More exclusives from spunjahchronic.com!  Mike Stewart interviewed by our readers!

We finally got to meet up with Tamega right in his backyard!  GT did a great job and we’re stoked…More to come in “NS 2010″

Dave & Busters hooked it up…check out the pics from the part after the Sandy Beach Contest…Official USBA Videos & Photos up very soon from the contest.  Stay tuned!  CLICK BELOW!

The Sandy Beach Pro contest went off this past weekend…Stay tuned for more coverage and a highlight video later this week.

Some of the many finalists in this year’s USBA Sandy Beach Pro presented by Bodyglove.  Big mahalo to Dave & Buster’s for treating the Hawaiians and the islands visitors properly!  Aloha D&B!

always a guarantee if u need a tube…

This is your opportunity to submit questions for 3 of the top dogs in bodyboarding today!  All of which have held the world title in their careers.  Spunjah Chronic will be interviewing Jeff Hubbard, Mike Stewart & Guilherme Tamega for the new NS2010 DVD release slated for July 2010.  Send in any and all questions pertaining to the these men riding waves and experiencing the north shore on top of anything else you would like to ask.  The best questions will be selected on Wednesday June 30th, 2010 which is when the interviews will be taking place.  Email all questions to spunjahchronic@hotmail.com with the word “Question” Please do not forget to include the name of the rider you would like to ask the question to.

The poeple who ask the questions that are selected and answered in the NS 2010 DVD will recieve a free copy after it’s release!!!

Jeff Hubbard hails from the island of Kauai in the state of Hawaii.  He is an aerial specialist on the North Shore and is always a standout.  Jeff is down to surf anything on the north shore and is always in search of something to improve his riding.  Jeff has been boosting in the North Shore since the early 90s believe it or not and still remains an icon to the new generation of bodyboaders.  The picture above shows Jeff doing an air reverse on a mediocre day at Rocky Point, this stuff happens regularly in all sizes of surf for Hubb.  Despite his busy schedule he is always “on it” to say the least.

Guilherme Tamega is from Brazil and came from the ground up in bodyboarding since the late 1980′s.  Tamega was always known for raw power and the balls out attitude in big waves.  He really started to get recognized in the early 90s because of his huge pipe pits and massive air spins.  Tamega is an animal on the North Shore and is sometimes forgotten by the media in the rat race there.  This time around in the NS2010 DVD we want you to pick Tamega’s brain and see what makes him tick after all these years.

The framegrab above shows Tamega pulling into what surfer Jaime Obrien called “the wave of the year at pipeline”!  Check out the NS 2010 DVD to see Tamega get spit out of this beast!

Mike Stewart, what can we say?  Well what do you want him to say?!!? This is one of the main reasons that we wanted to involve what legend Ben Severson labels as “The Godfather of Bodyboarding”.  That’s a very prestigious title to hold.  And a well deserving one for that matter.  Mike is recognized around the world by waveriders of all types including Surfers, Longboarders, Bodysurfers and more!  The North Shore is one of the coastlines of the world that MADE Mike’s career and still does to this day.  In his mid 40s Mike is one of the oldest bodyboarders to still consistently ride Pipeline.  But don’t let that word old deceive you because he’s still knocking out people in their 20s and 30s on the world tour.  That tells you alot about his dedication and discipline in the sport.  Mike is from Kona Hawaii and was part of the revolution for bodyboarding.  Mike was hitting reverse airs in the late 80s on boards that you might find at a rental stand today at Waikiki Beach!  Pictured above Mike hits an air forward in 2010.  Check out the NS 2010 DVD to see Mike complete the air spin.  Fire away at Mike, a rare opportunity like this does not come often!!!

Don’t forget to check these three elite rider’s websites and dig deeper!

