Learn all of the techs, tips and tricks you need to know about your equipment and how to use it with Tex himself! Subscribe to his YOUTUBE CHANNEL and stay tuned as more episodes will roll in. Today he starts with "How to apply traction on your Skimboard"
Another great Saturday Session at Thalia Street downtown Laguna Beach, CA. Small waves but beautiful day, Tex brings Hot coffee and donuts for everyone present. All ages, levels and boards are welcome to attend and skim together. Please join us, we do this every Saturday of the year. We post the location on Friday evening [...]
Very warm and nice swell for this Saturday Session! Morgan Just, Paul Carrey and many more exchanged beautiful rides while Tex was handing out free donuts and coffee! No better way to spend a Saturday morning :) Pictures by Tex Haines First stop of the UST The 7th annual TAC SkimBlast was held at Sea [...]
It was a special Saturday Session at Aliso! Tex brought his classic Woody collection for everyone to try and ride! The best ride takes one of the Classic Woody home! In the end, Team rider Matthew Hammond took the prize home. It is very surprising how well those actually work and carry enough speed to [...]
A lot of people were at Aliso this Saturday to test out the water, and also to ride the waves from hurricane Hilary. Lots of action! Locals and also some internationals in town for the VIC happening next weekend! Sign up RIGHT NOW if you haven't yet! The event will be live streamed on youtube, [...]
Like every year, we gather all of our experienced paid judges a few weeks before the contest to test the equipment and also comment on the issues other contests had during the season. Riders and judges spent all morning at Aliso, with some overcast, choppy but decent conditions. Tex still managed to capture some of [...]
Beautiful, warm, sunny Saturday Session with a small swell to top it off! Lately Thalia Street has been offering very good skimming conditions at mid to high tide. Amber Torrealba, Paul Carey, Jon Howell, Jude Young, Matthieu Thibaud, Leo Bushman and many more exchange many good rides in beautiful conditions. Pictures by Tex Haines
"What a Trip!" features Professional riders Beau Johnston, Jon howell, and Johnny Salta, . A road trip starting in Laguna Beach traveling North to Santa Cruz. They were accompanied by the very talented Filmer/Editor Skylar Wilson. They wasted no time trying to find any unique skim spots with some shorebreak and enough sand for running [...]
Two female skimboard champions who grew up on opposite sides of the continent, share a parallel journey in pursuit of their commitment to skimboarding and the ocean. Narrated by Amber Torrealba, this story follows a glimpse into the roots and challenges that aligned their path and fueled this passion for chasing coastlines. Starring: Amber Torrealba [...]
Big thanks to the City of laguna Beach and the lifeguards for going back to the way Aliso Beach was managed before with the County of Orange. We had a lot of fun, some very nice sets rolled in, Johnny Salta reached the furthest ones, bringing it all the way back to the beach. Lynn [...]
