2013: Das Jahr von „The Barrel“

Im April 2013 wurde „The Barrel“, ein 12-monatiges Surf Projekt vorgestellt. Neben professionellen Surfern haben auch Amateure, Fotografen und Videofilmer auf der ganzen Welt die Möglichkeit ihre Leidenschaft zu präsentieren: Das Barrel surfen. Es dreht sich alles um Können, Kreativität und die Liebe zu den Wellen. In einer monatlichen Ausgabe, dem sog. „Monthly Grid“, sind die besten Surfvideos von den schönsten Orten der Welt zu sehen. 

Tony Harrington (Organisator), der selbst mehr als 20 Jahre lang Surfer und Wintersportler gefilmt hat, war bereits auf mehr als 150 Zeitschriften Covern zu sehen. Für den Film „iON The Barrel Movie“, der voraussichtlich im November erscheint, bringt er zahlreiche internationale Surfikonen zusammen. Mit dabei sind Reef McIntosh, Jamie Mitchell, Rusty Long, Ken “Skindog” Collins, Marty Paradisis, Peter Hayes, Justin “Jughead” Allport, Laurie Towner und zahlreiche weitere Surflegenden.

“We’ll be on a hunt for barrels all year from Hawaii to Tahiti, up to Indonesia and down to Tasmania. The movie will track our journey and take audiences inside these beautiful, majestic waves” schwärmte Harrington.

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2013: THE YEAR OF THE BARREL iON The Barrel surf project invites surfers and filmmakers to celebrate the barrel with new video community, feature film and prizes


4 April 2013 – iON Worldwide and Carlton Dry today announced a year-long surf project celebrating surfers’ collective passion for seeking out and riding barreling waves, where the water is hollow where the wave breaks. The iON The Barrel website www.surfthebarrel.com will showcase the vision of barrels as shot and shared by professional and amateur surfers, photographers and videographers to win monthly prizes.

“Whether you are 8 or 80 years old, if you love to surf, you love getting barreled; that’s what we go into the water seeking each day and talk about each afternoon,” explained Tony “Harro” Harrington, the project director.
“At its core, surfing is all about the barrel and now there is the technology to allow surfers to shoot and share their experiences from the very heart of waves. We’ll be ‘sharing the stoke’ at www.surfthebarrel.com and are overwhelmed at the amount of great barrels we already have lined up for the website.”

Harrington, who has been shooting surf and snow around the globe for more than 20 years with more than 150 magazine covers to his name, has brought together an international line-up of iconic surfers to participate in the iON The Barrel Movie, slated for November release. These include Team iON surfer Reef McIntosh, Jamie Mitchell, Rusty Long, Ken “Skindog” Collins, Marty Paradisis, Peter Hayes, Justin “Jughead” Allport, Laurie Towner and a host of others.

“We’ll be on a hunt for barrels all year from Hawaii to Tahiti, up to Indonesia and down to Tasmania. The movie will track our journey and take audiences inside these beautiful, majestic waves” said Harrington. State-of-the-art cameras including iON’s ultralightweight, waterproof, Wi-Fi-enabled wearable cameras will capture the heart of the barrel while telling the behind-the- scenes story around the magic of ‘The Green Room’ and why surfers are obsessed with these hollow waves.

“We are thrilled iON cameras will be used to document these phenomenal barrel waves that embody the ecstasy of surfing,” said Giovanni Tomaselli, CEO, iON Worldwide. “For surfers, photographers and filmmakers, the experience of the barrel reaches new levels with a wearable camera that is waterproof without the added heft of a case and allows them to capture and share their passion instantly with their friends on the beach and people half-way around the world.”

The iON The Barrel website will be a gathering place for surfers and videographers to shoot and share their barrels throughout the year, winning iON cameras, Carlton Dry prizes, surf adventure packages to Papatura Island Retreat in the Solomon Islands, a VIP travel prize to the movie launch at Turtle Bay Resort on Hawaii’s North Shore in November and plenty of products from Shapers Fins.

iON The Barrel celebrates some famous surfers and iconic breaks admired by all. It showcases the soul of barrel surfing and gives every surfer and videographer with a passion for the barrel the chance to showcase their skills, get creative, win prizes and share their love of waves with a like- minded crew. “iON and Carlton Dry are ideal partners for this exciting new venture and everything The Barrel is about. Great barrels, great moments and sharing it all with great mates,” said Harrington.

About iON Cameras - Designed for professionals and consumers alike, the aerodynamic, expanding iON camera line features a number of significant industry firsts, including Wi-Fi connectivity and free cloud storage. The flagship iON Air Pro, GPS-enabled iON Adventure and motor/marine sports-optimized Speed Pro work with the iON app for iOS and Android to allow a live streaming view, advanced camera control, and sharing moments instantly via social media. For more information, visit www.ioncamera.com. @ioncamera #ioncamera

Carlton Dry - Carlton Dry is the beer of choice for surfers that know why The Barrel is the core of surfing around the world. The rush of being punched out of a wave is hard to describe but well worth celebrating. Carlton Dry are well known for supporting authentic experiences that get you pumped, such as the Quicksilver Pro ASP surf event, Stylewars, Music Festivals, Storm Surfer and the World Heli Challenge! Hello Barrel. www.carltondry.com.au @Carlton_Dry #HelloBarrel

Tony “Harro” Harrington dreams up big bold projects, makes them happen and films it all to take audiences along for the ride. iON The Barrel presented by Carlton Dry is his latest adventure and brings him back to the passion of chasing barrels which started way back when he was a kid on the central coast of New South Wales, Australia. For more soul go to www.harroart.com @harroart #harroart
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