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Cabo 2014 // Day Four // barrels

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This morning was the morning of the pros. With the preliminary heats out of the way, the pros took center stage on the second day for the 2014 Cabo Classico. The heats that went down today were just a taste of what we are poised to witness on the final day. With every heat, the competitors were pushing each other to see who would pull into the biggest barrel, or who was going to punt the largest air back on to the dry sand.

Teddy Vlasis pulled into one of the bigger barrels of the morning

while Morgan Just was throwing tech, clinching his heat with a solid wave ten seconds before the horn rang for the end of the heat. Johnny Salta planed way out on his opening wave, wrapping and sole arching all the way to the sand. Johnny has been killing it down here, and a lot of chatter is calling him as the dark horse of the contest.

As always Paddy Mack was skimming with insane power, wrapping his way into round 3.

The afternoons have seen some intense onshore winds, so at this point we are on hold until 5:30 waiting for the contest directors to make a call if we will run or not. In the mean time we are going to relax at the pool and probably dip into the shore break for an all time group body womp session. 
 
 

– Words and pictures by Kyle McClure

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Jared Green, Zack Henderson and Connor Brashier win GEAA

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On Saturday April 19th local skimboarderes of all skill levels joined at West Street Beach in Laguna Beach for the last of 3 Green Eggs and Am competitions. Skimmers and fans alike were glad to see that the waves were glassy and of decent size. Unlike the previous two contests, the West Street contests provided the riders with a variety of options when it came time compete. Not only were there wraps like Aliso and Balboa but there was also a sider which was strong enough to produce a secondary sider.  This allowed the riders of each heat to have more options which led to quite a show. Conditions continued to remain strong even through the rising tide. As the heats proceeded skimmers gathered around the score board anticipating what place they got. Those that scored high had a smile on their face and those that did not do as good as they wanted knew they had a second chance because the second of 2 rounds was about to start.

As the round 2 heats went on the crowd and participants were pleasantly surprised by some whale visitors. Pushing the boundaries and coming as near as 50 yards from the shore, the crowd was mesmerized as if they were watching a sea world performance.  Never the less the festivities went on.  As round 2 neared its end conditions started to taper off and those who knew they were moving on knew they were up for a challenge. Paulo and Steve decided to add a semi- final round for the advanced division because of the amount of people and to go straight to finals for the beginner and intermediate divisions. First, came the beginner finals where Zach Henderson took the win by being the only one in his heat to connect a huge sider.  Next, came the intermediate finals where Connor Brashier took the win by charging hard and pulling into some frothing barrels.

Finally it was time for the last heat of the day, the advanced finals. The heat was stacked with Sean Malek, Jared Green, Derek Ledesma, and Grant Nobel.  As the heat got started the waves started to pick up, set after set was rolling through and the riders didn’t let a single one slip by. Sean Malek was on the sider and secondary with Derek Ledesma while Jared Green and Grant Nobel took on the wraps. In the end Jared Green took 1st place, Sean Malek took 2nd, Grant Nobel took 3rd, and Derek Ledesma took 4th. As the day came to an end everyone gathered around for the award ceremony where Connor Brashier was crowned the overall winner of all 3 contests of the Green Eggs and Am for the intermediate division. None of this could have been possible without Steve Taylor and Paulo Prietto who put these contest together every year. We are grateful to have them as a part of our skim community and if you see them out skimming be sure to thank them for all they do.

– Words by Sean Malek
– Pictures by Tex Haines, Fabiana Badie and Craig Brashier

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Zack and Chris Henderson :: Jared Green wins GEAA
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2014 Melaque Contest, presented by X3M

Results

2014 Melaque Skim Contest Pro Top 8
1 Bullo
2 Chuy
3 Teddy Vlasis
4 Seco
5 Tule
6 Paddy Mack
7 Matthieu Thibaud
7 Chimi
Big thanks to X3M Boardshop for the organization, and to all the judges and contestants. We are proud to be part of such a great event. Stay tuned for more pictures and videos in the next few days!
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Day Two

Round 2 started at 8am. Lighter wind than yesterday the whole morning competition had really nice sets coming through. Semis and finals at 4.30pm later this afternoon!

Checkout some action shots of this morning on the facebook picture Gallery by Tex Haines

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Day One

Contest started off at 9am, first round of each category went. Our boys made it through, more rounds coming up at 4.30 pm. Great vibe here in San Patricio (Melaque) with all the local skimboarders. Lots of talents here. More updates soon!

Pictures: Tex Haines

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Upcoming Team trip to Melaque, Mexico

We are more than happy to announce that Teddy Vlasis, Jon Howell, Paddy Mack, Matthieu Thibaud, Johnny Atoe and Tex Haines will be present at the 2014 Melaque Skim Contest (March 14th – 16th). They will meet up with the organizers Diego and Jorge Barba from X3M and the Melaque Vic Team Riders Tule, Tripas, Guayabo and Barayan. Stay tuned for daily picture galleries clips and updates of the contest and free sessions!!!

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Team Rider Tule, from Melaque recently at the contest spot
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2013 additions

We have been working on 2013 for quite some time now and are really excited about the things to come. Changes in some of the boards, new looks on the website, a fresh catalog, new Pro Model boards (with a big surprise in the mix), an addition to the Wake line, contest changes, and tons more await a few tweaks and adjustments to be ready for you. Bookmark the Victoria Website and the Victoria Facebook Page for all of your latest Victoria news.

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Santa Cruz Skimbash

Don’t forget about the Santa Cruz Skimbash! Held on September 15 – 16, 2012 at Moran Lake Beach in Santa Cruz California registrations are being taken online and not at the beach. Go to the link below to sign up today. Good luck!

Santa Cruz Skimbash