Thursday, July 30, 2009
Free shipping for one board to France expires Aug. 3rd
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Hobie store in Laguna Beach #2
Hobie store in Laguna Beach #1
Monday, July 27, 2009
Tex in the Brooks St. Surf Classic
Tex Haines results:
6th place Longboard division
2nd place Grand Masters division
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Aliso afternoon
Of course with summer swells come summer crowds. Beaker escaping.
Matthieu. Bail Bail!
Matthieu and Beaker on a little clean one.
Beaker hiding out.
The Grommet has been Reinvented
“The board feels awesome and that is no exaggeration” states Victoria Skimboards owner Tex Haines. “Being handmade right here in the USA, you are getting a technically unsurpassed board.” Check with your local Victoria Skimboards dealer for one today as these boards are flying out the door.
To see the Grommet board page, click here.
Victoria Skimboards is always a few moves ahead and still remains the best after 34 years.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
MAUI MELE Skim Contest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onbVipO8b6Q
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Save the Victoria Skimboards WCS petition
Victoria Skimboards has started a petition to "Save the WCS" and ask that you all read it, sign it, and add some constructive/positive comments to it. We will take this petition, a local hard copy that is signed by retailers, and any other support to the County Officials in hopes of keeping the WCS during the end of June or month of July. To read and sign the petition, click here.
Thank you all for the support.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Sean Explains
What made you choose the squash tail for boards?
Mike Geldart, an O.G. from jersey let me try one out and I loved it.
How long have you been riding this shape?
I’ve been riding a squash off and on for the past 4 years.
What benefits do you see over a standard tail?
There’s a few things. A squash is a wider board because it’s a bigger shape with a few inches off of the tail, therefore you have extra float and still fit in the pocket. You can throw the tail out real hard and stall harder because your foot can get closer to the tail than a pin tail.
-To clarify he gets the width of a ML with the length of a MS.
What disadvantage do you see over a standard tail?
Jah does not live on a standard tail.
What’s your favorite wave to ride it in?
Big barrelly shore break, wraps and liners.
The only boards I have ever snapped in half were carbon. Carbon is too stiff for the way that I skim, s-glass gives me that flex. A thicker board feels like a boat to me, I just ride a wider 5/8”.
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Why do you like to have a quiver of boards to choose from? (Sean keeps a few diffent board styles and sizes on hand)
Different sized boards for different styled and sized waves. Bigger board for far out mushy liners and a smaller one for big wraps on the beach.
Article in the Laguna Beach Independent
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Westbound Boarder Blog post
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
OBX Skim Jam 2009
Teddy Vlasis throwing a nice backside air in free session
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Future of the Victoria WCS contest
The petition will be available soon so keep checking back. Thanks.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Happy Canada Day
For those that do not know, today in Canada is the same as July 4th (Independence Day) in the United States. Time to celebrate!