Max Bourne just stopped by the shop after scoring a solid Team Session at Seal Beach earlier this morning. We were all watching footage of the morning and thought it was a perfect time to sit down and talk to him about his successful year, that ended with Max’s debut into the Professional Division… Here is the discussion we just had with Max.
VS: Every year seems to have delivered more for you, but 2014 has been an especially incredible year. Skim trips, contests, Skim Camps, and Saturday Sessions kept you pretty busy on top of school, and delivered a ton of quality Media that everybody saw in Magazines, on this website, or on the social Media… But let’s start from the beginning, you started off the year as an Amateur with the Green Eggs and Am Contest, tell us a little bit more about this first 3-stage contest of the year.
MB: The Green Eggs and Am was a great success. I placed 3rd in the first contest at A Street in Newport and…
I placed 1st in the second contest at Aliso Beach in Laguna.
I had the opportunity to take a skurfing trip to Mexico during the third contest, and I could not pass up the incredible offer. I decided to skip the last contest giving up my 1st place spot for the Triple Crown. But it turned out great, I got some crazy Mex slaps on my skim, and my good buddy Jared Green took the win at the third contest at West st.
VS: After the GEAA you went on a trip to Cabo San Lucas for the Cabo Classico and you won the Amateur division! How was the trip, the contest, the conditions, the lifestyle?
MB: O my goodness. Cabo is the cream of the crop. It definitely was my favorite trip of the year. Best waves, people, and partying I got to experience in a while. The trip was awesome, the conditions were perfect, and the lifestyle in Cabo is something I miss a lot.
Taking 1st place in Cabo was just awesome.
I will definitely be there next year.
VS: Up next you roll into the 38th Annual Victoria World Championships coming off a win. Tell us about the contest and why it is a special contest for riders in general and for you.
MB: The Victoria Skimboards Contest is the most premier contest of the whole UST tour. Everyone agrees it is a competition we all look forward to. I made it to the finals and took 2nd place.
I was happy to watch my good buddy and fellow Vic rider, Jack Howie, take 1st place.
VS: You also were involved in the Victoria Skim Camps this summer, teaching skimboarding to the younger generation. How did you learn to skim? Who did you look up to?
MB: I learned to skim from my buddy’s in Laguna when I started at the middle school here. My main inspiration was from one of my best friends, Jared Green. He inspired me and made me appreciate the beauty of the sport. Without him by my side, skimming as groms, I would not be where I am today with my skimming career. Teaching the kids at skim camps the same way I learned is really a gift in itself. It makes me so happy to see these kids fall in love with the sport just like I did 7 years ago.
VS: Then you were invited to go to the Amateur World Championships, VIP treatment… Tell us more about that
MB: The Dewey Beach, Delaware Amateur Championships was a blast. I was flown out by the man who made the contest happen, Jason Wilson at Alley Oop, and I was so grateful for everything he did. The locals and the support from Jason really made the trip. I got knocked out of the contest, but I was stoked.
VS: You have been to Santa Cruz multiple times, but this year was officially your last contest as an amateur.
MB: Santa Cruz is also one of my favorite contests, and I was so stoked to take another win in the amateur division. Santa Cruz is really chill ;)
VS: Here comes the last contest of the season, and you decide to enter in the Professional division…
MB: I turned Pro at Oktoberfest this year because I knew the conditions were setting up to be something spectacular.
I made it 4 rounds and I was stoked to take 11th place in my first Pro contest. It was a huge success and really felt great to make it that far. I am so ready for this upcoming year of contest. In the meantime I will be skimming in Laguna.
Shoutout to my Sponsors: Victoria Skimboards, Let’s Party Traction and Tortuava.
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