Sununga World Cup: Recap and photos
The 2015 Sununga Skim Festival brought competitive skimboarding to a whole new level. For years skimboarders have wanted to run a contest in conditions that push the limits of our sport and the beach of Sununga provides waves that allow us to accomplish exactly that. Sununga is located in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, in the city of Ubatuba. Unlike many of the contests on the tour, this event has a 7-day waiting period that allow athletes and contest organizers to decide when to run heats in the best of conditions. This year’s waiting period began with a stormy day with high
Cabo, Southside and Sununga 2015
The season is off to a great start. All time conditions in Cabo San Lucas yielded what were probably the heaviest contest conditions in history. After years of runner-up finishes, local hero Juan Carlos Nazario (“Bullo”) took the win at his home break in a well deserved victory. The Southside contest went down in Delaware the very next weekend where Austin Keen danced all over the competition taking the win at the contest for the third year in a row. The man is close to unstoppable at this place! Then in mid-June the came the Sununga event, one of the
Sununga Dates Announced
We are pleased to announce that we have received permission to hold the Sununga event from June 15 – 21, 2015.
2015 Cabo & Southside Dates
We are still getting the final details dialed in on the 2015 tour but the first event will be Cabo May 22 – 24, 2015 followed closely by the Southside Shootout the next weekend (May 30 – 31). Full schedule coming very very soon.
Sam Stinnett and Casey Kiernan – 2014 UST Champions
Following a incredible final event 3x World Champ Sam Stinnett and first time World Champ Casey Kiernan posed for a photo with their UST trophies in hand. Both riders had locked down the 2014 title prior to the final event but both placed will anyway with Sam landing in third and Casey landing in sixth at the event. Sam hails from Laguna Beach CA and has been champion 3 of the past 4 years. Casey is a Florida native and this is her first time winning the UST crown. Congrats to all UST competitors and we look forward to seeing
Sam Stinnett Wins 2014 UST Title – Santa Cruz Results Update
Blair Conklin landed his first contest victory of the year in Santa Cruz last weekend, solidifying his third place spot on the tour. Sam Stinnett landed in second place at the event and in doing so locked down there 2014 UST Title, his third UST title in the last four years. Congratulations to both Sam and Blair for their solid performances at event #7. The final event of the season will be coming up next weekend in Newport Beach. More details on the Oktoberfest contest site. Full current UST results are now published to the Rankings Section.
Vilano Results Update – Casey Kiernan locks down 2014 Women’s UST Title
Results are now updated following the Vilano event. With two wins out of two events Casey Kiernan has locked down the 2014 Women’s UST title with one event to spare. Congrats to Casey on a flawless performance so far, and the 2014 title! In the Men’s title race Sam Stinnett was able to win his third event in a row taking the lead on the UST tour for the first time in 2014. Austin Keen with two wins this year follows very closely behind and anything can happen moving into the final two events. Perry Pruitt locked down another second
OBX Results Update – 2014
The Outer Banks, NC event went down last weekend in challenging and varied conditions. Heavy rain and wind on day one gave way to sunny skies on day two. Sam Stinnett was able to win his second event in a row closing to within 100 points of points leader Austin Keen. OBX local hero Perry Pruitt landed in second place boosting him to 5th in the UST standings. Blair Conklin earned third place in the event which solidified his third place tour ranking while Jack Tenney grabbed 4th place moving into tenth on the tour. The next stop wil be