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.
