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  • Hervé LACASTAIGNERATTE, Surf Lounge & Green Bush Founder

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    For this ninth episode of the Inside Eurosima Podcast, we welcome Hervé Lacastaigneratte, Founder of Surf Lounge.

    16 March 2023
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    Creative, Fashion, Non classé, Take-off
  • Michel HOFF, AUPA HOFF DISTRIBUTION Founder and a founding member of EUROSIMA

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    For this episode we are thrilled to welcome a pillar of the European boardsports industry and a founding member of Eurosima : Michel Hoff. As the exclusive distributor for Morey Boogie back in the day and a key retailer for boardsports in the 90's and 2000's, it is partly thanks to Michel Hoff that Europe saw the introduction and eventually the huge success of bodyboarding...

    21 February 2023
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    Creative, Fashion
  • GREG POISSONNIER, Slappy Agency Manager & cOLLAPSe skateboards co-founder

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    Every industry has its key players and for French boardculture, Greg Poissonnier is one of them. Originally from the North of France and having moved to Pau in the Pyrénées at the age of 12, Greg saw the rise of snowboarding in the early 90’s and how it spread to the masses, which is also when he honed his own skills in the sport. Having...

    2 December 2022
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    Creative, Fashion, Non classé
  • PIERRE BERNARD GASCOGNE, Founder of Surf System & Surf Session

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    Pierre-Bernard Gascogne. PBG (“Pébège”) for friends.The name is as legendary in the boardsports industry as it is familiar to Surf Session magazine readers. A long-time surfer (the first Frenchman to have surfed Mundaka) PBG has always strived to combine his passion with his studies and his career.

    21 September 2022
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    Creative, Fashion, Non classé
  • MARITXU DARRIGRAND, Co-Founder of Roxy

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    You can’t talk about female icons of the surfing industry without mentioning Maritxu Darrigand Back in the 70’s, a visionary and a pioneer, she helped lay the foundations of the industry before it even was an industry. As a world traveler living between the mountain and the ocean, she was behind the first screenings of surf movies in theaters.

    25 July 2022
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    Creative, Fashion, Non classé
  • JOOST GROOTSWAGERS – LIBERATED BRANDS

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    Joost Grootswagers got into board-riding culture when he was very young. Starting out with skateboarding, he then moved on to snowboarding. As a student in university, he admits that he spent more time on the slopes than in class. Since then and throughout his entire career, he has skilfully combined living out his passion with taking on new challenges.

    5 April 2022
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  • NICHOLAS LARTIZIEN – SURF HARDWARE

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    On a trip to Australia to learn how to make wetsuits, Nicholas Lartizien discovered the king of sports: surfing. From then on, it would become a lifelong passion. A passion that would take him to Hossegor, where he helped kick off two of the leading and legendary boardsport brands and eventually lead him to take over as head of the European branch for the...

    14 December 2021
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    Creative, Nature
  • FRANCOIS PAYOT – RIP CURL

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    Though destined to be a doctor like his father, his grand-father and great-grand-father before him, François Payot dropped out of medical school to pursue studies in architecture. But right before graduating, he met an Australian surfing champion who was looking to develop the brand Rip Curl in France. This encounter would change the course of his life and launch François all the way to...

    15 November 2021
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  • FRANCISCO SPINOLA – WSL

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    Francisco Spinola is the “Mister Surf” of Portugal. With his business partner Frederico Teixeira, he was the initiator of the Portuguese competitive surfing tour. What was once a small niche has, thanks to them, become a driving force for tourism and economic development with the birth of Surf Schools, Surf camps, hotels and restaurants that all contribute to attracting the international surfing scene to...

    27 October 2020
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  • GABRIEL DAVIES – PATAGONIA

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    Originally from Tynemouth in the North-East of England, Gabe Davies is one of those intrepid adventurers to have braved the cold northern waters. While his school buddies were all going crazy over football, Gabe dreamt of becoming a pro surfer. Thanks to his parents’ support and his own dedication, he gradually made a name for himself early on and was spotted by Quiksilver, a...

    2 December 2019
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    Fashion, Nature

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“Surfing was our passion. We knew why we were going in to work.”

Nicholas Lartizien, Surf Hardware International Europe

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16 March 2023

Hervé LACASTAIGNERATTE, Surf Lounge & Green Bush Founder

For this ninth episode of the Inside Eurosima Podcast, we welcome Hervé Lacastaigneratte, Founder of Surf Lounge.

by insideurosima
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21 February 2023

Michel HOFF, AUPA HOFF DISTRIBUTION Founder and a founding member of EUROSIMA

For this episode we are thrilled to welcome a pillar of the European boardsports industry and a founding member...

