Victoria Skimboards is proud to have worked directly with the employees at Hobie in Laguna Beach to create an in store experience rather than just a window design.
With history boards and pictures detailing out the rise of Victoria Skimboards and skimboarding, we appreciate the opportunity presented to us by the Hobie store in Laguna Beach.Owner of Victoria Skimboards, Tex Haines, participated in the Brooks Street Surf Classic over the weekend of July 25th through 26th. Noteworthy of the event was the swell size as at times double overhead waves (pushing 15 foot face) pushed through the lineup. Second reef at Brooks Street was breaking consistently. Props to all of the contestants for braving the heavy weekend surf!
Tex Haines results:
6th place Longboard division
2nd place Grand Masters division
Everyone is waiting on the new swell to arrive, should be a fun weekend if predictions are correct. Grabbed a few pics down at Aliso yesterday afternoon. Wasn’t breaking to it potential but when it does riders will be ready.
Of course with summer swells come summer crowds. Beaker escaping.
Matthieu. Bail Bail!
Matthieu and Beaker on a little clean one.
Matthieu slapping the new swell around a bit. Yes he did wrap it and pull in.
Beaker hiding out.
Always persuing the betterment of our products, Victoria Skimboards has reinvented the Grommet. Part of Project Triangle (click here for more information on Project Triangle), the Grommet is the perfect board for the little shredder weighing in around 70 – 100 pounds. With a size of 44.5 inches in length and 17 inches in width, the Grommet has been molded after the professional model Victoria Skimboards product. Thin, light in weight, strong, and fantastically priced, the Grommet is here for you.
To see the Grommet board page, click here.
Victoria Skimboards is always a few moves ahead and still remains the best after 34 years.
After picking up Wave Riding Vehicles (WRV) as a new account on the North Shore of O’ahu in Haleiwa . . . I gave these 2 groms their 1st skim lesson at Sunset Beach yesterday. Little man is already in training to be a plumber (haha). Check out the old skool woody! =)
Check this video out from HASL/Savemakena.org skim contest on July 11, 2009!!!
Since the beginning of NJskim, which is how I ended up meeting the crew there, the riders in NJ have made their mark on the skim scene. Always stoked to ride no matter the conditions, everyone from NJ has been working hard to keep skimming fresh on the East Coast. With the state constantly churning out new spots, great riders and a lots of stoke I thought it would be good to ask one of our team guys a little bit about his new shred sticks. Sean just put in an order for a new board and has been convincing friends to try his out for a while now so I hit him up to see if he could explain his taste in skims. For those of you that don’t know Sean, if you see him at the beach say hello he is a friendly fellow.
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.
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.
Earlier this week we had the plesure of meeting Ted Reckas, writer for the Laguna Beach Independent. The meeting was to discuss this years Victoria Skimboards WCS and the future of the event. To read the article, click here.
Recently Trigg met up with Andrea Nowack, the Los Angeles Editor for Westbound Boarder (a blog dedicated to sports for Women) to give a little skim instruction. A copy of her write up of the experience can be viewed by clicking here.
Joyeux 14 Juillet!!!
Fete national en France aujourd’hui!!!
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