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11.30.08 Probably the most famous park benches in the surfing world...the Ronnie Burns Memorial bench at Ehukai Beach Park that over looks the most famous wave in the world, the Pipeline!! |
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11.28.08 LMNOP is proud to announce Leila Ali to the LMNOP team! Leila moved the the North Shore of Oahu a few years ago and still actively pursues her bodyboarding career that has spanned over 2 decades! |
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11.25.08 Check out Bodyboarding LIVE Episode 6 at 7pm Pacific Standard Time!! get online, bust out the popcorn and enjoy the show! |
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11.24.08 Ross and Nelz headed to Northern California for a quick weekend surf and camping trip! The forecast and weather report looked really good so they packed up the Toyota Tundras and drove all Friday night to some secluded Nor Cal secret spots! we can't show you the wave they surfed but we can show you some of the pics of the waves around the area and say they scored some really sick waves! |
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11.21.08 Puerto Rico's first Pro Bodyboarder Evaristo Merced checked into LMNOP headquarters to say that LMNOP represented well at The ROOM's contest last weekend! |
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11.20.08 Happy Zurowski is exactly that, HAPPY! he's happy to be alive, happy to be healthy and so happy about his signature board model that he's happily telling these North Shore hotties all about his board!! Da Hapz is a PP core, full Deck Contour, Center-line Concave Channels System and comes in 3 sizes! |
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11.19.08 the Skipp ICON will be released and shipped December 15th! |
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11.18.08 Bud Miyamoto is Bud DK and aka.Mr. Undefeated! The two time Pipeline Champ is ready to defend his title again in February!! Hawaii has a new container of fresh boards for Christmas landing into the stores mid December so make sure you wait and hold out for the new colors! we'll let you know exact dates! |
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11.17.08 Uncle Danny Black reported in saying that the Annual Surf Night at Kamehameha Schools on Friday night was a big success! The Bodyboarding Community stepped up big time with multiple sponsors(of course LMNOP) and over 20 sponsored BB'ders, and for the 1st time a group of top Hawaii Women's BB'ders showed up to sign autographs!! Skipp, Happy and Bud were there to fly the LMNOP banner and represent! |
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11.14.08 Jake Stone is the MAN! he's a cool young cat that busts huge! LMNOP is stoked to have him on the Team and he currently has two board models the Super Stone which is a PP core stringer model and the Stone Peep which is a Dow PE core stringer!
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11.14.08 Bodyboard Surf Co. in Narrabeen, Australia will have it's largest Bodyboard Promo in the world tomorrow Nov. 15th and demos start at 8am sharp! Come down to meet with over 40 Australian professional riders from over 16 Bodyboard companies!
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11.13.08 Can you say P I P E L I N E ?
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11.13.08 The training sessions continue for Nelz and Ross as they Stand up Paddle surf to stay in shape and get ready for the winter!! Here's a fun wave that they scored last weekend! it's sunny and they are still wearing shorts in November!! Hawaii is forecasted to BOMB this whole upcoming week so look for updates from Skipp and Hapz to see how it was!
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11.12.08 Here's more pics from a very fun weekend at Salt Creek at the USBA. Congrats to our boy JDHubb who won the Pro Division! Ross, Willy, Skipp and Nelz all had a great time competing and hanging out with the groms! See you all at the Maui USBA!
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11.11.08 Happy Zurowski's flipping out that the North Shore season has started!! some SOLID NW swells on the forecast for this week and next week so get ready cause Winter on da Rock is here!!! Big Mahalos (which means Many Thanks for your Haoles) to Uncle Danny Black from Bodyboarders Hawaii for the photos!
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11.10.08 We'd like to take the time to thank the USBA and Sport Chalet for making this 2008 tour a successful one! we are looking forward to more kids, more fun times and better competition next year!
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11.10.08 the USBA California Regional Tour is all about having fun at the beach with the Pros and kids!! we had 2 full days of fun in the sun and we like to thank Jason Bitzer, Manny Vargas and the rest of the USBA tour crew for such a great and fun contest!! Check out the Boys 12 and Under divisons getting ready to jump into the water and RIP! these kids were very serious!
