10.6.08

Puerto Rico's Natasha Sagardia gets her share of paparazzi hassling, and she always takes the opportunty plug her LMNOP signature model called the Nati!! ...and it's finely tuned for our women bodyboarders out there and comes in three sizes!!

Nati 38 Crescent Tail, channels, stringer
Nati 39 Bat Tail, channels, stringer
Nati 40 Bat Tail, channels, stringer

10.3.08

Good News!! Our boy Ricky Miller checked in with some pics of some epic Hurricane swell they scored down in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina!

Bad news is he did a massive air and landed so hard he ripped his spleen and colon and has been sitting in a hospital all week! Get well hommie!

10.2.08

Ho kids, time fo one Beeeg Todd Hawaiian kine update! as you can see Uncle Beeeg "triple e" Todd stay small kine training fo da upcoming Wintah season! 40oz bicep curls left arm, 40oz bicep curls right side arm for da body symmetry cuz!! and even practice putting all da sponsah's stickers perfectly on yo board is what we callin "gettin ready fo da Beeg SHOW"
Winter is upon us kids, time to show up, put it ALL on the line and see where you measure up in the Big Leagues! and for the LMNOP family this means da PIPELINE !!!

10.1.08

Like Sly Stallone in the Hollywood movie CliffHanger, Skipp scales vertical cliffs to save some lost innocent tourists in danger!! it's a good thing Skipp's LMNOP Transit backpack comes with a base jumping parachute, yeah right!!

and don't let the Hinano Tahiti t-shirt fool you, this lookout point is from the mountains overlooking Makapu'u on Oahu.
The boys are planning to be in Tahiti next month!

9.30.08

Happy Zurowski's had some fun sessions this summer on Oahu's South Shores but this North Shore local is jonesing for the WNW swells to start.

a forecasted 4-6' NW swell is supposed to arrive today in Hawaii so let's keep our fingers crossed that this is the lil teaser appetizer for the upcoming main course of the Winter!!

9.29.08

Aki Ogura from Japan scored some sick waves off Hurricane Gustavo in the Gulf of Florida!! very rare indeed and the amped LMNOP team rider ripped the hollow offshore Gulf waves!!

Aki is going back to Japan for some Pro contests and will be back on the North Shore of Oahu for the rest of the winter season! Good Luck Aki!!

9.26.08

LMNOP's Japan Distributor, Aki Takahama shows Nelz and Ross a lil bit of his Hawaiian Shaka style at the ASR Trade show earlier this month..
Exciting news in LMNOP Japan-Land as we have 3 new board models coming out for 2009!
- "Love Me" which is a PE Core, Crescent Tail in 36-41" sizes
- "Heart Tree", EPP Core, Crescent Tail, in 37-41" sizes
- "4 Peace", EPP Core, Bat Tail, 37-41" sizes

9.25.08

LMNOP's Puerto Rican Boriqua, Natasha Sagardia poses with her signature model called the Nati Comp!
The Nati Comp comes in a PP Core w/ Stringer and in a 38" Crescent Tail and a 40" Bat Tail. These boards have a thinner profile for more responsive turns and better overall flex.

Natasha also has her own Bodyboarding School and as soon as we get the dates for the next classes we'll post it here!!

9.24.08

Australia's Michael Novy had solid performance at the Australian Titles where he got 3rd Place!! Congrats to him on another stellar year chasing swells and blazing in the comp scene!

New for '09 is the Novy Peeps Series.. Dow 2.2 PE core, HDPE slick, graduated channels, graphite stringer system, thumb bar, 60/40 rails and of course, Michael's signature designed shape!

9.23.08

Ok this is FREAKING MENTAL!

This is why Bodyboarding will always amaze the surf industry! From sketching your dream wave on your school books to making it a REALITY....Bodyboarding performed at the highest level of difficulty is one of the raddest sports in the world!!

...IT IS what IT IS, and this is why we ride the sponge!!

9.22.08

Skipp's back on Oahu and getting back to Island Life.. September is normally a transitional month where the Southern Hemisphere slowly gives way to the Northern Hemisphere.. Winter is upon us and everyone is already starting to train for the upcoming North Shore season!

No more Groveling, time to get some barrels from the WNW!

9.20.08

What? Get Ahi in San Diego??

How's da Ahi getting quartered and cut right there on the ground, just like we do it in Hawaii, but this time, San Diego style!

