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Self-inflating Vest | By Patagonia

Patagonia have published information on the development of a new self-inflating vest. Following the footsteps of Billabong´s Floatation Wetsuit, Patagonia have developed a lifejacket style design that is light weight and can be worn under any wetsuit. At the right moment pulling the cord and filling the chamber with CO2 from the removable cartridge, the vest quickly and safely helps disoriented, exhausted athletes to the surface. The Vest is still under development, the date of release and its selling price is still unknown. Watch the video



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ASYMETRIC SURFBOARDS | BY SATURDAYS SURF NYC AND RICK MALWITZ - Image

ASYMETRIC SURFBOARDS | BY SATURDAYS SURF NYC AND RICK MALWITZ

Custom surfboard shaper Rick Malwitz was asked to create a series of surfboards in a collaboration with Saturdays and Chandelier Creative. The result is stunning, special and unique. The boards are asymmetrically styled and available in four original colorways. The boards are very exclusive, only four will be made. The boards are so nice, you probably just want to hang them on your wall....
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DICK PEARCE BELLYBOARDS

Lockdown regulations are starting to be relaxed a little it seems, so if going back to the beach is on your agenda, you might be looking for a new toy for fun in the sea. Bellyboards, by Dick Pearce & Friends (a Newquay based start up), are perfect for when the waves are not surfable, they are the ideal boards for some fun in knee high spinners to pumping shorebreaks and wedges. The traditional, attractively shaped wooden bellyboards are handmade in the UK´...
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RECYCLED CORK SURFBOARDS

Reusing materials is a major challenge to avoid wastage, the practice is now used in various products, such as these surfboards made ​​with cork stoppers and manufactured by a company in Murcia, in Spain, with a peculiar name, Richpeoplethings. Surfing is fully connected to nature, nothing better than a sustainable raw material for making the boards. The idea came from two young Spaniards who collect cork stoppers donated by volunteer...
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