Sticky Bumps announces the release of Munkey Surf Wax, an evolution of the Original Sticky Bumps formula that adds more lift and hold to your surfing maneuvers.

MUNKEY wax is stickier than Sticky Bumps Original, the benchmark for overall performance, but not over the top sticky like our PUNT waxes. MUNKEY adds a bit more stick for a more refined connection of surfer/board. You can apply it to the entire surface of the board and even over your old wax for an extremely fun session.

“We’ve had a ton of positive feedback about MUNKEY from our Team and Ambassadors. They go ape $h!t over it.” declared Ryan Dahl, MUNKEY Wax formulator.

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Imagine a stylish, watch-type device that not only tells the time but can track stats ranging from airtime to number of times you paddle surfing, knows what sport you’re participating in automatically, spits out stats on your mobile device, and lets you build contests to one up yourself and your friends.

This futuristic idea came to the crew at NZN Labs and Vapor Studio, and they’ve turned their dream into reality with a new action sports-specific activity tracker called LIT, which debuted on Indiegogo April 2, raising $27k of its $100k goal in just one day.

Conceived by NZN’s Ricardo Camargo, Michael Ford, and Richard Zinn, the crew’s goal is to do for the activity tracking market what GoPro did for camera world, and after looking through the functionality, it looks like they’re onto something big.

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Two decades have passed since FCS introduced the original dual plug system. We’re now excited to announce the upcoming release of a revolutionary new system by FCS known as FCS II. The new system was designed from a detailed brief to ensure significant improvements to the functionality and the performance of the product both in and out of the water.

The final stage of development prior to the release of FCS II included an extensive testing phase that would span over 12 months. During this time our global surf team including Mick Fanning, Julian Wilson, Gabriel Medina and Nick Rozsa put the new system through its paces in both practice and competition. The video above was shot during the 2012 Hawaii season.

You’ll notice our team riders with a new white plug installed in their boards and fins branded with the II prototype symbol; these are in fact prototypes of the new FCS II system and fins. The final version of FCS II has since been refined and is scheduled for release towards the middle 2013. We should also mention we’ve developed an entirely new fin range to compliment the new FCS II system, also scheduled for release in 2013. Keep checking our website for updates on the new FCS Essential Series fin range.

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