Matunas Wax is back on top!

Last year Matunas and a number of other surfboard wax brands fell foul of what appeared to be commercial sabotage by a competitor attempting to cast doubt over their claims to the organic nature of their products.

Matunas saw this as an opportunity to re-establish itself as the original and finest organic wax brand in the market by commissioning an independent Lab report. The report, which was recently released, scientifically proved the authenticity of the organic nature of Matunas wax products.

Matunas wax is Organic, earth friendly, super sticky and it smells good too! Just ask Kelly who used it during an ASP event in Hossegor

BILLABONG Mundaka Challenge – Pre-event free session

Tasty looking Mundaka.- On Tuesday, December 13 an eight foot swell and strong southerly offshore winds saw Mundaka switch to big and perfect. While Mundaka has seen a consistent run of swell over the last few months this day was definitely the pick of the winter so far. The locals, as usual, were dominating with Txaber Trojaola, Iker Fuentes, Iker Acero, Ibon Amatriain, Lizardi Elorriaga and Dani Alonso just some of the homegrown Basque surfers scoring some epic pits. With the 2012 Billabong Mundaka Challenge, an invitational only one day event with three month waiting period starting January 15, set to feature six local surfers, some of these guys could definitely be in the mix to take the big prize from the star studded international and European field. The first ever Mundaka Challenge will wait for an absolutely flawless conditions, the minimum requirement being 6-8 foot offshore tubes, much like in this vid. With the bank looking as good as ever, and the swells still pounding the Basque coast, this is just a taster of what should be a classic event as the world’s best surfers return to Mundaka and surf as it should be surfed.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from all at Ma Simes, may it it be filled with waves and sunshine!

ASP Surfers and Board of Directors Vote to Deactivate the Midyear Rotation in 2012

COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Wednesday, December 28, 2011) – The ASP Board of Directors has voted to deactivate the midyear rotation in 2012, citing scheduling uncertainties as the primary reason.

“This has been an extremely challenging decision for us to make,” Dave Prodan, ASP International spokesman, said. “We believe that the 2011 rotation brought in some incredible talent that proved they deserved to be amongst the world’s best with their performances throughout the back half of the year. However, the instability of the ASP schedule (especially in 2012) makes the concept very difficult to manage. Where would we schedule the rotation? How do we ensure there are fair and balanced opportunities in every rotation for surfers to qualify? As we have been since our inception, we are a sport governed by the surfers for the surfers and it is in this spirit that we have voted to deactivate the midyear rotation in 2012. We believe this decision is best for the upcoming season and we will continue to discuss the future of the rotation within the sport.”

The motion to discontinue the midyear rotation was initially tabled and supported by the surfer stakeholder group, headed by representative and 2012 Billabong Pipe Master Kieren Perrow (AUS), 34.

“The midyear rotation worked out better than we could have imagined this season, but looking ahead, the surfers feel that it will not have the long-term effects desired for the sport,” Perrow said. “This is felt by the majority of the surfers from the very top of the ASP Top 34 to the qualifiers in the Prime and Star events. What we have created is a system in which the very best surfers in the world are currently within the ASP Top 34, but the process of getting there is becoming disorganized. We don’t want that and the decision to not have the midyear rotation in 2012 is the best thing for the sport.”

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com

Pipeline is on!

Pipeline is on!