The IBA 2012 Pipe Challenge.

The International Bodyboarding Association (IBA) is pleased to announce that the IBA 2012 Pipe Challenge has secured the sponsorship support of some of the industry and Hawaii’s leading brands. Ocean Current, Dave & Busters, Aqua Hotels & Resorts, Town & Country Surf Designs, and go!Mokulele Airlines have committed to the sponsorship of the event, which is shaping up as one of the most anticipated events in the history of the IBA World Tour.

YouTube will be the media partner of the event, with the live event webcast showing on both www.ibaworldtour.com and www.youtube.com The IBA are pleased to confirm all 4 days of action will be streamed live- that is over 30 hours of action from the IBA Pipe Challenge.

The IBA 2012 Pipe Challenge is event one of eight of the IBA Grand Slam Series for the undisputed World Championship of Bodyboarding. Defending and 3 times IBA Pipe Challenge winner, Jeff Hubbard (Hawaii – USA), will face off against current World Champion, Pierre-Louis Costes (France), along with the top 128 bodyboarders in the world.

The IBA 2012 Pipe Challenge will also feature the first event of the 2012 IBA Women’s World Tour. With a confirmed field of the top 32 women bodyboarders in the world, the action will be intense, as current Women’s World Champion, Eunate Aguirre (Basque Country), takes on the world’s best riders.

Event one of 2012 IBA Dropknee World Tour will round out an amazing line up for the IBA 2012 Pipe Challenge. With a field of the top 32 drop knee riders in the world vying for a strong start to the World Title race and the opportunity to prove their worth at Pipeline, it will be action packed.

The official contest window is from February 15 – 24, 2012, with event check in at the Ehukai Beach Park on February 10th between 12 noon and 4pm. All riders are required to check in, including the top 24 IBA contracted riders, Wildcards and riders wishing to enter the trials event. The trials will be held at Sandy Beach on February 11th – 12th for the men’s, women’s and drop knee divisions.

Online registration for the IBA 2012 Pipe Challenge is now open atwww.ibaworldtour.com/registration/ All riders are encouraged to register online to secure their place and to save on the entry fee.

Managing Director of the IBA, Gregg Taylor, commented, “The anticipation around the 2012 IBA World Tours is unprecedented and Pipeline is the perfect venue to launch what will be an amazing year of professional Bodyboarding. The IBA is very grateful for the support of the brands backing the event. The IBA are excited to be working with YouTube as our media platform provider to take the footage of the IBA World Tour to the masses”

Jeff Marshall, Marketing Director and Team Manager for Ocean Current, stated, “We here at Ocean Current are stoked to support the sport of Bodyboarding and being a part of Bodyboarding history at the most prestigious wave in the world… The Banzai Pipeline.”

Please refer to www.ibaworldtour.com for the latest information and news relating to the IBA 2012 Pipeline Challenge.

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Expedition White Shark App.

Expedition White Shark is the world's very first app that tracks sharks that have custom satellite tags attached to their dorsal fins. As a shark reaches the surface it is geo-located by satellites. The app also shows attacks that have been attributed to the Great White shark.

The chances of being attacked by a shark are super slim. Still, an app that gives a heads up of recent shark activity at the beaches is helpful, even if it does feed shark-attack paranoia. The app includes photos and videos of sharks and a game. The photos and videos are awesome. The app allows you to receive live tracking data for the tagged Great White sharks, at the same time as the research scientists. You can explore the histories of individual Great White Sharks, and find detailed historic tracking data and bios for each shark tagged, including two individuals from the Farallon Islands off central California, USA

Biggest Teahupo'o Ever.

This day at Teahupoo- Aug 27th 2011 during the Billabong Pro waiting period is what many are calling the biggest and gnarliest Teahupoo ever ridden. Chris Bryan was fortunate enough to be there working for Billabong on a day that will go down in the history of big wave surfing. The French Navy labeled this day a double code red prohibiting and threatening to arrest anyone that entered the water.
Kelly Slater described the day by saying "witnessing this was a draining feeling being terrified for other people's lives all day long, it's life or death. Letting go of that rope one time can change your life and not many people will ever experience that in their life."

