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Sep 6, 2024
EVENT | '24 Sea Bright Skim Bash Info
The 20th Annual Skimbash goes down this weekend in Sea Bright, NJ! Check out this press release that goes over all the info for the contest! Stoked to see you there!
Sep 3, 2024
VIDEO | "Couch Catch Up" Episode 1 with Mason Broussard
In this new series, Chip Sanders (aka @GnarlyChip) sits down with your favorite Zap team riders and picks their brains on what they’ve been up to, the state of skimboarding these days, events, competing, free-riding, traveling, what makes them tick, and more!
In the first episode, we have our shredder Mason Broussard from Gulf Shores, AL. Mason is a super talented rider with tons of power and style. He’s also an amazing skateboarder and competes at those events as well. Check out the full video now and be on the lookout for episode 2, dropping soon!
Sep 2, 2024
EVENT RECAP | '24 Mulligan's Skim Jam Podiums & More
This last weekend, the Zap team took to Vero Beach, FL for the 5th stop of the United Skim Tour, the 2024 Mulligan’s Skim Jam. The conditions were how you would expect an east coast FL contest to be but that didn’t stop the crew from having a blast either way! Put on by Shore Lb., the contest was fun, chill and featured plenty of riders from all over, including 28 professional riders.
Aug 30, 2024
VIDEO | '24 Zap Pro/Am World Championship of Skimboarding Recap
The ‘24 Zap World Championship of Skimboarding isn’t our favorite contest because we sponsor it…it’s our favorite contest because there’s no place quite like Dewey Beach, DE! The atmosphere, the beach, the waves, the town, the people, and the vibes are always on point and make for the best weekend every season.
However, this year was a bit different with the presence of Hurricane Debby trying to rain on our parade, figuratively and literally. This made for some pretty tricky conditions for the riders on the first day of the contest but luckily for everyone, the storm moved on and we had much more “Dewey-like” conditions for the remainder of the event.
Aug 26, 2024
'24 Mulligan's Skim Jam THIS WEEKEND!
The fifth stop of the United Skim Tour, the ‘24 Mulligan’s Skim Jam, presented by Shore Lb., in Vero Beach, FL goes down on Aug. 30-31st! This contest is in its 17th year and it only gets better and better every year! This event counts towards both pro men and pro women’s standing on the UST and with the scores being as close as they are, this contest will definitely have an impact on the overall outcome! This is also the first time since 2019 that the Shore Lb. team is bringing the UST back to Florida! Our boy Gerardo Valencia took the win last year. Will he be able to do it again? Only time will tell! Check out the recap video from last year’s event above as well as photos below to get hyped for it! You can also find all the info you need about the contest below so make sure to come hang out with us and enjoy some skimming!
Aug 22, 2024
EVENT RECAP | 30th Annual FL Pro/Am Podiums & More!
The 30th Florida Pro/Am hosted by RDS Skim Company went down on August 17th and 18th at Vilano Beach, FL. With the team fresh off a great weekend at the Zap World Championships in Dewey, the crew was looking forward to a fun contest back in Florida! The contest format that Steve Pullara from RDS uses provides a great environment for competition with the Amateur divisions. Every rider gets an opportunity to skim two heats with the first round being a placement round where the competitors are all seeded and no one is eliminated yet. This makes for a laid back atmosphere and promotes growth among riders getting their first taste of skim contests.
Aug 13, 2024
EVENT RECAP| Zap Pro/Am World Championship of Skimboarding - Finals Day & Podiums
The 42nd Annual Zap World Championships took place this past weekend in Dewey Beach. For one of the most anticipated events of the summer, the event did not disappoint.. In total, there was over 200 riders that entered to contest which made it the largest event of the summer. Every year the event continues to grow and it’s a testament to the skim community in Dewey Beach and all the hard work that Jason Wilson and the team at Skim USA put in. It takes a lot of work to put together these events and we can’t thank all the volunteers, sponsors, riders, and skim parents that make it all possible.
Aug 11, 2024
EVENT RECAP | Zap Pro/Am World Championship of Skimboarding - Day 2
We got right into the action at the 2nd day of the Zap World Championships with the Professionals kicking off the day. The conditions were completely different with tropical storm Debbie making her exit. The waves were very fun in the 2-3’ range and super glassy to start out in the morning. The Professionals made the most of it with many rides scoring in the 7+ category. It was not a fun day to be a judge with there being many tightly contested heats! There was 4 rounds of Men’s Professional and 2 rounds of Women’s Professional run today.
Aug 9, 2024
EVENT RECAP | Zap Pro/Am World Championship of Skimboarding - Day 1
The 2024 Zap World Championships kicked off today in Dewey Beach, Delaware with blustery conditions. Tropical storm Debbie brought 30+ MPH sustained winds which caused for tricky conditions for all the competitors. Luckily, we skipped out on the rain and were able to stay on schedule for the day.
Aug 6, 2024
2024 ZAP World Championship in Dewey Beach THIS WEEKEND!
Video: @devindmedia
This weekend, we’re headed back to Dewey Beach, DE for the 2024 ZAP Pro/Am World Championship of...
Aug 2, 2024
THROWBACK | 2020 Team Photoshoot
At Zap, of course we love to build boards, but we like to ride them even more! Some of our favorite times skimming is when we can get the team together for a photoshoot to get shots of the new year product! We’re going to throw it back to our 2020 team photoshoot with riders Gerardo Valencia, ET Beaugrand, Naji Taha, Monster, Max Smetts, and John Akerman. Check out some of those photos below!
Jul 30, 2024
2024 OBX Skim Jam Podiums
Alex Yokley and Gio Tomasi take top honors at the 2024 OBX Skim Jam!
This past weekend our team traveled to Nags Head, NC for the 2024 Outer Banks Skim Jam at Jennette’s Pier. This competition is part of Skim USA tour and a stop for the men’s professionals on the United Skim Tour. With approximately 170 pro/am competitors and a pro purse of $15,000 it was the largest and biggest paying skim competition this year!