Melaque Mexico is without a doubt the largest pool of incredible young talents. It is mostly due to the work and efforts of Diego and Jorge with X3M over the last 2 decades. The first generation of local champions is still skimming and performing too, like Fido or el Tule! That generation showed the younger ones that they can not only compete but win against the best Skimboarders in the World. You will find heavy shorebreak and incredible slope throughout the whole bay of Melaque and if you explore more you will even find some consistent siders. Adding this to the warm water and tropical weather all year long, and you can only imagine the level of riders over here.
X3M invited our riders to come to their annual Melaque Skim Contest (#MSC). What a treat it was to come for a week! The conditions were great during our whole stay. The contest site was perfect both days, giving the riders all they needed to showcase the best of their skills. Pop 360 to wrap barrel is a must if you want to pass your first round in Melaque. Victoria Rider Brayan Lopez started off with a strong first heat, and blew minds away all the way to the final against the talented Yahir Valencia, younger brother of Gerardo. In the Women division, Team riders Amber Torrealba and Chabe White made heir way to the 3 women final with Ellen Wood. While Chance Boyer also impressed in amazing conditions to put himself in Semi finals. Johnny Salta had a close quarter final with Brayan, but the local knowledge took the slight advantage in his last wave before the buzzer.
It was such a great event, it was so good to see and hang out with all the locals and all the ones who made the trip. Great atmosphere all weekend, everyone was all smiles. The Skimboarding community is something very special, as a local friend told me during this trip “Nothing compares to the Skimboarding community, there is no such bond between all riders in any other sport. Everyone is kind to each other, helps each other, genuinely”. We couldn’t agree more and that is what made this trip and make all skim trips so special.
Congratulations to all who participated, organized, volunteered and watched. Special thanks to Diego and Jorge for all they do. The Melaque skim scene has and will continue to impress the rest of the World, and we will be happy to go back as often as possible.
PROS:
- Yahir Valencia
- Brayan Lopez
- John Akerman
- Pepe
AM:
- Chabe White
- Joshua
- Oscar Emilio
- Chance Boyer
WOMEN
- Chabe White
- Amber Torrealba
- Ellen Wood
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