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Alex Tank Jib Factory

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:09:50 +0000

Alex Tank is a pretty big deal in Europe, and obviously carrying that same momentum everywhere else in the world. Check out his event called the “Alex Tank X Head Jib Factory”. His friend and Arnette teammate Benny Urban even made a cameo.

Benny Urban on Pleasure Photo Annual Cover

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:50:56 +0000

Our Euro Am Benny Urban just nailed the cover for the new Pleasure Photo Annual!

Niko Cioffi at Frontline Rail Jam

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:31:27 +0000

Niko Cioffi just got back from the land of $20 beers- Stockholm, Sweden. He was invited to ride in the Frontline Rail Jam, and said he had a great time. Here’s a couple shots from him.

Marc Lacomare’s Journal #8

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:00:00 +0000

The success of Arnette team rider Marc Lacomare winning the ASP World Junior Series was definitely no accident. Marc is rippping waves all over the world this season – winning heat after heat.

Besides surfing contests and travelling the world, Marc is putting together all the magic that happens on the road into his very own journal. This time it contains shots of the best surf spots in New Zealand where Marc surfed at the legendary Cold Water Classics in Gizborne and of course in his spare time.

Check it out:

FISE 2011 Montpellier Wrap-Up Report

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:00:00 +0000

This is one of those happenings where you really have to schedule your walk from one end of the venue to the other. A stroll along the massive course will take you well over 20 mins (not counting the many stops you might take checking out tons of booths offering anything from T-Shirts to Crepes) and will take you past a whole bunch of fantastic courses for all kinds of action sports such as Skateboarding, Wakeboarding, Mountain Bike and BMX! The Arnette Europe team is proud to be a supporter of FISE 2011 and everyone of us is already looking forward to next year’s event in Montpellier.

The intensity you experience while visiting this event is hard to describe. Despite the sheer largeness of the area and the amount of visitors there are countless sessions and contests to witness. Even though a bit inconsistent, the weather was good enough in the end for most contests to take place and to determine the winners in all the different sports and categories.

On the MTB Big Air, the world’s best riders from Canada, New Zealand, Spain, UK and France rocked the spot and went huge! This attracted an excited crowd that saw some jaw-dropping action with front flips, 360 double whips, triple whips and 720s! Check out this video of the best tricks session at FISE 2011:

One of the most impressive sessions of FISE 2011 was the BMX park final. In the end it was the 16-year-old American Pat Casey who took the top spot. He topped his all over impressive and versatile run with a first ever One Foot Decade Backflip! Mark Webb finished 2nd after delivering a really technical show while the Italian rider Alessandro Barbero ranked 3rd despite his awesome Front Flip No Hander right in front of the audience. The overall ranking goes as follows:

1. Pat Casey (USA)
2. Mark Webb (UK)
3. Alessandro Barbero (IT)
4. Daniel Dhers
5. Drew Bezanson
6. Todd Mayn
7. JB Peytavit
8. Dean Cueson

Even if you are not really into BMX you’ll still notice that the sport has been taken to another level over the last few years and if you are into it you’ll be amazed by the riding level in this final session. If you have the chance turn up the volume right now and you should be able to almost feel the atmosphere during the finals of the BMX competition:

We didn’t only support FISE 2011 but we had a booth there where everyone was invited to test their strength and win some Arnette goodies. You gotta love how the kids went for it!

There will be more video highlights available in the next couple of days. We’ll keep you posted for sure!

Rendezvous in Montpellier: Arnette Supports FISE

Tue, 24 May 2011 15:30:00 +0000

It's common knowledge that the French are gourmets when it comes to the culinary arts. FISE shows us that they also have the ability to whip up some pretty tasty action sports entertainment!

From June 1st - 5th, Montpellier is the place to be! La crème de la crème of the action sports world will come together at FISE to compete in a variety of disciplines including Skateboarding, BMX, Wakeboarding, Mountain Biking and Inline Skating. In addition to top pros, amateurs also have the chance to take part in their own category.

