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Feb 20, 2025
EVENT | Shore Lb Throwdown This Weekend!
This weekend (2/22-2/23), the first stop of the Shore Lb. Triple crown is going down at Sebastian Inlet in Melbourne, FL. If you haven’t made plans to be there yet, make sure to come hang out this weekend for some good skimming, prizes, and overall good times! Check out the recap from the event last year in the video above and we’ll see you there!
Feb 18, 2025
VIDEO | Skim Santa Cruz x Zap Crew Session
While out in California for the Santa Cruz Skim Pro/Am in 2024, Zap riders Gerardo Valencia, Leo Freitas, and Dylan Duncan caught up with the crew from Skim Santa Cruz and caught a solid session! The waves and vibes out in Cali were pumping so you know the boys had a blast.
Feb 11, 2025
VIDEO | Skimboarding Perfect Waves in Mexico with Gerardo, Yahir, & Machete!
Join team riders Gerardo Valencia, Yahir Valencia, and Pablo "Machete" Real as they head into the middle of nowhere, Mexico to chase some northern swell. Fortune obviously favors the bold as they scored BIG with some of the best waves they had ever seen! Get stoked and check out the full video now.
Feb 7, 2025
PHOTOS | Flashback to Cabo
With the United Skim Tour releasing their schedule recently, we got a little nostalgic and were day dreaming about Cabo. What better way to get stoked for the kick off of the UST season at the El Rey de Lover’s contest than by reposting some of the dope photos we got there last year! Check out photos from the contest and plenty of free-riding sessions below and get stoked for the event this year!
Feb 4, 2025
NEWS | Welcome Nicole Phillips To Team Zap
Nicole Phillips is a local Florida shredder that hails from Apollo Beach. She took home the overall Skim USA tour crown for the Women’s division in 2024 and is eying it down again for 2025! We’re stoked to have this up-and-coming ripper on the team and we’re always hyped when the ladies are pushing it! Nicole joins the ranks of Sydney Pizza, Casey Kiernan-McCullough, Alex Yokley, Kika Freire, Emma Okoniewski and Kate Warrington as the newest female member of the Zap team. Stoked to have you with us, Nicole!
Jan 28, 2025
INFO | The UST 2025 Schedule
The United Skim Tour (UST) just dropped their event schedule for 2025 and we’re hyped! With six events planned for the men and four events for the women, there will be plenty of shredding going down. Check out the schedule below and make plans to be at each event!
Dec 20, 2024
RECAP | Skim Fiesta 2024
Skim Fiesta 2024 went down at Wipeout Beach in La Jolla CA on 12/14/24. It was a free event that had an awesome turnout with our very own Alex Yokley taking the win for the open women. We’ll be back soon with plenty of media from the event but in the meantime, check out the podiums below and be on the lookout for a full recap coming soon. Congrats to all the athletes and thanks to all the sponsors of this rad event!
Dec 17, 2024
SESSION | Spider-Man Shreds!
When Spider-Man shows up for a shred, you drop what you’re doing and you check it out. The man behind the mask, Gerardo Valencia, could definitely be confused for Spider-Man because of his quick reflexes. If you’ve ever seen him skim in person, you definitely know what we’re talking about. He has a keen sense of where to be on the beach and how to get some of the best waves of each session. Adding a mask to the equation definitely didn’t make it easy but Gerardo handled it like a champ.
Dec 13, 2024
INFO | Skim USA 2025 Contest Schedule
Is it 2025 already?! Wow, it just seems like yesterday that we were gearing up for the 2024 season! Time really does fly, huh? 2024 was a heck of a season but 2025 is primed to be even better! We already have contest schedules rolling out! Check out the 2025 Skim USA schedule below and mark your calendars for each event so you don’t miss them! And check out some of the recaps from the 2024 season below as well.
Dec 6, 2024
EVENT | 1st Annual Zap x Philippines Skim Challenge
December 1st, I had the privilege of organizing a skimboard contest in the beautiful shores of Dahican, Philippines, and it was everything I had hoped for and more. The weather was perfect with a sunny sky, and the waves were just the right size for the riders to showcase their skills. Over 20 talented kids, all hungry for the spotlight, came together for an epic day of competition and camaraderie.
Dec 3, 2024
EVENT | Maniacos 2024 in Manzanillo, Colima MX
The Maniacos 2024 Skim Contest went down 11/15-11/17 in Manzanillo, Colima MX and you know part of team Zap was there to throw down! Riders like Yahir Valencia, Elian Juarez, Dylan Duncan, Sydney Pizza, Machete, Emilio Lopez, and more were there to hang out, skim, and enjoy the good vibes.
Nov 19, 2024
SESSION | Team Zap @ Nokomis Beach in Black & White
Hurricane Rafael took a swipe at Florida a couple weeks ago and luckily, we stayed out of its path but it did give us some waves to work with! Part of the team met up one afternoon to get in some turns while the swell was still coming in. The light didn’t want to cooperate but that’s ok because skimboarding looks sick in black and white! John Akerman even managed to get a little foil in on the waves!