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Sep 18, 2024
PHOTOS | Session with Yahir Valencia
Even with Yahir Valencia missing the UST contest season, he still has had no problem staying busy and pushing his riding! He recently connected with photographer Ed Amador to get some fun shots at his home break. Does it get any better than that? Check out all the shots below now!
Sep 10, 2024
RECAP | 20th Annual Skimbash Podiums
This past weekend on September 7th & 8th the Sea Bright Skim Bash celebrated 20 years of skimboarding competition in Sea Bright, NJ with 119 participants. The event was organized by the Jersey Shore Skim Camp and also the final stop on the 2024 Skim USA Tour.
Vibes were high all weekend with many long time New Jersey skimmers in attendance to celebrate the 20th anniversary. Despite difficult conditions and stormy weather to start competition on Saturday, riders and the Skim USA crew pushed through to put on a great show. The mayor even showed up to welcome riders and acknowledge how important the skim community is to Sea Bright!
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 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 16, 2024
VIDEO | ‘24 OBX Skim Jam Recap
The ‘24 OBX Skim Jam was the latest stop on the Skim USA / United Skim Tour and you know Zap was there to be a part of it! Going down on July 26-28th, the Outer Banks provided some awesome skimming conditions for the 165+ competitors that spanned from Mini Girls and Boys all the way to the heavy pro division!
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!
Jul 22, 2024
2024 TAC Skimblast Quick Recap
The TAC Skimblast went down this past weekend and, just like every year, it was a sick time! What made it even more special this year was the fact that it was the 10th anniversary for the event! A solid crew of Zap team riders made the trek out to Santa Cruz, CA to compete including Gerardo Valencia, Dylan Duncan, Mason Broussard and Leo Freitas. The conditions were firing and the crew was shredding.
Jun 21, 2024
“Siders at Solmar” - The Zap Team Takes on CABO!
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico is a very special place for skimboarders. With some of the biggest and best waves any rider could ask for, it has been known as a “proving grounds” for up-and-comers to seasoned pros for years. Team Zap made the journey down south to participate in the El Rey De Lover’s contest but you know we had to get some free-riding in as well!