COSMETICS – a young Parisian, Blandine Chemouni, has come up with an original range of cosmetics targeted to the world of sport, especially extreme sports. The TECARE products have been created and the packaging designed in consultation with professional riders. The range includes sun protection creams, lip protectors for extreme weather conditions, and oils for massaging tired and bruised limbs. The use of these potions is quickly being taken up by male riders as well as the girls.USA – the Fix a Kid Fund is running a wakeboard tournament on Candlewood Lake, to be held the week of July 15-18. It will start with a clinic providing lessons to children and young adults from Sean O’Brien, a professional wakeboarder, and Derek Seaman, a professional skater. Four riders can sign up for an instructional session, and each rider will get an hour of professional instruction on a wakeboard boat. The cost is $150 per person per session, with morning sessions from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and afternoons from 1:30-5:30. On July 19 the clinic will conclude with a wakeboard tournament at Danbury Town Park. The team event will invite amateur riders to join forces with a professional wakeboarder. To learn more about the Fix a Kid fund or the wakeboard clinic July15-19, visit fixakid.net, where registration forms and donation information is available.SAFETY – Power kites can be dangerous… because of strong forces that can be generated by sudden wind gusts, people can be lofted, carried off, dashed against water, buildings, land or power lines, resulting in a “kitemare”. Most kiteboarding fatalities are the result of being lofted or dragged out of control, resulting in a collision with hard objects including sand.SurfingEight-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) and last year’s World No. 2 Taj Burrow (AUS) were Round 3 casualties to Billabong Pro Tahiti wildcards today. Bruno Santos (BRA), who eliminated reigning World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS) in a tight heat yesterday, beat Burrow in a much more convincing fashion today when he earned an early 8.33 to take a lead he never relinquished. Local surfer Manoa Drollet (PYF), who won his Round 1 heat over Slater and C.J. Hobgood, beat the World No. 1 with a 14.00 heat total despite Slater catching the best wave of the heat, a 9.83, in the dying minutes of the heat. Defending Billabong Pro Tahiti Champion Damien Hobgood (USA) had already withdrawn from the competition having fractured his shoulder freesurfing at Teahupoo a month ago. He was hoping to heal in time to defend his title, unfortunately, Hobgood will have to wait to see if he can do so at the next stop in Fiji – he was the last event winner there as well.