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11.8.08 Friday afternoon there was a autograph signing by the USBA Tour Pros at the Sport Chalet Laguna store. Sport Chalet's main man Big Mike Tyrone and LMNOP's Nelz Vellocido and Ross McBride were there to greet the kids and give away some stickers, signed posters and some tips on how to rip on the sponge!
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11.7.08 We're hoping to see you guys this weekend down at Salt Creek for the USBA contest!! Come and hang out under the LMNOP team tent! The forecasted weather is HOT and there should be a lil combo swell to make things very fun down there!! don't forget to bring MONEY for parking!! see you guys there!
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11.6.08 Meet our extremely fit Yogi master Mike Fukumura, he's a Anusara Yoga instructor and avid Stand Up Paddle surfer. we met Mike a few months ago at Cardiff Reef in San Diego and he invited us to check out his Yoga classes.. Check it out and trip out. www.LoliYoga.com and start the transformation of your mind, body and soul!
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11.5.08 Skippy will be flying up to California this week to compete at this weekend's USBA Salt Creek event sponsored by Sport Chalet. Sport Chalet has been a solid supporter of the Bodyboarding Industry here in California and the LMNOP program!
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11.4.08 Bodyboarding is one of the most exciting watersports around and when the waves are nutz we start to really shine!! LMNOP is looking for GRAPHIC ARTISTS who ride waves just like us! please contact us and Nelz will get back to you ASAP. We are always looking for new CREATIVE IDEAS to keep the everything flowing along!! Hit us up with what you got!!
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11.3.08 2008 ISA World Champion, Natasha Sagardia is known for having no fear and going BIG!!! check out this massive rollo by the very focused Puerto Rican! |
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11.2.08 Hoping you all had a scary but safe Halloween weekend!! Time to put alway all your costumes and start getting ready for some winter waves!! Make sure you brush your teeth after all that Halloween candy or you're gonna be getting your teeth drilled and filled!! Skippy and Chucky getting Religious! |
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10.31.08 Happy Halloween LMNOP fans!! Bicep Leashes, Backpacks, Boardbags and Tees!! |
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10.29.08 You don't just stumble across EPIC waves, you need to know where to go and know how to read surf forecasts properly! Here's a secret spot in California that was going off a few weeks ago during those recent run of SW swells!! as you can see no one is out!!! Can anyone guess where this wave is? |
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10.28.08 Willy Petrovic is ready for the North Shore this winter!! Backdoor and Off the Wall is his favorite spots and he'll be making the inter-island flights as soon as the waves are on! Living on the Big Island you need to be ready to jet off when the waves call you! Willy will be flying up to Califorina next week for the USBA Salt Creek Pro where he'll be competing in both DK and Prone Pro divisions! |
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10.27.08 Skipp Guys and Beeeg "triple 'e'" Todd checking da waves around da Island! Skipp said North Shore had some fun waves this weekend and da rain didn't stop them from having some warm up sessions! The new 2009 LMNOP boards are set to hit Hawaii right before Christmas so get ready kids!! |
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10.27.08 4-Stroke assisted surfing is the most fun you can possible have in the Ocean!! tow-ins, tow-ats, and step-offs it's all fun!! Ross, Nelz and NF's Omar Leon scored some fun waves all weekend! couple of broken boards, and creased boogies but it was all worth it!! good times going down in epic San Diego!! The fat lady has not sung yet, Summer's still here!! |
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10.24.08 Our East Coast boy Ricky Miller checked in with us and said his side of town has been going bananas!!! Freshly recovered from his ruptured spleen and ready to rip something else, Millzy said it's been really fun with NO ONE OUT!! Book your tickets to the Right Coast and if you live on that side get on it, it's Miller Time! yeah, we know that last statement was like so, old school....but look at that wave!! |
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10.23.08 waves were going off last weekend in sunny San Diego! Here's Nelz and Burton's Media guy Pete Santa Maria filming pro surfer Rob Machado getting shacked!! who said the last swell didn't hit?? you just need to do your research and know where to go! when the waves are going off here in Calibunga you need the aid of ski to maximize the swell and get on it! no more paddling, just a full on surf taxi and catch like 50 waves per session!!! |
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10.22.08 This is what you get when you mix Happy Z + Da Hapz signature models + Off da Wall = LAUNCHING! the LMNOP team is psyching for the North Shore and that 100 yard stretch of beach we call HEAVEN!! Happy Zurowski is ready to FLY |
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10.22.08 Brahdah Happy Zurowski checked in saying he's all amping for the winter cause he just got a new camera and water housing!! Hapz is getting all National Geographic and Discovery Channel with this beautiful picture of a school of mackerel, or the Hawaiian name Hala'lu! Da Hapz and his signature board models are ready to rip!! |
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10.21.08 Miss Lachelle checked in with LMNOP headquarters to report that her LMNOP Transit Backpack worked supah mean for FISHING! The beautiful and always smiling rippah entered a Wahini Fishing tournament with her cousins this weekend and they caught a solid 29 lbs Mahimahi for their efforts! |