More Surfing Videos All images where shot by Chris Bryan using the Phantom HD Gold camera. To see more of Chris' work check out his website. WWW.CHRISBRYANFILMS.COM
Music: Lower Your Eyelids to Die with the Sun' by M83.
by Chris Bryan

Danny Fuller for Allure Homme Sport by Chanel.

Danny Fuller will be the star of the Allure Homme Sport, a perfume for men developed by the haute couture fashion house Chanel. The men's essence will be launched in February 2012. Chanel had already entered the world of waves when they presented their own line of surfboards costing $4000 each.

Academy Award-winning film director Kathryn Bigelow will be in charge of the TV commercial that will feature the popular Hawaiian surfer, who also has a passion for photography.

It seems that the Allure Homme Sport offers especially designed fragrances for extreme sports enthusiasts. The official site for the perfume describes it has "a casual, brisk fragrance spiked with heightened notes of freshness and sensuality".

Peppermint, mandarin, musk and even black pepper are the main ingredients that Danny Fuller will help boost sales. The ad campaign for the new version of Allure Homme Sport will market the perfume with its associations with the Hawaii culture and surfing.

The men's fragrance by Chanel was originally created by Jacques Polge and is constantly revised every season. Let's see how Kathryn Bigelow and Danny Fuller will enchant the world surfing community.

You can buy the perfume, here.

2012 IBA Pipe Pro.

Basque local Alex Uranga will be one of many new faces on the 2012 GSS

The 2012 IBA World Tours are about to launch in February with one of the favorite stops on tour at the infamous Banzai Pipeline in Hawaii. This event usually attracts the cream of world bodyboarding as the riders test their skills against one of the most perfect yet challenging reefs in the world.

The dates are as follows

•  Check in: Ehukai Beach Park, Feb 10^th, 12pm – 4pm
•  Trials: Sandy Beach, Feb 11^th & 12^th, 8am – 4pm
•  Main event: Pipeline, Feb 15^th till 24^th

This first event is always very popular due to the nature of the format and seeding that sees a variety of the planets best placed in the main event.

First off you have the new Top 24. These guys are the 24 highest rated riders at the end of the 2011 Grand Slam Series and are seeded into the ultimate round (R6) at Pipe.

This year the IBA Top 24 has several new faces including the Australian duo of Sam Bennett& Chase O’Leary as well as Alex Uranga (Basque) and this will be their time to shine as they kick off their 2012 campaigns.

Joining the Top 24 in the top 32 are the 4 wildcards and 4 “Permanent Alternates” for 2012

• No 17 from 2011 GSS             Mike Stewart (Hawaii)
• No 18 from 2011 GSS             Diego Cabrera (Canary)
• No   9 from 2011 GQS            Adam Morley (Sth Africa)
• No 10 from 2011 GQS            Jones Russell (Aust)

The 4 main event wildcards for the 2012 Pipe Pro are

• Spencer Skipper (Hawaii)
• Paulo Barcellos (Brazil)
• Kainoa McGee (Hawaii)
• Brian Wise (Hawaii)

Seeded behind these guys are the 16 next highest rated riders from the 2011 GQSratings followed by the 48 “Regional seeds” from the worlds National Tours.

SAG Signatory Casting Call on HAN‏.

Japan Television Commercial KONA CASTING UPDATE Signatory Company: U International Corp. Shoot Location: Kona, Hawaii (Big Island) Tentative Shoot Date: February 15, 2012 Rates: General Extras - $323 per 8 hour day; Principals Group - $433.55 per 8 hour day plus $1,517.45 Internet fee. Seeking Extra Performers Able to Portray the Following: A slender Polynesian Female Hula Dancer: Age range 20-30. Coffee Plantation Worker: Pacific Islander, male and female. Age range 30s and 50s. Authentic plantation worker look. Seeking Principal Performers Able to Portray the Following:Coffee Plantation Tourist(s) or Guest(s): Caucasian or part Caucasian, male and female, age range 30s and 50s. Blonde or brown hair, clean cut to portray tourists/guests from Europe/Australia/mainland visiting the coffee farm. Go to the SAG group on HAN for more information. Mahalo to the SAG office for all you do in the building of Hawaii's film industry.

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