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Michel Bourez Talks World Title

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Written by SMAS Community

 Michel Bourez - Fiji Pro 2014 | © Ryan Miller

Two wins and a third has the radical Tahitian as a major title contender at the tour’s midway point.

"I took the year differently. I lost the pressure and looked at the results. When you relax, you think less. And when you think less, you make less mistakes..."

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Firewire x Pyzel

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Written by Shop Admin
"Jon Pyzel is clearly one of the best shortboard designers around and we're excited about the o...
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Medina Wins Fiji Pro, Takes WCT Rankings Lead

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Congrats to both Fiji Pro 2014 finalists, Gabriel Medina & Nat Young. Medina's win represe...
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Waiting Period: Adriano de Souza

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a Red Bull feature. "You've probably heard the gist of Adriano de Souza's story by now. He gre...
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What She Rode: Sally Fitzgibbons

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Written by Kim Loh
Re-post from SURFER Magazine The magic board & fins that Sally Fitzgibbons rode to victory...
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Shaping The Future

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Written by SMAS Community

Daniel Thomson on the Nano

Departing from "normal" surfboards in most aspects. Thomson's designs nevertheless trace their lineage to the earliest advances in modern equipment from Bob Simmons in the '40s and '50s, to Greenough's extensive work on fin design, and Steve Lis' fish. A natural collaboration with Richard Kenvin in the ongoing Hydrodynamica project has resulted in the planing hull reaching its logical extreme. Tom Curren said that Daniel Thomson has "opened the door for a design push"

The feature takes us through the details of Daniel Thomson's unorthodox, yet strangely functional, epoxy machines.

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