HISTORY

Hawaii early 2000s..Sean Virtue, MC,Spencer Skippper,Aka and son,Eddie Solomon, Steve MacKenzie and Jeff Hubb..

When the whole No Friends thing came about Hubb was on fire and was just starting to take his airs to bigger and better places. The NF vids captured a change in the sport and new era of riders, it set a high standard that had never been seen before in videos and placed a stylish feel towards bodyboarding that had been lacking previously. This shot of Hubb getting soulful on the South Coast of NSW photo Stroh

This is the symbol  of a revolution. The first No Friends logo started a movement that began in 1998 and lasted a decade. The NF brand changed the whole dynamics of  the sport by inventing classy vids, cool clothes and with the best team in the sport at the time the best progressive riding. The name itself represented a break away from standup surfings longtime monopoly to create a self sufficient industry that stood alone.

In the late 90′s  it began when the  No Friends team of elite bodyboarders went on tour to promote their latest video offering. The NF guys were leading the sport at the time in every aspect and their videos were the most highly sort after videos on the market. If you were lucky the NF circus and their friends would roll into your town and blow up the sport of bodyboarding and for several years they took it to  another level at each  new premier.  Below a ticket from the Happy Camper Tour for Video No5.

When No Friends went global in the late 90s it had no bigger impact than Australia. The local clothing brand pulled together the hottest young Aussie kids to wave the NF flag like Nelson Ross below. Nelson was from the Sunny Coast. Along with, Sean Virtue, Jono Bruce, Michael Crawley, Dave Winchester and Joel Taylor team NF Oz was a youth force like no other before or later. Pic MC.

 

When the No Friends crew finished their latest movie offering they were working on they followed up with a premier video tour. It was like the circus has come to town as kids came out in droves to see it. Pro’s mixed with grommets and it was the highlight of the year. This poster was for Multiple Choice during the Australian premiers early 2000s.