Our good friend and bodyboarder Rohan Inglis is throwing another of his awesome parties at the end of May, check it out here:

LOVE RIOT 7th BIRTHDAY
Sun 26th May / Crasken Farm, Helston
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The scent of summer is in the air, evenings are longer and things are heating up, all just in time for Love Riot's 7th Birthday!

What better way to celebrate than a massive summer party on a quaint Cornish country farm!
Taking control of the music we have two of Europe's hottest dance music producers, MOULLINEX and XINOBI flying in all the way from Portugal, especially to headline the main room.  Plus West Cornwall's Sir Vinyl will hosting "The basement", while Falmouth's ever popular club night POP CLIQUE will be taking care of THE HIDDEN DISCO

Topping it off, there's FREE CAMPING, and for those of you who like to go all out, the dress theme is RAINBOW - as in 7 colours of the rainbow. Although anyone dressed as George, Zippy or Bungle will still be welcome.
For tickets outlets and more info visit www.LOVERIOT.co.uk
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Further info about the special guests…..
MOULLINEX / soundcloud.com/moulinex
XINOBI / soundcloud.com/xinobi

It’s always nice to gain credibility from the best bodyboarder in the history of the earth. It was a great start to Monday morning when after hearing of the success of the Bodyboard-Depot / Science Demo day Mike Stewart sent us the following message. Thanks a lot Mike.

“We are extremely confident in the new Science board range and grateful for the opportunity to have given UK riders a chance to experience them at the Bodyboard-Depot board test day. A lot of work is involved in creating the best boards and I am confident in claiming our range as the best designed and made bodyboards in the world today. Thanks to those who took part, and I hope that the Spring swell is kicking in for you in the UK”

Booosh!

www.bodyboard-depot.com/SCIENCE/0_CAAA031_CAAA015.htm

I can only imagine the difficulty in finding quality and comfortable foot wear with size 14 feet, let alone a decent pair of bodyboard fins!!

We surprisingly get more enquiries than you would think with guys in this retail nightmare! One such Man was a guy called Finian. He has very generously donated his time to write few words about his successful quest to find the perfect fitting fin! Read on below..

“I have been boarding for 10 years and in the last couple of years taken it much more seriously. My brother has lived in Penzance all his life and always said I should get some fins so I could come out to the parts of the beach that are not plagued by the ‘foam’ boarders.

At 6’6″ I know that some items for big guys are harder to come by, but I did not anticipate how long or hard my searching would be for size 14 fins, my Dad said I need not bother had big enough feet to act as fins!

After mailing guys as far out as Australia and America I came across the Bodyboard Depot, who provided me with a quick reply and very well received “yes we do”. Within a few days I had received a pair of limited Edition size 14 fins.

Two weeks later I was in the cold post winter waters in Sennen trying out my new improved limbs, so stoked and on a high that only being in the water with new fins could create.

I can catch anything with these and propel myself so much faster. They are a must have. I shall be gracing the black and white zones this year rather than tourist dodging.

Since I have gracefully hit some of the best sets of the spring swell to come in so far and a trip up to Porthcawl in Wales completely assured me of the need for fins to ride the best.

Cheers to Tom and the Depot for sorting me out, and all other big fellas needing fins stop here!

Finian”

Follow this link to check out the fins that fit Finians’ feet (bit of a tongue twister!)

www.bodyboard-depot.com/Limited+Edition+Fins/0_CAAA002/PRAA216.htm#nogo

One happy Finian with his new pair of Limited Edition XL Fins

LTD FINS Available at the Depot!

The UK’s top DK rider, and Bodyboard-Depot team rider Laurie McCall has just returned from a winter of shredding in far off lands. We caught up with him to see what went down (clearly some shredding on the Knee!).

What have you been up to this winter?

The new year saw me going on a two month trip to New Zealand. I got to see some amazing places and escaped the worst of the English winter which was a bonus! The trip was less a surf trip and more a sightseeing/walking (Or tramping as the locals call it) trip. Walking up the mountains and around the sides of the South Island was unreal, postcard views wherever you look and the freshest air you’ll ever breath. I’d recommend it to anyone who likes to get back to nature haha.
After a couple of months of walking, hitchhiking and skipping from hostel to hostel in New Zealand I moved on to spend a month in Bali. It was my first time there (I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to get out there! (I’m now 26) and definitely won’t be my last. I was there just between the wet and the dry season meaning I got to surf a whole range of different spots depending on the winds.

Where did you get the best waves?

Probably at a spot near Keramas, east of Kuta. It was a dream for the knee, most waves consisted of a hollow barrel to whackable end section, could a drop knee er ask for more?

What did you get up to other than bodyboarding?

New Zealand was all about the wilderness walks and wildlife so a lot of my time was spent missioning up hills and stomping through bush and taking photos of the scenery. In Bali the local food was awesome so I was always on the hunt for a good eat (Ayam Betutu ended up being my favourite dish). A few nights were spent partying in Kuta, such a crazy place! Any days when the surf was flat I’d go off and explore the island on my scooter, it’s cool just driving through rural areas and seeing how different the culture and lifestyle is over there.

Why is Indo such a sick place to go on a bodyboarding trip?

Apart from the obvious abundant selection of world class waves, the water is bath warm (It makes such a difference riding without a wetsuit), the food is good and cheap! The local people are super friendly and always smiling, it’s all good, just be careful if you’re on a scooter out there, the roads are a death trap!

