About us

Wabsono

Wabsono International Co., Ltd. is a private owned company. It was founded in Hangzhou in 1997. It designs, produces and distributes sportswear, accessories and related products for young-minded people. Since 2008, Wabsono has organized and assisted in promoting and organizing surfing conferences, seminars, championships, gatherings etc.

GSM and Wabsono have signed a five year exclusive rights deal with the City of Hangzhou to develop the surfing festival. According to the agreement, GSM/Wabsono shall have the privilege of surfing on the Qiantang River.

Working with GSM, Wabsono held the 2008 Hangzhou Qiantang River Surfing Contest successfully and will continue to bring the world’s best surfers to China.

 

WPA - World Paddle Association

The mission of the WPA is to provide a comprehensive voice, fair and equal access and organizational structure to the sport of Stand Up Paddling (SUP) and its participants in a manner that benefits the collective paddling community for the best growth of the sport.

The ultimate goal of the WPA is to provide a global standard for competitive Stand Up Paddle events leading to better experiences for all parties involved.  The WPA is all paddlers that give input and want to help in the future growth of all Stand Up Paddle sports.  We look forward to the continued input from those that have the passion to provide a better experience.

 

OCEAN & EARTH

Ocean & Earth was founded by Brian Cregan and Graham Williams's, but was later established by Brian Cregan and partners in 1978 producing a couple of basic surfing products and a staff of three. Ocean & Earth slowly grew by establishing a network of retailers throughout NSW & Southern Qld (Australia). Staff knowledge of surfing helped with product development but many other areas of business were developed via trial and error.

The domestic distribution covered the majority of the main surfing areas by the early eighties and some small export sales were achieved by “word of mouth” contacts made by Brian Cregan in his travels surfing around the world. First production was done in an old four-room house and converted shop front. This soon became inadequate and in 1986 a 500sqm factory was built which greatly improved efficiency for the business that was growing at a rate of 30-40% per year. Initial distribution direct from Sussex Inlet was replaced by a distributor in each state and sales servicing for all of NSW was done by a permanent sales person operating from the factory at Sussex Inlet.

By the mid to late eighties the Ocean & Earth product range had grown significantly to encompass a broad range of surfing accessories, backpacks and a small range of clothing which still is the backbone of the company today.

2010 saw the introduction of the "World's Strongest Leash" - a fully moulded surf leash as opposed to three piece heat welded surf leash.