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Showing posts with label Rory Russell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rory Russell. Show all posts
1 Jul 2013
3 Jun 2013
Bolt Mag #009
Again, we’re very proud to present the 9th issue of our Bolt Magazine.
Highlights Include:
Lightning Bolt Collector Boards Series :: Special Limited Edition of Five Sets Of Pipeliners # 5 Shapers (Gerry Lopez; Barry Kanaiaupuni; Tom Parrish; Rory Russell and Reno Abellira) # Shapes
Bolt Board :: New Sticks (Release)
Mickey & The Grinch
Bolt & Best Made Collab
Doug Walker :: The Lost and Found Collection
Spring Summer Collection ‘13 :: Good Times, Good Vibes
Surfing Around Europe :: Guéthary & The Portuguese Coast
Sounds Like Bolt
Driftwood Collective :: Costum Designs
SurfTrip :: Ghana
Photo Lab :: Matt Wessen & João ‘Brek’ Bracourt
Enjoy Aloha!
19 Aug 2011
Bolt Mag #007 - 40 years of Lightning Bolt
Again, we’re very proud to present the 7th issue of our Bolt Mag.
This edition marks the 40th anniversary of Lightning Bolt as a Surfing brand.
We have a few surprises in this special edition… Check it out!
These are our highlights:
The Pure Source: 40 years of Lightning Bolt – surf legends’ testimonies
Trip: California Surf/roadTrip 2011
Collection: Fall Winter 2011_20112 Collection
WorldWide Bolt: Alagoas is too Beautiful - Israel Rocha, Gabriel Novis (Br) – Pedro Soares (Pt) in S. Tome and Principe.
Interview with: Reno Abellira
Bolt Roar: Allah – Las - Suggestions
Profile: Daniel ‘Tomo’ Thomson
Highlightning: Rory Russel RoadTrip Brazil
We Like: C.J Nelson – former World Noseride Champion (2006)
Stuff: Lightning Bolt Short News
Issuu: http://issuu.com/lightning_bolt/docs/bolt_mag_007
Sribd: http://pt.scribd.com/doc/62423295/Bolt-Mag-007
Enjoy, Aloha!
25 May 2011
RORY RUSSELL ROADTRIP IN BRAZIL
RORY RUSSELL ROADTRIP IN BRAZIL - 26th May till 4th June
More than 30 years have gone by and Rory Russell is back again with Lightning Bolt, the brand that ‘never left his heart’…
His mythic lifestyle and true passion for adventures and thrilling surf trips still fulfills the soul of this living legend of surfing!
After the recent surf trip to Costa Rica with the Bolt Team and his last visit to Brazil for the re-launching event of the brand in S. Paulo, the Pipeline surf icon and Lightning Bolt ambassador is back to Brazilian territory!
Always in such a good mood and with a contagious cheerfulness, together with the Lightning Bolt Brazil Team, Rory Russell will go on a road trip through the three most famous surf playgrounds in Brazil: S. Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Floripa.
RORY RUSSELL IN FESTIVALMA SURF 2011
26/May to 28/May – S. Paulo
Rory Russell, the two-time Pipeline Masters Champion and world famous shaper for its legendary Pipeliner model – revolutionary fast and highly maneuverable surf board for the big and hollow waves of Pipeline at the time – is one of the special guests for the 8th edition of the Alma Surf Festival 2011.
During the three days of the event there will be enough time for chatting with Rory, at the Lightning Bolt booth, to see his boards’ exhibition and the unique opportunity to take home an autographed poster of the Hawaiian surf legend.
Autograph’s session during the 3 days from 6pm to 7pm.
29 /May to 1 /June – Floripa
Rory Russell will be in the magic Island of Floripa visiting surf shops and local shapers, surfing with old friends and the new generation of riders, together with the Brazilian Bolt rider Israel Rocha and press.
2 to 4 /June – Rio de Janeiro
Together with the renown surfer Ricardo Bocão from Rio de Janeiro, Rory Russell continues the road trip in the Wonderful City, again visiting surf shops and shapers and surfing around with friends and fans.
The world surf icon and Lightning Bolt ambassador is taking to Brazil his Aloha feeling and charisma, the true spirit of surfing. The Pure Source.