The boys will be grinding fresh Ahi all week, stop by and pick up a slab of fresh Tuna!! Cheee Huuu!!

9.19.08

Take a visit on Ebodyboarding.com, Jay and Vicki Reale must be crazy cause they got a pretty SOLID DEAL going right now for all you LMNOP supporters!!

Get a FREE Basic LMNOP Bodyboard Bag with the purchase of any LMNOP bodyboard!!

and FREE Shipping too!!

9.19.08

News Update from Peru!!

Here's LMNOP Peru's team rider Manuel scoring some fun waves in Chile! South Swells love Peru and Chile and the cold waters of this region loves the Dow PE Core boards!!

the 2009 boards will be in Peru at the end of the year!

9.18.08

Big Island's Willy Petrovic had a strong showing at the USBA New York event.

Check out the DK snap in the DK Men's Pro final where he got 2nd place!! Willy will be back at home training and getting ready for the upcoming Winter Season on the North Shore of Oahu!!
thanks to Mauricio at www.maurofoto.com

9.17.08

Happy Zurowski checked in with us last week, and he said he scored some fun waves on that last South swell that hit Hawaii! he's been getting his groove back and he's looking forward to a great winter.
We are looking to re-design the Hapz Signature for 2009 so check back for updates on his new models!!

thanks to Ryan Beppu at www.BeppuPhoto.com

9.16.08

Check out LMNOP's Online Order Form.

go to our Gear Section and click on the BUY NOW tab!

plain and simple... go get your LMNOP stuff and see you out in the lineup!

9.16.08

LMNOP's Miss Lachelle Yasutake spent the last week in San Diego to celebrate her birthday! of course she brought up her Bodyboarding gear so we put her to work testing the new 2009 prototype EPP and Dow PE core signature models!! the water temps in La Jolla were on the COLD side but she excitingly powered on with NO wetsuit, her intoxicating smile and her signature L-Spade style and grace!
...the new Dow PE Signature boards are perfect for the cold California water temps or any ledgy hollow pits!!

9.15.08

Australian Super Grom, Jake Stone busting out!

Look for the new Jake Stone signature models to be out for 2009. we are currently looking at 2 models for the super grom, a Peep Series model that will be Dow PE core with a stringer and the Stone Signature that will be EPP core with a stringer. as soon as we finalize his signature boards we will post it here in the news!!! until then, keep busting Jake!

9.12.08

BIA Championships are on this weekend at 5th St. Huntington Beach!!!

go to www.biatour.com to find out all details! contest will start at 7pm both days so get there early to see all the action.. a lil south swell is on the forecast so it should be a fun contest!!!

9.11.08

Beeg Todd pimping hard on the East Coast last week and he represented well for the LMNOP Hawaii Team!!

He's fully equipped with his Hi-Roller Bodyboard Bag and his LMNOP Transit Backpack that holds his Laptop that he does all his MySpace updates! check out Beeg Todd on MySpace!

9.10.08

LMNOP's Puerto Rican Boriqua, Natasha Sagardia brings home the Silver Medal (2nd place) from last weekend's Women's Pro event in Portugal!! She also placed in the Semis of the other women's contest..

Natasha is planning a big bodyboarding class in Puerto Rico with LMNOP and Tres Palmas Surf Shop. as soon as we get the confirmed dates we will post it here!!

9.9.08

LMNOP fans here is Kauai's Bud Miyamoto who is absolutely owning this backside pig dog pit at Half Point!! Pretty Mental!!

Bud's Limited 42 CT model is a very versitile board designed mainly for Prone riding but very capable for the dropknee as shown here by the man himself! Mahalos to Happy Z for the sick photos!

9.8.08

The LMNOP Hi-Roller Bodyboard Bag and Transit Backpack is on sale now at Ebodyboarding.com! check it out and buy one now!!

Here's Willy hanging on the East Coast with DK man Paul Roach and FFAT.biz tour guy Manny Vargas!!

Mahalos to Beeg Todd Martin for the lifestyle shot of da boys!

9.8.08

Big Island's Willy Petrovic cleaned house and made some prize cash money at the USBA New York contest this weekend!! He finished 3rd in the Men's Pro division, 2nd in the DK Pro division, and 1st place in the Stand-Up Pro division!!

a very solid showing for Willy who also made the finals of the DK Pro division the week before at Jenkinson Pro, New Jersey!

