A quick sampling of travel support from February’s Transworld Business. Check out the latest in boardbags and backpacks.

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All product was picked at the author’s discretion and is intended to show a fair sampling of market trends.

According to a story posted Thursday, March 27, by the Associated Press, New Era Caps has been keeping a “hawk eye” watch on fashion trends in order to continue providing consumers with the freshest styles in head wear. Thirty designers at New Era Cap Co.’s Headquarters keep in touch with 15 colleagues in London and five in Irvine, Calif., in order to brainstorm new ideas and keep hat logos fresh, the story reported.

New Era, an 88-year-old, family-owned company, has been on the up and up lately, selling more than 35 million caps last year alone, according to the AP. But New Era’s design team admitted there was a method to the madness, revealing that by keeping such a close eye on trends in the world of hats, they have been able to predict the type of person who wears each particular style - right down to where they live and what they wear.

Intrigued? Read the entire story HERE or visit New Era’s official Web site, www.neweracap.com



OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE – Transworld Business, a division of Bonnier Corporation, is pleased to announce the complete relaunch of their Web site and hiring of Online Editor Kailee Bradstreet.

The Transworld Business Web site has been revamped with a new, cleaner and more organized layout featuring up-to-the-minute information that is refreshed throughout the day. Along with all of the elements of the print magazine, www.transworldbusiness.com incorporates videos, athlete and company interviews and profiles, and photo galleries displaying new products and event coverage. The new format and innovative features bring the site to the forefront of technology and create a more easily accessible path to the latest action sports industry news.

“This new site gives our readers the ability to track important industry news as it breaks,” says Rob Campbell, publisher of Transworld Business. “That combination of relevant info and valuable archival data creates the ultimate resource for anyone who makes a living in boardsports. I’m proud to finally have an online presence that lives up to the reputation Transworld Business has built in print.”

Kailee Bradstreet grew up surrounded by action sports enthusiasts, living only hours away from Sugarloaf and Sunday River – two of New England’s most notorious shred spots. Trumping her love for the outdoors, however, is her passion for writing, which landed her in Southern California after a two-year stint with The Bangor Daily News, the second-largest circulation newspaper in Maine. Further building upon a journalism degree from the University of Maine, Kailee worked for a Carlsbad Web design company before she landed the position as Online Editor for Transworld Business.

“Kailee has the perfect skill set to coordinate our online efforts. She’s like a case study in the new breed of Web editor, a solid journalist at the core with sophisticated knowledge of new technologies available to deliver content most effectively.”

About Transworld Media:
Transworld Media is the world’s leading action sports media brand and publisher of action sports publications and Web sites in terms of advertising, audience, and brand recognition. Based in San Diego, California, Transworld properties reach a combined monthly audience of more than 5 million teen boys, one of the most challenging audiences to reach through traditional media. The division’s magazines – all leading publications in their categories – include Transworld SKATEboarding, Transworld SURF, Transworld SNOWboarding, Transworld RideBMX, Transworld Motocross, and QUAD Off-Road.

These six consumer titles, as well as the monthly trade magazine Transworld Business, are the print foundation of a multi-media platform including action sports films, leading events, and the Transworld Matrix of Web sites, found at www.Transworldmatrix.com, the largest action sports community online.

Transworld is a division of the Bonnier Corporation. Bonnier Corporation (www.bonniercorp.com) is one of the largest consumer-publishing groups in America and the leading media company serving passionate, highly engaged audiences through more than 40 special-interest magazines and related multimedia projects and events.

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE - Freestyle, the original action sports watch manufacturer, would like to congratulate pro team riders Shane Dorian and Tyler Fox on their nominations of the 2008 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards presented by Monster Energy.

The 2008 Global Big Wave Awards will honor elite international surfers for their best photo or video captured within the past 12 months. Over 500 images were entered and nominations were secured by votes from the surfers, photographers and videographers who produced them. Being nominated for such an exclusive and prestigious award is an accomplishment in and of itself. Awards will be given in six categories, including: “Billabong XXL Ride of the Year Award”, “Billabong XXL Biggest Wave Award”, “Monster Paddle Award”, “Monster Tube Photo Award”, “Surfline Best Overall Performance Award” and “Billabong Girls Best Performance Award”.

Freestyle’s Shane Dorian has been nominated for the “Billabong XXL Ride of the Year Award”. The award will be won by the surfer with the best performance on a big wave caught on video. Dorian’s epic session on November 1, 2007 at Tahiti’s Teahupoo break was caught on video by Gustavo Camarao. The surfer/videographer duo to win this award will walk away with $50,000 and $5,000, respectively. Other surfers nominated in this category include Michael Brennan, Carlos Burle, Manoa Drollet and Ian Walsh.

Tyler Fox has secured a nomination for the “Billabong XXL Biggest Wave Award”. Should he win the award he will receive $15,000 and a Honda Aquatrax watercraft with HSA sled. Photographers Mike Jones, Bart Keagy, Wayne Kelly and Dave Nelson along with videographers Bruno Lemos and Graham Nash could also win the photo/video prize of $4,000.

Winners will be announced on April 11, 2008 at the invite only award ceremony held at the Grove Theater in Anaheim, CA. Be sure to watch the live webcast at 7:00pm PST, airing on www.BillabongXXL.com <http://www.billabongxxl.com/> and also on www.EXPN.com <http://www.expn.com/> , to see if Freestyle’s team riders have what it takes to win.

To check out Dorian and Fox’s Freestyle profiles visit the official Freestyle site, HERE.

About Freestyle
Founded in 1981, Freestyle is a leading action sports watch manufacturer. The Freestyle watch collection includes a full line of performance and lifestyle choices for men, women and youth, all styles are water resistant to 100 meters or more and backed by a limited lifetime warranty. With roots firmly planted in surf, Freestyle proudly sponsors a team of highly respected surfers including Shane Dorian, Cory Lopez, Sage Erickson and 2006 ASP World Women’s Longboard Champion Schuyler McFerran. For more information, visit www.freestyleusa.com.

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE — “. Shown on his skateboard doing a noseblunt in 15 sequential shots, McCrank goes on to say, “I am a professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, and father. For me, eating meat feels unnatural.” You can view the ad here.

To coincide with the launch of the new ad, visitors to peta2.com can register to win top-flight gear from Momentum Wheels—which McCrank co-owns—including wheels, bearings, T-shirts, posters, and more.

McCrank’s fluid command of the skateboard earned him the title of “Best Street Skater” in 2000 in Transworld SKATEboarding magazine. Skateboarding is still his passion, but these days you can also find the Ontario transplant at Anti-Social, the Vancouver skate shop and art gallery that he also co-owns.

Why is a vegetarian diet the natural choice of people at the top of their game? Consumption of meat has been conclusively linked to heart disease, strokes, diabetes, some types of cancer, and obesity. Meat production is
also a leading cause of greenhouse-gas emissions, water pollution, and land degradation. And of course, the best way to fight the cruelty of factory farms and slaughterhouses is to kick the meat habit.
McCrank joins an ever-growing list of musicians and athletes—including TJ Schneider, Brian Fair from Shadows Fall, Paul Rodriguez, Rob Dydrek, Laban Pheidias, and Carey Hart—who have teamed up with peta2 and stepped in front of the camera to inspire kids to challenge outdated, cruel attitudes about animals.

For more information and a chance to win gear from Momentum, please visit peta2.com.