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10.20.08 Skipp and JHubb took a outer island trip to a secret spot that we cannot tell you about.. but if you seen them out the past week then you know where they went and you know they scored some really fun fun waves! The season has slowly begun and it's time to get the boogie on! |
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10.19.08 Dreams do come true! |
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10.17.08 Meanwhile on the West Coast, Ross and Nelz have been trying to put the time in with the endurance training on da SUP, last weekend they did a 10 mile paddle! at least they are enjoying epic Fall weather and Santa Ana winds! Santa Ana winds are strong, extremely dry offshore winds(remember the California Wild Fires?!!)that characteristically sweep through Southern California and Northern Baja California during the late fall into winter, this wind combined with a swell = EPIC California waves! some SW swell on the forecast for next week! |
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10.17.08 No doubt, probably two of the best bodyboarders in world right now! here's Spencer Skipper and Jeffery Dean Hubbard enjoy watching Pipe from the park benches at Ehukai Beach. |
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10.16.08 we had some website difficulties and we finally got it fixed, the LMNOP Online Store is now re-opened for business! Click on the BUY NOW to purchase all your LMNOP 'e'ccessories |
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10.16.08 Skipp just checked in and he said da LINE is back bah! and of course he means, Her Majesty Miss PIPELINE!!! He said it was fun swell to shake off some of the cobwebs and get warmed up for the winter!
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10.15.08 The Sport Chalet USBA Salt Creek Pro will go down on November 8th and 9th so mark your calendars kids!! November is a good month for waves so we expect some fun!
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10.13.08 Dubbed by his peers as the best DK rider in the world ...Kauai's Bud Miyamoto! We expect some minds to be blown away by the defending 2X Pipeline DK Champ this winter!! |
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10.12.08 The North Shore winter season is here! October 12th, 2008 will go down as opening day for the 08/09 Hawaii winter season! as you can see there were some Beeg sets!!! |
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10.10.08 The always smiling Miss Lachelle Yasutake will be headed to her hometown island of Kauai this weekend to get some waves!! The first solid 6-8'+ N-NW swell of the winter is forecasted to hit the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday through Tuesday so hopefully she'll be able to score some fun ones! Lachelle rides the Nati 40 BT and the E-Class 40 CT! |
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10.9.08 LMNOP's Nelz Vellocido and Ross McBride have been waterman training for the upcoming winter season! They have been hitting the gym, doing laps at the pool, boxing, cross training with Standup paddling, surfing and bodyboarding, and of course to balance it all, Yoga classes at night! The quest to be the ultimate Ocean Waterman continues! Winter is almost here and you better be ready charge!! |
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10.8.08 BI's Willy Petrovic checked in to confirm that he will be flying up to California to compete in the USBA Championships at Salt Creek! mark your calendars the event goes on Nov 8th and 9th!! |
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10.7.08 DJ Ross Lara and Stephen Coleman team up to make the Electronic Music duo Sectr 24! The two cousins fuse their creative and technical talents together to make emotional music madness! They will be playing on Oct 10th at the Diamond NightClub in Falls Church, VIrginia! |
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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 |
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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! |
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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" |
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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. |
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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!! |
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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!! |
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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.. |
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9.25.08 LMNOP's Puerto Rican Boriqua, Natasha Sagardia poses with her signature model called the Nati Comp! Natasha also has her own Bodyboarding School and as soon as we get the dates for the next classes we'll post it here!! |
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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! |
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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!! |
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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! |
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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!! |
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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!! |
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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! |
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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!! |
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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. thanks to Ryan Beppu at www.BeppuPhoto.com |
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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!
