Test Bufo Surfboards at 19. + 20. September 2009 in Cadzand (Netherlands), not far from Belgium. Tobi is our local, he will answer you all questions about Bufo and Hydroflex Surfboards.
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Testevent in Cadzand
phil on September 15th 2009 in Surfing
Michael Schmitz testing session
Michael Schmitz had a testing session… he was surfing the Bufo Hydroflex Enterprise 9′1″ in Domburg, Netherlands. We found some pics of an aerial. Done for the preparation of the Domburg Classic 09. Thanks to Photographer: Arthur Lavooy
phil on September 11th 2009 in Surfing
The best dutch longboarder.
Michael Schmitz is a exceptional longboarder. He hails from Scheveningen and is a pro surfer, who won nearly every dutch competion during the last 10 years. Actually he won his 9th title of the dutch championships. Again on a Bufo Surfboard.
City: Den Haag (Scheveningen, Netherlands)
Day of birth: 17th of May 1982
Surfs since: 1996
Lenght: 198 cm
Weight: 86 kg
Shoe size: 13
Stance: Regular
Michael was able to beat Renz van Baalen in one meter waves and nice conditions and the 3rd and last stop of the dutch chmapionships 2009 in Wijk aan Zee. “It was very exciting. The level of dutch longboarding is very closely, ” told Michael.
He has decided not take part in the Dutch Championships 2010. He will concentrate on international competitions, where he will surf his new Pro Model he had developed with Bufo. Additionally there will be more photo shoots and a surf video.
Surfstyle: Mixture between high performance shortboard tricks and old school longboarding.
Favourite tricks: Tail 360 and Noserides
Favourite waves: Between 2 - 2,5 meter with long faces and barrel sections.
Favourite spots: Newpier (Southafrica), Malibu (USA)
Favourite Bufo shapes: Enterprice 9′1 // Michael Schmitz Pro Model 9′1 // Boogie-Fish 5′11
Next Surftrip: Bali (July 2009)
Idols: Mathew Moir and Josh Mohr
Michael about Bufo:
“Bufo has very good ideas and works with a lot of passion. Respect!
Portrait Foto: Marinus Joris
phil on July 1st 2009 in Surfing
Roy Van Eijk’s surfing Australia
Bufo team rider Roy van Eijk just returned from his latest trip to Australia. He spent an entire months on the Gold Coast accompanied by his Bufo Boogiefish 5′5, MK 6′0 and his third companion, Paul Sargeant, one of the best surf photographers in the business. Together they checked out everything between Burleigh-Heads and Byron Bay…
City: Ter Heijde (Netherlands)
Day of Birth: 25th of April 1990
Nickname: -
Surfs since: 2002
Length: 179 cm
Weight: 81 kg
Shoe size: 10,5
Stance: Regular
Surfstyle: Powerfull
Favourite maneuver: Clean barrels
Favourite waves: Righthand reef breaks
Quiver: Bufo Boogie-Fish 5′5 // Bufo MK 6′0
Idol: Kelly Slater
“My favorite spot was Boiler’s! One day the barrels reached almost ten australian feet high! There were several tow-in surfers but only a few who paddled into the big waves, myself being one of them later on. That session was unbelievable, the biggest barrels I’ve ever surfed!”
The most drastic encounter Roy had was with a shark. “Tallose is known to have lots of sharks. As I was sitting on my floating board I saw a 9 foot shark just 15 feet away…pretty much scared me shitless!” Checking out the Quick Pro 2009 at Snapper, he had a chance to meet Kelly Slater:”It is really unbelievable what Slater does on only a single wave.”
Roy is a believer ever since. “Australia is a great place to hone your skills, meeting lots of great surfers to learn from and ride waves one can only dream of.”
Favourite-Spots: The Boiler (Australia), Bingin and Shipwrecks (Bali), La Piste (France), Praia do Casteligo (Portugal), Ter Heijde, Hoek of Holland, V-beach (Netherland).