9.4.08

Say Hi to LMNOP Japan team rider Chiaki Okuyama who recently took a fun surf trip to Nijima Island off the coast of Japan!

We have 2 new 2009 models for our Japanese customers called the Heart Tree and 4 Peace !! both are specially designed by the elite Japan team and ready for rip!!

9.3.08

A little tourist day for our Jenkinson Pro Champ, Spencer Skipper! Skipp's riding is already bigger than life but check him out getting ready to bite down on America's Green Lady of Liberty!! Yes that is the Statue of Liberty he's swallowing!

Skippy is also sporting the new '09 LMNOP Transit Backpack! Perfect for traveling!! check out the accessories page for the detailed specs of our most popular backpack we sell!

9.2.08

Yes the prayers to the WaveGods were answered yesterday in the form of a punchy 2-4' swell that arrived Labor Day morning!! Skipp took full advantage of the very contestable surf and brought home the GOLD for LMNOP!!!
Here's a pic Big Island's Willy P and Skipp representing for LMNOP!
and thanks goes out to Jason Bitzer for all his hard work for putting together another successful contest!!

9.1.08

Happy Labor Day LMNOP fans!
We got awesome news today that our boy Skippy Guys just WON the USBA Jenks Pro in Point Pleasant, New Jersey!! we have not got the photos back from the contest yet so here's a funn photo of Skipp flipping out on the Jersey shores!!

thanks to Maurofoto.com for the hook up on this photo! go check out Mauricio's photos on his website!!

8.29.08

Big Island's Willy Petrovic is on the East Coast this weekend to compete in the USBA New Jersey comp! He's also going to compete in the New York event the following week. LMNOP wishes he and Skipp the best of luck as the whole contest prays for waves to show up for the event!

Happy Labor Day America!! Enjoy the 3 day weekend!

8.28.08

Congrats to Aki Ogura who finished in 3rd at the USBA Women's pro division in Huntington Beach this weekend! This puts the LMNOP Japan team rider in the top 3 in the race for ratings points!!

Unfortunately Aki will not be making it to the USBA East coast events that are happening this Labor Day weekend in Point Pleasant, New Jersey! Go LMNOP team!!

8.27.08

Skipp flew in on the red eye from LAX and now he's in dirty Jersey.. Still a little jet lagged but the people at the Courtyard Marriot made it easy to for him to catch up on some z's. They went in to the town of Red Bank and some how stumbled upon an Irish pub, and that ended up being the only part of town that they explored. The contest waiting period starts tomorrow and the forecast looks terrible!!! Good thing Labor Day weekend is coming up, waves or not, it sure it will be FUN!!!

8.26.08

The Sport Chalet promos went off last week Friday and the USBA contest at Huntington Beach had some small but fun contestable waves!!
Skippy got 5th and barely missed the finals, Ross decided that morning to join in on the fun and made it to the quarters, and our LMNOP Japan rider, Aki Ogura got 3rd in the finals!!
Thanks to Sport Chalet for all the support of LMNOP, big props to Todd Klasky and big Mike Tyrone for all their hard work!

8.25.08

The LMNOP Transit Backpack has also arrived!
Heavy 400D nylon with 600D Polyester and Mesh. 1840 cu. in. capacity that will shit all over your other backpacks!! Padded Laptop sleeve that will protect your valuable Laptop that you honestly only use for Myspace and Surf forecasts! (don't lie) Padded ergonomic shoulder straps and padded mesh back panel to provide support and comfort, even when you are fully loaded

email FreakSales@surfelemenohpee.com to get one!

8.25.08

The LMNOP Hi-Roller Deluxe 3 boardbag has arrived!
Heavy 840D nylon that reflects heat and keeps your boards cool. Heavy duty zippers that will not corode, one oversized gear compartment enough for wetsuits, fins and other gear. One mesh pocket for breathability of your wet stuff, padded handle straps and ergonomically designed padded backpack straps for the ultimate in comfortable traveling!

email FreakSales@surfelemenohpee.com to get one!

8.25.08

Check out LMNOP supporter Justin from Outer Banks, North Carolina having a blast with the Skipp Step Up 43 BT!! oh that water looks COLD!

if you got a sick photo of you with your LMNOP bodyboard please email them to Freaksales@surfelemenohpee.com
Don't forget to tell us your name, spot you're ripping up and the LMNOP board model you ride!