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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! |
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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! |
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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!!! |
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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! |
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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!! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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!! |
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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! |
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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!!! |
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9.1.08 Happy Labor Day LMNOP fans! thanks to Maurofoto.com for the hook up on this photo! go check out Mauricio's photos on his website!! |
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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! |
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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!! |
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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!!! |
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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!! |
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8.25.08 The LMNOP Transit Backpack has also arrived! |
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8.25.08 The LMNOP Hi-Roller Deluxe 3 boardbag has arrived! email FreakSales@surfelemenohpee.com to get one! |
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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 |
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8.22.08 Don't forget! |
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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!! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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!! |
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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! |
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8.13.08 Novy wins the coveted EBB Pro in Western Australia!!! |
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8.12.08 Bud wins GOLD again!!! |
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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! |
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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: Come down, there will be tons of giveaways! See you there! |
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8.5.08 Bud WINS DK event in Australia!!! |
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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!! |
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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! |
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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 |
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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! |
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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! |
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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!! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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!! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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!! |
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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!
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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!
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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! |
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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!! |
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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 |
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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! |
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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!!! |
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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.. |
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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! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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. |
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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! |
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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!! |
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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! |
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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. |
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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! |
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6.23.08 The photos keep pouring in from our Big Island ripper, Willy Petrovic! Thanks again to Mauricio at MAUROFOTO.COM for the photos! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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 |
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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!! |
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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!! |
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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!! |
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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! |
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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! |
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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!! |
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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. |
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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 |
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6.9.08 Michael Novy just checked in.. and all we got to say is WOW!!! |
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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. |
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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. |
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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.
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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..
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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!
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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 President George W. Bush for all his hard work! kook! |
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5.30.08 Bud DK is owning it in the latest issue of Australia's bodyboard magazine, Riptide! The Bud Dk comes in 3 sizes, 41 w/one stringer, 42 and 43 models come w/ 2 stringers! |
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5.28.08 The beautiful Miss Lachelle Yasutake scooping in the barrel for some shade from the summer sun! Summer is here, so grab your LMNOP and go get pitted!! L-Spade rides the Elle 39 and she's definitely got some of that Skippy Scoop style too! Thank you to our long time boogie friend Ryan Beppu for the great shot! Beps owns it in the water! |
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5.27.08 Happy Z's models now come in 3 sizes! and YES, they are double stringered for da Hawaiian conditions!!! Da Hapz 41 CT w/ 2 stringers
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5.26.08 With Nelz stuck in Hawaii for the Memorial Day weekend, he and Skipp decided last week to go fishing off the flat north shore coastline with their ski.
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5.24.08 The Nati Model has been released and will be in a store near you! Endorsed by our Female Pro rider, Natasha Sagardia of Puerto Rico!
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5.22.08 the new Purple SuperFly is out! we got all new colors for 2008, check them out in a store near you... if not, email us here and we'll direct you to your next bodyboard!
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5.21.08 Skipp taking a look at some of the Hawaii inventory. Some new colors, some new designs, LMNOP always keeping it fresh and new!! Skippy Guy was later seen at Sandy's ripping up on the new colored Rockstar Skipp Inlay board!
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5.19.08 LMNOP welcomes Willy Petrovic from Kona, HI to the LMNOP team!!! Look for more updates on Willy as his summer plans consists of some far away travels and maybe a signature model down the road!
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5.18.08 Summer is here in Hawaii! JHubb and Skipp have been putting some serious time out at Sandy beach every afternoon as they train for the upcoming USBA pro events this summer in California.
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5.16.08 Yup, the Bodyboarding genes run strong in the Yasutake family! Here's the beautiful Miss Lachelle Yasutake and her younger brother Kobi from Kapa'a, Kauai. Both represent the 'e' strong on the Garden Isle and Oahu! In fact, where ever they go!
