Never surfed it but would love to one day get it on a big day. But from watching vids it looks like a complete shitshow. How does the line-up work? Do guys riding the side-wave have priority? Is it just like whoever is in the right spot at the right time? So many drop-ins on a fairly gnarly wave.

I'm in central cali and it's hit and miss. There are a few spots where on good days bodyboarders rule the line up because we are the only ones able to take off deep enough or actually make the take-off and at those places surfers respect us but outside of those areas we don't get much respect. Surfers snake and mean-mug you a lot if they think they can get away with it.

What's it like where you live?

I am in the market for a new board, but it looks like 662 in town (Honolulu) is no longer. And FoamCo only has a storefront on Maui. T&C is running a killer deal on Science boards right now where they will throw in a free pair of vipers with a board purchase, but they have a limited selection.

Can anyone suggest a shop on Oahu in place of 662? 🤙🏼

Ive noticed over time a slight concave bend in between the curve of the slick as it approaches the nose and just about before the channels start being defined. Im not sure what could cause this as all my hubboards boards that Ive gotten have had it from the box and water temperature wise the board seems to stiffen up in colder waters where Im usually riding waves rather than warmer waters like costa rica so I dont think its temperature. It might be accentuated from the way I duck dive (pushing the nose down and then tail down which may put a lot of water pressure on the center area of the slick—or think pushing an upside down parabola down in water and how all the water would flow to the top of the curve—instead of kind of shoving the tail forward with my knee by placing it in the curve of the crescent tail) but im not sure. Any thoughts?

I drag my feet which is super annoying but I can’t find a way to properly lift them out the water which is super annoying. Any tips? I know it sounds so incredibly stupid haha

Does anyone ever have issues with their calves cramping up while bodyboarding? It's like I get a Charlie horse in my calf sometimes. Trying to see if there are any ways to deal with the issue.

Hey everyone, looking to do a 2 weeks trip to phillipines with my partner (she doesnt surf) on early July. I know the Season aparently starts in August but I can't make it on that time.

Anyone knows if it's good on July? And what breaks are best for July as well. If there's no surf at that time of the year, maybe I have a extra week that I could take for Indo. But nothing certain yet.

Pd: My partner doesn't surf so would be much appreciated if you guys know if there's stuff to do around as well.

Thanks everyone!

Heading down south of the tweed as far as Pottsville next weekend, based out of kingscliff. What are the best spots for bodyboarding? A frame beachies are my usual diet but looking for fast hollow waves that don’t close out.

After using most of the popular bodyboarding / bodysurfing fins, I ended up with Yucca which at first seemed great...

There's a serious misconception with the standard flex. The foot pocket is waaay too soft and the rails too hard. The foot is therefore not forcing homogeneously which after several hours/days of serious surf hurts you.

Sean Starsky says " he doesn't understand why fin companies do not offer different flexes " well on my side I don't understand why making a soft pocket which needs to be padded... Why not making a proper stiff fin, with a stiff foot pocket with padding. That would make sense and that would sort out that major issue. It is a major issue since it's slowly but surely fucking up your toe joints.

I do understand there's a big hype around Yucca, hard to find outside the US and sexy colors but they're not so amazing. Dafin, Kpaloa and padded Viper are at least as good.

Hi all,

We have recently launched a dropknee bodyboarding video contest in association with WeBodyboard.

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“The Resurrection” is a year long video contest featuring monthly winners. 

Each month a winning entry will be selected. The 12 monthly winners will form a final round where a grand prize winner will be named. Select entries received will be compiled into a feature length film to be released at the conclusion of the contest.

The contest is open to all riders and filmers across the world, and any number of entries can be submitted.

Prizes

For riders - 

• Grand winner: $250USD, 1 x VEHEMENCE bodyboard & leash
• Monthly winner: VEHEMENCE T-shirt & cap
• Random spot prizes: Assorted VEHEMENCE products

For filmers - 

• Grand winner: $250USD, VEHEMENCE clothing package
• Monthly winner: VEHEMENCE T-shirt & cap
• Random spot prizes: Assorted VEHEMENCE products

Each month the winning entry will be published on the VEHEMENCE instagram profile in collaboration with We Bodyboard. 

What makes a winning video?

IMPORTANT!: This is NOT a “best move” video contest. 

Primary criteria: Speed. Power. Control. Style.

The judging team (VEHEMENCE, We Bodyboard and selected guests) will consider a number of elements when reviewing the entries, this includes, but not limited to: wave size and type, difficulty of the move, the way the video is filmed. As an example, a poorly filmed incomplete move on a big wave may be favored over a well filmed completed move on a small wave. 

Get out there and have some fun!

How to enter

Every month, submit any number of single move/single wave unedited videos, no longer than 45 seconds each. All video types are accepted as long as it features an individual riding dropknee/jackstance on a bodyboard, this includes water angles, POV and land angles. 

Videos should be a min of 1080p/HD in landscape format.

Videos are to be submitted online through the contest page on vehemenceco.com/the-resurrection

Key dates

Each round is open from the 5th to 30th of each month with monthly winners announced/posted on the 6th of the following month.

• Initial entries to open 5 April 2024. Cut off is 30th April 2024.
• 1st winner 6 May 2024. 
• Final winner 6 April 2025.
• Grand winner 5 May 2025. 
• Feature length film release 1st June 2025.

Rules, terms and conditions

The contest rules along with terms and conditions can be found on the contest webpage: vehemenceco.com/the-resurrection

Relatively new to bodyboarding, coming more from a surf kayaking then waveski so the surf wax is relatively new to me.

Having trouble getting the stuff to stay on. It lasts less than or is gone within a session.

I surf the cold waters of Scotland. It's 6°c at the moment but at the end of summer it will get to a balmy 12-13°c.

Ive tried the cold water sex wax and found it a bit hard. Might be ok on a fibreglass board but not on the foam. When eventually I had scraped enough (or so I thought on) from the edges of the block it was fine again in no time. There wasn't much if anything left to remove before I then tried Fk gold cold water wax. It is much softer and went on far easier, giving a nice looking coating. Again however it was gone before the end of the session.

Am I using the wrong stuff? I've seen some wax comes with a "pre-wax" and the FK stuff suggests using the tropical water wax (I presume harder wax and harder to apply) but I don't have any as our waters are not really tropical and I am not overly keen buying wax which likely not be suitable before I got some advice from those that know better what they are doing😂

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I just found this bodyboard in my storage recently and I'd like to sell it. Unfortunately, I don't have any information about it and I haven't been able to find any info online neither.

I'm really curious about the make, model, and any other details that might help me learn more about it. Additionally, I'd appreciate any insights on its potential value in the market.

If anyone has any expertise or insights they can share, I would be extremely grateful. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!

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