Mike Stewart

www.mikestewart.com

Jeff Hubbard

www.hubbbodyboarding.com

Guilherme Tamega

gtamega.com.br/en/

The Science Customs Design Challenge 2010 – update

The Science customs design challenge, an art competition intended to showcase the custom graphics capabilities of Science Customs bodyboards, is drawing to a close. To date we have received some really cool submissions, and picking a winner is going to be tough.

The competition is slated to close June 30^th, although Mike and Al are extending the deadline by one week, knowing what a last minute bunch bodyboarders can be Just a friendly reminder to get your art funk in, if you want a shot at winning yourself a brand new Science Custom bodyboard, to your specs, with the custom graphic. You may enter by submitting your artwork by visiting  http://vote.sciencecustoms.com/

Besides custom graphics, Science Customs is also working on new innovations that could reshape the bodyboard, it’s functionality and performance as we know it…so, the custom graphics are no one-trick pony. Keep an eye out for even more exciting developments to come soon.

Mike Stewart, Allistair Taylor & Science Hawaii team rider Paul Benco checking out a Science Custom, bring out your creative skills and you might just win!!!

The USBA Tour, Jeff Hubbard and many other bodyboarders and waterman will be giving back this weekend at Waimanalo Beach.  Come and support, the helping hands are always needed…give back to your roots

As it seems like everythings about cutbacks around the world financially, the bodyboarders are definitly doing their part.  Spencer Skipper here shows that it’s not always about how insane and deathdafying the wave is but more so how well the wave is utilized.  Take some style points from this photo.

A small little taste of what it was like in the islands over the Memorial Day weekend.  A great weekend to remember for sure as we put a final close onto the winter season.  Mahalo to Andrew Rams for the photos…Don’t forget to check out the NS 2010 DVD coming out very soon!!!…SpUnJaHcHrOnIc…

Some twin peaks, not the kind you are thinking of but those would be great right about now…

Chase Macadangdang chasing the sky

Local boys laying down the power!

www.spunjahchronic.com co-owner Mark getting locked into the bowl, clean lines are essential in these situations

Nate Rubio flying high…Way out there on a limb and yes it was executed.

Until next time!

A bodyboarder launches a backflip at Sandy Beach’s Half Point…

PHOTO:WWW.BEPPUPHOTO.COM

The Australian took it down in Arica when it was all said and done.  Not much to say but that Dave Winchester is a winner at the 2010 Arica challenge.  With respect the for the aussie riding style we present to you a short 30 second amp video of some previous years waves at Pipeline & Chile.  The footage is courtesy Heights Productions..SPUNJAHCHRONIC

Check out ibaworldtour.com for more on the story.

MUSIC by local Hawaii band Black Square.

Who will win this year’s Arica Challenge in Chile?  Let’s route for our fellow Hawaiian Jeff Hubbard!  Jeff is a former champion in Arica and he could regain the crown once again.  But his competition is nothing short of the best, Australia’s Dave Winchester.  Winchester has come extremely close to winning this competition before.  Other riders like Pierre Louis Costes, Pipe Chap Aumaury Lavernhe, Ben Player, Jake Stone, Uri Valadao and the lone Chile local Christian Fernandez are all competing tomorrow.  We’re not exactly sure what time it is at but stay tuned to ibaworldtour.com and chilebodyboard.com for the live webcast.  If you miss the webcast it’s probably because you were suffering from a kanak attack right now about now from a foodland lau lau or at least we are hear at the Spunjah Chronic HQ!  In less than 12 hours the winner will be decided!

CLICK HERE NOW FOR COVERAGE & RESULTS!!!

Below is a photo that we had stored away in our vault of quarter finalist Jeff Hubbard.  PHOTO COURTESY OF DANIEL RUSSO.  Shot on Velvia 100 slide film location:Pipeline

Coming soon!!! stay tuned to Spunjah Chronic for more details and previews.  Release scheduled mid summer 2010!!!

Get them at any HIC, T&C or Local Motion in Hawaii.  Check out MSviper.com for more retailers state and worldwide!

