South Africa -Gary Linden recently returned from Cape Town where the Red Bull Big Wave Africa went. What an insane contest, the 15 to 20 foot sets and clean conditions were a fitting way to celebrate the event's 10th year. After the prizegiving, conducted in front of a huge and vocal crowd from the Nauticat, quayside in Hout Bay Harbour, the full final results are: Twiggy Baker (RSA) in first, Carlos Burle (BRZ) second, Greg Long (USA) third-
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Jairo Perez, Linden Team Rider from Jaco - Costa Rica, is on the cover of Surfos (distributed all around Latin America). The beautiful cover shot (by Agustin Munoz) shows up logos and style! Jairo is Costa Rica Junior senstaion! He won the Junior Championships several times. Jairo will be representing Costa Rica in the up coming Junior World Championships in France.Angelo Lozano, on his side after winning 2008 American Cup in Acapulco (April), just finished 3rd in the Mexican Cahmpionship in Río Nexpa, Michoacán. Angelo who mostly concentrate on the ALAS tour also set up the goal to win the Mexican Championships! Angelo also got a killer barrel pic in the high quality surf magazine "Water".
Coco Ramirez, also from Puerto Escondido, scored a Squalo ad in Transword.
Matt King was in Europe pursuing some WQS points and just finished 17th in the Vendee Pro in France.
Francisco "Lolo" Bellorin, Venezuelan Linden Team Rider, just won the Reef Classic Panama ALAS 2008 (march). Lolo dominated the final scoring 2 high rides in the first 5 minutes of the final! After winning last year the Junior ALAS tour division, Lolo is now at the 1st place in the open ranking. Lolo for the second time in his short carreer ended up in both Junior and Open finals
This is not all for the Linden Latin team during this event, Angelo Lozano reached the round of 16 in open and Costa Rican Jairo Perez got the highest wave score of the event with a 9.67 points (out of ten) and reach the quarter finals in Junior (Jairo doesn't yet follow full time the ALAS tour). With again great results during this ALAS contest in Panama, Linden Surfboards confirms its dominant place in Latin surfing!!
"ASP Int’l Emerging Nations" Angelo Lozano surfed the Billabong world junior pro in Australia as the one surfer to represent Mexico -ut recently on the ALAS Tour at México-Playa Las Escolleras, He took the victory of the Junior Pro with his complete tricks.
In the US, Team Rider Matt King, after a month of training in Costa Rica, showed up his motivation for his 2008 WQS campaign. After a 25th on the first event of the year in Florida, Matt reached the Quarter Finals of the Vans Huntington Beach Pier event (March 27th to 30th). Matt was in second place of his heat until the last secons when finalist Austin Weare just got a last wave scoring just enough points to edge out Matt. King will now head up to Europe with good seeding for the next WQS
Ryan Bracker, riding his beloved 6'6 Linden made it to the cover of the March issue of Surfshot!! Surfshot is the premiere Califronia Magazine distributed all around the coast. Ryan who has been named "La Jolla's Legend" and "Black's Kingpin" by Surfer and Surfing Mag respectively shows that he deserves well his title as the best San Diego free surfer.
In the same issue, new team rider Tyler Fox, also got coverage with a nice pic from Indo riding his 1st Linden 6'0. Tyler is also in the running for the XXL Challenge and was recently featured on Fuel TV.
New Ad by Dingo welcoming Jeremias "Mica" De Silva to our team!! Mica is one of Brazil's top longboarders, and just competed in the Oxbow World Championships in France (May, 2007) where he finished in the top 10 (as in the JBay Championships). Welcome in the Linden's team Mica and good luck!!...Once again, Cannon Beach Surf Shop in Oregon is our top- selling dealer! So, if you cruise around the Oregon coast stop by their shop you'll be up for a treat! Just don't believe what the owner Mark is telling you about Linden's manager Pierre...
While in Oregon also stop by Nelscott Reef Surf Shop, who now carries Linden Surfboards. Own by John Forse the organizer of the Tow-in Nelscott Reef contest, this shop carries it all from towboards to shortboards...
Check out these pics of Darcy Delao by James Queen. Darcy is part of the US Deaf Surfing Association and will be competing in the International Deaf Surfriders Association bi-annual World Championships in Miyazaki (Japan) in September. Darcy lives in Huntington Beach, CA and he likes to party, surf, party, surf and love his friends!!
For more info about the Deaf surfing association check out www.usdsa.net 
Check out our ongoing campaign in Longboard Mag! You can get the beautiful Balsa fish that Gary is shaping in June and July ad at Icons of Surf in San Clemente.
Linden presence in Latin America is strong from Mexico to Ecuador, where the local mag "Radical" constantly published pics of our local team riders like Juan Pablo Catan. Thanks to editor Gustavo Plaza who has been riding Linden
for ever and always bring back Linden boards down there for his fellow surfers!
In Brazil too, Linden's presence is strong! This spring Venice Magazine one of brazil's iconic surfing magazine, published a lengthy article retracing Gary Linden biography and Brazilian influence. This really nice article features many archives pics of Gary, who first discovered Brazil in 1972 and had a tremendous influence on the shaping scene there ever since.
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