Set to premier in the Spring of 2010, “Ultimate Wave Tahiti” claims to be the first 3-D IMAX surf movie ever. With an all-star cast consisting of Manoa Drollet, Chris Malloy, Keith Malloy, Shane Dorian, CJ Hobgood, Dion Agius and Raimana Van Bastolaer, we’re hoping for a banger of a flick. Stay tuned for more trailers…
Ventura, Ca — Wave Tribe is once again pushing the envelope of green surf innovation with the release this week of the World’s First Eco Deck Pad. Most deck pads are made out of non-environmentally friendly EVA plastic (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate). Wave Tribe has been researching the development of a more sustainable surfboard traction pad for the last year.
In Wave Tribe’s first attempt to create a new pad they used recycled material similar to their strong-like-bull recycled leashes. Wave Tribe discovered that the recycled EVA plastic didn’t contain the right strength and consistency necessary to produce a quality deck pad, unfortunately they could not simply use recycled material as was done in their recycled leashes—which are just as strong as conventional leashes—recycled EVA doesn’t maintain the strength like the rubber in leashes.
After attempting to use several other alternatives they became quite frustrated with the results, and one evening while drafting a new approach, Wave Tribe founder Derek Dodds cracked a bottle of red wine while reviewing the new list of possibilities that the factory had sent over.
Derek looked at the cork after opening the bottle and it struck him as the perfect material to use and he was right on, the cork molds beautifully and is extremely resistant to sun and ocean exposure and the cork surface does what a surfer requires in a pad, providing stability and increased leverage. It was in this moment that the first eco deck pad was born, a pad make of organic materials without the use of plastic.
Cork Oaks live about 150 to 250 years. Virgin cork (or ‘male’ cork) is the first cork cut from a 25 year old tree. Another 9 to 12 years is required for the second harvest, and a tree can be harvested twelve times in its lifetime. Cork harvesting is done entirely without machinery and using cork in the production of the pads helps sustain cork farmers, reduces the use of EVA plastic, and provides a non-plastic alternative to surfers around the world.
But most importantly, cork decomposes once disposed of, normal deck pads can take up to 500 years to decompose. Wave Tribe is honored to offer this product to surfers worldwide and stoked to be on the leading edge of manufacturing sustainable surf gear. For more information see wavetribe.com.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Sunday, July 18, 2009) – The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6- Star Hurley U.S. Open of Surfing kicked off the Round of 172 today and saw Matt Pagan (Westchester, CA), 19, Kellen Ellison (Ventura, CA), 21, Richard Christie (Mahia NZL) 20, and Jason Harris (Huntington Beach, CA), 21, advance through the 32-man trials format to earn berths in to the main event, which s with the Round of 144. Running in conjunction with today’s trials event was the ASP North America Pro Junior Series Grade-4 Women’s U.S. Open Nike 6.0 Pro Junior, which announced its finalists to conclude the day’s action.
Surfers competing on the ASP WQS are looking to claim the crucial points on offer at the famed event to help their cause towards qualification for the 2010 ASP World Tour, as well as the historic US$100,000 prize purse put up by Hurley for the this year’s winner. The female surfers on the ASP North America Pro Junior Series are out to put their top two results towards qualification for the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships held in Narrabeen, Australia each January and the U.S. Open Nike 6.0 Pro Junior will play an integral role in each of their respective campaigns.
Local surfer Jason Harris (Huntington Beach , CA), 21, utilized his familiarity of the south Huntington Beach Pier to advance through three heats today, marking his first appearance in the main event of the Hurley U.S. Open. The native talent blasted the trials’ top heat total of a 14.33 out of 20 to advance through to the Round of 144. While Harris spends most of his time competing on the road, he’s taking advantage of the benefits of surfing at home while competing at the Hurley U.S. Open.
“I’m just so stoked to finally make the main event,” Harris said. “There are fun waves and people don’t have to hassle, so I’m stoked. You travel around and do all of these comps, but at home you sleep in your own bed and just cruise down to the beach and I just feel way more comfortable.”
The explosive regular-footer is hoping to carry his momentum through to the main event where he will tackle some of the finest up-and-coming competitive talent.
