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Thanks to Skim1

The crew from Skim1 (Victoria distributor in Japan) made a trip to the states last month for some good weather and wave riding.  The weather did not cooperate completely but the waves did.  Thanks to Takatoshi and the crew for dropping by.  Hopefully we will see you soon.

Trigg and Takatoshi in the warehouse
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Wake Skimboarding – bigger than we know

Victoria is well known for its Skimboards and Skimboards have long been associated with the Ocean.  Well, a Skimboard can be used in a variety of places and one of them is behind a boat.  In a recent article by Sawyer Davis, a couple of different styles of Wake Surf or Wake Skim boards are “broken down” for the reader.  Check out the article by clicking the link below.

Breaking Down the Boards

Enjoy!

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Bill Bryan – UST Champion 2010


The final stop of the UST was last weekend (October 2nd & 3rd) at Balboa Pier in Newport Beach and with it was to come the crowing of a new UST Champion.  Can you guess who?  Yes, Bill Bryan took home another UST Championship and actually did it before the Oktoberfest even started.

Bill Bryan did what he does best – WIN.  With his contest win in Santa Cruz it locked up the UST title for him (third year in a row) but that did not stop Beaker in his quest to outshine everyone.  Even with the “odd” weekend weather the waves held up and Beaker took first place in this year’s Oktoberfest putting a stamp on the Championship.  Laker three peat, Beaker three peat; what can you say other than that Beaker is quite possibly the best skimboarder that there has been and might ever be?  Congratulations Bill!

Top six results of the Oktoberfest were:

1)      Bill Bryan
2)      Brandon Sears
3)      Sam Stinnett
4)      Teddy Vlasis
5)      Paulo Preitto
6)      Omar Meddeb

Special congratulations to Mr. Teddy Vlasis as he has brought his level of riding up a notch ending the season on a few high placing finishes.  Look for good things from Teddy to come.

For pictures and an additional write up of the event, please check out SkimOnline at either of the links below:

Day One

Day Two

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Victoria Skimboards part of the Red Bull Skim Tour 2010 – Malaysia

Victoria was proud to be a part of the Red Bull Skim Tour 2010, Malaysia’s first skimboarding circuit this September 2010.  Jet (the glue behind the tour) worked tirelessly and we want to extend our thanks to him for putting on such a great event.  Jet was able to get the support of the government as the event was organized by Penang Skimboarding Association (PSA)/ Persatuan Skimboarding Pulau Pinang (PSPP).  Collaborating with the Penang State Government and Penang Sports Council will only help build the future of the sport.

There are five legs to the tour which started in Malacca (June), Penang (Sept), Sabah (Oct), Pahang (Nov) and ends in December in Johor (Dec).  It is so exciting to see the sport grow and Victoria is behind it 100%.  Congratulations to all participants in the event and we wish you all the best on the remainder of the tour.  
Below is a write up on the event in the Penang news.  Enjoy!

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Another good day

We have had our share of cloudy morning this summer but finally we are getting our reward.  Fun little swell, sheet glass, no on else on the beach, sounds like a perfect time to go to work.  Fortunately for us skimming is work and we headed to Thalia for some fun.



Trigg cracking one open.





Muchu ducking in.





Kyle back from his surf trip.



Muchu on the Woody.
You can still get covered up on Wood boards.
And you can still air drop on wood boards.



Muchu showing proper wave positioning.



Muchu backside swirl.