NICK'S NEWS

Good Times

2012-01-28T21:46:00.002-04:00

The Boys messed around at Magen's Bay one evening and Paps took some classic shots, Thanks Paps :). Small warm waves with your family, doesn't get muchhh better than that. Alejandro's soaking it all in before he departs to Cold California on the thurs.

Omar Meddeb

2011-12-27T09:21:00.002-04:00

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Omar Meddeb is a Newport local who is arguably the coolest skimmer on the peninsula. He has been an inspiration to the Lopez Brothers for a long while and it has been our pleasure to get to know Omar and see what he does on a daily basis. Perpetually stoked, Omar can go out on the smallest and windiest days and still blow your mind with corked out airs and steezy turns. It's that consistency that shows how much passion he has for the sport. We look forward to seeing Omar sometime soon and wish we could see the reaction to his own mini movie! So give it up to Omar Meddeb!

Ale, Nick, Jeffrey and Chris Receive Early Christmas Presents at MorninStar

2011-12-24T21:32:00.005-04:00

The afternoon before this session was perfect 3 ft wraps with fs and bs liners. No cameras, no one expected the increase in swell when we had a session hours before. . . . Luckily, leftover swell stuck around the next day the camera wa clickin'. Give Thanks!

Stand Up Paddle Race

2011-12-09T17:11:00.002-04:00

Team SkimCaribbean volunteered at the Stand Up Paddle Race at Brewer's Beach and had a bunch a fun in the sun. Thanks to the boys that came out and the support from the entire community! BUP BUP!

Lopez Brothers scope Virgin Gorda

2011-12-01T14:55:00.002-04:00

The Lopez Brothers took a family Thanksgiving trip to Virgin Gorda to visit Ale's godparents and hoped to score some fun skim for the couple days they were there. Although the skim wasnt good it didn stop the boys from havin' a great time and looking for new skim spots that have not been ridden yet.

Aloha Hawaii

2011-11-15T22:45:00.001-04:00

Last Skim on Oahu, you will be missed.

Hawaiian Holloween

2011-10-31T23:10:00.006-04:00

This morning was rainy n cold but when we got to the beach the 1-2ft (hawaiian) wraps and liners on tap modivated Alejandro and new friend/local rippa Travis to run drop slide n enjoy. The sun came with perfect timing to see the boys first rides. Happy Halloween!

Sunny Sandy's On a Sunday

2011-10-30T23:54:00.003-04:00

From sandy's

Sandy's on a Sunday is when every bodyboarder and bodysurfer on the island go play in water no matter how the waves are. Good ting we spotted an fun empty reform section . . .

Krazy Keiki's

2011-10-24T17:22:00.005-04:00

Examining the forecast the last couple days and spotting the NW swell approaching, Ale and Keiao set off for the North Shore mid morning hoping for the best. Upon arriving at Keiki's Beach, it seemed like the swell had not hit yet with the beach still having slope and the ground not shaking. . . I spoke too soon. 1o min later a set resembling Aliso on a good day rolled in, about 4-5 ft nice shape, barreling onto the dry sand. Another came, bigger this time, and a bigger one. Oh boy, lets go get David Sterman before it gets too big. Except as the tide got higher they got bigger and closer to shore, making me nervous to venture out to attempt and wrap. The Aliso characteristics became more of what you would expect in Cabo. I tried one bomb, wrapping mid way only to get thrown on the dry sand making my bones ache. I got ROLLED! It was getting too hectic. We caught it too late in the swell, too high tide & too gnarly. The bombs became the sets and decided to venture to Waimea. PHEW, smaller wraps. No pictures but fun chest high ones with the Sunday crowd. . . . .

Sunny Sandy's

2011-10-20T21:58:00.002-04:00

Sandy's always has a little wave to ride and with the sun shinnin' its hard to resist coolin off in some fun lil skim. About 20 min amounts to this:

David's House Has Waves

2011-10-14T05:03:00.001-04:00

Day 2 on Oahu, David and I skim outside his house for a bit. . .

Aloha Waimea

2011-10-13T04:23:00.004-04:00

Alejandro Lopez took a last minute trip to the island of Oahu, and it hasn't been more than 24 hrs til he, David, Jasmine and Keiao got wet. Waimea Bay Day 1! STAY TUNED!

Humbling Newport Beach

2011-10-06T20:06:00.000-04:00

Last Session for the Lopez Brothers in California this trip and it was by far the biggest and gnarliest wedge the boys have seen. Nick and Ale were both charging and got some of the best and scariest waves of their lives. The Wedge is known to be one of the heaviest spots in the US and on days like these it is hard to say otherwise. Can't wait for summer. . . . .

