2009 Sima Image Awards

SURF INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
IMAGE AWARDS 2009

The SIMA Image Awards is the only awards program that gives SIMA members and surf specialty retailers the opportunity to recognize fellow surf industry companies for their outstanding contributions to the surf industry.

The goal of the SIMA Image Awards is to identify the surf industry’s most influential companies and recognize them for their efforts to advance and grow the industry over the past year.

Final voting is now closed.

2009 SIMA IMAGE AWARDS NOMINEES

MEN’S AWARDS

Men’s Marketing Campaign of the Year
…lost’s “The ‘Old’…lost” Campaign
Billabong’s “Evolution of an Icon” Campaign
Hurley’s “Phantom – True Performance” Campaign
Nixon’s “Motion” Campaign
Sanuk’s “This Is Not a Shoe” Campaign

Men’s Apparel Brand of the Year
Billabong
Hurley
O’Neill
RVCA
Volcom

Men’s Boardshort of the Year
Angulator Mod by Volcom
Metallica Limited Edition by Billabong
My Dog Spot by Quiksilver
Phantom® 120 by Hurley
TIA by O’Neill

Men’s Retailer of the Year
Hansen’s Boardroom, Encinitas
Huntington Surf & Sport, Huntington Beach
Surfside Sports, Costa Mesa
The Beach House, Santa Barbara
Whalebone, Virginia/NC

WOMEN’S AWARDS

Women’s Marketing Campaign of the Year
Billabong “Fever” Campaign
Hurley “Young Contemporary” Campaign
L*Space “What’s Your L?” Campaign
Roxy “Ia Orana (Hello Tahiti)” Campaign
Volcom “Easy on the Eyes” Campaign

Women’s Apparel Brand of the Year
Billabong Girls
Hurley
Roxy
RVCA
Volcom

Women’s Swim Brand of the Year
Billabong Girls
Hurley
L*Space
Roxy
Volcom

Women’s Retailer of the Year
Becker, Corona Del Mar
Hansen’s Boardroom, Encinitas
HSS, Huntington Beach
Jack’s, Irvine
Spyder, Hermosa Beach

OVERALL AWARDS

Breakthrough Brand of the Year
Atwater

Firewire Surfboards

Sanuk Footwear

Skullcandy

Von Zipper

Breakthrough Retailer of the Year
Coastal Edge, Virginia/NC
Hanger 94, San Diego
Heritage, New Jersey
K-5, Oceanside
Quiet Flight, Florida

Find out who won in each category at SIMA Surf Summit 12, May 6-9, 2009.

PRODUCT AWARDS

Accessory Product of the Year
Double Agent Headphones by Skullcandy
Infiniti Drylock Boot by Xcel
iPhone Application by Electric Visual
Master Blaster Headphones by Nixon
Ultimate Tide Watch by Rip Curl

Environmental Product of the Year
Recycled Boardshort Series by Billabong
Slightly Choppy Eco-Friendly Boardshort by Quiksilver
Soleo Organics Sunscreen by Soleo
Stash Sandal by Reef
V.Co-Logical Creedlers Sandal by Volcom

Footwear Product of the Year
Authentic by Vans
Dr. Simmons by Reef
Kia’i by Olukai
Sidewalk Surfers by Sanuk Footwear
Surf Turkey by O’Neill

Surfboard Model of the Year
C4 Waterman Subvector 9-3 Stand Up Board by C4 Waterman/Boardworks
GTR by Rusty Surfboards
Proton by Channel Islands
Shane Beschen Rocket by …lost
Taj Pro Model by Firewire Surfboards

Wetsuit of the Year
Cypher by Quiksilver
H-Bomb by Rip Curl
Infiniti Drylock Fullsuit by Xcel
Psychofreak by O’Neill Wetsuits
Solution Gold Back Zip Fullsuit by Billabong