The “Magic Carpet” first came to media attention after Dave Winchester’s complete domination of the 2010 IBA Arica Chile event. The fundamental element of Dave’s board was a design breakthrough in the Parabolic Flex System or PFS (patent pending). I had been studying the concept of parabolic stringers used in surfboards and how they used harder foams on the rails, outside of the stringers, to add strength and rigidity to their boards. In the case of a bodyboard, we require the rails to flex to facilitate edge control, so I …

Plymouth bodyboarder, professional videographer and all-round superhero Steve Wright has made the finals of a nationwide search to find the new face of Channel 5.
If Steve is picked then he is set for super stardom … starting with a trip to Australia where he will film two half-hour long shows going behind the scenes of Ozzie soap Home and Away. Steve would be given an all-access pass to the cast of Summer Bay, and interview the legends, including none other than Alf Stewart. The 28-year-old bodyboarder auditioned for the role by …

 
The 3rd event on the IBA Grand Slam Series gets underway this Friday (20th May) as the Worlds best riders assemble at one of the favourite stops on tour, El Gringo in Arica, Chile.
The event has firmly established itself as one of the heaviest waves on the series and the riders are once again looking to use this event to showcase to the world exactly what this sport has to offer.
Check out this shot of Jared Houston

Sent to us by Pablo Jimenez Fotografo
Watch it live on – http://ibaworldtour.com/live/

Young Australian rider Sam Bennett has won the 6 Star GQS event, the Peruvian Inka Challenge.
This is the biggest win of his career and puts him in a great position to qualify for next years GSS.
Sam defeated Brazilian Lucas Nogueira in the final.
The other rookie on the IBA World Tour is another of the Port Macquarie locals Chase O’Leary. Chase has already won a GSS trials event and with a 3rd in the 6 Star GQS is sitting in a strong position for next years GSS Tour.
To cap a great …

 
The UK’s most successful surfer Russell Winter and British Senior Champion bodyboarder Rob Barber will be taking to the road this summer with top surfing magazines Carve and ThreeSixty to coach surfers and bodyboarders across the UK.Taking in many of Britain’s surf regions – including Ireland, Wales, Devon, Cornwall and Jersey – the 2011 tour aims to help budding surfers and bodyboarders improve their technique with expert water, beach and classroom coaching, and slow-motion video analysis from Russell, Rob and their team of top-level coaches.
Sponsored by Carve surfing magazine and …

With only one week to go to the most anticipated event in Bodyboarding worldwide, The El Fronton Invitational, here is your opportunity to play a part in the progress of professional Bodyboarding.

The guys at Life Video Productions are putting together a podcast of the Threesixty Morocco trip.