The Choice Homes ABA Pro Junior Tour wrapped up recently at SWS Mystics Pro Presented By OpenLive after the event was rescheduled back in April due to poor conditions. After what may have been the biggest flat spell in the history of south coast winters,...
The Choice Homes ABA Pro Tour wrapped up recently at SWS Mystics Pro Presented By OpenLive after the event was rescheduled back in April due to poor conditions. After what may have been the biggest flat spell in the history of south coast winters, an east...
Bodyboarding royalty Jeff & Dave Hubbard are coming to the Gold Coast to compete against some of the best riders from Australia for the fourth stop of the Australian Bodyboarding Association (ABA) tour - the Inverted Duranbah Pro on 16-17 June. The Choice Homes ABA Pro...
The Inverted Duranbah Pro Presented by Pride Bodyboards looks to once again set the precedence for the Choice Homes ABA Tour. With its finely groomed banks, its no wonder this punchy beachbreak is considered one of the biggest proving grounds for competitive bodyboarding in the...
The 2018 Choice Homes ABA Pro Tour moves down south for the third stop of the season. After postponing the Mystics Event due to poor conditions, the Sun Zapper Knights Pro Presented by Alexandrina Council & Hotel Elliot is set to continue its legacy as the...
The Choice Homes ABA Pro Tour ventured to the west for the first stop for 2018 with the Good Earth West Oz Pro Presented By Bali Bodyboarding. Blessed with a rare & solid north swell, the stacked draw saw some of Australia's best & International's...
The Choice Homes ABA Pro Tour for 2018 is heading west for the first event of the season. The Good Earth West Oz Pro Presented By Bali Bodyboarding looks to set the scene with a move south from Mandurah down to Gas Bay. With an endless supply of...
We would like to congratulate Lachlan Cramsie for his great year on the ABA Tour this year, being crowned as the 2017 ABA Pro Men's Champion. 2017 was Lachlan Cramsie’s year. From the get go he looked sharp, and was in form locking in a...
If you didn't see what your about to watch throughout social media the last few weeks, You've been living under a rock. Jack Baker, a young man from Cronulla went viral getting coverage from every corner of mainstream media with this crazy backwash incident...
Congratulations to Lachlan Cramsie for taking out the 2017 ABA Pro Mens Tour & Liam Lucas for taking out the 2017 ABA Pro Junior Tour. Download the full list of rankings: 2017 Final ABA Pro Junior Ratings (for release) 2017 Final ABA Pro Mens Ratings (for release) ...
Well 2017 was a blast. We wrapped up another great year of the ABA Tour over the weekend at Whale Beach for the Bodyboard King Northern Beaches Pro. The southern end of the beach produced some punchy right hand wedges that everyone flourished amongst in the...
We’ve seen a fair bit of Shipsterns Bluff this year for The Nomad Bodyboards Big Wave Awards Presented By Emerald. It does not make this wave caught by Harley Ward any less impressive. The next few minutes you will see one of the biggest waves ever...
Well he's back at it again. No one can slow this young Sam Thomas gentlemen down in the big stuff. We have seen a fair chunk of Shipsterns over the past year or so. But what sets this wave apart is how clean it is, and...
Updated Pro Mens and Pro Junior Tour Rankings after the SWS Mystics Pro Presented by OpenLive. ABA Junior Ratings after Event 3 ABA Mens Ratings after Event 3 ...
Well if you were wondering. The Inverted Dbah Pro presented by Pride Bodyboards went down in pumping conditions over the weekend on the Gold Coast. The just under 100 competitors revelled in the 3-4 foot offshore wedges for 3 days of competition. Some incredible surfing...
Pumping conditions greeted competitors for the Inverted Dbah Pro over the weekend. Mike Egan spent some hours in the salt capturing all the action. He has made available some amazing photos from the three days of competition, with all the prints for purchase. If you...
Unfortunately we are currently experiencing some issues with our online entry system for the Dbah Pro. If you are coming across difficulties when entering into the PayPal Page, please follow the steps below 1. Fill out the online entry with all your details until you are...
You might remember the name and Irish legend from last year's Nomad Big Wave Awards where he tackled a Mullaghmore bomb. Well since that clip Shambles as he’s more commonly known as has had a tough time. In 2016 the Irish charger was rushed to hospital after...
Kyle Ward. What can't this man do? It was only five years ago when Ryan first started Ryan Hardy Bodyboarding School. It just happens that Kyle was also his first student. Full of excitement and will power he told Ryan "I just want to be a...
Santiago Martinez is a name you might not be familiar with, but you'll get to know it. The 24 year old Argentinian bodyboarder's big wave antics have been trickling through the like of Riptide and the ABA's eyes more and more recently. The unmissable Teahupoo sets...
Lachlan Cramsie had a good 2016. He got a new signature model with Nomad, won the SWS Mystics Pro, placed second overall on the ABA Tour Rankings, released a banging clip from a smash and grab trip in between events and chased some serious slabs...
The Australian Bodyboarding Association (ABA) is excited to announce the 2017 ABA Pro Tour schedule. After what was one of the tightest finishes to the 2016 season, which saw Joe Clark (QLD) take title after a seesawing battle between a handful of the worlds best...
Can you imagine what was running through Damien Martin's mind when he was making the decision to either straighten out or pull in when he was coming from behind the peak. One of our 2015 award winners is back at it again for the 2016 Nomad...
East Coast Summer Tri Series held the first event for 2016 at Newcastle Beach Saturday 15th of October with 2-4ft A Frames providing perfect left and rights for competitors to slay. Presented by District 5 Bodyboard Store, Boogie Youth, Open Live, NMD Bodyboards, VS Projects,...
Same, same but different. That the best way to describe the our next entry of the Nomad Big Wave Awards. Same location, same last name but different rider. As we saw his brother Sam tackle a shipsterns bomb only a few weeks ago. This time...
East Coast Tri Series – Keeping our roots in the water! The ABA and Boogie Youth are pleased to announce 3 Speciality bodyboarding events with flare, catering for Australia’s BEST Junior, Dropkneer and Women. Locations and Dates – Newcastle 15th October, Cronulla 19th November and Byron Shire...
[embed]https://vimeo.com/134535762[/embed] IT’S SHOWTIME! As competitors start arriving anticipation is growing for the JWM next weekend. The forecast is for waves 3-6ft which has riders very excited. Great waves combined with great riders will make for some of the best bodyboarding the Jeff Wilcox Memorial and Australia has...
We kick off the 2016/17 Nomad Bodyboards Big Wave Awards presented by Emerald Bodyboarding specialists with one of the worlds best big wave locations. Becoming comfortable with the infamous step Sam Thomas is no stranger to big pits down in his home state in Tasmansia at...
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWX7NwqSsDc[/embed] After what was a stellar introductory year of the ABA Big Wave Awards in 2015, the 2016/17 season of the Nomad Big Wave Awards Presented by Emerald is set to be bigger and better this year. With history-making swells already battering the coast of Australia, and with the...
The ABA Pro Tour race remains wide open after an action-packed first day of competition at the Bodyboard King Northern Beaches Pro Today. More than 60 competitors descended on Whale Beach for the final round of the National Pro Tour, with 3-4 foot peaky waves on...