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2 December 2022

GREG POISSONNIER, Slappy Agency Manager & cOLLAPSe skateboards co-founder

Every industry has its key players and for French boardculture, Greg Poissonnier is one of them. Originally from the North...

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21 September 2022

PIERRE BERNARD GASCOGNE, Founder of Surf System & Surf Session

Pierre-Bernard Gascogne. PBG (“Pébège”) for friends.The name is as legendary in the boardsports industry as it is familiar to...

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Hervé LACASTAIGNERATTE, Surf Lounge & Green Bush Founder

by insideurosima

For this ninth episode of the Inside Eurosima Podcast, we welcome Hervé Lacastaigneratte, Founder of Surf Lounge.

16 March 2023
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Creative, Fashion, Non classé, Take-off

Michel HOFF, AUPA HOFF DISTRIBUTION Founder and a founding member of EUROSIMA

by insideurosima

For this episode we are thrilled to welcome a pillar of the European boardsports industry and a founding member of Eurosima : Michel Hoff. As the exclusive distributor for Morey Boogie back in the day and a key retailer for boardsports in the 90's and 2000's, it is partly thanks to Michel Hoff that Europe saw the introduction and eventually the huge success of bodyboarding...

21 February 2023
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Creative, Fashion

GREG POISSONNIER, Slappy Agency Manager & cOLLAPSe skateboards co-founder

by insideurosima

Every industry has its key players and for French boardculture, Greg Poissonnier is one of them. Originally from the North of France and having moved to Pau in the Pyrénées at the age of 12, Greg saw the rise of snowboarding in the early 90’s and how it spread to the masses, which is also when he honed his own skills in the sport. Having...

2 December 2022
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Creative, Fashion, Non classé

PIERRE BERNARD GASCOGNE, Founder of Surf System & Surf Session

by insideurosima

Pierre-Bernard Gascogne. PBG (“Pébège”) for friends.The name is as legendary in the boardsports industry as it is familiar to Surf Session magazine readers. A long-time surfer (the first Frenchman to have surfed Mundaka) PBG has always strived to combine his passion with his studies and his career.

21 September 2022
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Creative, Fashion, Non classé

MARITXU DARRIGRAND, Co-Founder of Roxy

by insideurosima

You can’t talk about female icons of the surfing industry without mentioning Maritxu Darrigand Back in the 70’s, a visionary and a pioneer, she helped lay the foundations of the industry before it even was an industry. As a world traveler living between the mountain and the ocean, she was behind the first screenings of surf movies in theaters.

25 July 2022
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Creative, Fashion, Non classé

JUAN GONZALEZ – VEGA, MOSKOVA

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Beyond an impressive career, Juan Gonzalez-Vega’s life is above all about destiny. The destiny of a Spaniard, who arrived in France at a young age, who got into surfing as a teenager, whose ambition and talent first led him to become a trader on Wall Street for the biggest agencies in New York in the late 90’s.

13 June 2022
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JOOST GROOTSWAGERS – LIBERATED BRANDS

by insideurosima

Joost Grootswagers got into board-riding culture when he was very young. Starting out with skateboarding, he then moved on to snowboarding. As a student in university, he admits that he spent more time on the slopes than in class. Since then and throughout his entire career, he has skilfully combined living out his passion with taking on new challenges.

5 April 2022
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NICHOLAS LARTIZIEN – SURF HARDWARE

by insideurosima

On a trip to Australia to learn how to make wetsuits, Nicholas Lartizien discovered the king of sports: surfing. From then on, it would become a lifelong passion. A passion that would take him to Hossegor, where he helped kick off two of the leading and legendary boardsport brands and eventually lead him to take over as head of the European branch for the...

14 December 2021
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FRANCISCO SPINOLA – WSL

by insideurosima

Francisco Spinola is the “Mister Surf” of Portugal. With his business partner Frederico Teixeira, he was the initiator of the Portuguese competitive surfing tour. What was once a small niche has, thanks to them, become a driving force for tourism and economic development with the birth of Surf Schools, Surf camps, hotels and restaurants that all contribute to attracting the international surfing scene to...

27 October 2020
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GABRIEL DAVIES – PATAGONIA

by insideurosima

Originally from Tynemouth in the North-East of England, Gabe Davies is one of those intrepid adventurers to have braved the cold northern waters. While his school buddies were all going crazy over football, Gabe dreamt of becoming a pro surfer. Thanks to his parents’ support and his own dedication, he gradually made a name for himself early on and was spotted by Quiksilver, a...

2 December 2019
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CLÉMENT MAULAVÉ AND MATHIEU COUACAULT – HOPAAL

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Clément Maulavé and Mathieu Couacault are two surfers who created Hopaal, an apparel company that is trying to have the tiniest footprint possible. Relying on their first success of their “sweater of the future” manufactured from 100% recycled materials, they have recently left Olatu in Anglet to open their first shop in Biarritz, a few hundred meters from the Grande Plage. Truly committed surfers...

