FRANCE – Private-Surfshop announces it is now open offering sports-wear for snow, kitesurf, surf, sk8… via online private sales.{mosimage} Who is behind this project – one girl and a couple of guys, each an experienced and enthusiastic rider as well as a keen web-internaut. The challenge: to offer the best products at the best prices, as well as to introduce the most important and “in” European and global brands. And as most of the customers are active riders other useful services are included: the Surfshop Blog to get all the latest comments and news, a weather service, and a maximum of info about the brands and their products. The how: sales offered only to registered members at reductions of 30%-70% on normal shop prices; for equipment as well as for clothes. What’s more Private-Surfshop also offers menswear and women’s and kids’ clothes. And that’s not all – Private-Surfshop will be making regular offers of unique, exceptional and “not-yet-on-market” products exclusively to registered customers. Don’t waste any more time, sign up to become a member now of www.private-surfshop.com US – Ocean City council has just given its approval to an event for next summer that could become a new annual tradition. Beachfest is the name of the new event, which will include a variety of extreme-sports competitions, as well as a 13-mile “half-marathon.” Beachfest is intended to get kids excited about being physically active – they will get a chance to meet professional skaters, surfers and more, as well as learning about other action sports like skateboarding and body-boarding. WAKEBOARDING US – After winning in 2005 and 2006, American the "Bone Crusher" Rusty Malinoski claimed his third Pro-Am title in four years, after taking the top spot in the Pro Men finals at the Tigé Pro-Am Wakeboard Championship, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink at Blue Lake Park in Portland. "Bone Crusher" took on fellow countrymen Aaron Rathy and Andrew Adkison, two-time wakeboard world champ, and Aussie Daniel Watkins, a double wakeboard World Series champion, to clinch the win in the finals. UK – Relentless Wakestock is Europe’s largest wakeboard music festival, combining the cultures of music and the world’s fastest growing watersport in a weekend of high-octane excitement! This is the first time that a contemporary music festival has been held within the grounds of Blenheim Palace and also the first time they’ve had the biggest title in the world wakeboard calendar… Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, 27th – 29th June. PROFILE – Widely recognized as the world’s top female wakeboarder, Dallas Friday is considered one of the extreme sport’s top stars of the present and the future. Blessed with good looks and a sense of daring on the water, Friday is a sponsor’s darling. Friday was born in December 1986, in Orlando, Fla., and still resides there. On Oct. 1, 2006, Friday broke her left femur in at least seven places as she performed an complcated jump during the final even of the 2006 Wakeboard World Cup Series. After surgery, she then developed severe breathing problems and had to be on a respirator for six days. But she returned to competition in May 2007, and once again was one of the tour’s top female riders. Surfing Want to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new “Gold Coast Surfboards ” surfboard, custom made for this competition – the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world. Adriano de Souza gets the victory at the Billabong Surf Eco Festival, defeating the two foreign surfers that were at the contest. In an all Brazilian final against Marcelo Trekinho, Adriano had the best performance in whole week on Praia do Forte, getting a 9,73. His overall finals score of 17,40 was the second best score in this event; only Jihad Khodr made a higher score: 17,50 on Saturday.