Quote about Bufo: “I love Bufo’s shapes. Most notably the Bufo Boogie-Fish.”
Sponsors: Bufo Surfboards, Protest, Reef, Neilpryde, Dreams
Photos By: PAUL SARGEANT
phil on June 5th 2009 in Surfing
flexible surfboards - flex does not mean flex
Flex does not mean flex
Surfers will be demanding high performance shortboards with more much more speedpotential and drive more and more in the future. This progress is beginning right now, but surfing will develope into an even more extreme and faster sport. That’s why we offer a bigger variety of interesting shapes now.
On the contrary retro shapes with optimized streaming and floating performances are still requested. And with our technology those boards are really light. That’s where a classic style meets unknown performance. Surf our fishes - your surfing skills will tell you the difference.
Usual materials, production and manufactoring methods are pretty much done. New materials and new construction methods are the only way to build next generation surfboards and improve the surfboard performace.
Nature is key, because nature always solves problems easy, logic and efficiently. We build surfboards like mother nature tells us. We enroot fibre and the water resistant core with a special technique that makes the board and glassing much more durable. Better performance, almost unbreakable and environmentally friendly boards with lesser weight are the result.
Talking about surfboard performance means talking about flex also. But be careful - flex does not mean flex.
In order to gain highest and fastest restoring forces and therefore an “active” surfboards that really kicks your surfing to the limits a surfboard designer needs the efficient materials and the technology know how. But this would not work without finetuning the flex of each board for the surfer’s needs and the shape’s requirements. Combining all this means “modern surfboard design”.
We are increasing the surfboard performance with a high precision customization just yet. And for the future we are developing a formula that enables us the best possible power transmission of the surfer.
This so called PTI (power transmission index) will revolutionize the customization of surfboards.
admin on June 20th 2007 in Surfing
Touch and ask :)
Hey everyone,
me and my brother will be in Cologne on december 2nd moving our feet on the dance floor at the annual dwv party. We will bring some boards, so there is your chance to check out the new technology and shoot critical questions about shapes or technology at us. Hope to see you all at the party,
bufo
admin on June 20th 2007 in Surfing
Riverboard - its here!
Our new surfboard version designed for river surfing is ready. The testing session in munich with the locals was succesful. The board is now available in the online shop. Shaping/Designing the board was much fun. See the board inside the shop here. Watch pictures from the Eisbach session here.
admin on June 20th 2007 in Surfing
Pros and competition boards
Did you know that many pros are surfing a usual polyesther competition board in only two heats max? After two heats the board’s pop is gone and the board is not used anymore during the competition.
That’s another reason why our riders love Hydroflex boards. The pop never stops, although the Hydroflex competition lite boards even are lighter than the usual polyester competition boards. Plus, you can make footprints in the deck, without getting delamination or foam problems. The more pressure on our special foam, the tougher it gets. Our riders love to get their footprints on the deck, in order to lower their stance, be closer to the water surface and get more control.
BUFO
admin on June 20th 2007 in Surfing
About the boogiefish
We get a lot of feedback regarding the Boogiefish - and a lot of people seeing this board the first time do have a lot of questions. So i thought i post some comments about this special surfboard here…
Why is the Boogiefish looking so weird and is that fast even in the smallest waves? The fish was developed over 10 years and now is perfect. I am sure the board can’t be improved any more. The outline actually combines three different outlines, that’s why the board looks a bit funny. Surfers sometimes mentioned that the outline appears to be asynchoneous. But of course front- and backside are 100% synchronous. Ride the board in small waves up to shoulder high waves, and you will boost away longborders easily.
admin on June 20th 2007 in Surfing
Page wins Northern Australien Championships
A little update on the Robbie Page comeback - Rob won the Northern Australien Championships. He was riding his Hot Dog built with Hydroflex Technology and blew all the young surfers out of the water. Not bad for a 40 year old surfer, don’t you think? Congrats, Robbie!
