11/11/08 Victoria Skimboards doing its part

There’s been a lot of talk in the various board sport industries lately about going green.  Also, some heavy debates about damaging the Earth with our sports.  Now, Victoria Skimboards are realists when it comes to the environment: we know that building our boards out of the finest woods and foam cores aren’t helping the planet any.  BUT, we do a whole lot to make up for it.  For starters, our operation is completely localized: all facets of our boards are produced within 30 miles of our main office minimizing the amount of fuel it takes to transport the raw and finished materials.  We use the most environmentally friendly glues and sealants possible without affecting the integrity of our boards. We also minimize packaging to lessen the landfill burden and recycle materials wherever possible.  For example, our Acetone Still allows us to completely recycle and reuse the solvent instead of disposing the harmful chemical back into the Earth.

Oh, there is one more thing we do at Victoria, we only partner with vendors and suppliers that hold the same values as us.  Check out this press release at Transworld on Aosa, one of our primary printing and graphics firms.

http://business.transworld.net/2008/11/07/aosa-lead-the-action-sports-industry-in-environmentally-intelligent-design/

10/22/08 The Laguna Beach Lifeguards need our help

A direct call from Tex Haines -

Dear Skimboarders,

Tonight is a great opportunity to show your support for the lifeguards. I am asking any and all skimboarders to consider showing up for a half an hour (see message below) to just be there in support of the lifeguard department. The current Lifeguard Headquarters is ridiculously small, located on a sewer pump station and they need more space. One very nearby hotel owner has formed a fake “locals-are-concerned-about-the-view-loss” group to object to the expansion. The amount of view loss is miniscule especially considering the armpit nature of that portion of Main Beach, combining bathrooms, sewer pump station, hotel looming overhead, stairways and Lifeguard Headquarters. So please, we urge you to be there in support of the local Laguna Beach Lifeguards. Please wear your favorite skimboarding hat and a white T and be there. Tell everyone you can and thanks!

Tex Haines (owner Victoria Skimboards)

Additional Information:
Meeting Location: Laguna Beach City Council Chambers (City Hall)
Meeting Date: October 22, 2008
Meeting Time: 6:30pm
Meeting information: A Planning Commission session only but the Lifeguards need our support. If we show our backing of our local lifeguards a change can be made. The commission needs to know we're there (nothing needs to be said as showing up in support of the lifeguards is support enough).

10/16/08 UST results are in and Victoria takes 3 of top 4

The United Skimboarding Tour year 2008 is complete and Victoria Skimboards riders take home 3 of the top 4 spots.  With Bill Bryan in 1st, Brandon Rothe in 3rd, and Morgan Just in 4th, our hats go off to those warriors as they battled through flight delays, layovers, illness, and injury to still compete at the highest of levels.

Believe us when we say it is not all about how you skim on any given day.  The complete package for a skimboarder is how you plan, how you train, your knowledge of the breaks, and how you skim; all of which the Victoria Skimboards riders possess.  Congratulations to the team on an impressive finish in year 2008.

9/25/08 Bill Bryan to take home the UST crown

After a hard fought season, Bill Bryan locked down the top spot on the UST Tour 2008 after a second place finish in Santa Cruz. With only one contest left, the math is in Bill's favor. Congratulations to Bill Bryan for holding off the younger generation and bringing home the crown!

9/24/08 Santa Cruz contest top 8 results

Congratulations to all Victoria Skimboards riders for bringing their best time and time again.

1) Paulo Prietto
2) Bill Bryan
3) Brandon Sears
4) Morgan Just
5) Jaime Lovett
6) Stephen Bradford
7) Matthieu Thibaud
8) Harley Nelson

7/9/08 Skimboarding hits national television!

Victoria Skimboards team rider, Ted Ospowitz will be one of three people instructing WB 11 Morning Show adventure man, Larry Hoff, how to Skimboard.  Larry Hoff is an onsite reporter that tries a new sport/job for every show.  For more information please check the website below:

http://cw11.trb.com/news/local/morni...2462.htmlstory

7/8/08 VICTORIA SKIMBOARDS MEDIA LIVE AND DIRECT

Victoria Skimboards in partnership with California based 360 To Nowhere Productions have teamed up to bring you the all new Victoria Skimboards Media Page on our website.