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5.15.08 Skipp keeping it ORGANIC! What's from the Earth is of the greatest worth and keeping it RAW and Organic is what Skipp is all about.. Sure Skipp loves his Hawaiian Plate Lunches but fresh fruit and veggies is his main staple in his diet!
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5.14.08 Dubbed by DHUBB as one of the best DK riders in the world, Mr. Bud Miyamoto. Bud is a LOCAL any spot he shows up to on Kauai and you can be assured that he throws chunks wherever he DK's too! Here's Bud and his lowered mini truck showing us some ALOHA
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5.13.08 Holy Bleeeeeeeeeep!! Check out what our good hommie Ricky Miller just sent us from just south of Virginia Beach! Millzy says that there were only 8 guys out!
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5.12.08 The new shipment of LMNOP's have arrived to Hawaii!! Braddah Hapz came over to the warehouse to help unload and check out his new 41" model!! Here's Duke showing off the new LMNOP Bicep leash and the Hapz models!!
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5.9.08 Superstar Michael Novy Interview! check up on our Australian rider and see what he's been up to at: The Rockstar Novy Style 41.5 CT is in the stores worldwide...if you like to fly you're gonna wanna check out Novy's signature board!
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5.8.08 Skipp cruised in to say hello James of Crank and Carve Boogie shop in Haleiwa. They got all the new LMNOP boards and ready for some summer fun! Check out the store at 66-165 Kamehameha Hwy. 4-3C in old town Haleiwa. ph 808 637 2121
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5.7.08 Braddah Hapz and Skipp checking out da waves on Oahu. Still get some waves if you know where to look! Hapz got a couple of secret spots and Skipp's been seen ALL over the island in search of a wave to rip. you'll be seeing the boys this weekend at Sandys as we have a LMNOP beach day this weekend! see you there!
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5.5.08 We're sure you've seen the Nationwide TV commercials for Subway's $5.00 foot long sandwiches? Well, our boy Skipp fell under the commercial spell and opted for a healthy foot long sandwich for lunch today.....but not after saying Hello to fat guy turned skinnier fat guy Jared from Subway!
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5.3.08 Check out the 50' Taiwanese Longliner fishing boat that got stuck on the reef this weekend at one of Oahu's premier South shore spot called Kewalos! |
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4.30.08 Meanwhile, check out what's happening down in Tasmania Australia at Shipstern Bluff!!! |
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4.28.08 Teahupoo has AWOKEN from a 5 month hibernation! the summer South swells are here and the Southern Hemisphere has woke up from it's sleep! Here's our friend Simon Thorton from Port MacQuarie, Australia! Simon is the MAN out at Chopes and this beastmaster is what he lives for!! go Thorto!!! |
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4.25.08 SHARK!!!!!! Jaws has visited San Diego with FATAL results! a 66 year old man swimming about 130 yards off the beach in Solana Beach, San Diego....which is about 1/4 mile south of the infamous surfspot Seaside, where bodyboarders Paul Roach, Jordan Hetrick, Raffi Meyer, and Lil Todd helped to make famous! |
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4.23.08 Yes, it was only a matter of time... LMNOP super grom Jake Stone's signature model is well on it's way into production and soon to be into your hands if you so choose!!! The Stone-Burger's model will be released soon!!! |
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4.21.08 Meet Manuel Odria, he's our International team rider from Peru! He rides the McFly LTD 41 BT and loves to FLY! we got some pics of him on some sick waves and we'll post this up soon! |
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4.15.08 Happy Birthday LMNOP! It all started 8 years ago on April 15, 2000, in a foam filled factory in San Diego. A bunch of friends coming together to collaborate dreams, board designs, and a name that will be forever a part of the new school generation of Bodyboarding! |
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4.8.08 Check out Mr. October, Ross McBride! Check out BODYBOARD mag in a store near you or go to their myspace page. www.myspace.com/crysismagazine
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4.7.08 Another sick photo of Skippy guys in the newest issue of A-Frame online magazine! photo by DK rider, James Dawson. check it out the sick mag! |
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4.2.08 Summer is almost here kids! LMNOP team rider Mackenzie Yoshida is showing us how to enjoy the Summer fun! Time to start looking at a new board for summer swells. Click on Boards and check out what we got for you! |
