Archive for the ‘Skateboard & Mountain Board’ Category
After a year of planning and preparation, on July 12th 2010, Skate Across the USA fundraising trip to raise awareness and funds for San Diego’s at-risk youth.
In 7 days Ari and a team of skateboarders will depart San Diego and attempt to skateboard across the USA from Newport, Oregon to New York. They will be skating relay style, 100-150 miles a day, with a goal of finishing under 30 days. All the money raised will be donated to San Diego Youth Community Services  … Details
Deploy and enjoy: Mill Valley brothers capitalize on grandfather’s invention by marketing wearable sails for skateboarding
VENTURA – At the Patagonia offices in Southern California, Billy Smith bounces from one department to the other like a pinball. He is a compact package of smiling, manic energy.
Upon reaching his desk in the design department of the outdoor clothing company’s headquarters, Smith comes upon a realization. He is being interviewed by a very large man, and he happens to have a very large wetsuit that he designed hanging on a rod near his desk. Once he starts talking, he doesn’t really stop … Details
http://www.sporting-sails.com – Nick Smith & Jack Duysen sporting their sails in fantastic flying fashion, sliding, skating & deploying in original downhill style, making their way under the Golden Gate Bridge after a brief rainfall in late November.