8.22.08

Don't forget!
Meet the LMNOP Team on TODAY, August 22nd! Come and hang out with Spencer Skipper, Ross McBride, Nelz Vellocido and many, many more! We will be visiting 3 Sport Chalet locations:
IRVINE: 1:30pm to 3:00pm
HUNTINGTON BEACH: 3:30pm to 5:30pm
LONG BEACH: 6:30 to 8:00pm

8.21.08

Skippy Guys went back home to Big Island last week to visit his family and got to score some waves at his local break, a secret lil wave that breaks over a lava shelf..

Skipp will be up in California on Thursday for Sport Chalet promos on Friday and the USBA contest at Huntington Beach this weekend.. come check us out!!

8.20.08

Skipp and Nelz enjoying a beautiful summer morning where the sport of bodyboarding began....the infamous Sandy Beach! Located on the South East shores of Oahu, Sandy's is where it all began in the early 80's. The pioneers of our sport and the new kids on the block all cut their teeth here. Show up on any south swell and you'll run into someone famous in the lineup!
Thanks to Mr. WaterPhotoGuy Ryan Beppu for his dedication of bringing back what Sandy's is all about.
www.BeppuPhoto.com

8.19.08

The always beautiful Miss Lachelle showing us how to shocky jockey the foamball... She is always down for some big barrels and loves her hollow shorebreak spots like Sandy's and Makapu'u, so if you see some hottie scooping in and pulling in deep, most likely she'll have an 'e' on her board and it will be HER!
Balancing her love for the H20 and her career makes afternoon sessions like above so much more funnn...

8.16.08

Japan LMNOP Team Rider Chiaki Okumura enjoying a day at the beach with her little boogie buddies!

Chiaki recently went to Nijima Island (off the coast of Japan) to follow some typhoon surf and we're anxiously awaiting news on her trip and if they scored some sick waves!!

8.14.08

Skipp went back to his own stomping grounds this last weekend. He said he surfed some fun secret reefs by his house in Hilo.

Skipp will be in California next week getting ready for the USBA Huntington Beach contest happening the 23rd and 24th of August!

8.13.08

Novy wins the coveted EBB Pro in Western Australia!!!
The ‘2 star’ rated event which offered a total prize pool of $4000 culminated with Queensland’s Michael Novy taking out one of the biggest wins of his career. “Im stoked to have finally won an event, it makes the trip West all that much sweeter”, said Novy who secured his win in the dying minutes of the final with an 8.33 ride that he backed up with a 7.33 for a combined total of 15.66 out of a possible 20.00.

8.12.08

Bud wins GOLD again!!!
Kauai's Bud Miyamoto has taken a memorable win in this year’s Sundowner DKS Port Mac event. Bud stormed through all of his heats and into the final collecting a perfect 10 along the way. Bud also created history for not only the Sundowner DKS Tiona event, but also the Sundowner DKS Port Mac event by not dropping a single heat and taking the honors this year as DKS Champion infront of another world class field including 2x DKS winner Mason Rose.

8.11.08

Australian super kid, Jake Stone just checked in... he's in Western Australia scoring some sick waves, enjoying life and getting barreled!

Look for the Jake Stone signature model to be out in 2009, called the Stone Peep! details on his signature model coming soon!

8.8.08

Meet the LMNOP Team on Friday, August 22nd! Come and hang out with Spencer Skipper, Ross McBride, Nelz Vellocido and many, many more! We will be visiting 3 Sport Chalet locations:
IRVINE: 1:30pm to 3:00pm
HUNTINGTON BEACH: 3:30pm to 5:30pm
LONG BEACH: 6:30 to 8:00pm

Come down, there will be tons of giveaways! See you there!

8.5.08

Bud WINS DK event in Australia!!!
LMNOP's Bud Miyamoto has taken out the Sundowner DKS Tiona event at North Boomerang Beach this past weekend in pristine conditions. About 4-5ft waves greeted competitors after a disappointing saturday produced no swell so the contest was put on hold for the day and it paid off bigtime.
This is Bud's first trip to Australia and he's putting his Hawaiian stamp of approval on the place!

8.4.08

You can always count on Sandy Beach to provide a hollow shorebreak! Here's Skipp scooop on his Hawaiian Royalty colored Rockstar Skipp Limited 42" BT

thanks to our buddy Ryan Beppu of www.beppuphoto.com for the sick shots of Lachelle and Skipp!!

