It is that time of year. The United Skimboard Tour is underway and two events are in the books. Right now it is anyone’s game and the biggest event of the season is fast approaching. On July 16 – 17, 2011 at Aliso Beach in Laguna Beach, CA you can find the best of the best competing at the Victoria Skimboards World Championship of Skimboarding. To add to the hype, we have dropped a little video teaser for you. See you at the event!
Author: Nicolas Rottier
New Vic Amateur team rider – Max Bourne
Max Bourne has recently joined the Victoria Skimboards amateur team and we are excited to have him. Check out
Max’s Team Rider page when you get a chance and look for him on your local beach dominating!
Freeway closure during the Victoria WCS July 16-17, 2011
For those of you that will be traveling south on the 405 Freeway that live north of Los Angeles or in Los Angeles for the Victoria Skimboards World Championship of Skimboarding, please note the following:
“Public safety and transportation officials warn the public to avoid the 405 Freeway between Interstate 10 and the Highway 101 over the weekend of July 16-17 during its 53-hour closure. A 10-mile stretch of the freeway will be closed to demolish half of the Mulholland Bridge in the Sepulveda Pass in order to build a new, wider bridge and a car pool lane on the freeway.”
If this could affect your ability to get to the contest and be at your heat on time, please make preparations as we cannot hold heats open on account of highway work. Thank you for the understanding.
Victoria Skimboards World Championship of Skimboards 2011 – Registration Open
Registration for the Victoria Skimboards WCS is now open. Go to: http://wcs.victoriaskimboards.com and register today! See you on Aliso Beach, July 16 – 17, 2011.
Chris Splendore Sri Lanka – Picture update
Chris has loaded up a few new images of the skim in Sri Lanka. Looks like he is having a blast. Click the link below to be taken to Chris’ blog.
Cabo Clasico – Morgan Just 1st place!
Morgan Just got the UST season started with a bang, taking first place in the Cabo Clasico down in Cabo San Lucas Mexico over the weekend of May 21-22, 2011. Battling Sam Stinnett in the final man-on-man heat, Morgan pull ahead to victory.
Congratulations Morgan on a fantastic finish!
More details and results to follow.
Chris Splendore to Sri Lanka
Here is a post from our own, Chris Splendore……….
Hey what’s up!!?
Floridian VIC Team Rider Chris Splendore here to tell you about an adventure I’m partaking in!!! I’m going to Araguam Bay, Sri Lanka on May 16th, 2011 and will be there for about 18 days. The trip has been 2 years in the making and my roommate Tad Mask has been frothing about this place for years! The potential for skim is definitely there. Where we are staying is a huge bay with what looks like nice sand and a good slope. With a 92% swell consistency for this time of year, we are looking good for scoring swell. Both of us wanted to go way off the ‘beaten path’ and get somewhere we could explore unproven breaks. I am sooo stoked for this trip! Got my new VIC poly/carb/epox and I’m ready to hit it!! Will be updating pics and vids on www.victoriaskimboards.com throughout the trip so get ready!!
……….be ready for more pictures and video of Chris’ trip to Sri Lanka.
Teddy Vlasis – Be Heard part #2
Teddy Vlasis has been underground for quite a while. With a silky smooth, laid back style he melts into any surrounding but is prepared to take the skimboarding world by storm this year. Check out the rest of his video interview in the second installment of, “Teddy Vlasis Be Heard.”
SkimSlam 6 in the Caribbean
Victoria Skimboards is pleased to once again be a part of SkimSlam on the island of St. Thomas in the Caribbean. The Whitemore brothers have been instrumental in growing the sport across the Caribbean and the SkimSlam contest has brought the scene to a head for everyone to see.
Year 2011 marks the sixth running of the event and we are happy to be a part of it. For information go to www.skimcaribbean.com and to see the flyer, click here.
Victoria Skimboards sponsors the Cabo Clasico 2011
The Cabo Clasico marks the beginning of the United Skim Tour each and every year and Victoria Skimboards is proud to once again be a sponsor of the event. Cabo is really a gauge of who has been working hard in the off season and who has been taking a break.
For a look at the flyer,
Click Here
