HISTORY
Posted: December 21, 2010 at 6:05 pm
Manny from Imperial Beach in California was never after the title as the best bodyboarder in the world but he was one of the sports most entertaining. During most of the 90′s Manny was a regular standout at Off The Wall, ripping Dropknee with big carves and snaps with his fluro coloured hair and wearing footy jerseys and other assorted unusual clothing attire. When The Shorey was firing he was out there as well pulling in all for the photo glory. These days Manny is a media mogul and behind the scenes guy, a former Bodyboarding Mag editor and now contest announcer as well as a promotion guy. This pic showing Manny pulling in at the Shorey mid 90′s by Stroh.
Posted in Hall Of Fame
Posted: December 21, 2010 at 5:57 pm
Californian bodyboarder Dave Cuniff styling in Morey Boogies Bodywear Advertisement mid 80′s.
Posted in Blast From The Past
Posted: December 21, 2010 at 5:53 pm
The first Morey Boogie advertisement appeared in Surfer Magazine November 1974
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Posted: December 19, 2010 at 5:12 pm
Before Bodyboards appeared on the scene ancient Hawaiians had been riding wooden Paipos for centuries. Check out this unknown Paipo rider at Pipe in ’79, this guy is hardcore and keeping the Hawaiian tradition alive..
Posted in Blast From The Past
Posted: December 19, 2010 at 5:03 pm
Daniel “The Boogieman” Kaimi introduced style and flair to his riding performances as well as some good old ballsy charging. This shot looking casual at Pipe appeared in Surfer Magazine, photo by Vince Cavataio early 80′s.
Posted in History Lesson
Posted: December 19, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Turbo advertisement from Surfer Mag mid 80′s
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Posted: December 19, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Jack Lindholm taking on big Pipe Second Reef mid 80′s.
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Posted: December 16, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Heres Perce charging with his full face Gath Helmet on at The Island. Some say the pull down visor helped your vision inside the barrel , more of a gimic than anything else and seemed to disappear out of the lineup pretty quick. Photo Chris Stroh early 90′s.
Posted in Blast From The Past
Posted: December 16, 2010 at 12:34 pm
One of many of Mikes Bodyboarding Mag Covers, this issue came out in April 1990.
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Posted: December 16, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Sixth Sense was a film by Scott Aichner and came out in the late 90′s. It featured a large slice of brilliantly shot 16mm footage,real technical and beautiful slo motion. At the time it was not appreciated as it was still all about the big airs etc in movies but for anyone who loves quality then this vid is worth checking out. Today Scotty is one of the Surfing Worlds best water photographers.
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