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theBOMBsurf offers FREE 136 page surfing magazine to South Africans

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 29 May, 2009 : - - Issue No.3 of theBOMBsurf, the Winter 2009 edition of what is rapidly becoming South Africa’s most coveted surfing publication, is at the printers and about to be unleashed on the local surfing community.

The brain-child of surf media entrepreneurs and dedicated wave-riders John McCarthy and Iain Evans, Big Ocean Media Bros (BOMB) has pioneered the combination of cutting-edge digital and traditional print media to create a communication platform that celebrates everything about surfing.

Utilising a unique business model that reduces waste, theBOMBsurf is able to produce an outstanding quarterly publication that is delivered completely FREE OF CHARGE to anyone who subscribes via SMS or on theBOMBsurf.com website.

The 1 000 copies from Issue No. 1 and the 3 000 from No. 2 are already collector’s items and the 5 000 for the latest version with its gatefold front and back covers, in-depth and pertinent articles and stunning visuals is about to go the same way.

If you have not yet signed up for your complimentary quarterly edition of theBOMBsurf, see below for instructions on how to become one of the best informed members of the local surfing community.

Here’s what you’ll get in Issue No. 3, which will be shipping next week:

At 136 pages it’s the biggest and best produced to date.

The five major features include:
   1. A Secret World by Shaun Tomson. This is a journey into surfing’s most holy grail - The tube ride.
   2. The Boys From The Bay, by Pat Flanagan. This is a look at the foundation of South African performance surfing.
   3. Localism and the fine art of treading lightly. An essay by John McCarthy that looks at both sides of the localism story.
   4. It’s a wonderful life, by Tara Hossack. Tara takes us on an all girls trip to beautiful Mozambique, where they score perfect surf, party hard and live the dream.
   5. Futurism in Surfing, translated by Craig Ritchie. Craig translates TF Ittenirami’s fascinating celebration of living and surfing in the now. Warning this is not for the faint hearted!

Featured in the Regular sections:
Environment: Matthew Beatty takes us through the design and building of The Straw House in Elands Bay.
Fashion: An edgy look at what’s hot this winter. If you want to know what the trends are doing you need to check this out.
Afterburn: Simon Louw talks candidly about respect, surfing in Cape Town and the camaraderie of riding big waves.
Travel: The glorious Indian Ocean Island of Reunion, and True Blue have come to the party with an exclusive deal to theBOMBsurf subscribers to get you there once you’re inspired.
TheBOMBshell: A very, very beautiful woman who goes by the name of Genevieve.
The Last Blast: A surprise, but we can tell you it features Jordy doing some pretty unusual things on a surfboard.

There are no strings attached and it costs you nothing to subscribe to theBOMBsurf which is delivered to your postal address for FREE.

You can now subscribe on your phone by SMS-ing ‘bomb’ to 33978 or by clicking on this link

Only 5 000 magazines are being printed and once they’re gone, that’s it! There is no other way you can get one. Both the previous issues have been oversubscribed and this one will be too!

So subscribe now and get your copy of theBOMBsurf – you’ll be glad you did! And don’t hesitate to send this you your friends – they’ll love you for it!

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