RUSTY GROMFEST SERIES BALI 2008 - HALFWAY
Posted by Robin Malau | Filed under Contest, bali, company, cool event, cool video, indo
From the Press Release:
Blue skies, offshore winds, and a pumping 4-foot swell welcomed stoked grommets to Halfway Beach today for the third and final stop of the 2008 Rusty Gromfest Series. Over 120 kids from all over Bali (and beyond) came out in force to enjoy a fun day at the beach, win prizes, and develop their competitive skills. With a heat draw bursting at the seams, organizers were eager to start proceedings and sent the first heat into the lineup at 7:30am. Spurred on by their peers, psyched groms waxed their boards furiously, itching to get their rails wet.
Round one kicked off as the Kuta bombie erupted on the horizon, triggering some solid sets which sent the kids into a frenzy. The under 16’s shredded the lengthy left-hander’s from start to finish, throwing fans of spray and committing to critical floaters on the inside section. Gazali Hamzah, Agus Frimanto, and Australian Alex Swadling were the early standouts. Organizers chose to run all the under 16 heats up until the final on the incoming tide to take advantage of the peaking swell and superb conditions.
Always Love Initiatives for a Good Cause
Posted by Robin Malau | Filed under Business, Charity, Cool Sites, Good Cause..., boardriding
I just get pass through a very cool website, Azriel Clothing. I am not going to write a review here because i think from their own words, people can simply understand what this company is all about.
From their About Page:
Azriel Clothing started with the idea to make sick clothes at an affordable price all the while helping others less fortunate. Founded in Bend, Oregon Azriel is a socially conscience company with a deep rooted belief in helping the community and others around them. 10% of everything Azriel sells goes to children’s charities. Along with this Azriel is currently working on a shirt project to financially aid the family of Tyler Eklund, a 14 year old snowboarder who was paralyzed at a competition this last year.
However, they also stated what and how they support Team Eklund:
Tyler Eklund, The Bend, Oregon 14-year old paralyzed in a snowboarding accident in Nevada is now recovering at Portland’s Legacy Emanuel Hospital. Tyler suffered an injury to the C3 section of his vertebrate in a snowboarding accident this last winter. The nerves in his body are not healing like doctors had hoped. When he injured these nerves, the damaged extended downwards, and while lower body nerves such as ones of hands of fingers can heal themselves, the nerves in the spine cannot.
Doctors say he will only be able to use the top 2 segments of spine and his head. Theses sections do not include control of his extremities or lungs. Chances are he will need a respirator for the rest of his life and a home to accommodate his immobility.
75% of every shirt sold goes to the Eklund family to help in aide the construction and renovation of their house to make it accessible for Tyler.
I’ve been working at boardriding industry for about 5 years, make a lot of good connection, get to know the industry better through industry reports until i left my (corporate) work last month. The picture of the industry in my head is full of fake corporates, jocks and ignorance. That’s how i left anyway.
So it’s a very nice feeling everytime i find a cool company in the industry exist not only for the money and sh*t (who don’t like money anyway, i just want to continue to have money with style…) but also for a good cause. Which is rare to find these days.
Check Azriel Clothing here, a very good web design as well!
The Good use of a Personal Site
Posted by Robin Malau | Filed under Cool Sites
I was browsed around, following the wind and find this. It’s a personal blog for Sean O’Brien, an Australian Professional Wind Surfing. The design is slick, tide and super cool. From what i see, it communicate effectively seeing the stats that the blog has only 24 posts which is able to generate 57 comments so far.
I would love to see more professional athlete make the use of internet to make the most of their career. From what i see, professional athlete in my country is too lazy to do this. Most of them think that having a MySpace account is enough. Pity. They should learn from Sean o Brien.
You should check out Sean O Brien’s blog and his tour diary page.
Priceless! Cool!