Last year FISE attracted approximately 350,000 spectators and 1,500 athletes, which means this is a pretty major happening in the South of France - and it's free to get in. Here's a look at the competition venues:

The Street Course

The Mountain Bike Course

The Wake Course

Aside from all the shredding, the crowds are guaranteed to have a great time with DJ's and live music pumping all 5 days. Plus, in keeping with the "green" movement, FISE is an eco-conscious event that will employ a variety of environmentally friendly technologies and materials.

There are so many good reasons to pack your bag and head to Montpellier for FISE! But if you can't make it, don't worry because you can still catch all the action via a live stream on the FISE website.

Here's a look at what went down last year:

For more info check out the FISE website and Facebook page.

Nous nous réjouissons de vous voir à Montpellier!

The Holmstroem Crew comes to town…

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:43:16 +0000

This past Tuesday we were greeted with a multitude of surprises. The weather was warm, surf was up and the Arnette Europe “In Your Face” contest winners came to town for a visit. The Holmstroem crew as they are officially known, are just a bunch of average Joe’s like you and I who just happened to win one of the coolest contests of all time, earning themselves a paid trip to Cali to surf up and down the coast. They all hail from Germany and were regaling us with tales of all the famous breaks (Trestles, HB Pier, Blacks) they had been surfing which we take for granted and how their money goes so much farther over here as they had been pillaging surf shops all along the way.

They were an extremely frothy group of guys and upon meeting up with them in Newport at 28th street for a surf with Arnette riders Michael Dunphy and Christian Saenz, we knew immediately why they won. Needless to say that the fog bank rolled in and weather went to crap almost instantaneously but they were still super psyched to be hanging and surfing with us. Even better, was post-surf while we were drying off and the Red Bull girls rolled up…well, just look at the photo below and you will catch my drift. At that moment we realized that these guys were definitely a handful but we wouldn’t have it any other way. Be on the lookout for them as they head up to Santa Cruz, you can’t miss their car…if you see them give them a honk!

Jonas Bronnert...the next Marlon Lipke?

Dunphy was easily the standout of the sesh with huge airs like this...he almost stomped this one too.

Saenzy!

Epic hub caps.

I don't know what they are going to do when they have to return this rental car. Hope they got insurance.

The Red Bull gals were digging the Germans. I need to learn a foreign language.

Christian Saenz as seen thru the eyes of Michael Dunphy.

And the winners are: Paul Beck, Jonas Bronnert, Lars Kossowski, Lennart Stagneth, Fin-Eric Christenson, Christian Saenz, Michael Dunphy, Fabian Aschenbach and Jasper Schwampe. Congrats boys! Tear it up in Santa Cruz!

PHOTOS: CARL STEINDLER/ARNETTE

Alek Oestreng wins Burn River Jump in Livigno

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:26:50 +0000

From our friends at Forum:

Bonjuorno! Alek Oestreng was in Italy this week to eat some pasta, drink red wine, and win some damn contests. Successful on all accounts, Alek won the Burn River Jump and took Fourth Place in Slopestyle. Originally, he was announced a third place finish, but then got pushed back to fourth....WTF is up with European judging? Either Way, Alek still murdered it and we are so proud of him.

Kotsenburg takes 3rd at the Oakley Artic Challenge

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:20:47 +0000

Every year around this time, the best Snowboarders meet in Oslo, Norway for the TTR 6Star Oakley Arctic Challenge 2011. The event which is known for a progressive and riders driven slopestyle setup, invites only riders who have shown to have what it takes to be amongst the top TTR competitors. This year, the riders list includes names such as Seppe Smits, Torstein Horgmo, Mark McMorris, Ulrik Badertscher, Jamie Anderson, Kjersti Buaas, and our very own young-gun Sage Kotsenburg. Although Sage didn't win the event, as you can see from the video below it's only a matter of time, especially when you take into account the fact that he was one of the youngest riders ever to compete. We wanna send a huge Arnette shout out to Chas Guldemond who took home first, but remember Chas, our boy Sage is right behind you so you best be looking over your shoulder!