“This will bring about a long missing element to the Victoria Skimboards website”, says Victoria General Manager Trigg Garner. “Up until now, we’ve relied on YouTube and our other media sources to get our videos and teasers out there, but now we’ve got an easy way to release clips at our leisure throughout the year. It’s something that’s been long overdue.” www.victoriaskimboards.com/interactive/video.html has been born and already has some nice moving images for your viewing pleasure. Be sure to check back as over the coming season it is going to see regular updates from the guys as they venture round the globe for upcoming projects.

7/4/08 The Chase Is On At Upcoming Victoria World Championships of Skimboarding

32nd Annual Victoria World Championships of Skimboarding
Stop No. 5 of 8 on the 2008 UST World Tour
Aliso Beach, Laguna Beach, California
July 26-27, 2008

Laguna Beach, California (Thursday, July 03, 2008) – With the Victoria World Championships of Skimboarding (WCS) fast approaching, the attention of the UST’s top pros is focused on stopping two men – Current World No. 1 Bill Bryan (USA) and World No. 2 Morgan Just (USA).
Both Victoria Team Riders have dominated the 2008 UST season, clinching all three events held thus far. The first two contests going to Bryan with the most recent event going to Just.
Bryan heads into the Victoria World Championships an event favorite having won the event 14 times – in 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. He finished runner-up to George Bryan and Mike Stanaland in 1996 and 2002 respectively. Without a doubt he has his sights set on a 15th World title.
The Victoria World Championships of Skimboaridng is the fifth event of 8 on the UST World Tour. The current leg of the tour is taking place on the East Coast of the United States, with the fourth stop scheduled for July  12th and 13th in North Carolina. The UST riders will have close to two weeks to prepare for the Victoria WCS as the tour shifts to the West Coast on the waters of Laguna Beach.
The Victoria WCS will be streamed LIVE on www.victoriaskimboards.com when competition runs. If you can’t make it to the beach and watch the action live, catch the event online as it happens.
The weekend’s festivities will conclude on Sunday July 27th with an after party, which includes the awards ceremony, live music and a video premier which will be held @ Seven Degrees in Laguna Beach. Doors open at 7pm with tons of free gear to be given away. Check back in the coming weeks leading up to the weekend for more info… 

5/20/08 Cabo Clasico 2008 Top 8 Results:

1. Bill Bryan
2. Morgan Just
3. Woody Harris
4. Toby Lehman
5. Brandon Sears
6. Dominic Preitto
7. Paulo Prietto
8. Teddy Vlasis

Cabo Clasico 2008 was held at Lover’s Beach in Cabo San Lucas for the second straight year.  The waves were some of the biggest contest waves we have seen in a while and the contest format changed things up a little for the Pros and the AMs.  In an attempt to keep 4 man heats off the books, there were many Man on Man heats which was good for the judges, competitors, and spectators alike.  Overall a great contest!  See you there next year.

5/1/08 LRG BOARDS
The LRG boards are in the stores and the reception has been fantastic.  Shops cannot keep this limited edition print on the shelves and are asking for more but Victoria Skimboards is sticking to its guns of a limited release.  Keep your eyes peeled to the future as there might be other projects between Victoria Skimboards and LRG in the works. 

4/30/08 PR MACHINE
Victoria Skimboards is proud of the hard work that they put into each product that bears the Victoria Skimboards name.  But what does it matter to skimboarding if the word does not make it to the streets and into the hands of people that do not know anything about skimboarding?  Not a whole lot.  Well, we are changing this by blasting out our news in an efficient manner and spreading the “gospel” of skimboarding.  “Focused efforts are going to be the most effective means of getting skimboarding to the masses and accepted even revered/looked up to like surfing” stated Trigg Garner, General Manager for Victoria Skimboards.  We all want the best for skimboarding and Victoria Skimboards is doing its part to make it happen.  Are you?