8.1.08

Miss Natasha Sagardia checked in from Indonesia! She's been scoring epic Uluatus in Bali and has been racking up some serious tube time! Check out sick this wedgy section is as Miss Naty flies through the infamous Racetrack section of Ulu's!!

Natasha's in Brazil now, competing in the Women's World Tour event!

7.31.08

Miss Lachelle Yasutake getting the job done at her favorite spot, Sandy Beach shorebreak! you will find her there every afternoon pulling into sick pits! In the barrel is where she loves to be and that's where you'll find her!

Much props again to Ryan Beppu who pretty much owns the shorebreak water photography! www. beppuphoto.com

7.30.08

The LMNOP girls tees are in! we'll be selling them to our online stores and select surfshops..

Look for our LMNOP Backpacks and RockStar Boardbags to be on sale early September!! these items will also be sold to our online stores ans select surfshops!

7.28.08

Michael Novy has been takin care of of some serious business down in Australia! Flying up and down the East and South coasts of Australia...literally.... look at him FLY!

Look for the '09 Novy Signature model out this Holiday '08!! it's gonna be GOOD!

7.25.08

Beeg Todd has been testing out the new Big One 45 CT down in Cabo San Lucas Mexico! he's down there partyin up with Manny Vargas and the boys at the Cabo Freak Fest! with Beeg Todd's Makapu'u and Sandy Beach local knowledge he's feeling right at home in Cabo's whomping shorebreak! they have been scoring some epic slamming shorebreak all week!

Go get 'um BT!!

7.24.08

In Hawaii, Summer = Sandy Beach if you are a Bodyboarder, and so far it's been a FUN summer for the local spongers!

Here's Miss Lachelle Yasutake SCOOP'ing into a frothy one with Elle 39 CT. Camera duties from the man at Sandy's, Ryan Beppu!
check out BeppuPhoto.com!

7.23.08

Ross has been having a great summer so far! Hard at work at No Friends, summer swells in San Diego and a few secret spots up North, he's been a busy, busy man. Like all true watermen he's well versed in all types of wave riding and that's who we are here at LMNOP......Watermen. we enjoy what Mother Nature gives us, we appreciate her, and most of all we respect her whether it's riding a Surfboard, Stand Up Paddling, Bodysurfing, and of course Bodyboarding!

7.22.08

Superkid Jake Stone's has been busy chasing swells up and down the East and South coasts of Australia!

We have a new signature model in the works with Jake called the Stone Peep! look for the release in Hawaii and USA around Christmas '08!

7.21.08

The San Clemente Ocean Festival was an absolute madhouse! The normally sleepy town of San Clemente was overpacked with everyone trying to find their place within the maddness!

Thanks to Ebodyboarding.com for hosting the free bodyboarding clinics and help making it happen. Nelz and Ross went up to help out Sunday and drove around for well over an hour looking for parking!!

7.18.08

Miss Puerto Rico, Natasha Sagardia showing everyone how to charge and go big! At a young age of 22, Miss Nati has been pushing women's bodyboarding since she was 16 years old!

Natasha's signature model, the Nati is in stores now! Available in pink(shown above) and aqua blue!! comes in a 38" Crescent tail and a 40" Bat tail!

7.17.08

Super Kid, Jake Stone living LARGE in a Man's world! Stone is also from the Sunshine Coast of Queensland and he's been following the swells and anywhere it's been taking him!

Jake's got a couple new signature models coming out worldwide called the Stone Peep! Big things coming to this kid!

7.16.08

Michael Novy is the MAN! This young kid from the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia has been on an absolute tear the last 2 years!

Look for the Novy 41.5 CT if you wanna fly like this kid! PP core, single stringer, channels, and Novy's personal template is all you need to boost like him!!

7.15.08

It's been a pretty decent this summer in Hawaii for waves with consistent south swells every week. Skippy Guys has been all over it, throwing the boogie around every hightide at Sandy's Half Point and SUPing in Ala Moana with Hawaiian heavys Kainoa McGee and Lanson Ronquilio.

We have a few new Skipp models coming out for 2009!

7.14.08

Big Island boy, Willy Petrovic sporting the LMNOP gear on his last trek through the lava fields in South Kona!

