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New signature riders, new colors!

New signature riders, new colors!

New signature riders, new colors!

Deluxe is the leader in Bodyboard and swim fins and we are announcing our newest partnership with four internationally recognized athletes.

A new rider will be announced each week as we head into the month of June. The first of which is to be announced May 27th.

We are at the forefront of fin design and our new mold is the most advance on the market. With our new team in place we intended to be the most dominant brand in swim fins and we will be constantly looking for ways to improve on our already advance fin mold.

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Deluxe VOL 2.0 coming soon

New shape. New colors. New riders

VOL 2.0 coming soon

Throughout the bodyboard history, there have been many tries in the pursuing of crafting the "perfect" fins. Some were good, some were bad. Anyway, they have always not worked fine. At Deluxe Fins we've put together all the "good ideas", very well accepted by the bodyboard industry up to date, and the result is extraordinary. A high performance fin with a very streamline design and a new unique drainage system that supplies the needs of the most demanding riders, from recreational riders to the elite proffesional bodyboarders.

However, we have not only stopped in the engineering. We've gone further and we have also given a lot of thought in the style. We have developed alongside our renowned riders a series of color combinations in order to not only wear a fin, but to wear it with style.

The new Deluxe VOL 2.0 features a new reinvented streamline design with a touch of glamour, thanks to their fashioned and timeless colorways. More info coming soon.

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Doug Smith, the man in the hole

Doug Smith, our aussie free spirit man, has launched a personal blog here he'll post photos of his last sessions, podcasts and other stuff, like day reports. He has also received his new boards, and as you can see, doesn't miss any chance to get deep, in the hole.

Visit his blog at a http://maninahole.blogspot.com/

Brenden Newton joins the Respect Crew

Respect Bodyboards is proud to announce his last crew member. None other than the world class bodyboarder Brenden Newton. "I just signed Respect Bodyboards and I´m really excited about that because I really belive in the company, in what they`re doing", declares Brenden.

So Brenden joins the select crew of nutbags from all corners of the planet like the Brazilian underground charger José Otavio; the french all rounder Eric Gamez or the aussie underground global roamer Simon Murphy.

Put Your Name Here: Brenden Newton

Rui Ferreira, rider & team manager, decided it was time to look for some representation at Oz, cradle of the world bodyboarding panorama. So we launched the Put Your Name Here contest in Australia in order to find the most outstanding riders out there.We received a lot of mails with footage, photos and CVs from guys all over Australia, and surprisingly one of them was Brendon's. He was looking for a sponsor, and we were looking for somebody like him (very hard to find). No doubt it was kind a miracle. He was all we were looking for. He's got the talent, the potential, the courage, the style, the charisma, ... everything.

As renowned photographer Trent Mitchell stated in a recen Riptide magazine: "...He wants to push it harder than ever before. This is the future. It's not a forecast; it's the catalyst for Brenden's future and, in turn, the sport's". And at Respect we think that too.

The man

"Brendo", as he is famously known, has been tagged as one of the most crazy loco big-wave riders ever. To the public and in the exclusive group of big-wave chargers he is known as the best, the craziest and importantly the most acomplished

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Undoubtely, Brendo deserves his undisputed title of "the craziest bodyboarder ever", he is a very peaceful and calm person though. Since he burst on the scene in 2003 in the bowels of a massive barrel at Shipsterns, he became obsessed with big waves. Brenden has travelled all around the world in the search of the biggest, most powerful, hollow and dangerous caverns on earth. Australia, Tasmania, Tahiti, Ireland, Canary Island, ... wherever the BIG WAVE is waiting to turn up he is already paddling. He has became in one of the pionners of big wave bodyboarding, even though he keeps blowing everyone's mind in small and mid-wave surfing with his depured style and inimitable flow.

2010. Innovation is here!

We here at Respect have come out with a crew of misfits not too fond on the status quo, a team who sees things differently, some may call them crazy but we call sheer genius!! It´s not about the 9-5 but living to live! We here live for the ocean (wedges, slabs and ledges!) together with the help of the craziest and newest innovations in cores and materials and our diverse crew from all corners of the globe we bring you the best in 2010! Take the path less travelled and ride with us….Team Respect.

So the Respect 2010 range will have amongst all its models 2 signature models of Brendo: the Brenden Newton Usual and the Brenden Newton Performance.

The first one, the Brenden Newton Usual will feature Engineered Flexible Core (EFC™), NXL skin, Surlyn + Mesh and a 3 Variable Stringer System. The second one, the Brenden Newton Performance will feature a PP core, NXL skin + Ergonomic Pads System, Surlyn + Mesh and a TriFlat Type S™ stringer. Two different configurations to answer the needs of the most demanding riders. Available very soon at the best surf shops.

Rui scores the RideIt cover

Rui Ferreira, one of our most consistent riders and team manager of the signature crew, has recently scored the cover of the online magazine RideIt. Wearing the popular H1N1 mask, Rui showcases the powerful shorey waves of the Mexico coastline. More photos in the mag.

New riders

Yone Armas & Guli Hernández, from Canary Island, will be riding for Respect this year. Both Yone and Guli belong to the Canary new generation, and they will for sure keep trying harder every day, just as they had done up to date. Don´t miss their resumes. They worth watching.

New website, new blog!

We just launched our new website. In this new site you´ll find all kind of info about Respect Company, all the materials and technology featured, our crew, ... and more and more content, such as videos, photos, artwork and other helpful info.

We also release this blog where we´ll keep you up to date of all the stuff that surrounds Respect Bodyboards world. Enjoy it. As Rui, founder of the company, said: "I know we have".