Parkinson Wins at the 2009 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, While Slater is Knocked Out Again

At the second stop of the ASP 2009 at Bells beach Joel Parkinson wins again after the Gold Coast win last month. For Parkinson this win was sweet, "Winning at home is probably the most special win you can have but this is the most special trophy you can have,” Parkinson said. “There is not another trophy in surfing that holds the prestige and honor list that this has. To be back on the trophy again and to hold it for a year is going to be amazing.”



Not to be out done in this competition Adam Robertson, the young local, finished second. Throughout the course of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, Robertson went toe-to-toe with the world’s best surfers, eliminating Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), 23, Tom Whitaker (AUS), 29, Bede Durbidge (AUS), 25, among others in the process. Despite not having a major sponsor, Robertson’s nine-heat effort proved to all that he’s capable of world-class surfing. Robertson’s effort at the 2009 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach will go down in history, as the young natural-footer’s runner-up finish is the highest ever by a Victorian at the prestigious competition.

2009 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Final Results:
1 – Joel Parkinson (AUS) 17.40
2 – Adam Robertson (AUS) 13.37

Also Jody Smith also had a really good run at Bells and probably the best result of his career finishing 4th. While Kelly Slater was knocked out again in round 2 for the second time this year, this time by Owen Wright.

The Making of a Snowboard

I just wanted to pass you along this amazing video on the making of a snowboard from the Elan Factory in Austria. Elan is one of the best factories in the world that are producing snowboards. Many of the biggest names in the biz have their snowboards manufactured there.

The reason why this is a really good video is because they show you more of what it takes to produce a snowboard. So sit back, watch and learn how the best are making your snowboard…and they probably did because this year they manufactured 90% of the boards out there.

http://broblog.snowbroader.eu/2009/04/15/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-snowboard-manufacturing/

Working there in the engineering department would be my dream job.

Stepchild Snowboards 2009 / 2010

Hello all,

I’m just getting back in the swing of things since I have been so busy with work and just snowboarding.

I happen to stumble upon the Stepchild 2009 / 2010 hardgoods and softgoods lineup and I wanted to share it will all the Stepchild lovers out there. I currently have Simon Chamberlains first pro model and it’s the best board I have owned….so much fun. Also it’s so awesome that JP Walker signed with Stepchild last year because now they have one of the best teams around, look out for their new video in the winter of 2010 because it should be a killer.

Well here it is the Stepchild 2009 / 2010 hardgoods and softgoods catalogs. I am also hoping to demo a couple of these boards at the WSSF this weekend and next in Whistler.

Stepchild 2009 / 2010 Softgoods

Stepchild 2009 / 2010 Hardgoods