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South Africa is shaping up for the biggest payday ever for a single bodyboarder in the country’s history of the sport The Anytime Holiday Rentals Xtreme Bodyboarding Showdown will be attended by the best bodyboarders from 13rd-17h December, in Margate. The event is part of the South Coast FeverX Games global competition.

The best overall bodyboarder will take home R10 000, which means more than $1,400USD. Mark McCarthy, the South African bodyboarding star, has already confirmed his place in the event, just days after the IBA World Tour stage of the Canary Islands …  Details

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The Wedge is to body surfing and board surfing what Corbet’s Couloir is to skiing and snowboarding: a sporting little test piece that happens to be located in plain sight, where mayhem occurs frequently while the public gathers to heckle and cheer.

Located in Newport Beach, California, the Wedge is best described as a mutant wave: When swells approach the western harbor breakwater,their energy is channeled into the corner where sand meets barrier,focusing the wave energy into  …  Details

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The International Bodyboarding Association is changing its competition matrix.

In the first part of the interview to SurferToday.com, Gregg Taylor has unveiled how will the Grand Slam Series (GSS) and the Global Qualifying Series (GQS) look like. Also, the tour will feature eight events at premium wave locations.

In the second part of the talk, the new man of the IBA Pty Ltd tells us how many bodyboarders are there in the world  …  Details

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Gregg Taylor has embraced a very important challenge for world bodyboarding. The entrepreneur and passionate rider is the new man behind the new IBA Pty Ltd, the company that will take the bodyboarding tour to a whole new level.

SurferToday.com had the exclusive opportunity to exchange a few ideas with Gregg Taylor.

This is the first part of the interview with the new leader of the International Bodyboarding Association.

1. Why did you decide to embrace the new IBA challenge?   …  Details

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