4/29/08 NEW ART
Gone are the days of simplistic lines on your Skimboard.  Enter the next generation of art with Victoria Skimboards leading the charge.  “We recently released new artwork to our retailers and the response has been fantastic” stated Nick Aleandro, East Coast Sales Manager for Victoria Skimboards.  With excitement all around the product, look for art boards to be popping up on every beach across the United States and abroad. 

4/28/08- Nick Hernandez
Funky, fresh, smooth – all words that can be used to describe Nick Hernandez in the water but not everyone knows that it can be used to describe him on the music stage. Nick Hernandez, long time singer/songwriter for Common Sense has recently dropped his own CD titled “Happy Ending.” A mix of funk, jazz, and rock with a positive lyrical message, Nick brings you 12 songs of pure pleasure. Look for yours in a local music outlet near you.

4/24/08- Morgan Just
Barcelona was host to a skim competition this month and Victoria Skimboards team rider Morgan Just made a showing.  Actually he made much more of a showing by winning the contest and crushing the competition.  Taking his aggressive style straight to the European market, Morgan turned some heads with his fluid style of riding and “down home” personality.  What is next for this young buck?  He is off to Portugal with the Victoria Skimboards distributor to tour the shops, sign autographs, run some clinics, and enjoy the sun.  Congratulations to Morgan on the beginnings of a successful trip!

4/04/08 – Bill Bryan & Morgan Just Pro Models
The Bill Bryan & Morgan Just Pro Model Skimboards have hit the ground running.  With sales of both of these boards booming, look on your local beach and you are bound to see either the screaming fire hydrant or mountain scenery crushing the surf.  If you have not seen either of these boards then leave your cave and either hit the beach or go to http://www.victoriaskimboards.com/boards/bill_bryan_pro_model.html or http://www.victoriaskimboards.com/boards/morgan_just_pro_model.html for your fix.

4/8/08 – Customer Comments
If you have not yet seen the “Customer Comment” section of our site, please take a look.  This is where we listen to what you say and post it on the net for all to see.  If you have a comment please send it to us through the “Respond To Us” section of the site and we will get you up there.

3/11/08 – Mundo Rad
Once limited publication, Mundo Rad is on the scene covering your ocean needs.  Victoria Skimboards was proud to be a part of the publication with the release of its limited edition LRG board. Pick one up at your newsstand or check us on the web at http://www.mundorad.com.  

2/5/08 - Victoria Skimboards drops a new website for 2008 on the masses

The time has come and the revolution has begun.  Reinvent or cease.  Victoria Skimboards is always reinventing, building, expanding, and overall enjoying what we do.  It was time for a change and that change is upon us and in front of you.  After hour upon hour of hard work, the new website is ready and we hope you like it.  The functionality is basically the same but there are some new features you might want to check out; the video page, the wallpapers, the advertisements, the PR, and much, much more.  Our faces cannot stop smiling as we are pleased at the work turned out by Tyler Palmer (in house graphic artist).  Enjoy your walk through the pages and feel free to drop us a line and let us know your thoughts.

1/16/08 – The Matrix is here
Flatland will never be the same now that the Matrix is ready to grace your local skim/skate shop.  The R&D heads at Victoria Skimboards put their passion and love into this little baby.  More pop, more drive, more everything.  If you did not know Flatland skimboarding you will once you step on the Matrix.  Live through it!

1/6/08 – Dominic Prietto is on Bravo’s “Make Me A Supermodel”
Victoria Skimboards is proud to announce that Dominic Prietto has been selected to be in the house of 14 competitors competing for the top spot on Bravo TV’s new hit show “Make Me A Supermodel.”  Host by Niki Taylor and Tyson Beckford the show is bound to be a success and special congratulations go out to Dominic Prietto for making it through the selection process.  Good luck to you Dominic.

1/1/08 – 2008 is upon us and the year looks good for Victoria Skimboards

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