Original Article by Tiffany Montgomery /Shop Eat Surf
With the SBIA Surf Industry Awards coming up quick, our friends North America Industry friends, SIMA held their award today at a new outdoor venue, Rancho Las Lomas in Silverado Canyon.
So far Billabong Women’s is the big winner, winning three awards – Women’s Marketing, Swim Brand, and Women’s Apparel Brand of the Year.
Vissla won two awards, the coveted Boardshort of the Year and Men’s Apparel Brand.
Slater Designs and Firewire won three awards – Slater Designs for Breakout Brand of the Year and Performance Shortboard of the Year – and Firewire, which won for Longboard of the Year.
Otherwise the awards were distributed among many brands.
Two retailers were also being honored – Wave Riding Vehicles and Mitch’s Surf Shop – for being in business for 50 years. SIMA gave them a Gold Wave Award.
Here is the list of winners that was updated throughout the night.
WOMEN’S MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Winner
* A Bikini Kinda Life by Billabong Women’s *
Nominees
Anywhere Aloha by OluKai
My Bikini by Rip Curl
#RoxyFitness by Roxy
The Uncommon Thread by Stance
MEN’S MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Winner
* Volume 11: “Hellbound In Clayoquot Sound” by The Roark Revival *
Nominees
Life’s Short by Billabong
The Search by Rip Curl
Wildly comfortable, comfortably wild by Stance
Creators & Innovators Dream Steeple Campaign by Vissla
FOOTWEAR OF THE YEAR
Winner
* Reef Rover with Swellular Technology by REEF *
Nominees
Men’s Ohana by OluKai
Quiksilver AG47 Amphibian Shoe by Quiksilver
Yoga Sling by Sanuk
Vans SK8-HI by Vans
LONGBOARD OF THE YEAR
Winner
* The Wingnut Noserider by Firewire *
Nominees
Australian Slasher by CJ Nelson Designs by Carve Sports, Inc.
Champion by Dewey Weber Surfboard
Redline 11 by Stewart
Donald Takayama In the Pink 9’3 by Surftech
ACCESSORY PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Winner
* The Mission Smartwatch by Nixon*
Nominees
Hero5 Black by GoPro
Rifles Tide Watch by Rip Curl
Saigon Special Pocket Knife by The Roark Revival
Stance Crew Socks by Stance
HARDGOODS ACCESSORY PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Winner
* SurfEars 2.0 by Creatures of Leisure *
Nominees
Alpha by Futures
Corduroy Grip by Octopus
Smuggler Bag by Pro-Lite
Drylock TDC Boot by Xcel Wetsuits
WETSUIT OF THE YEAR
Winner
* Infiniti Comp TDC by Xcel Wetsuits *
Nominees
Furnace Carbon X by Billabong
M’s R1 Yulex Front-Zip Full Suit by Patagonia
Flash Bomb Plus Zip Free by RIP CURL
7 Seas Wetsuit by Vissla
ALTERNATIVE SURFBOARD MODEL OF THE YEAR
Winner
* Bonzer Biscuit by Channel Islands Surfboards *
Nominees
Padillac by Pyzel Surfboards
The Heckler by Rusty Surfboards
Fling by Superbrand
Channel Islands WaterHog TLPC by Surftech
MEN’S BOARDSHORT OF THE YEAR
Winner
* Vissla Upcycled Boardshorts by Vissla *
Nominees
Tribong by Billabong
HyperFreak by O’Neill
Mirage MF Focus Ultimate by RIP CURL
Stripey Slinger by Volcom
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Winner
* Patagonia Fall 16 – Yulex Wetsuits by Patagonia *
Nominees
Waterman Collection by Corkcicle
Algae Traction Pads by Slater Designs
Upcycled Coconut Boardshorts by Vissla
ECO Infiniti Comp by Xcel Wetsuits
PERFORMANCE SHORTBOARD OF THE YEAR
Winner
* SCI-FI by Slater Designs *
Nominees
Bastard by Pyzel Surfboards
Rusty Twin Fin by Rusty Surfboards
Spam by Superbrand
El Jefe by Wave Riding Vehicles
WOMEN’S SWIM BRAND OF THE YEAR
Winner
* Billabong Women’s *
Nominees
Issa de’ mar
L*Space
Rip Curl
Seea
MEN’S APPAREL BRAND OF THE YEAR
Winner
* Vissla *
Nominees
Billabong
The Roark Revival
RVCA
Vans
WOMEN’S APPAREL BRAND OF THE YEAR
Winner
* Billabong Women’s *
Nominees
O’Neill
Rip Curl
Roxy
RVCA
BREAKOUT BRAND OF THE YEAR
Winner
* Slater Designs *
Nominees
Corkcicle
Otis
Richer Poorer
Seea
The 2017 SBIA Surf Industry Awards are not far away. Finalists and tickets will be announced next week.
