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.
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New Online Store
Victoria Skimboards is pleased to announce the re-introduction of our online store. We have made some changes and hope that you like them. Check it out when you get a chance.
Melaque, Mexico Results
The Professional results from the contest in Melaque, Mexico are in:
1) Sam Stinnett
2) Morgan Just
3) Tripas
4) Matthieu Thibaud
Hard fought battles through every round for all of the professional riders involved. The level of riding in Mexico is increasing each and every day which is fantastic to see. A heart felt thanks go out to Jorge and his brother Diego for putting on the event and making the stay for the Victoria riders so comfortable.
With still a few days remaining on the Victoria trip we look forward to some great clips and stills of the trip.
Melaque, Mexico
Victoria Skimboards is pleased to again be a part of the contest in Melaque Mexico this weekend (February 26 – 27, 2011) through our distributor X3M. Both Diego and Jorge have been working hard to make the event happen and we wish them the best.
Representing Victoria from the United States will be professional team riders Morgan Just, Brandon Rothe, and Matthieu Thibaud.
Help Chris Henderson
To all skimboarders and friends of Chris Henderson, Chris will be going in for micro surgery on his spine, down in the hip region. He has been MRI’ed recently and they discovered a growth on his spine. He has been suffering for years from a nearly paralyzing sciatic nerve condition that would agonize him almost daily and interfered with his sleep nearly every night. Our prayers go out to him, and the doctors, for a successful surgery.
There will be a fund raiser, featuring music by Eric Henderson, in the very near future, and we would expect that every living, breathing skimboarder, would stop and take the time to send him a donation and a short note of appreciation.
There is no greater hero in our sport.
The surgery will be very expensive and he will have significant recovery time to deal with. Donations may be sent directly to Victoria Skimboards as we will forward them on to Chris. Thank you and our best wishes go out to Chris.
Tex Haines and the Vic Crew
Victoria Skimboards
2955 Laguna Cyn. Rd. #1
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Soulag Vibrations
Teddy Vlasis is part of the Laguna Beach band Soulag Vibrations. Fun, rootsy music by Teddy and his bros. Check it out on the MUSIC tab on the Teddy Vlasis webpage when you get a chance.
Teddy Vlasis Mini Movie
Teddy Vlasis is smooth as silk when riding. Check him out all over Laguna Beach and look out for him on the UST in 2011. Enjoy some recent footage of Mr. Teddy V!
INTERSTYLE in Japan
Skim1, the Victoria Skimboards distributor in Japan is proud to be a part of Japan’s number one surf show, INTERSTYLE.
The dates of the show are February 15, 2011 – February 17, 2011 and will be held at Pacifico Yokohama. For more information on the show itself, please follow the link below.
Stop on by the booth and say hello to the crew. Enjoy.
Zero Trash
Zero Trash is the best trash pick up organization I have ever had the privilege to participate in. The concepts are simple but highly sustainable. Between 10 am and 12 am, every first Saturday of the month, pick up trash on your street and beach. Meet your neighbors who care, buy a red shirt and a trash “picker-upper” device and do your thing. Chip McDermott started it and it is growing and growing.
Today, after 6 months of nearly solo trash days in Laguna Canyon, Skim Legend Kurt Westgaard showed up and helped out. One other Vic Team skimboarder has also done the deed, Will Wright. I can’t tell you how proud I am to know these guys. Westy and I picked up all kinds of debris from the flooding weeks earlier. Mail boxes, broken ceramics, gold ingots, it is so rewarding. Seriously, it is supremely rewarding to do a little for the planet, your fellow human, and your own street and beach. Thanks Kurt, thanks Will, thanks Chip.
That’s easily 50 pounds less trash that will wash down to main beach this winter just from the 1/10th mile stretch of the canyon that we cleaned. Contact chip@zerotrash.org to help pick up your street and beach.
Tex Haines
X3M in Mexico
Our distributor in Mexico X3M has been very busy as of late. They have been working on their yearly contest (Melaque 2011 – see the flyer below) and the opening of their first shop in Mexico. We are excited for both the contest and the new shop and appreciate all of the hard work those guys have been doing for the brand, the local scene, and for skimboarding in Mexico as a whole. Good work guys, keep it up!
The Melaque 2011 contest will be February 26th – 27th and should be exciting as can be. Professional riders from the United States flock to the event to compete with some of the best locals you will ever see. Check out the flyer below and we hope to see you there.
For pictures of the new shop, check out the images below. Come on by and say hi to the guys.
