Bodyboarders ride strong on O‘ahu By David Simon – The Garden Island Published: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:10 AM HST O‘AHU — Some Kaua‘i residents took to the waves on July 4-5 at Sandy Beach’s “Half Point” on O‘ahu for the United States Bodyboarding Association Sandy Beach Pro presented by Dave and Buster’s. There were both pro and amateur divisions with plenty of local competitors coming away with strong showings. Pono Kaneakua and Pohaku Kekaualua, both from Wailua, surfed well in their amateur divisions, but were unable to reach the final round. Adam Bice and Kainoa Lum,...

David Phillips, pro bodyboarder and friend of eBodyboarding.com, just sent and email from Raratonga in the Cook Islands.  He just arrived with a crew looking to score some killer waves.  “So we made it safely to Rarotonga. Got a place to stay and moped transportation. Havent surfed yet but will very soon. Water is crystal clear and some nice offshore waves. Just need some sleep and then will be good to go”. Best of luck to those guys as the Cook Islands can be hit or miss with swell. Check out our buddy Mike Maccarone ripping this place last...

IBA Tour Chile contest last year…….

I just got back home from the pipe contest and I’m happy to say i didn’t need to free surf too much! I got to surf pipe with only three other people out for a total of two hours during my heats. My best result in a contest this big for sure. Made it to the semi-finals giving me a tie for 7th in the comp and start of the tour. Which gives me even more motivation to do six world tour events. Attached is a cell phone picture (haha) of my favorite bodyboarder Oshi Grady who made it to round five starting from round one!  Conditions were very...

Started the year off surfing a new wave. Been surfing it a lot and we finally decided to snap a few shots! Pretty fun stuff.    Ebodyboarding rash guard protecting me from those sun rays!   Cute little tube KLum on...