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  2. Lib Technologies - Wikipedia

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    Banana Technology has been extremely well received by the snowboard community; in 2008, Banana Technology's inaugural year, Lib Tech experienced an 81% spike in sales. [5] Boards equipped with Banana Technology have garnered Lib Tech a slew of awards: Winner, 2009 Best of Test, Snowboarder Magazine (Skate Banana) [10] [11] [12]

  3. Surfboards get a tech makeover - AOL

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    I did some Googling over a post-surf burrito and learned that the revolution in contemporary surfboard production has two distinct parts: First, new shaping techniques have made shortboards much ...

  4. Greg Noll - Wikipedia

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    Greg Noll (né Lawhead; February 11, 1937 – June 28, 2021) was an American pioneer of big wave surfing [1] and a prominent longboard shaper. [2] Nicknamed "Da Bull" by Phil Edwards in reference to his physique and way of charging down the face of a wave, [3] he was on the U.S. lifeguard team that introduced Malibu boards to Australia around the time of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. [1]

  5. Haydenshapes Surfboards - Wikipedia

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    Haydenshapes Surfboards is an Australian-based performance surfboard [1] brand founded by Hayden Cox in 1996. Haydenshapes' most notable design is the Hypto Krypto model. [2] [3] The brand is known for their use of parabolic carbon fibre frame surfboard technology FutureFlex. [4]

  6. Surfing - Wikipedia

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    Modern longboards, generally 270 to 300 cm (9 to 10 ft) in length, are reminiscent of the earliest surfboards, but now benefit from modern innovations in surfboard shaping and fin design. Competitive longboard surfers need to be competent at traditional walking manoeuvres, as well as the short-radius turns normally associated with shortboard ...

  7. Matt Mills (racing driver) - Wikipedia

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    Mills' No. 42 truck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024. On October 12, 2023, Niece Motorsports announced that Mills will drive the No. 42 full-time in 2024, with Carson Hocevar moving up to the Cup Series in the Spire Motorsports No. 77. [11] At 2024 Baptist Health 200, he was injured after Conner Jones intentionally sent him to the turn 3 ...

  8. Chris Christenson (surfboard shaper) - Wikipedia

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    In 1992, Chris' shaping career began with a six-year apprenticeship to shaping legend, Dick Brewer (1936-2022). It was perfecting the skill of shaping boards under Brewer, and the influence of his then neighbor, Skip Frye, that solidified Chris' abilities to design and shape any size surfboard, which would later open the door to shaping big wave guns for the world's best big wave surfers.

  9. Kiteboarding - Wikipedia

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    The global market for kite gear sales was then worth US$250 million. [43] The Global Kitesports Association (GKA) estimates 10% of the kitesurfers continue during winter. After substantial growth, activity was levelling by 2017 at around 85,000 kites sold yearly by GKA members, twintip boards sales decreased from 37,000 in 2013 to 28,000 in ...