Blair Conklin & Casey Kiernan Win in Pumping Newport Beach
Day One In the run up to the 2019 Exile Oktoberfest in Newport Beach, the wave forecast seemed to be uncertain. At first a hurricane swell was forecast to hit during the contest, but that fizzled out, and later a long-period swell looked to fill in on Sunday on the swell charts, but forecasters predicted it might show up early on Saturday. On Saturday morning, it was evident that the forecasters were overly optimistic, as the waves were about one foot throughout the morning. The professional men and women decided to run only a single round of heats on Saturday
Fink Wins his 4th Contest of 2019 & Nguyen Wins her 2nd in Florida
The Florida Pro/Am brought out a field of 12 professional men and 3 professional women to Vilano Beach this past weekend. As stop five for the men’s division and stop three for the women’s division, this event acted as a pivotal contest in both title races with valuable points on the line for the men and women. Conditions were very challenging throughout the weekend. The slope at Vilano was unseasonably flat and an incoming storm brought some strong northeast winds for most of the weekend, making it especially difficult to perform. Nevertheless, the contest saw a barrage of exceptionally competitive
Brazilain Skimboarder Lucas Fink Clinches His First UST Championship Title
After winning the Florida Pro/Am this weekend in Vilano Beach, professional skimboarder Lucas Fink has clinched the 2019 United Skim Tour championship title in the professional men’s division. This is the first championship title for Lucas, and as an international rider from Rio De Jainero, Brazil, Lucas is the first non-American skimboarder to win the United Skim Tour. Lucas’s win at Vilano Beach was his fourth victory this year after taking first in the Outer Banks, NC, first in Dewey Beach, DE, and first in Laguna Beach, CA. Further, Lucas placed second at the first contest of the year in
Lucas Fink Wins in Laguna Beach
The 43rd Annual Victoria Skimboard Championships kicked off on Saturday, August 17th with a healthy mix of 34 professional skimboarders in the pro men division from all around the globe. The field included riders from California, the East Coast of the US, Hawaii, Mexico, and Brazil. The Vic was the fourth stop for the professional men on the 2019 United Skim Tour, and day one at Aliso Beach saw some of the best conditions of the 2019 tour so far. Day One The first round saw some serious waves of consequence, and it was obvious from the start that the
Sophia Nguyen Grabs 1st In Delaware & Lucas Fink Extends His Points Lead
Home to some of the best skimboarding beaches on the east coast of the USA, Dewey Beach delivered solid conditions during day one and two of the 2019 Zap World Championships of Skimboarding. The contest started on Friday morning when the third stop of the Men’s United Skim Tour was greeted with solid 2-3 foot barreling waves and clean conditions. The top six ranked professional men were seeded into the second day of competition, providing a great platform for some of the top up-and-coming skimboarders to showcase their skills. In round one, Brazilian professional Bruno Sa made a big statement
Blair Conklin & Amber Torreabla Win In Santa Cruz
The competitors were greeted with clear skies and clean conditions at the 2019 TAC Skimblast in Santa Cruz. For the pro women, local favorite Jackie Gollbach went up against Amber Torrealba and Sam Victor. Jackie was able to throw a lot of spray and lay down some big hacks, but Amber brought some tech game that proved enough to give her the win. The first two rounds of pro men were held in small but prime 1-3 foot conditions, making for some especially competitive heats with lots of technical combinations. Blair Conklin and Lucas Fink were the clear standouts early
The Vic is back on!
In a last minute change the world famous Vic contest is back on the Men’s 2019 Tour. 4 of 6 total events will count for this year’s male competitors. The Vic is the oldest and many would say the most prestigious skimboard contest in the world, and we are happy to have it back on the UST event schedule! View the 2019 Event Schedule
2018 Champions
For the second year and a row Blair Conklin and Sophia Nguyen have topped the UST rankings. Congratulations on well earned consecutive victories!
The Home Stretch!
After a win in Florida Lucas Fink has closed the gap on points leader Blair Conklin. Conklin locked in a first place finish in Laguna Beach but Lucas was right on his tail in second and managed to keep the point differential relatively small. Conklin was a no show in Vilano and Lucas made the most of it by winning the contest and some much needed points to compete for the title! Currently they are neck and neck, and whomever beats the other at Oktoberfest is likely to take the 2018 UST title. Sophia Nguyen was able to rack up
Mid Tour Roundup
Things are only getting better for Blair Conklin who started the season with a 3rd place finish in Santa Cruz, followed it up with a second place result in Outer Banks and then last weekend took the win in Dewey. With Four contests counting this season Blair is starting to look like he will be tough to catch if he racks up a strong finish at the Vic this weekend. Sam McCoy took second in Delaware boosting him into the top 10 while John Weber racked up another third place result landing him in 3rd place on the tour. The