Everyone is talking about The Capture; a fully waterproof case for the  iPod Nano 5th Gen with video.�Stand Up Paddle Surfing Magazine says:

“Each CAPTURE Waterproof Case is precisely engineered to ensure 100% waterproof durability, and encourages users to “capture” activities like never before – while skiing, swimming, snowboarding, recreational diving, surfing, having fun…..LIFE.”

When you pair The Capture with the SISTM mount the possiblities are nearly endless!  Strap it to your bike, your backpack or yourself or even your boat.  Check out this article on how to get unique angles when shooting for wakeboarding…imagine what you could do using The Capture instead of a still camera!

Winter is a difficult time for workouts.  The days get shorter and colder and our schedules get busier.   Add to that, sports like skiing and snowboarding that most of us don’t train for year round, and injuries can be easy to come by.  Not warming up properly, lack of stretching and doing too much too soon, can all contribute to strains, sprains and setbacks in training.  Fortunately there’s lots of good advice out there on how to stay in the game.

If you’ll be hitting the slopes soon, read up on how to avoid injury while snowboarding and skiing.

Training for a triathlon in the new year?  Find out what common mistakes triathletes make in training.

Or, if you’ll be spending time with your stand up paddle gear this winter, check out these pre-paddle streches.

There’s big news in the water, in saline and chlorine.

The Aussies are currently dominating the ASP World Tour.  Taj Burrow took first place in the Billabong Pipe Masters this week, while Joel Parkinson was named Vans Triple Crown winner and Mick Fanning became the Association of Surfing Professionals World Champion.   Click here to see more results, plus pictures and video of all the action in Hawaii.

From the swimming world, the largest regional Masters Swimming Championship in history went down last week in Long Beach, California.  With 650 swimmers competing in the SPMA Short Course Meters Championships, over 50 Masters World Records were broken.  How do your times measure up?  See the list of records and who set them here.

From motivation to technique, what makes a great athlete?  University of Michigan coach Bob Bowman shares his coaching philosophies as well as his insights on Michael Phelps-from a young age grouper to the best in the world.

Bowman on Swimming…and Phelps

so make sure you all checkout the crazy holiday savings at www.h2oaudio.com

We also Just came out with the Capture Case so you can film underwater with your 5th Gen Nano!

This just in from New Zealeand!  One of H2O Audio’s kayakers, Tom Yule, beat past New Zealand Olympians to grab the Gold and two Bronze medals in the New Zealand Blue Lake 2 National Selection Regatta.    Congratulations and keep up the good work Tom!

The National Weather Service issued a high surf advisory for the North Shore of Hawaii this week and while winter tourists sadly exited the water, Maui watermen pulled out the jet skis and waxed up their boards.

Organizers of the 25^th Annual Eddie Aikau Memorial called the contest on yesterday as huge swells rolled into Waimea Bay.  Southern California rider Greg Long took the first place prize, finishing just above nine-time world champion Kelly Slater, despite the fact that he’d ridden Waimea for the first time earlier in the week.   The Monster Drop Award went to Chile’s Ramon Navarro for the burliest successful take-off in the 40 to 50 foot surf.  See the full contest standings plus more pictures and video at transworldsurf.com

Also, just posted, check out video of H2O Rider Laird Hamilton tackling the massive swell Monday at Jaws with team Oxbow and some of the world’s best tow-in surfers.

Sounds like a great time out there for H2O Audio’s own Laird Hamilton and crew…

Monster waves today at the legendary Maui surf spot known as “Jaws” attracted the likes of Laird Hamilton, Dave Kalama, Darrick Doerner and some of the world’s other top tow-in surfers… and the promise of 30- to 50-foot swells was enough for surfers like David Rastovich and Luke Egan of Australia and Mike Parsons of California to fly to Maui to join the lineup at Jaws.

[Via Honolulu Advertiser]

Almost exactly in the middle of the Van Triple Crown of Surfing, a sold NW swell promises to bring big waves and even bigger surfing action to the North Shore of Oahu.  Organizers of the O’Neill World Cup of Surfing placed the event on standby, pending a solid ground swell that is lined up to hit Sunset Beach later today.

Prior to the break in competition, 18 year old Nat Young from Santa Cruz surpassed veteran surfers to post the highest score of the event (a 17.33 out of 20) despite his complete lack of experience surfing Sunset Beach. The growing waves promise to make the competition even fiercer as Mick Fanning and other pros take to the water.

For more info check out aspworldtour.com

Oh Yeah! It’s Cyber Monday, and we’ve got a full week of great deals lined up for you. Only $54.99 for a pair of Surge Sportwrap Waterproof headphones with a FREE 2nd Generation iPod Shuffle Case, Sport Armband and H2O Audio water bottle included!

And for those looking for a great deal for the athlete on their list, be sure to check out our Holiday Gift Bundles…