24 Jan 2011
11 Nov 2010
LIGHTNING BOLT ANNOUNCES RE-LAUNCH IN BRAZIL
Soon to celebrate its 40th anniversary, Lightning Bolt announces its re-launch in Brazil. Originally founded in 1971 by Gerry Lopez and Jack Shipley in Hawaii, the brand redefined surfing with the development of revolutionary Surfboards designed to conquer the huge tubes of Pipeline.
Jonathan Paskowitz, the brand’s President in the United States, recognizes Brazil as a major player within the global economy, holding special relevance in the surf world. “We have very high expectations, while recognizing it is a big challenge to perform in a market running with established players. We believe that Lightning Bolt will represent an alternative to those who are longing for the original soul surfing values.
Lightning Bolt has a strong, solid history of success in Brazil, built during the eighties and nineties, which makes it a natural market for the brand. We’re thrilled to see how consumers, surfers and retailers cherish the brand.” considers Paskowitz.
Lightning Bolt presents the Men’s Collection debuting in early 2011, utilizing primarily domestic production with a few imported items. Lightning Bolt apparel will be distributed nationwide in surf and specialty shops.
For further information, please visit http://www.lightningbolt-usa.com/ and http://www.lightningbolt.eu.com/.
23 Jun 2010
Bolt surfing Costa Rica – More Action
More two days of “Pura Vida”
After finally arriving at Rancho Burica at night, really close to Pavones, we still managed to feel that we were close to paradise, and we also had a really great reception, with a fabulous meal. We woke up surrounded by the sound of waterfalls, beautiful flowers and a huge flora diversity.
Now we realized why the locals were considered the happiest people in the world.
It was time to start surfing Pavones, a really long left so fun to surf. We spent the days surfing, shooting, eating, exercising, and sleeping beneath the palm trees.
At night all the riders want to check the photos, the footage and the rest of time with some drinks and party to relax. 
Rory “The Dog” always surrounded by his worldwide friends
Also amazing is the fauna in here. We already saw parrots, iguanas, monkeys, crocodiles, and so many others.
The nearest village is Punta Banco, where you only have a school, a church and a mini-supermarket, but who needs more when you’re enjoying this natural born paradise and such fun waves.
The best photos are still to come, hided in Ricardo Bravo’s camera. 
Pekel, the portuguese team rider
The nature is the queen in Costa Rica. Even in shops you must be aware of that.
Surf is not everything. Another way of riding waves.
19 Apr 2010
BOLT MAG – NEW SPRING SUMMER ISSUE ONLINE
BOLT Magazine - Fourth Issue - Spring Summer 10 On the menu bar above click to view fullscreen, download pdf version or print
We are stoked to launch the fourth issue of our biannual magazine.
In this Spring Summer edition you will read what we were doing on the last six months.
Among all, we highlight:
The Trip: Hawaii 2010 – Return to the Source
Collection: Spring | Summer 10
A Pure Source: Graham Smith – It’s a Shaper’s Life
Highlightning: Radio Cuba
We Like: Rémi Bertoche
Profile: Txaber Trojaola
Worldwide Bolt: The Bolt Riders cruising Mexico, Indonesia and The Philippines
Bolt Lab: New Surfboards Collection
Stuff: Short News
Bolt4Free: Do you want to win Great Prizes? In each issue we challenge you to be one of the best 3 participants!
We are stoked to launch the fourth issue of our biannual magazine.
In this Spring Summer edition you will read what we were doing on the last six months.
Among all, we highlight:
The Trip: Hawaii 2010 – Return to the Source
Collection: Spring | Summer 10
A Pure Source: Graham Smith – It’s a Shaper’s Life
Highlightning: Radio Cuba
We Like: Rémi Bertoche
Profile: Txaber Trojaola
Worldwide Bolt: The Bolt Riders cruising Mexico, Indonesia and The Philippines
Bolt Lab: New Surfboards Collection
Stuff: Short News
Bolt4Free: Do you want to win Great Prizes? In each issue we challenge you to be one of the best 3 participants!
The printed issue will be available soon for free in all retailers that sell Lightning Bolt around Europe and USA.