What are you up to now that you’re back?

I’m working freelance as a graphic designer which is rad, I get to choose my own hours and work from my studio which is a dream come true. I’m just about to start designing a new clothing range for the Bodyboard-Depot, so watch this space! I’m also practicing art which has a been a hobby of mine for a while, I mostly work in collage using found images and paper which I have been hoarding for the past few years! You can see some of my work here –
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What are your plans for summer and autumn 2013?

Surf as much as I can, I’m going to try and get over to Hossegor in the Autumn for some beachie shacks. Other than that i’ll be working to build up my client base for my freelance work and doing as much art as I can, I’d like to see if i can get my work into some galleries and publications.

You were at the Science Demo day, what did you think of it?

I thought it was a really good idea. It was good to compare a whole load of different boards all in a short space of time. The turnout was impressive and it’s promising to see so many groms frothing to get in there! The future is bright!

Can you come up with captions for each of your shots please to let us know what’s going on?

Cliff jump – A fun little cliff jump

DK Float – Preparing for a heavy landing at a lesser know spot in Bali (Framie – Cian Salmon)

DK Barrel – Not every wave was makable, but sometimes it was just nice to find some shade (Framie – Cian Salmon)

Dk float smaller – This spot was a bit of a skatepark for a natural footed drop kneer (Framie – Cian Salmon)

Empties – Early morning sickness in Bali, no one out! (my photos)

Empties – Early morning sickness in Bali, no one out! (my photos)

Beach and mountains – Dawnies always provide some good views (my photo)

Lake swim – Getting back to nature on the south island of New Zealand

Waterfall – Places like this are the norm in NZ (my photo)

Peak – Never thought I’d be into hiking but NZ proved me wrong.

Photo by Aaron Parsons

Spectacular spring sunshine showed up for Newquay’s Bodyboard-Depot/Science free demo day on Saturday along with an eager crowd of over 25 bodyboarding enthusiast who travelled from all over the UK to attend.

In partnership with Science bodyboards and Rob Barber’s Bodyboarding school, The Bodyboard-Depot hosted a free event for keen bodyboarders to come and try out a selection of new Science bodyboards to enable them to improve their riding and techniques. By 2pm 28 new boards had been unwrapped and distributed to the amassed riders and invaluable advice was delivered from pro Science riders Bjorn Storey, Sam Brabyn, Laurie McCall, 6 times British champion Damian Prisk and British team coach Rob Barber.
Fistral Beach provided two-foot clean waves as well as the beaming sunshine and warm waters in which bodyboarders trialed the new Science boards. After the surf session the riders headed back to the Bodyboard-Depot shop where they looked over video footage of their wave riding and received further feedback and guidance from the experts.
Thrilled with the chance to try the new Science boards and after receiving some guidance from the Pro’s, local bodyboarder Tyler Littlejohns commented ‘It’s been a great day and it gives you the chance to meet the pro’s and ask questions about certain moves. It’s awesome that the Bodyboard-Depot and Science have organised a day like this”.

Tyler Littlejohns (Image: Matt Hawken)

Rob Barber commented, “The Science boards are great, they have such confidence in their product that they want people to be able to try them and feel how good they are. It was a great day with perfect weather, great waves and it’s exactly the type of event that the Bodyboard-Depot is trying to build to promote bodyboarding”.

Bodyboard-Depot team rider and British Drop Knee champion Laurie McCall. (Image: Matt Hawken)

 
This was the first bodyboarding event of the season at Rob Barber’s Bodyboarding School. As well as daily lessons there is a fantastic mix of coaching events scheduled through summer and autumn with something for everyone. From beginners/intermediate’s weekends, expert’s weekends, silver surfer weekends (aimed at over 50′s), summer camps, autumn camps and winter coaching holidays to Ireland, Morocco, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Indonesia.
For more information please check www.bodyboard-school.com or call 01637 877722

Photo by Aaron Parsons

First Found Boards, First Waves, First Love!

Jersey bodyboarders pay no VAT at the The Bodyboard-Depot!

It’s always cool to hear from bodyboarders when they are stoked with the kit that they’ve purchased from us. We love the committed Jersey bodyboarding crew, they have an awesome club, loads of sick waves (reefs and beaches) and can pretty much find some where offshore on any wind direction. We offer all Jersey bodyboarders VAT free goods, just drop us a line if you guys from the islands want anything and we can work out the price and the paper work for you, no worries.

Head of the Jersey bodyboard club and long time friend of mine, Colin Crowther dropped us a line in need of a new suit and board. And good mate Stefano wanted a new stick to get his mind off his hectic studying schedule and get in the water. We sorted Colin out with an Xcel X zip which he loved, a Found MR Series and Stef had a Found Modern Era. We discounted the VAT, arranged the paper work and dispatched the kit for them. We were over the moon to get the following feedback from Colin:

“Just a quick message to say cheers for all the help with the board and suit. The suit’s perfect and mega light compared to the Xcel I had couple of years back. The board goes well, like all new boards just breaking it in, but seems really manoeuvreable. Here’s shot from the first session ”

We were amped to see both the boys getting slotted on their very first waves on the new boards.

Colin pulls in on his mint green MR Series. Image courtesy Colin Crowther.

Stef Slotted on his Found Modern Era. Image by Colin Crowther.