Tamega wins Bahia and takes the lead… After announcing his retirement at the start of the Brazilian leg, Guilherme Tamega has won the Bahia Bodyboard show and now leads the IBA Mens ratings going into Chile’. ” I am stoked to win in my home country and for sure I will now go to Chile’ to defend my title” said the former multi World Champion. Tamega defeated Eder Luciano in the all Brazilian final with Luis Villar and Fabio Rodrigues placing equal third. Waves for the event varied from clean 5 footers to messy 2-3 footers but overall the event was a resounding success and...

“The Beast Has Been Unleashed” Nomad Bodyboards & Emerald Surf City presents the 2009 Shark Island Challenge. For over 20 years Cronulla’s Shark Island has been a proving ground for high performance Bodyboarding in Australia. In 1997 this proving ground was extended to a selected international contingent, when a hardcore group of Cronulla locals created a competition format they named The Shark Island Challenge. The concept was simple: Invite the world’s best riders to Cronulla to surf Australia’s original wave of consequence to compete in a “winner takes all” shoot out. Over the past...