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TOP PRO SURFERS C.J. & DAMIEN HOBGOOD UNLEASH NEW WEBSITE

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 22 June, 2005 : - - Just weeks after becoming the first brothers to be runners-up of back-to-back ASP World Championship Tour surfing events, C.J. and Damien Hobgood are today releasing a completely revised version of their popular website, www.hobgoods.com .

The Hobgood twins call Satellite Beach, Florida home, but their careers keep the duo traveling about nine months out of the year.  The website has been acclaimed by the surfing media and become a means of communication between the Hobgood’s and their fans.  Their original site had gone through some revisions the last couple of years, but today’s announcement marks the unveiling of a better, flashier and more informative site.

Hobgoods.com chronicles the career and goings-on of two of the planet’s best and most popular surfers and has been a fan favorite since first being put out on the worldwide web five years ago.  C.J. is the 2001 ASP World Champion and currently number three in the world while Damien is now ranked seventh on the overall standings. 

Besides learning about the facts of their careers and personal lives, fans and media can review past articles on the Hobgood’s as well as personal photos.  Newly added to the site is an instructional section where C.J. and Damien walk viewers through videos and detail the intricacies of various maneuvers.  This film segment will be changed out monthly, and this month’s tip is on “Carving 360s” as told by the Hobgood’s.

Besides allowing viewers the chance to keep up with the duo, the site enables anyone to e-mail the two surfers.  Since the initial debut of their original site, C.J. and Damien have received and responded to thousands of e-mails from surfing fans around the world.

“It’s hard enough to keep up with one WCT surfer on today’s tour – let alone two,” said Surfing Magazine Senior Editor Matt Walker.  “Their newly designed site allows fans to easily find out just what the twins are up to and to get personal tips from the brothers themselves.”

“We get kind of disconnected from the real world because of all our traveling,” admits Damien.  “Our website is a way for us to keep friends and family up on what we’re doing and to make ourselves available to other surfers who might have questions on anything from destinations to events to surfboard designs….We often find ourselves with a lot of time on our hands waiting on flights and between contests so it has really become a fun thing for me and C.J.”

C.J. and Damien’s assertiveness has gotten positive nods from their sponsors.  “We’re really happy that C.J. and Damien recognize the importance of promoting themselves and reaching out to their fans in different ways,” acknowledged Brian Robbins, team manager of the Hobgood’s primary sponsor, Globe International.  “The re-launch of Hobgoods.com shows the efforts C.J. and Damien have put into their own promotion, and we congratulate them on a job well done.”

Fans, friends and members of the media are invited to explore the newly designed site and to write C.J. and Damien.

www.hobgoods.com

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