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Margaret River, West Australia April 11th – 20th 2011 The second event on the 2011 IBA Grand Slam Tour will get underway in April at the infamous BOX in the Margaret River region of Western Australia. There was a point in time when The Box was once thought unrideable. Surfers would check Margaret River’s main break, occasionally casting a gaze north of the river mouth to catch a momentary glimpse of a thick, round barrel spitting into the channel. Too quick, too shallow, too dangerous; or so they thought. It’s another of those waves that was custom- built for performance bodyboarding. A right-hand reef where swells come out of deep water on to a short and shallow shelf, making the wave heave as wide as it is high. There’s a whole lot of ocean behind and the power is not to be underestimated. “ This event is going to be jaw dropping, Pipe was a great way to launch the tour but this will be the first event that IBA will showcase the new format so its going to be amazing to w...

Photo: Shadbolt Broken Bone Like most kids I was full of unwarranted confidence and up for having a crack at anything. Unfortunately I hadn't yet developed my current understanding that any land-based activites that require even a hint of co-ordination should be avoided by me at all costs. I was twelve, I was skiing and saw what I deemed to be a jump (on genuine reflection, I doubt it was much more than a minor irregularity in the slope's surface). I hit it at speed, attempting to launch sky high, and caught my left ski in the mound itself, which swung my body around and planted my right shoulder into a nasty patch of blue ice. A fractured clavical and AC Joint. My learning had begun. Broken Promise I break promises to work, in particular my supervisor (sorry Michael!) on a daily basis. He's so aware of my unreliability he enquires with me specifically (the only one out of a staff total of perhaps sixty) to verify I will in fact be attending my bar shift the following ...

One killer Dolce & Gabbana dress, two issues of Vogue; which do you prefer? Gisele Bundchen looks stunning on the cover of Emmanuelle Alt‘s first Vogue Paris in a relaxed photo by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin and on Vogue Germany‘s cover Britt Maren takes a beach stroll in a summery shot by Knoepfel & Indlekofer. Naturally, both girls look incredible and seeing the same piece on two very different girls leaves us wondering how quickly this little number will sell out in stores.  by Models.com 

IBA PIPELINE PRO 2011 - Final Day Highlights from IBA on Vimeo .  Pipeline Pro 2011//Last Day//SlowMotion from Timelapse-Media on Vimeo . Pipeline Pro 2011 had the best media coverage ever and some epic footage got made during the contest, check it out and enjoy it, Aloha.