24 August 2019
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MARTIAL CAMBLONG – GENETRIX

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His passion for kitesurfing was born when he saw a surfer being pulled by a kite in Hawaii. That moment was true revelation for Martial Camblong, who is dedicated to developing the sport and who works towards making it accessible to as many people as possible. In 2005, his dream took flight when he created the kitesurf brand GENETRIX with a friend. It was...

2 April 2019
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STEPHEN BELL – EUROGLASS

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When Stephen Bell, aka “Belly” arrived in Hossegor at 20 years old, he had no way of knowing what an incredible adventure the surfing industry had in store for him. Originally from Torquay in south-western Australia, he came to France because Harry Hodge asked him to come shape surfboards for Quiksilver. It was the beginning of an amazing experience alongside Kelly Slater that would...

31 August 2018
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TOM KAY – FINISTERRE

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Tom Kay is a British surfer who is used to the extreme conditions in the North Atlantic waters. Unable to find the appropriate technical clothes for cold water surfing, he eventually decided to design and make them himself. That's how, in a little flat above a surf shop in 2003, the surfwear brand Finisterre was born, with the objective of providing quality products that...

28 January 2018
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DEREK O’NEILL – VISSLA

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A pioneer of the European surfing industry, Derek O’Neill launched and developed Billabong in Europe for 12 years before taking on the position of International CEO. At 54, he could have closed the door on the industry and spent the rest of his life surfing, but retirement just wasn’t his thing. He returned to Hossegor 3 years ago to develop Vissla, an all new...

2 August 2017
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THIERRY KRAWIEC – WATERMANSPORT

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His strong accent and large smile leave no doubt about it, he’s a local. Originally from Parempuyre in the Médoc, Thierry’s passion for the ocean and surfing eventually led him to settle in Hossegor. From his years as an elite swimmer, he learned all about willpower and discipline. When as a kid, you grow up swimming in a 25 meter tiled pool with the...

17 May 2017
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DUNE PAYOT – YOGA SEARCHER

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From the famous Cours Florent acting school to a consulting firm, Dune tried her hand at several fields to find her professional path. In 2014, her father created the brand Yoga Searcher and at the ripe age of 25, Dune wound up in charge of the apparel collection and shops.

23 January 2017
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CHEYNE BRADBURN – WSL EUROPE

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Originally from New Zealand, Cheyne initially wanted to become a professional rugby player. But in the end, for his career, he eventually turned towards another passion of his: surfing. At 32 years old, he manages Events and Marketing for the World Surf League (WSL) and pro surfing in Europe.

3 November 2016
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ERWANN LAMEIGNERE AND MOMAL ZEROUALI – HOTDOGGER

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Though Momal and Erwann had met as teenagers surfing on the Basque coast, it was only years later, after Momal had had a career as editor in chief for the boardsports magazine Beach Brother and Erwann had created the cultural magazine Redux that the two decided to launch Hotdogger, a surfing lifestyle magazine.

4 April 2016
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ROMAIN JAMET – LASTAGE

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Romain was 20 years old when he left his home in Lyon to go study on the basque coast and live out his passion for surfing. While in graduate school, he met Matthieu with whom in 2008 he created Lastage, an eco-friendly boardshorts brand that aims to change mentalities.

29 February 2016
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VINCENT LEMANCEAU – SURFIN ESTATE

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A skateboarder and surfer since his childhood, Vincent has also always had an eye for fashion. In order to share his lifestyle with others, in 2011 he launched Surfin Estate, a blog with a fresh new take on the rider lifestyle drawing inspiration from fashion, art and music. Four years later, Surfin Estate has become a brand and Vincent and his partners have just...

9 November 2015
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PHILIPPE BARRE – DARWIN

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An entrepreneur, a visionary and counter-current thinker, Philippe Barre invested his entire fortune in the Darwin ecosystem project in Bordeaux. It is a unique location with 20 000m2 dedicated to eco-creative activities with a business incubator, co-working space, an organic restaurant, an urban farm, a nautical club and much more.

16 October 2015
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ARNAUD ZANGRILLI – U+

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After working as a sales representative for years, at 40, Arnaud decided to dive into human centric innovation. A unique approach born from his experience in the field, which he passionately shares with all.

30 May 2015
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LIORA BASSE – BAIGNADE STUDIO

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Originally from Hossegor, Liora is a talented 26-year old photographer. After starting out and finding success in Paris, she eventually decided to come home and launch Baignade Studio and specialize in product photography.

29 May 2015
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INSIDE EUROSIMA

With Inside Eurosima, our goal is to share with you the hidden side of Action Sports, what happens inside, behind all the sparkle. We will take you into the...

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