The Rockstar Hi Roller bodyboard bag and LMNOP Transit Backpack will be available hopefully by the 1st week of August! There will only be a limited 200pcs of each bodyboard bag and backpack so email us now to put one on hold!

7.13.08

Here's Skippy with da boys! Yup that's Uncle Kainoa McGee one of Hawaii's ultimate and premiere watermen, Kauai Classic veteran Jason Brown who's son competed in the Boys division of the USBA Sandy's event, the very talented and one of the original LMNOP crew Aka Lyman, and of course last but never least, Braddah Beeg Todd aka "BT" or "da Dangerous Hawaiian"

that's over 120 years of Hawaiian Bodyboarding history right there!

7.12.08

Congrats to Aki Ogura from Japan for getting 4th place in the USBA Sandy Beach Women's Pro division! She beat out some tough female competitors to make the final!

Aki now makes Hawaii her home and when you see her in the water make sure to say Konnichiha (pronounced as Konnichiwa) which means Heyrro! sorry, we mean Hello!!

7.11.08

Natasha Sagardia, aka Miss Nati shows everyone how to do a proper inverted air!! Holy Bleep that is sick!!!

The Nati 38 CT and 40 BT are available now! check out online stores or ask for them at your local surfshop!

Check out www.tubasos.com

7.10.08

Congrats to Skipp for making the finals of the USBA Sandy Beach Pro Division! He didn't get the waves he wanted in the final and had to settle for his 2nd consecutive 4th place finish this season!

The next USBA event is at Huntington Beach, CA the weekend of August 23rd-24th!

7.9.08

Congrats to Bud Miyamoto as he took out the competition in the DK Pro division at the USBA Sandy Beach Pro this past weekend!!!
The waves for the contest were ok, nothing like a few days prior when it was going off with some of the best Half Point seen in recent years! wait till you see the sequence we have of Budz backside barrel...simply MENTAL!!
...and yes, Budz does make this DK air, this is standard for him!!

7.8.08

Michael Novy checked in, he's been working hard on the Roam 2 project with Bryce Thurston.

check out this smoker from Luna Park. we'll be keeping you posted on this as Novy's sent us a couple more frame grabs that will blow your socks off..

7.7.08

Miss Lachelle graced her presence this 4th of July holiday weekend in beautiful San Diego!

She went Stand Up Paddle surfing, enjoyed the SD scene and yes, of course she brought up her bodyboarding gear and went for a session in La Jolla! She wore a wetsuit for the first time in her life, and yes, she was ripping as always!

7.6.08

For the fans of "the Happy Zurowski Show", he's baaaack!!

Stronger and more focused than ever, Da Hapz is back in the water and gonna make the most of his summer! He's so HAPPY he's flipping out! (see above)

Check out www.BIMwebTV.com for the Hapz interview!

7.4.08

Willy Petrovic has been on a mission lately.. him and his BI boys hiked to some secret spots down in Kona for some sick sick waves!

This is a new spot they found after a couple hour hike on the lava fields.. Unnamed spot so they called it Drubes, short for Dry Tubes cause this ledger breaks on dry reef! sketchy shallow!

7.3.08

Bud Miyamoto is a big time huntah! He checked in with this photo of the biggest Deer he shot last week!

Some serious fresh Venison grinds for the Miyamoto family! if you ever had Island Venison then you know it's da bomb, super tender steaks but you gotta hemo da ligament strings that are throughout da meat! Bus out da Kiawe wood it's BBQ time!

7.2.08

Willy Petrovic checked in again with more Big Island Madness! This Kona boy is on a mission to push his way up the ladder in the Bodyboarding game!

Once again we cannot tell you the name of this BI gem but Willy knows where to go!

7.1.08

Da Hapz is back!! Stronger than ever, more focused and with a new zest for life and everything about living! A couple of weeks ago Happy had gnarly stomach issues that had him in the hospital for almost a week! Now he's back and ready to make his waves in the Bodyboarding world once again!

Look for him, Bud, Willy P, and Skipp at the USBA Sandy's event this Saturday, July 5th!

6.30.08

High Tide Surfshop in Peru just checked in, Willy Barios sent us some pictures of the LMNOP Peru guys in some really fun looking waves!

Here's Oscar Arcela pulling into a Peruvian barrel!

