefully one of these days we can get something like this built in NY.

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October 30th, 2009

Nixon Newton Digital

Nixon has done it again with the Newton Digital. How could you not be siked on this fine piece to time telling machinery. I rock out with the normal Newton but this new digital version just takes it to the next level. Telling time on the digital is easier then then analog but it doesn’t matter when they are so dope looking. You can get the Newton Digital in four different colorways from your local shop or Nixon’s website.

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October 26th, 2009

October Swell in NY

Here in NY whatever chance we have of getting some good waves we jump all over. Roctober has been good to us this far giving us some solid surf the past couple of weeks. My main man Greg from Northeast Sessions snagged some dope shots, check them out in the post.

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October 25th, 2009

Miss Reef 2010 Calendar

Anyone who has ever opened a surf mag can tell you what is always on the inside cover, a Reef add with some tanned beauty in a bikini. Why not have that in calendar form? Reef just dropped their 2010 Miss Reef calendar and let me tell you, there is no better way to look at the days of the year. For 2010, they went down to North Eastern Brazil to shoot the 12 hotties to keep you company year round. Click through for some more pics.

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October 25th, 2009

Boardshort Vending Machines

Quiksilver and The Standard have teamed up to release vending machines that sell pairs of boardshorts at their 4 hotel locations in New York, Los Angeles, Hollywood, and Miami. The shorts being sold are a dope twist on retro style baggies. As retro shorts would be, these have a tighter short fit but the designs are still fresh. Click through to see some pictures.

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October 24th, 2009

Ryan Tatar Surf Photography

Ryan Tatar used a handful of old cameras from the 1960′s and 1970′s to shoot some great pics of the Hurricane Bill swell up in Maine this past summer. The shots have a real retro feel to them and do a sick job of capturing the Maine surf scene. More of his photos after the jump.

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August 11th, 2009

Nixon Lodown

Nixon never ceases to amaze all of us with their watches and the new Lodown is no different. This thing not only look fly but it is fully loaded with all the features you need while sitting in the lineup.

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