24 Feb 2010
Lightning Bolt at ISPO – Surf in the snow
 | To witness that one could actually breathe surf, within the snowy environment of ISPO 10 in Munich, was absolutely amazing! It happened at the Lightning Bolt booth, as the gathering of remarkable and true legends of the history of world surf, coming from different parts of the world, took over the mood and involved all surf fans and visitors. |
| It was an authentic Lightning Bolt show starring Rory Russell, the legendary Hawaiian Pipeline master, Jonathan Paskowitz, the surf industry veteran and second oldest son of the unavoidable Californian surf clan – the Paskowitz Family, and Graham Smith, the renowned and prominent South African shaper, together with the brand new surfboards and apparel collection. |  |
 | Next to the stunning Lightning Bolt «Pipeliner» models, these down-to-earth celebrities were giving interviews and autographing pins and posters, chatting and posing for the numerous cameras with fans and friends, creating a cool, relaxed and effortless welcoming vibe. |
 Above: Our security was well signed Right: Paulo Couto and Raquel Dias, our portuguese apparel designers | The feedback on the surfboards and apparel collection couldn’t be better. Everyone was really excited to see how the Lightning Bolt crew went back to the roots, taking aboard the original surf brand character and distinction and interpreting it smoothly into something different and fresh. |
1 Feb 2010
Lightning Bolt is at ISPO
Come and visit us in Munich (Germany) – 07-10 February 2010.
We will be in Hall 2, booth 138.
9 Jan 2010
Hawaii-Return to the Source-First Day
Finally we had time to post the first day photos. As the waves are so good, we still didn’t have time to spend in the internet. Soon, the first surf shots. Today, the team is surfing at Sunset Beach that is 15-20 feet.
THE CREW
THE HOUSE 
FIRST SPOT-HYKILAY 
SECOND SPOT-PIPELINE 
31 Dec 2009
ALOHA NORTH SHORE, here we gooo
If Hawaii didn’t exist, for sure Surf wouldn’t be the same. That’s where everything started and that’s the place where surf is as powerful as a religion. But also, if Hawaii didn’t exist, Lightning Bolt, as we know it today, would be only a mirage. That’s where it all started in 1971 with Gerry Lopez and Jack Shipley.
And now the great news:
To start the year onfire, our European riders are meeting the USA team in Hawaii to surf the North Shore during two weeks, but also to shoot the Spring Summer 10 Catalogue.
The European Crew includes the new team riders, Txaber Trojaola (Spain), Jeremy Brasset (France), Jord Fortmann (Holland), and also the Portuguese David Raimundo, Pedro Soares and Alexandre Ferreira.
We are meeting the Pipeline Master Rory Russell, the USA brand manager Jonathan Paskowitz, the surfer and songwriter Dustin Franks and the new Hawaiian team riders.
Regarding the models, the girls, well.., we’re not going to open the book now. If you want to know who are the beautiful babes wearing our new beachwear, you must stay tuned here, as we will post some photos and videos during the trip.
If Tangaroa, Neptune and Poseidon help, we can promise you amazing surf, beautiful action shots, some great parties and lots of fun.
To check it for yourself, visit our blog between the 6th and the 18th of January.
ALOHA
11 Dec 2009
NEW SURFBOARDS COLLECTION
In the early seventies, when legendary Gerry Lopez was busy turning the Lightning Bolt logo into the most powerful symbol of the surfing world, he had started, at the same time, the “short board revolution” in Hawaii. The huge 12-foot boards, inspired by the ancestral Polynesian wooden flat planks, were then replaced by boards with shapes suited to the various wave sizes and types.
They were no longer flat and started having a curved bottom (rocker) enabling sharper turns and they also became narrower to drop into big waves, at high speed, escaping the lip, but with sufficient length to absorb the impact of the water surface turbulence.
His 9’ Guns and 7‘or 8’ Mini-Guns, which had won so many times at Pipeline for Gerry, and later for his fellow surfer and shaper Rory Russell, displayed the Bolt symbol with pride, inspiring the brand’s slogan:“The Bolt - more often seen coming out of the waves’ tubes, across the world”.
