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It was about a month ago or so when our bud renowned Hollywood action commercial director photographer Klaus Obermyer, called me to tell me that his girlfriend Michelle had just kitesurfed over the back of a huge great white shark just off of Topanga Beach and in front of one of Klaus’s homes. Klaus and Michelle are old kitesurf students of monkeyair.com and real water people, These are not ones to exaggerate though …  Details & Pictures

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Have you ever felt like a small animal in front of a giant mountain of water ready to fall on you? Well, duck diving might be the solution for all your fears. But, how can we assure the perfect duck dive for a 10-foot breaking wave?

The secret lies in practice and momentum – the right time for starting your emergency procedure.

First of all, make sure you paddle towards the oncoming wave. Yes, you should really gain speed and should not wait for it to come  …  Details

Professional bodyboarding will be entering a new era. Terry McKenna, general manager of the International Bodyboarding Association, has announced that the IBA World Tour is taking a “quantum leap forward”, after closing a deal with a group of investors to have a company managing the 2011 tour.

“The current team has …  Details

SA come Newcastle local Marshall Watson won the Old Bar Bodyboarding festival in sloppy 3 footers yesterday. Jake Lightenburg, Jesse Galloway and Mitchell Oats made up the 4 man final.

Marshall Watson stamped his authority allover the opposition at Old Bar when he took no prisoners in the open divisionof the Festival Bodyboarding contest on Sunday.

Watson has long been a talented rider onthe IBAA Rebel Sport Pro Tour and used all of his competition savvy to  …  Details

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