Sage going for broke!

The podium with Sage on the left, Chas in the middle and Tyler on the right.

Arnette Yeti gets busted at the goggle launch party in Europe

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:32:22 +0000

The European goggle launch party at ISPO last Sunday was a real success. Lots of people showed up to check out our new goggles and of course to party with free drinks and awesome music. It was actually a success that everyone partied until the securities showed up to shut it down. Who would have guessed that you needed a permission to throw a party in Germany?!? Our Yeti didn't and of course he didn't care so in the end the securities arrested the Yeti and the DJ. Anyways that didn't stop the party as the guests simply turned the sound on again after the securities were gone. You see, we had tons fun and have many more pics, check em out on Facebook.

Chicks dig the Yeti!

Arnette young gun Sage Kotsenburg hanging out and taking in the festivities.

This guy sure knows how to party.

See ya next year Yeti...anybody got some money he can borrow for bail?

Kotsenburg lands first double cork cab 1440 in competition

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:00:12 +0000

Cab 1440 double cork…wtf?!! Seriously, this shit is getting ridiculous! Sage Kotsenburg stomped this frankly ridiculous trick in Saturday’s Air & Style. It’s the first one ever landed in competition, and it knocked out X Games gold medallist (and Air & Style China champion) Seb Toots. Cool? Well, check it out and judge for yourself…

Arnette's newest surfer Marc Lacomare wins the ASP World Juniors

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:43:16 +0000

What a remarkable end to an already extremely successful junior career. After Winning the ASP European Junior title in 2009, two second place finishes at the Oakley Global Challenge in Bali in 2008 and 2009, the event title at the most prestigious junior event in the world, the Billabong World Juniors in Narrabeen, is the icing on the cake for Arnette's newest athlete Marc Lacomare, 20, from Capbreton in France.

“This is amazing!” said an over the moon Marc. “I have always dreamt of winning this event and now my dream has come true. Thanks so much to the locals for giving up their break and congrats also to Nat and Jack! It feels so good to end my junior career with a win here at Narrabeen!”

We are so stoked that Marc is now an official Arnette Family member as he will surely be the face of Arnette in Europe for years to come. For a full contest report and breakdown please visit our friends at Surfline.

Our Pro Skate team shreds with the Sucihi Crew. Check it out to WIN a goodie bag...

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:26:17 +0000

The Sucihi boys as they are known were the lucky winners of a contest organized by Arnette Europe, where teams activated up to four participants, grabbed a videographer and set out to make the best skate section imaginable-which was then voted on by the public. Needless to say, the Sucihi boys were pretty solid and held their own when they met up with our seasoned skate vets and Arnette Family members Willy Santos, Pat Duffy, Danny Supa and newcoming young buck Ryan Decenzo. What follows below is all the action that took place and some pretty insane skating to say the least.

There are five sequences of Ryan Decenzo and the first four people to head over to our Facebook page and correctly name the tricks will be the lucky winners of an Arnette goodie bag. Enjoy the images from the day!

This one is a Wall Ride, obviously. But can you head over to our Facebook and tell us the five below?

Supa.

Duffy.

Duffy takes a shot at the wall.

IN Your Face, some of Barcelona's best.

Decenzo, its not all fun and games.

Willy was ripping to say the least...

Willy giving Ryan some props and saying, "hey man, let's see that one more time".

Supa contemplates his approach.

Yeah Supa!!!

Willy Santos. Man, myth and legend.

Pat Duffy.

Supa signing his life away...

Pre sesh office banter with Joe Freitag, Pat Duffy, Willy Santos and Ryan Decenzo.

The Sucihi boys were psyched on our building.

Our A-Team grinds some Wahoos.

Until next time Sucihi crew, have a safe flight home.

PHOTOS: CARL STEINDLER/ARNETTE