6.28.08

The First Annual Keiki Ocean Fest went down with out a hitch with participants and spectators reaching into the hundreds. The Team of Jeff, Dave, Heather & Mike Hubbard along with Spencer Skipper, Jason & Roberta Bitzer as well as Kolaih Jardin made a huge effort for the bodyboarding youth of Oahu.
All riders at last Sunday’s event walked away with a goodie bag full with products donated by our sponsors as well with their bellies full by Kenekes’s, Diamond Head Catering and of course Wahoo’s Tacos.

6.27.08

The 2008/2009 Limited Edition is finally HERE!!

The features include a Dig Out Contoured Deck, EPP Core, Sealed Air Deck Skins, Channels, Reaction Stringer, and a proven template built for SPEED!
Colors are Silver Deck w/ Silver Surlyn, Silver Deck w/ Orange Surlyn, and Black Deck w/ Orange Surlyn!
Comes in 41.5" Crescent Tail and 42" Bat Tail (shown above)

6.26.08

The long awaited Natasha Sagardia signature models are in our warehouse! The Nati 38 CT/STR and 40 BT/STR are built for that Femme Fatale that's looking for a high performance board!

Check them out at Ebodyboarding.com or a surfshop near you! If the shop does not have them, ask for them and we'll ship one out to them! Go Rip ladies!!

6.25.08

Ross McBride showing us how to get it done at the Wedge last week during those solid back to back SW swells that hit California!
Ross is a busy man running No Friends but still gets out there and when he does, he runs the show in the water too!!!
Check out the new 2008 McFly Comp 40 and 42 models, they have a new upgraded template and NO deck contours.
go to Ebodyboarding.com and get one NOW!!

6.25.08

Here's a frame grab of Skipp launching a solid air revo during the last round of SW swells that hit the California coastline last week! Skipp was super lucky to get a solid week of summer swells while he visited California for promotions and the USBA Contest in Imperial Beach.
He's yet to decide if he's gonna compete at the USBA event at Sandy Beach next weekend, July 5th and 6th. Skipp's thinking to shine the contest and go to AUSTRALIA or INDONESIA instead!! what do you guys think??

6.24.08

Mike Tyrone is the man! If you need an LMNOP bodyboard go see him at his Sport Chalet in Irvine off Jamboree/405 freeway! He'll get you set up with all the right gear for your needs! LMNOP board? LMNOP boardbag? you want it? he's got it!

go to www.sportchalet.com to find a store near you!

6.23.08

The photos keep pouring in from our Big Island ripper, Willy Petrovic!
Here he is getting tweaked at a secret spot that only the locals know about!!

Thanks again to Mauricio at MAUROFOTO.COM for the photos!

6.22.08

The Alternative Surf Expo went off yesterday at AS Dana, with Ron's wife, Claudia Ziebel taking over the duties! Much props to her, she's a very strong woman with a big heart and LMNOP's Nelz Vellocido and Ross McBride would like to thank AS for all the support!
Send all your wishes and prayers to Alternative Surf and we're all hoping to see Ron back in the waves!
www.AlternativeSurf.com

6.21.08

Our prayers and wishes go out to Ron Ziebel, owner of Alternative Surf. Yesterday he broke his neck at the Wedge in Newport where Ron has been a local there for almost 30 years!

Please call the Alternative Surf stores for updates on Ron's progress and LMNOP wants to give him and his family all the support and love as he recovers! God Bless Ron!

6.20.08

LMNOP Peru team rider Manuel Brandon showing us some DK skills at Los Muelless, in Talara Piura, which is North of Peru and very close to Ecuador!

Peru's got some world class waves and the boys from Hightide surfshop are always on it!

6.18.08

Our Big Island ripper, Willy Petrovic on a smoker at some secret spot on the island of Hawaii. We would love to tell you where this wave is.....wait, we don't! just know that this Big island secret is safe with LMNOP

Willy represents the BI solid, stoked to have him flying the LMNOP flag for us! Thanks to Maurice Ibacache for the photos! www.MAUROFOTO.com

6.17.08

Our Hawaiian hottie Lachelle Yasutake got some fun ones this weekend at Sandy's amongst the slew of weekend local shorebreak fiends! You can tell by her smile that she loves bodyboarding more than you!

Thanks again to our boy Ryan Beppu for the sick shots. Check him out at BeppuPhoto.com!!

