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1. Richard Woolcott, Volcom's Founder, President & CEO

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 10:40am

By: John Campbell

If there’s a name in the industry that defines influence, it’s Woolcott’s Volcom. During 2006, his company hustled-up $205.3 million in revenues (their net income was $28.8 millio...

2. The Editors in Chief of SURFER, Surfing and TransWorld SURF Magazines

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 10:47am

By: John Campbell

(Chris Mauro, Evan Slater and Chris Cote respectively)Of all the voices in the industry, none carry so much weight as those belonging to Evan Slater (Surfing), Chris Mauro (SURFER) and Chris Cote (...

3. Paul Naudé, President of Billabong USA

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 10:50am

By: John Campbell

A strong case could be made for Billabong to be No. 1. They have a more visible surf team than the Stone and make some of the most popular boardshorts on the market. Oh, and Naudé & Co. ...

4. Jonno Wells, CEO Surfline

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 10:52am

By: Evan Fontaine

As far as surf reports and forecasts go, the pack can be broken into two groups -- Surfline and everyone else. But, prior to this year, their brand, long established as the online standard to which...

5. Dane Reynolds, WCT Birth

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 10:53am

By: Zach Plopper

A few years ago, Dane Reynold’s competitive drive was debatable; he seemed to favor the stress free Indo film trip to the complexities of WQS life. His ability was unquestionably there, but i...

6. Bobby Martinez, Highest Rated Californian on the WCT

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 10:54am

By: Zach Plopper

Bobby Martinez has been on the surfing A-list since he was a little grom winning the Menehune division of NSSA Gold Coast events. His surfing continued to progress and inspire as he moved up the ag...

8. Ken “Skindog” Collins, Winner Billabong XXL Ride of the Year

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 10:56am

By: Collin Wicker

Over the last few years Ken “Skindog” Collins has reinvented himself as a lunatic big wave hell-man, and re-injected his surf career with a healthy shot of adrenaline. Skindog has seen ...

9. RVCA, Artist Network Program (ANP)

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 11:00am

By: John Campbell

Yes. Volcom and apparently every other company now has their own network, collabo or creative togetherness program… However, no one does it with more professionalism and completeness than RV...

10. Jen Smith, World Champion

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 11:02am

By: Emily Vizzo

Seemed like Jen Smith couldn’t make a wrong move in 2007. Reigning at the Roxy ASP Women’s World Longboard Championship in France this summer, Smith, 21, went home with the world title&...

11. Andrew Doheny, Phenom

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 11:03am

By: Collin Wicker

Newport super-grom Andrew Doheny is only 14, but he’s already racked up six NSSA West regional titles, in 2007 he won at Nationals and the U.S. Championships, was named to the 2008 PacSun USA...

12. Cory Arrambide, Winner NSSA Nationals

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 11:04am

By: Collin Wicker

Every amateur in America dreams of putting an exclamation point on their amateur career by winning Nationals their final year, and this time around Arrambide had the good fortune to do just that. I...

13. Nick Rozsa, Oakley Pro Junior Winner & Top Rated Californian in ASP North America Pro Junior Ser

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 11:06am

By: Evan Fontaine

Any sports prediction takes two variables into account – talent and results. Rozsa has plenty of talent. The results he’s tallied up throughout his young career are a testament to that....

14. Kolohe Andino, Winner of Third NSSA National Title

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 11:07am

By: Zach Plopper

Brother’s career as a surfer has just begun and he’s already seen the spotlight of surf stardom. Three NSSA National titles have vaulted him into it. In 2007 he wrapped up his third NSS...

15. Save Trestles Team

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 11:08am

By: Emily Vizzo

The Save Trestles team alone defies the greasy old stereotype about lazy, water-logged surfers whose idea of community service is taking a shower every now and then. Once upon a time, a wicked gove...

16. Courtney Conlogue, Winner ASP North America Pro Junior Women’s Series

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 11:09am

By: Emily Vizzo

Courtney Conlogue’s name kept popping up this year as a bona fide member of the “new guard,” an unofficial designation for young females who are changing the standard in women&rsq...

18. Timmy Curran, Ageless Wonder

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 11:11am

By: Zach Plopper

Although Timmy Curran is no longer on Tour, he is still undoubtedly regarded as one of the best surfers in the world. In a state and sport that seem to keep getting younger, Curran still manages to...

19. The Malloy Brothers, California’s First Family of Surfing

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 11:12am

By: Zach Plopper

California’s surfing family, the Malloys, have been all over the surfing spectrum. Competition heathens, career film makers, high amplitude video segments, big wave hell-men, cold water voyag...

20. Fernando and Santiago Aguerre, Liquid Nation Ball

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 11:13am

By: Evan Fontaine

Good ideas are hard to come by, that is, unless if you’re one of the Aguerre brothers. In 2004 Fernando and Santiago Aguerre, the co-founders of Reef, parlayed surfing’s fun-loving atti...

21. Vestal, SIMA Breathrough Brand of the Year

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 11:14am

By: Emily Vizzo

Vestal Watch got its invitation to the Big Boys Club this year with a win for Breakthrough Brand of the Year at the SIMA Surf Summit, beating out nominees Firewire Surfboards, Insight, Mada and San...

24. Brian Conley, Filmmaker Extraordinaire

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 11:17am

By: Collin Wicker

Over the past few years Brian Conley has been a man on a mission: To capture the best inside the barrel footage ever seen. And he’s accomplished that mission time and time again. In 2006 he w...

25. Rusty Preisendorfer, Surfing Magazine 2008 Shaper of the Year

Filed under: The New Influence

What: Feature

Start Date: Fri, Jan 25 2008 | 11:18am

By: Patrick Zabrocki

It is very difficult to be a surfer and not know who Rusty Preisendorfer is. He has been shaping surfboards for over 30 years and has grown from shaping in a converted chicken coup to an ICON who h...


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