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3.31.08 The life of a Juggling Professional Bodyboarder! Skipp is still in Hawaii, getting ready for a trip to the EastSide, Florida to be exact! He's going back East to visit some family, stopping through to visit his favorite San Diego and maybe even off to Brazil towards the end of April! The life of a traveling and juggling man! |
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3.27.08 Check out Issue 5 of A-Frame online magazine! Skippy guys getting some major love in Issue 5 http://www.a-framemag.com/mags/05/ |
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3.25.08 Congrats to our South African Bru Steven Polinski, who got hitched to the woman of his dreams, the new Mrs. Marcella Polinski!! Yes kids that's a Tilted Kilt that Steven is wearing, and yes you don't wear ANYTHING under that thing!!! We are all trying to figure out what's that thing Steven has around his waist? |
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3.23.08 Happy Easter everyone from LMNOP! Time to start looking at a new boogie for the summer. |
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3.22.08 Spring time in Hawaii means lots of East Tradewind days, smaller NW swells, and more trips to the Eastside to surf places like Makapu'u and Sandy Beach. Beeg Todd and Skipp holding down the Ehukai Beach Park benches before the season completely ends. |
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3.20.08 Our LMNOP wonderkid, Jake Stone! Jakey had a great season in Hawaii and he's back in Australia following wherever the surf takes him. We look for big things from this young kid! |
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3.20.08 This is our boy Chaddy Jackson of Western Australia! Holy Shoots this is BEEG TIME! here at LMNOP we give props where props are due, and this is IT! |
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3.19.08 Check out Manolo our boy from Peru! This is a secret spot in Peru called Piscinas. To find it you need to look for commerical fishing boats as they chum the water for sharks! |
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3.18.08 Check out parts 2 and 3 of the Ross McBride Interview part 3- |
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3.17.08 Meet our Japan team rider Yusaku Kyotani! If you know anything about Japan, this guys is ready to charge any wave any time! Props to our man Yusa. Nelz and Skipp on shaka with the braddah. |
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3.16.08 the winter season will slowly give into spring conditions and the large WNW swells slow down. Pipeline and other premiere surfing spots will slow into hibernation as the North Shore quietly winds down. |
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3.14.08 Lunchtime at the best office in the world, Ehukai Beach Park benches! the fellas throwing down some food while they peanut gallery the rides of guys at Pipeline, Backdoor, Gums and Ehukai. |
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3.13.08 No Friends Productions presents the "Interview Series" Directed and produced by Rob "Chi-Town" Crowe, Rob will take you behind the scenes and into the minds of the people who make bodyboarding happen... |
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3.12.08 What up LMNOP fans, meet LMNOP team rider, Miss Lachelle Yasutake! yup, she's that hottie in the LMNOP dress from a few days ago that charges harder than most of you reading this! come on little boys, time to grow some sack and start charging like Lachelle!! |
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3.11.08 Sushi anyone?! |
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3.10.08 Honu beach on the North Shore is where the Hawaiian green sea turtles come to the beach to enjoy the Hawaiian sun. the Hawaiian name for turtle is Honu and they will live in the ocean for 20 years before they start coming to the beach to lay out! |
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3.9.08 Okay LMNOP fans, meet the beautiful Miss Lachelle Yasutake! she's originally from the island of Kauai and now calls Oahu her home. She's got solid skills on the boogie and rides the Skipp 39 and Elle 39 models. she's also an aspiring Fashion Clothing Designer and check out the dress she made with her LMNOP tee!!! |
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3.8.08 ho Beeg Todd, aka "BET or Beeg Every Time" enjoying his day on the North Shore with Skipp, Nelz and Ross. Beeg Todd gives all the bodyboarders beeg time Aloha and the Hawaiian bodyboarding scene would not be the same without him! |
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3.7.08 surfing the North Shore has it's risks and here's Skippy guys dealing with a reef slice to the finger. small kine closeout wave at Backdoor sent him straight down to the reef and ending his session with a trip to the doctor for some quick stitches! ouch! |
