Miguel Mouzinho, a Volcom sponsored rider that is also part of Fatum Team riders won the regional (Algarve) leg. All info here (in portuguese)
Congrats Miguel! Keep ripping!

This was his message to us.
“Hey Gero how are you?
Just sending this e-mail to say thanks, because im realy happy with the boards.
I win the Regional champ today, check the photos!
I gonna call you son to make more boards :)
Thanks Gero
See you

Miguel Mouzinho”

Just to let you guys know that we are working hard on a new website, with many new goodies, full on new surfboard models, an on-line store where you can purchase all of Fatum merchandise and a full range of interactive websites (myspace and facebook) what we are build as we go along and where we mean to include loads of new material, phoos, videos etc.

STAY TUNED!!

If you are not acquainted with the man also known as “Dom”, Damien Wills is an Australian who happened to cruise Portugal in search of good waves. When Dom came in contact with Fatum Surfboards he was surfing in the Peniche vicinity, having as his one and only board a tuflite-like surfboard (he had broken all his other boards during travel). Gero offered him a board for him to try out. We were really amazed by his power surfing, one of the best styles, power and manoeuvre repertoire ever seen around here. No wonder he was 3rd at last year’s (2008) Air Tahiti Nui Von Zipper Teahupoo Trials.

MacMasters Beach, where Dom grew up was a good place to learn what he does.
Great videographer and editor for years, his huge surf potential was only recently discovered.
For Dom it’s not about fame and glory. Very modest freesurfer. He never pushed or tried to be noticed. It just happened. He became fully sponsored in 2008 and now travels the world as a pro surfer. Living his childhood dream.
Damien was one of the main surfers in “Eastside Theory”, as well as the brave water videographer.
“Explosive array of big airs, sick flips and commando pits” are only some of his tricks in the water. Spearfishing is his other hobby. When not in the ocean or glued to his MacBook Pro, he would show some impressive snowboarding skills or attend craziest parties you can imagine (no surprise, when you line up next to him and notice his toenails polished bright pink from last night)!
Excerpt from Monumental Films

Marlon Lipke is the first German surfer to ever qualified to the WCT, joinning the rookie Europeans Tim Boal (FRA) and Aritz Aranburu (EUK) on the DreamTour. It is with the uttermost joy we wish him the very best for the 2009 ASP World Tour.

Check out the WCT Seed List here

Kelly Slater just won the prestigious PIPEMASTERS on a very unique surfboard. It was very funny when we realised that the shape of that surfboard was already tested, implemented and available at Gero’s portfolio of shapes.

This once again shows the high performance, knowledge and progression of Gero’s shapes by launching several months ago the same shape use now by Kelly to win the PIPEMASTERS.

So one this is for sure, Fatum Surfboards is right on track!

Fancied it? Just use our order form then!

At Fatum we are aware that the surfing industry as it stand is far from being environmental friendly; so we try to balance this by creating infra-structures and develop activities in order to conserve, protect and care about nature.
We have some policies and new materials that will be implemented and installed at the factory to achieve a high sustainability of processing and manufacturing surfboards, besides this, we also support and take part of organizations whom efforts are pivotal in the world we live in.

PRETOMA is such an example. Via Thomas Lange Fatum is collaborating with this Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in order to protect our oceans.

PRETOMA is a Costa Rican non-profit NGO founded in 1997. It is a marine conservation and research organization working to protect ocean resources and promote sustainable fisheries policies in Costa Rica and Central America.
Marine conservation is in Costa Rica very far behind land conservation here, and furthermore, many of the positive laws and regulations that do exist go unenforced.

PRETOMA directs their efforts in the following categories:

1. Direct in the field conservation projects
2. Research and outreach onboard commercial fishing vessels
3. Public awareness and education
4. Litigation and policy advocacy

Pay them a visit at www.pretoma.org

It is not a x-mas sale but it could well be! Fatum is has now 17 different boards - from a 5′8” to a 9′0” - to sell for a ridiculous price! So ridiculous that we gave a good thought before putting the boards up on the website for sale, so take your pick and let us know if what board you want to have in your sock! You can save up to 190€!
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You have only to answer a very simple question :-)
This sale is limited to the boards offered — first come first served…
Check out the limited offer collection!

Have you ever wondered what would be your next board? Or were you undecided of the model you would choose for a board with your name on it?
Well, at Fatum we take our client-shaper relationship very serious. For this reason we have almost 30 different boards for you to try out and make your mind and give us feedback.
In our Test Quiver you can find everything from a 5′6” to a 9′1” with as make diversity of designs and specifications and fin set-ups.

Pass by the factory for a chat and take a board out for a try, we want you to have the right board for the right level you are at and the waves conditions you want to surf.
If the board you expect to try is not available on our test quiver we will make one available.
Contact us for more information if you need!

Tomorrow the Red Bull Sweet and Salty Championship will take place at the mythic river of Eisbach in Munich. On the Team Sweet there will be two Fatum Surfboards Riders! Flo Kummer and Tao Schirrmacher, two of the most creative and radical surfers of Eisbach.
I was just on Skype with Tao and he was quite enthusiastic about it and thinks it will be a great event, with everyone from Team Sweet trying harder tricks and harder moves.

Good luck to them!
You can get more info at http://www.redbull.de/sweetandsalty
Flo Kummer and Tao Schirrmacher are part of the FUS Crew.

We would like to congratulate Thomas Lange for his excellent performance on the Quicksilver German Championships 2008 in Seignosse, France.
1st Place Men Senior
4rd Place Men Open

Check out the action review video from the quicksilver german championships 2008 featuring Nicolau Von Rupp (a German young gun living in Portugal) and Fatum rider and co-founder Thomas Lange.
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Video by Deutschen Wellenreit Verbandes (DWV)

Thomas Lange currently resides in Costa Rica and runs Fatum Travel