A nice little morning cylinder with the fire of mother nature shining through.  A few from inside the tube at Sandy Beach that never gets old.  PHOTO:AUBUCHON PHOTOGRAPHY…spunjahchronic

This small amount of trash was found while running the shoreline of Waimea Bay.  Imagine the the rest of the bay, the jump rock and the rocks on the mountain side.  If everybody pitches in we can stop this.  Pick up your opala, it’s simple…SPUNJAHCHRONIC

From every angle of sight there are individual perspectives of the same day in life.  Check it out as Spunjah Chronic colleague Maurice Aubuchon and Heights Production’s Mark Balasbas went out in separate areas of the same lineup.  With Maurice getting the still photographs and Mark capturing the motion the same session was documented in two different places!

Spunjah Chronic.com co-owner David Hubbard rolls into competition along with 5 other Hawaiian riders and the world’s best international riders in Chile.   Check out chilebodyboard.com and ibaworldtour.com for the scoops.

So when was the last time you seen a chic on the cover of a bodyboarding magazine in America???  We honestly can’t recall and furthermore we can’t recall the last time we’ve seen a bodyboarding magazine in America in the last few months!!!  Well don’t fear Spunjah Chronic is here with the coverage!!!  Karla Costa Taylor on the cover pictured above on an original copy of the October 1998 Bodyboarding Magazine (R.I.P.) that we had in the Spunjah Chronic office.  That’s over 11 years ago!  Well just to let you know the girls are still around and we’ve got the exclusive interviews with some of the female bodyboarders today!…

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Yeah so what about girls?  Can they bodyboard?  Of course they can!!! This isn’t the NFL, this is bodyboarding and you are tuned to Spunjah Chronic and that’s what we’re all about.  We can’t get enough of bodyboarding.  About two weeks have passed since the North Shore Soap Factory Women’s Pipeline Pro.  Heights Productions CEO Mark B has provided us with some handheld footage from the contest water patrol tent.  Mark says “I was in the water down the beach and could hear on the loudspeaker that the finals were coming up and Heights Productions needed to be on it so I hung up the board for a bit and checked it out…”.  The finals brought an interesting mix of riders out into the mix including Brazilian Karla Costa Taylor, Japan’s Sari Ohara, Venezuela’s Lumar Gittard and Hawaii’s own Jade Robles.  Although the waves were small this was the time to shine for the women at Pipe.  Whether it’s 1-2 feet or cracking on the outer reefs Pipeline possesses a high risk in all conditions.  This time around the waves were in the 3 foot + range and the women made the most of it.  Check out the video below for the recap of some highlight waves.

A big congratulations goes out to Pierre Louis Costes of France.  He has won the IBA world tour event in Buzios, Brazil. Watch as he celebrates his victory in the video below.  When the Spunjah Chronic staff first met Pierre here in Hawaii he was nearly 15 years old and already possessed some serious talent on a bodyboard.  We were formally introduced to him through his good friend and Shark Island Challenge winner Ewan Donnachie.  Over the last 5+ years we’ve seen Pierre evolve into a heavy hitter in professional bodyboarding.  Much respect Pierre.

The video was contributed by SpunjahChronic.com associate Mike Stewart.  Mike Stewart has provided us with coverage fresh off the presses directly from Brazil.  Early on in the 2009 world tour competition of bodyboarding Mike has been bringing us up to date coverage of his travels ever since.  The raw guerilla style coverage from a small cellular phone is bringing an element to the sport that has been long forgotten, RAW footage!

For more videos and extended coverage of Pierre’s win and the past, present and future news about the IBA World Tour check out their website.  IBAWORLDTOUR.COM

It’s a saying you would hear in the late 90s on Morey commercials as Spencer Skipper would enter the green room with his new Mach 25.  Over 10 years later Spencer Skipper & some others are pulling into green rooms and it’s all for the pure euphoric sensation that can’t be explained but never gets old…SPUNJAHCHRONIC

Water footage provided by Heights Productions