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3.6.08 Ross had his sister, Alaina come to the North Shore for a quick Hawaiian vacation! It was her first time to Hawaii and she got to see her big brother shred Pipe and work his magic! Ross and Alaina giving a Shaka for the peeps in LMNOP land! |
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3.5.08 Local Hawaiian Pipeline surfer Tamayo Perry and Skipp give respect to the memory of another legendary Pipeline surfer, Ronnie Burns... |
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3.4.08 This is Manolo from Peru! He rides for HighTide surfshop and our LMNOP team rider for Peru! this is a spot north of Peru called Piscinas keep shredding Manolo! |
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3.2.08 This is Uncle Beeg Todd crusing at his favorite North Shore spot, Off the Walls! |
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3.1.08 This is our boy Virginia Beach's Ricky Miller cruising here with Nelz and Rossie! if you ever make it to Virginia Beach, VA on the East Coast make sure you hit the mayor of bodyboarding, Ricky Miller! he's da man! |
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2.29.08 Look for the LMNOP tent this weekend at Ehukai Beach Park. we'll try and get the tent set up in front of the LIfeguard tower and we'll be cruising both days so come by and say hi and try one of our LMNOP boards! See you there! |
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2.28.08 As March is upon us, the visiting surfing contingent slowly begin their treks back home and leave the North Shore to be quiet once again. That's Ryan Hardy, Jose Marquina, and our own Ross McBride enjoying the last half of the Hawaiian Season. |
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2.27.08 Like what Turtle says in the infamous Hollywood surf movie "North Shore", "when the wave breaks here, don't be there or you gonna get DRILLED!" This is what Pipeline does when she unleashes her wrath on unsuspecting newbies!! Be careful out there!! |
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2.26.08 Bud Miyamoto ripping the Pipeline! |
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2.25.08 much Aloha from the LMNOP team in Hawaii! |
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2.24.08 Genki Sushi rocks! |
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2.23.08 Ehukai Sandbar! the Oahu kids dream and wait for days like today, 2-4' Ehukai sandbar barrels! the LMNOP crew set up a Saturday beach day right there in front of the sandbar. that's Willy Petrovic from da Big Island, Nelz, Renato Kamp from Brazil, Skipp, Ricky Miller from Virginia Beach, and Ross! |
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2.21.08 Between the IBA/USBA Semi's and Finals the LMNOP DK Invitational went down with Bud Miyamoto taking out the field of the best Hawaiian Drop Knee riders with a huge front side snap on a solid Pipeline wall! other DK riders included D.Hubb, Cass Sanoda, Leroy Kaiwi, Michah McMullen, and Kainoa McGee who opted to show his legendary waterman skills via SUP! |
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2.20.08 Uncle Danny Black and brahdah Happy Zurowski showing the LMNOP support at the Pipe contest. we like to thank Uncle Danny for all the love and support he has for Hawaii Bodyboarding and all the support he gives to the local Hawaiian bodyboarders! |
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2.20.08 Budz and Dubbz, two of the best DK riders in the world right now, chilling at the comp. Bud and D.Hubb will both be competing in the 1st Annual LMNOP DK Pipeline Invitational event tomorrow! |
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2.19.08 Day 1 of the Pipe Comp is in the books! Jake Stone and Ross both advanced today, with Skippy, Novy and Bud all receiving solid seeds into the later rounds. watch the event at www.ibatour.com/webcast |
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2.15.08 The T&C Go Big Promo went off yesterday afternoon with over 40 of the world's best bodyboarders signing autographs for more than 300 fans! Here's Bud, Happy, Ross, Novy and Skipp in the chaos! Jake Stone was also there, somehow missing the photo op! |
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2.14.08 Ross is having a good week! he's been getting some sick ones at Pipe and for the past week it's been Pipeline everyday! here he is with 805 turned 808 transplant, James Murdock giving the approval on a good February in Hawaii! |
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2.14.08 Time to grab your ankles and kiss your ____ goodbye cause some serious swell is heading to the North Shore of all the Hawaiian Ialands!!!! Winter is in full swing, time to step up to the plate and become a MAN! |
