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August 13th, 2010

Why do you surf?

Last week, Billabong launched a pretty cool website called “I Surf Because”, which asks all surfer’s why do you surf?

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August 11th, 2010

Billabong Pro Tahiti – Webisode 1, The Wave

The Billabong Pro Tahiti at Teahupo’o is coming up in just over two weeks. The first webisode for the contest shows just how gnarly ‘Chopes can get as some of the top pros describe their feelings of surfing the wave.

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July 13th, 2010

Billabong Pro J-Bay 2010 Heat Draw UPDATED

With the fourth stop of the 2010 ASP World Tour kicking off in a week from tomorrow, the buzz surrounding the contest is starting to increase. The event will take place in Eastern Cape, South Africa at the world famous…

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June 30th, 2010

Andy Irons hits the powder

I know summer just started and no one wants to think about snowboarding and the winter but this video is pretty entertaining. Andy Irons takes some time off from surfing to hit up the mountains in Wyoming at Jackson Hole to do…

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June 2nd, 2010

Billabong x Sony Vaio Netbook

This has to be a first for a surf company because I’ve never seen anything like it before. Billabong has collaborated with Sony to create a special edition Vaio netbook, that will be released this month in Australia and here in…

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May 18th, 2010

Wade Goodall Still Filthy Takeouts

I found this gem today on twitter. It is extra footage and wipeouts of Wade Goodall during the filming of Billabong’s Still Filthy movie. Even when Wade isn’t sticking huge airs or big maneuvers, it still looks like he’s having…

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April 20th, 2010

2010 Billabong XXL Big Wave Ride of the Year Nominees

Here they are, the 2010 Nominees for Billabong’s XXL Big Wave Ride of the Year award, they are: Grant Baker at Mavericks, Shane Dorian also at Mavericks, Mark Healey & Shane Dorian sharing the same wave at Waimea Bay, Ramon…

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April 5th, 2010

Taj And His New Quiver for Bells

Taj placed second at his last event, but before that won three contests in a row. He’s been on fire ever since the first place finish at the Pipeline Masters in December to close out 2009. Here’s Taj explaining his new…

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March 20th, 2010

Billabong XXL Girls Entries

The girls are getting down with Billabong’s XXL Big Wave Competition. Here’s the highlights of this year’s entries for Best Performance. It’s cool to see the women charging the big waves like Jaws, Waimea Bay, Teahupo’o and Mavericks.

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March 19th, 2010

Parko Gets a New Fish

When you are one of the top pro surfers in the world, shapers will just send you brand new boards to ride and test out. In this case, Parko got a new fish from JS called the “Blak Box”. I’m…

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March 17th, 2010

Still Filthy Artist Series from Billabong

The team over at Billabong Australia has let their design artists run wild with a new collection following their recent surf flick. Dubbed the ” Still Filthy Collection”, it is a series of t-shirts that have been designed without any…

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March 13th, 2010

Parko Eats It

Who hasn’t pulled this move before? The waves are good are you’re stoked to get into the water, you get a running start from the beach and eat shit in knee deep water when you miss a step or trip…

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March 10th, 2010

Donavon Collection by Billabong

Straight from free-spirited and free-surfer Donavan Frankenreiter, comes another collection of gear inspired by his music, surfing, and way of life. Donavan has always been known for his laid back lifestyle and soulful retro surfing style, and you can definitely see all…

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March 4th, 2010

Bruce Irons Surfing Indo

With Bruce off the tour and seemingly laying low it sometimes seems like we’re not getting our fair share of one of surfing’s greatest freaks. Feel free to fill your daily quota with this vid of Bruce in Indo.

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February 24th, 2010

PARKO+FRIENDS Trailer

I had no clue books could have video trailers but here is one for Joel Parkinson’s new book, “PARKO+FRIENDS”. We wrote about the book a few weeks ago, and the book is now available for purchase in Australia. The video has…

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February 19th, 2010

2010 Boardshorts

The past few years we’ve seen a huge increase in board short technology. The main thing we look for in a pair of boardshorts is how comfortable they are and whether or not they leave you with a nasty rash…

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February 7th, 2010

Platinum X Billabong Knockout Boardshorts

Andy Irons signature Billabong Knockout boardshorts look sick! Billabong always comes out with some dope boardshorts. Most companies now are making the rash-free and ultra-stretch shorties for the most comfort for surfers. Get the Billabong’s Hydro Stretch shorties here. Click…

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February 7th, 2010

Home Sweet Home for Parko

Drinking beer, going fishing, and sitting on the couch…..ah the life of a pro surfer! Parko explains what he’s been up to at home for the past month after finishing up the 2009 WCT. Make it past Joel talking and…

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February 3rd, 2010

Joel Parkinson’s New Book: “PARKO+FRIENDS”

Apparently Parko has been toying around with the idea of putting a book together for some time now. Later this month, his first book “Parko+Friends” will drop. This isn’t going to be your regular autobiography of his life as a pro surfer….

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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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