BUFO
admin on June 20th 2007 in Surfing
Testevent in Cadzand
phil on September 15th 2009 in Surfing
Michael Schmitz testing session
Michael Schmitz had a testing session… he was surfing the Bufo Hydroflex Enterprise 9′1″ in Domburg, Netherlands. We found some pics of an aerial. Done for the preparation of the Domburg Classic 09. Thanks to Photographer: Arthur Lavooy
phil on September 11th 2009 in Surfing
The best dutch longboarder.
Michael Schmitz is a exceptional longboarder. He hails from Scheveningen and is a pro surfer, who won nearly every dutch competion during the last 10 years. Actually he won his 9th title of the dutch championships. Again on a Bufo Surfboard.
City: Den Haag (Scheveningen, Netherlands)
Day of birth: 17th of May 1982
Surfs since: 1996
Lenght: 198 cm
Weight: 86 kg
Shoe size: 13
Stance: Regular
Michael was able to beat Renz van Baalen in one meter waves and nice conditions and the 3rd and last stop of the dutch chmapionships 2009 in Wijk aan Zee. “It was very exciting. The level of dutch longboarding is very closely, ” told Michael.
He has decided not take part in the Dutch Championships 2010. He will concentrate on international competitions, where he will surf his new Pro Model he had developed with Bufo. Additionally there will be more photo shoots and a surf video.
Surfstyle: Mixture between high performance shortboard tricks and old school longboarding.
Favourite tricks: Tail 360 and Noserides
Favourite waves: Between 2 - 2,5 meter with long faces and barrel sections.
Favourite spots: Newpier (Southafrica), Malibu (USA)
Favourite Bufo shapes: Enterprice 9′1 // Michael Schmitz Pro Model 9′1 // Boogie-Fish 5′11
Next Surftrip: Bali (July 2009)
Idols: Mathew Moir and Josh Mohr
Michael about Bufo:
“Bufo has very good ideas and works with a lot of passion. Respect!
Portrait Foto: Marinus Joris
phil on July 1st 2009 in Surfing
Roy Van Eijk’s surfing Australia
Bufo team rider Roy van Eijk just returned from his latest trip to Australia. He spent an entire months on the Gold Coast accompanied by his Bufo Boogiefish 5′5, MK 6′0 and his third companion, Paul Sargeant, one of the best surf photographers in the business. Together they checked out everything between Burleigh-Heads and Byron Bay…
City: Ter Heijde (Netherlands)
Day of Birth: 25th of April 1990
Nickname: -
Surfs since: 2002
Length: 179 cm
Weight: 81 kg
Shoe size: 10,5
Stance: Regular
Surfstyle: Powerfull
Favourite maneuver: Clean barrels
Favourite waves: Righthand reef breaks
Quiver: Bufo Boogie-Fish 5′5 // Bufo MK 6′0
Idol: Kelly Slater
“My favorite spot was Boiler’s! One day the barrels reached almost ten australian feet high! There were several tow-in surfers but only a few who paddled into the big waves, myself being one of them later on. That session was unbelievable, the biggest barrels I’ve ever surfed!”
The most drastic encounter Roy had was with a shark. “Tallose is known to have lots of sharks. As I was sitting on my floating board I saw a 9 foot shark just 15 feet away…pretty much scared me shitless!” Checking out the Quick Pro 2009 at Snapper, he had a chance to meet Kelly Slater:”It is really unbelievable what Slater does on only a single wave.”
Roy is a believer ever since. “Australia is a great place to hone your skills, meeting lots of great surfers to learn from and ride waves one can only dream of.”
Favourite-Spots: The Boiler (Australia), Bingin and Shipwrecks (Bali), La Piste (France), Praia do Casteligo (Portugal), Ter Heijde, Hoek of Holland, V-beach (Netherland).
Quote about Bufo: “I love Bufo’s shapes. Most notably the Bufo Boogie-Fish.”
