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.
A STUDENT is preparing to travel 1,850 miles from Norway to Prague on a skateboard.
Ben Hall, 22, from Shillingford, is setting off on the seven-week-long challenge through five countries at the end of this month, aiming to raise £3,000 for meningitis research.
He chose the charity because skateboarding pal John Sullivan, 40, was struck by the virus last year. Although he has recovered, he has been forced to give up skateboarding.
Last year Mr Hall, who is attempting the feat with two fellow skateboarders … Details