Jacob Romero has conquered the 2010 US Open of Bodyboarding, held in small waves at Huntington Beach, California.
In the final heat, Romero took over Jeff Hubbard, David Hubbard and David Phillips by a very narrow margin. The last waves and scores were fought till the last minute and Jacob smiled with an advantage of only 0.37 points.
Another tight final was the …Â Details
Today we opened The US Open of Bodyboarding with the Expression Session, featuring the Top Pro Riders and Top Amateur Riders from around the globe.Â
The Men’s Pro division started first thing this morning for an expression session, along with Drop Knee and Open Amateurs. Guilherme Tamega was a standout in the Expression Session, with countless combos and maneuvers in wave selection. Chris “Won Ton†Taloa showed us how to stand up on a boogie.
Dave Hubbard was …Â Details
Bodyboarding was invented in 1971, by American surfer, entrepreneur and musician Tom Morey.
On July 7, he cut a rectangular shape of polyethylene foam and covered it with newspaper. The first bodyboard was born and history was made.
Bodyboarding will be 40 years old in 2011Â …Â Details
Afterfour days of competition, Pierre Louis Costes (FRA) wins the second edition of the Peruvian Inka Challenge.
Amaury Lavernhe (REU) gotthe second place. In the very beginning, Pierre Louis Costes performed a massive backflip that received a perfect score 10/10.
In the Drop Knee competition … Details