Sponsors: Bufo Surfboards, Protest, Reef, Neilpryde, Dreams
Photos By: PAUL SARGEANT
phil on June 5th 2009 in Surfing
flexible surfboards - flex does not mean flex
Flex does not mean flex
Surfers will be demanding high performance shortboards with more much more speedpotential and drive more and more in the future. This progress is beginning right now, but surfing will develope into an even more extreme and faster sport. That’s why we offer a bigger variety of interesting shapes now.
On the contrary retro shapes with optimized streaming and floating performances are still requested. And with our technology those boards are really light. That’s where a classic style meets unknown performance. Surf our fishes - your surfing skills will tell you the difference.
Usual materials, production and manufactoring methods are pretty much done. New materials and new construction methods are the only way to build next generation surfboards and improve the surfboard performace.
Nature is key, because nature always solves problems easy, logic and efficiently. We build surfboards like mother nature tells us. We enroot fibre and the water resistant core with a special technique that makes the board and glassing much more durable. Better performance, almost unbreakable and environmentally friendly boards with lesser weight are the result.
Talking about surfboard performance means talking about flex also. But be careful - flex does not mean flex.
In order to gain highest and fastest restoring forces and therefore an “active” surfboards that really kicks your surfing to the limits a surfboard designer needs the efficient materials and the technology know how. But this would not work without finetuning the flex of each board for the surfer’s needs and the shape’s requirements. Combining all this means “modern surfboard design”.
We are increasing the surfboard performance with a high precision customization just yet. And for the future we are developing a formula that enables us the best possible power transmission of the surfer.
This so called PTI (power transmission index) will revolutionize the customization of surfboards.
admin on June 20th 2007 in Surfing
Touch and ask :)
Hey everyone,
me and my brother will be in Cologne on december 2nd moving our feet on the dance floor at the annual dwv party. We will bring some boards, so there is your chance to check out the new technology and shoot critical questions about shapes or technology at us. Hope to see you all at the party,
bufo
admin on June 20th 2007 in Surfing
Riverboard - its here!
Our new surfboard version designed for river surfing is ready. The testing session in munich with the locals was succesful. The board is now available in the online shop. Shaping/Designing the board was much fun. See the board inside the shop here. Watch pictures from the Eisbach session here.
admin on June 20th 2007 in Surfing
Pros and competition boards
Did you know that many pros are surfing a usual polyesther competition board in only two heats max? After two heats the board’s pop is gone and the board is not used anymore during the competition.
That’s another reason why our riders love Hydroflex boards. The pop never stops, although the Hydroflex competition lite boards even are lighter than the usual polyester competition boards. Plus, you can make footprints in the deck, without getting delamination or foam problems. The more pressure on our special foam, the tougher it gets. Our riders love to get their footprints on the deck, in order to lower their stance, be closer to the water surface and get more control.
BUFO
admin on June 20th 2007 in Surfing
About the boogiefish
We get a lot of feedback regarding the Boogiefish - and a lot of people seeing this board the first time do have a lot of questions. So i thought i post some comments about this special surfboard here…
Why is the Boogiefish looking so weird and is that fast even in the smallest waves? The fish was developed over 10 years and now is perfect. I am sure the board can’t be improved any more. The outline actually combines three different outlines, that’s why the board looks a bit funny. Surfers sometimes mentioned that the outline appears to be asynchoneous. But of course front- and backside are 100% synchronous. Ride the board in small waves up to shoulder high waves, and you will boost away longborders easily.
admin on June 20th 2007 in Surfing
Page wins Northern Australien Championships
A little update on the Robbie Page comeback - Rob won the Northern Australien Championships. He was riding his Hot Dog built with Hydroflex Technology and blew all the young surfers out of the water. Not bad for a 40 year old surfer, don’t you think? Congrats, Robbie!
BUFO
admin on June 20th 2007 in Surfing
