Victoria Skimboards is pleased to announce that select products in our online store have a product video. The video is geared to help you get the information about the board that you desire in order to make your final purchasing decision. Check out the Woody Model, Ultra Model, Matthieu Thibaud Pro Model, and many more. Just click on the Video tab for each page and you can watch away. Enjoy!
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Matthieu Thibaud Pro Model 2011 Video
Matthieu Thibaud is the international face of skimboarding and Victoria Skimboards is proud to announce the release of the Matthieu Thibaud Pro Model skimboard for 2011. A fantastic rider, Muchu is very active in the skimboarding community and beyond. His board is available at your local retail outlet and on the Victoria Skimboards online store. Check out his Pro Model video and get yours today.
Skim1 in Japan
Our thoughts go out to Skim1 and all of their friends/family in Japan. We hope everyone is safe and wish them all the best.
Donate to help Chris Henderson
Chris Henderson is a legend of the sport and he needs your help. Having just undergone major surgery on his back to remove a sciatic condition that kept him from work and even sleep, Chris is on the mend and looks to be doing well. The road will be a long one and the financial hardship is taking its toll.
We here at Victoria Skimboards are doing all we can to help and ask that you please do the same. If you would like to Donate to help Chris and his family please either go to the Victoria Skimboards Retail Outlet in Laguna Canyon or click the link below to be taken to the Victoria Online Store. Once in the store, you can specify whatever amount you want to donate and then checkout just as you would if you were buying a board or other product. All proceeds will go directly to Chris and his family.
Victoria Skimboards thanks you for your support and wish Chris the best and speediest recovery possible.
Teddy Vlasis – Be Heard Part #1
Teddy Vlasis is an up and coming skimboarder with style like you would not believe. Very smooth and soft spoken, Teddy sat down with us for a candid conversation about his music, skimboarding, and life in general. Check it out and enjoy!
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! =)
MAUI MELE Skim Contest
Check this video out from HASL/Savemakena.org skim contest on July 11, 2009!!!
Sean Explains
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.
-Sean lives next to some of the best liners ever so he knows what he is talking about.
The normal rider these days seems to like ¾” with carbon, why do you ride 5/8” with s-glass?
The only boards I have ever snapped in half were carbon. Carbon is too stiff for the way that I skim, s-glass gives me that flex. A thicker board feels like a boat to me, I just ride a wider 5/8”.
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The only boards I have ever snapped in half were carbon. Carbon is too stiff for the way that I skim, s-glass gives me that flex. A thicker board feels like a boat to me, I just ride a wider 5/8”.
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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.