6.16.08

Alternative Surf Dana Pt. had a special Father's Day autograph signing and South Bay local, John came all the way down to meet his favorite bodyboarder! LMNOP gave away Skipp's personal board, a Rockstar Skippy Style 42 CT w/ 2 stringers and Will was the lucky raffle winner!

Go check out Alternative Surf Dana Pt. and Seal Beach and support the shop that's been supporting Bodyboarding from day one!!

6.15.08

Skipp, Nelz, JHubb, No Way Jose Marquina, and Ross throwing some shakas at last week's beach day promos!

Summer's here, the water is warming up and the South swells have already begun! get your LMNOP on and go get um!!

6.14.08

Skipp's been working hard here in California. Last week Sport Chalet promos, USBA Imperial Beach contest, and Alternative Surf Dana Pt promo tomorrow at 12noon til 2pm at the Dana Pt Store!

www.alternativesurf.com for more info!

6.13.08

Willy Petrovic, our newest LMNOP team rider, just checked in with some pics from his homebreaks!

He's got a big summer planned and will be competing in the USBA Hawaii events and maybe a few West Coast ones too!
We are expecting some BIG things from our guy from Kona!!
Thanks to Maurice Ibacache for the photos! www.MAUROFOTO.com

6.12.08

LMNOP would like to thank Todd Klasky and Mike Tyrone of the Sport Chalet stores for all their support! Last week we had some great in-store autograph signings and a very successful beach day where we talked to their employees about our LMNOP products and showed them how to RIDE them!

Thanks again Sport Chalet, go check them out!!

6.11.08

The USBA IB Pro contest went off in some fun 2-4' beachbreak peaks! some really great rides went down and our boy Skipp made the finals of the Pro Division.

DHubb won the contest followed by the Romero bros and Skipp unfortunately came in 4th place.

6.10.08

Mike Tyrone of Sport Chalet Irvine came down to to watch the USBA IB contest and was stoked to witness the LMNOP Tow At Invitational Sling for Bling Expression session!

JHubb took top honors after Skipp took a hard landing to the ribs and ungracefully bowed out to save his body for his finals berth in the Pro Division

6.9.08

Michael Novy just checked in.. and all we got to say is WOW!!!

"Ive been traveling around Australia going to Victoria a few times, South Australia and once and travelling up and down the East Coast and have been scoring lots of fun sessions considering this autumn and winter have been really slow so far. Here are some frame grabs from a recent trip to Luna Park where we towed in for the first time ever which was amazing!"

6.5.08

The fellas did a few promos today for Sport Chalet, one at the Huntington Beach store and another later that evening at the Irvine store.
Thanks to all the kids that showed up! they were treated to some of the best in the sport as they signed autographs and hung out with their favorite riders!
Look for the guys to be at the San Diego Sport Chalets on Friday, 3pm at UTC mall and 6pm at the MIssion Valley store!

6.4.08

The Sport Chalet annual beach day clinic for their employees went off with out hitch today in some fun 2-3' Huntington Beach waves.
Here's Skippy Guy explaining the features of his personal signature models and also giving them some tips before they all paddled back out for a session.
All Sport Chalet employees were safely returned back to the beach!
Special thanks to Todd Klasky and Mike Tyrone for all their hard work to put on this event!

6.3.08

Our Puerto Rican Boriqua, Natasha Sagardia has been getting some great waves so far this year!

Her signature model "the Nati" will be released as soon as it hits our warehouse next week! The Nati comes in a 38" Crescent Tail w/ Stringer and a 40" Bat Tail w/ Stringer.

6.2.08

Skipp and Kolaijah (who represent c.h.o.i.c.e. "changing how our innocent children evolve") visited the kids of Waimanalo Elementary school as they helped to spread the word of the Keiki Oceanfest that's happening on June 21st at Sherwood's beach in Waimanalo. It's gonna be a FUN filled event with a FREE Bodyboarding contest for kids 4-15 years of age, FREE food, live music, and tons of prizes from LMNOP! Check out www.usba.org for entry details..

6.1.08

Showing off his perdy shiny Ulua that he caught off the North Shore of Oahu, Skippy's pretty amped on fishing!

Skippy's coming up to California this week for the Sport Chalet Beach Demo this Wednesday, June 4th! Details to follow!

5.31.08

San Diego, CA's gas prices are at it's highest ever!!

Time to bust out the skateboards and bikes to get to the beach this summer!

LMNOP and Ross McBride's 1 finger salute would personally like to thank