With all this prestige and heritage, Lightning Bolt is presenting a range of models of its Classic Boards conceived by three traditional LB shapers: Rory Russell from Hawaii, Craig Hollingsworth, from California and Graham Smith, from South Africa. From these different areas, they have shaped LB surfboards, maintaining the traditional and innovative characteristics for all types of waves, which made this board brand a legend.
Right now, if you want to order one or to know the prices, you must send your request by e-mail to info@lightningbolt.eu.com.
Rory Russell
He is himself a legend as a shaper, after the several world class
championships he won and as a Pipeline Contest twice winner, riding boards with the Bolt logo, he conceived and shaped fast, reliable and manoeuvrable for such big and hollow waves.
And also as many surf films movie star, like Five Summer Stories and many others.
After more than 30 years, Rory is back again with Lightning Bolt, a brand that never really left his heart. In meantime, he has been teaching people to surf, for the last twenty years, being an example of the “real spirit of surfing”.
Graham Smith
From South Africa, Graham Smith has shaped, sprayed and glassed over 50.000 boards with “passion and finesse”, as he says, during his 40 years of activity, for many great surfers in the world.
In the beginning of his surfing career, Graham was a member, in S. Africa, of Mike Larmont’s surfing team, using LB boards shaped by him who had, in 1973, obtained the rights to the Lightning Bolt International brand. He made boards with Larmont, until opening in 1978 a board factory with the legendary Shawn Tomson who had already won a Pipeline Contest in 1977, becoming later World Champion.
At that time, many famous surfers like Ian Cairns, Shawn Tomson, Jeff Hakman and Mark Richards, inventor of the “Twin Fins”, rode on Lightning Bolt boards, seen on all surfing films of that period.
When in 1986 John Shimooka and Sunny Garcia, then 15 years old, arrived from Hawaii to S. Africa to compete, were put under Graham Smith’s guidance, using the boards he shaped specially for them, with all his knowledge and experience, to complement their surfing talent and different styles.
All this knowledge, experience and charm will be present in our “Lightning Bolt” range and now it is up to you to choose the board which best suits your surfing style and aspirations and find out why they became so famous…
Craig Hollingsworth
Craig has been shaping surfboards since 1973. Craig was born and raised in Southern California, and a world class surfer himself. Craig has travelled the world over perfecting his designs.
With his long time experience and hands-on-approach to testing surfboard performance, Hollingsworth is one of the most versatile shapers in the world today.
26 Aug 2009
Unsung - Rory Russell
Rory Russell, two time Pipeline Master talks about the Lessons he learned, challenging himself against the Unrelenting Perfection of the "Pipeline". A Story of discovery and adventure through the Golden Era of Modern Surfing. Rory Shares his Secret to a Life of Inspiration, From a Pure Source...
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20 May 2009
Lightning Bolt Vintage Image Gallery
Thanks to our hero, Rory Russell, we managed to achieve a great set of rare images from Lightning Bolt in its beginning, when the legend was in the peak.
The old magazine ads, the magazine covers, the surftrip pics, lots of amazing action shots in Pipeline, Uluwatu, Haleiwa, Padang Padang, Morocco, and some other treasures are now compiled in our Flickr page.
If you really want to understand the history of surfing, namely in Hawaii, this is a must to.
The old magazine ads, the magazine covers, the surftrip pics, lots of amazing action shots in Pipeline, Uluwatu, Haleiwa, Padang Padang, Morocco, and some other treasures are now compiled in our Flickr page.
If you really want to understand the history of surfing, namely in Hawaii, this is a must to.
15 May 2009
Lightning Bolt TV Spot
The first 30 seconds tv spot ever made for the legendary brand.Starring: Team Riders: Pekel, Miguel Ximenez, Joana Machado, José Ferreira.Rory Russell, Pipeline Master
The Lightning Bolt TV spot that will be only published in the Ikea shopping mall, Porto, Portugal.
15 Apr 2009
Rory Russell roadtrip by Jonathan Paskowitz – Part II
Jonathan continues his roadtrip report. After Pukas, they continue to France...