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2.13.08 Happy Z is ripping up the North Shore and psyching up for the Pipe contest. he got some sick waves the other day at OTW, couple boosters that we for sure see in the magazines to come! |
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2.13.08 LMNOP is proudly the sole sponsor of the 2008 LMNOP DropKnee Pipeline Pro! the legendary Bud Miyamoto, aka Bud DK will be competing and hoping to win his 2nd Pipeline crown this year!! |
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2.13.08 T&C Surf's Annual "Go BIG" promo at Ala Moana Center Stage is set to go off on Friday, February 15, at 4-6pm!! come down and meet the LMNOP team! Skipp, Ross, Novy, Jake Stone, Happy Z, Bud DK, Nelz, Derek Wilson, Chiaki Okuyama, and Natasha Sagardia will all be there! |
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2.12.08 here's an example of some of the thumpers going on at Ke'Iki this morning! Swell forecasts are EPIC... look for more craziness as Team LMNOP enjoy some of the best waves of the winter so far! Only 5 more days before the start of the Pipeline Comp! |
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2.12.08 Another AWESOME day in paradise! Ross and Skipp shot some water photos at Ke'Iki shorebreat for the morning session.. some solid thumpers coming through! future covers for magazines coming right up! |
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2.12.08 Ross just checked in... he said "WOW.... Another great day in the Islands... Pipeline was a little tricky today but when the right waves came in they were amazing.... Not bad for J.O.J - (just off the jet)!! YEOW !!! " |
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2.11.08 Pipeline was pretty damn impressive today, and Skippy Guys gives his shaka approval.. Epic conditions, solid clean, long interval swell making for some picture perfect lefts at the Pipeline today and all day.. the LMNOP represented well today as Skipp, Ross, Novy, Jake Stone, Happy Z all had a good dig at the clean perfect swell. |
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2.11.08 The surf forecast for Hawaii's North Shore looks as good as it can ever be! back to back swells are stacked well into the next week and the Pipeline event could go off in the first few days as the waiting period for the comp starts this weekend!! wowzers!!!!! |
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2.10.08 Beautiful day to be in Sunny California! the only better place to go is probably Hawaii! Ross and Nelz jetted off today to Hawaii to get ready for the Pipeline contest.. look for the North Shore updates to continue! |
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2.9.08 Here's another shot of Le Prevent, which is right down the beach from OGM Bodyboard Shop in France! Bodyboarding, hollow beach breaks, and man made jetties always equate to FUN, FUN, FUN !!! |
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2.9.08 California's been blessed with beautiful weather for the past week. and if there are no waves in San Diego you go fishing! and a Stand Up Paddle surfboard works great for fishing! just don't ask Nelz how the hell he paddle back in with that Beast of a Yellowtail! no better way to spend a beautiful sunny Saturday morning.. of course if there are no waves that is!! |
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2.7.08 Gontrand also sent us some pics of " Le prévent" which is a surfspot just around 80 meters from OGM Bodyboard Shop! how fun does that look!?!? we're coming to see you this summer G! |
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2.7.08 our hommie, G-Money from OGM Bodyboard Shop in France just checked in to say the 2008 LMNOP boards look great! to check them out, please contact: OGM Bodyboard Shop Boul. F. Mitterrand 40130 Capbreton FRANCE Tel: 05 58721777 www.ogmbodyboardshop.com |
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2.6.08 hey kids meet North Shore Local and LMNOP team rider Derek Wilson. Derek's been a local at Pipeline for well over the last 10 years. Look for him to be getting some pits and representing the 'e' on the North Shore... Here he is here scooping smoothly in this South Pacific dreamworld. |
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2.5.08 Happy Z boosting! good things are happening with braddah Hapz! his new LMNOP signature model has been selling very well in Hawaii, he's been doing some TV commercials for some extra $, and of course, boosting and showing everyone why he's got a signature model! |
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2.2.08 Skippy Guys showing how it's done on that last cracker Pipe swell in late January!! scooooooping to big pits with style! thanks Happy Z for the pics! |
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2.1.08 Cold winter swells on the West Coast of California....this is Ross McBride territory!! water temps have been in the mid 50's, 4/3mm wetsuits....Ross was born wearing a wettie! |
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