Riptide Magazine

Brendo gets some Respect

Tuesday, 23 February 2010 16:27

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The gents at Respect have been thorough in providing the video (above) and accompanying text (in quirky English) to announce their big signing:

Respect Bodyboards is proud to announce this last crew member, none other than the world class bodyboarder Brenden Newton. "I've just signed Respect Bodyboards and I´m really excited about that because I really believe in the company. In what they're doing" declared Brendan. 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 and out 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 (which is very hard to find). No doubt it was some 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 recent 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.

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 two 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.