"We got to Pukas and were so stoked to meet our friends there. Rory ran into Peter Daniels a legendary shaper and dear friend who he had many adventures with and Matt Biolas the owner of the Lost Brand and a good friend of mine from San Clemente, California. Not to mention the Puka’s owner son, Miguel. The shop there was amazing, I have never seen such a well run factory anywhere in the world.
We then headed north to Biarritz in France. We had invited the boys to come visit us at the Uncle Zizu surf shop for a little party the next day.
The French surf scene in Biarritz was awesome! The town is amazing, the hotel was beautiful and the French guys that meet us were great, Nicolas Pinot and the French photographer Yves Sobanski.
We went to the Surf Session magazine office and surfed cold overcast waves that day, it was gloomy and very cold but the people were great .
We had a good promotion with an awesome surfshop called More and Less, and we met a great guy from the local paper meet to have an interview. Turned out Rory had met him years and years before at the Pipemasters dinner when he was in Hawaii for the newspaper Sud-Qwest.
We got together later that night with our whole team, the local surfers and heroes like Peter Danels or the world class champion, one of the creators of a famous surf brand Jeff Hackman, and a slew of others at the Uncle Zizu Surf Shop.
We then went to an amazing space where we met one of the premier shapers in the area JP or Jean Pierre Stark, we checked out his amazing shop and met his team
Rory there shaped the first Pipliner board to be made in France ever…. Nicolas and Yves Sobanski were crying, they were so happy!!!!
Rory there shaped the first Pipliner board to be made in France ever…. Nicolas and Yves Sobanski were crying, they were so happy!!!!
It was a great adventure and so many nice people along the way.
We said our goodbyes and the boys started their 10 hour drive back home."
We said our goodbyes and the boys started their 10 hour drive back home."
Rory Russell roadtrip by Jonathan Paskowitz – Part I
Jonathan Paskowitz, our international brand manager was there and tells us what happened around the legendary Rory Russell in his roadtrip in Europe.
"As I arrived to Portugal a few days before, I went to Porto airport and picked up Rory Russell with the original surf hero from Portugal Pedro Lima, a 75 year old man that is not old. He is full of life and surfed before surfing ever existed in Portugal. Pedro was a diver with Jacques Cousteau and pioneered body surfing in Europe long before there were even surfers in the European community.
"As I arrived to Portugal a few days before, I went to Porto airport and picked up Rory Russell with the original surf hero from Portugal Pedro Lima, a 75 year old man that is not old. He is full of life and surfed before surfing ever existed in Portugal. Pedro was a diver with Jacques Cousteau and pioneered body surfing in Europe long before there were even surfers in the European community.
We only stayed one day in Porto then drove to Lisbon the next day to meet the press and show the fall line to the Portuguese press and local magazines. We had a great time in Lisbon on the beach on a cliff overlooking one of Lisbon’s premier surf beaches. Rory even went into the water to help some kids surf with Bryan Porter our man from the states. The kids looked like they had a great time and Rory and Bryan we very funny with them. Back to Porto again and we started off on the Rory Road Trip to Spain and France. We picked up the guys Joao Diogo and the Lightning Bolt team riders Alexandre Ferreira and Pedro Soares, our new friends on the next part of this adventure. We drove north out of Porto to the boarder of Spain, rocky green mountains and little villages with farms. Really an incredible rich and glorious view whenever you looked out the window.
The Europeans maps are a joke!!! So hard to read. We missed our turn so many times I thought we would never get there. Mundaka was our first stop and we were trying desperately to get there. Finally after so many turns, we got to Mundaka and found the hotel Mundaka. It was now 04:00 am!!!!
We woke up the next day to meet our Spanish salesman Eduardo, great guy with a lot of style, he brought his charming girlfriend with him and was going to take us to meet a writer from a Spanish surfing magazine as well as a famous surfboard collector in the area.
We headed off for a little adventure in the area next to us in Bilbao. We all really wanted to see the city and have a dinner in the main town, we were really surprised to see the architecture and the modern mixed with the old.
In Mundaka the surf was really small but you could see the incredible potential of the waves there. We said goodbye to our new friends there and dropped into the Mundaka surf shop before leaving on the way up the coast to our next stop France. We would stop on the boarder to see the Pukas surfboard shop on the way.
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