Oktoberfest 11

2011-10-05T13:09:00.004-04:00

The week before the Oktoberfest in Newport, the boys have been hittin' it hard and scoring some very fun fs liners in caribbean like weather in Newport. Sunny skies, fast water, sheet glass and plenty of beautiful blue waves keep the boys on point and looking forward to the weekend to come. Nicolas took 6th place and ale just had fun going against his idols, Brandon Sears and Teddy Vilasis. "It always awesome seeing all the pros you looked up to as a child shred to peices waves right in front of you and making it look effortless," -Alejandro. The Lopez Brothers are pretty stoked on life right now counting their many blessings one by one and eager to see new south pulses aproaching with sand at the wedge as prime as it gets. STAY TUNED. . . . . . .

Lopez Brothers in Santa Cruz

2011-09-28T16:21:00.004-04:00

Nicolas Lopez took 4th in the Santa Cruz contest last weekend!! BUP BUP Congrats Nico!! Alejandro had a super stacked heat against 14 time world champ Bill Bryan and Brandon BCS Sears. Alejandro got knocked out but Bill said he definitely put up a fight and made it interesting. Besides from the contest, some fun sessions were had at the famous liner pointbreak called Rockies. The boys were in heaven with the waist high liners but unfortunately did not get any footage for the boys back home to drool over.

2011 KEVORKIAN 5000

2011-09-19T15:18:00.002-04:00

No excuses need to be a Moron. Skimcaribbean host its second Kevorkian 5000. Morningstar Beach, St Thomas.

LIME TREE BEACH

2011-09-19T15:00:00.003-04:00

Tropical Storm Maria danced with us last week making for some windy rainy days. When the skies cleared skimcaribbean found Morningstar beach was washed out. Hoping for the best, we slid over to Lime Tree Beach to find a fun session. This is the first the three of us had skimmed Lime Tree. It was nice to finally catch it.

California Recap

2011-09-18T16:15:00.003-04:00

(Password: mov) Lopez Brothers bringing back some memories for us to drool at. Re-cap from the 2011 Cali Summer Trip. PS. The Lopez Brothers are also going to be heading back to California for the Santa Cruz Contest and Oktoberfest. Stay Tuned. . . . .

Thalia

2011-07-23T22:21:00.005-04:00

Papa Lopez took a peak at Thalia and gave the boys a report for small but fun sized bumps.

Da Wedge

2011-07-22T22:37:00.008-04:00

Small south pulse had the boys searching for siders at The Wedge at 7am Fri. The boys had some fun with knee to waist high siders with connections til BlackBall kicked in at 10.

World Champs At Aliso Beach, CA

2011-07-22T22:09:00.007-04:00

Alejandro Lopez competed in his first Pro Skim Contest at Aliso Beach last weekend. BIG UPS!!! Makin the VI proud in his heat with Sam Stinnett, Matthieu Thibaud and Austin Bleiweiss . Congrats from the entire SkimCaribbean family Alejandro!

More great shots of Skimslam 6

2011-07-08T09:30:00.004-04:00

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Here are some shots of this years event taken by Brian Shannon. Thanks Brian, the colors look great. You can check out more shots of Skimslam 2011 as well of some of Brian's amazing shots from around the globe at www.brianshannonphotography.com

Camels FlashBack

2011-07-07T14:36:00.002-04:00

Rob Blakeney Photography

With a size-able south swell approaching, The boys recall some amazing waves they scored at camels, with south swell, this time last year. SkimCaribbean's finest photographer, Rob Blakeney will be with us again this year so stay stoked and stay tuned. . . .

10th Street

2011-07-07T14:14:00.003-04:00

Shot of the Day Photo Cred: Chandler Patterson

Cress St.

2011-07-04T17:28:00.007-04:00

Cress Street July 3rd Photo Credit: Bob Kurnik

Team Rider Alejandro and associate, Juston Dias, caught a few fun rides before the sun descended into the dark abyss of night.

SKIMCARIBBEAN'S SKIM SLAM 6

2011-06-25T16:56:00.002-04:00

BANGIN SKIM SLAM EDIT FROM BANANA TREE FILMS

SKIMCARIBBEAN SKIM CAMP 2011 SESSION 1

2011-06-25T16:04:00.002-04:00

SKIM CAMP SESSION ONE WAS A TOTAL SUCCESS!!

Thanks to all who attended. Session 2 starts July 5th.

Contact Uncle Iray or email us for more info at

skimcaribbean@gmail.com.

JOIN THE FUN... COME SLIDE WITH US!

Everyting Bless!

2011-06-25T12:04:00.002-04:00

After a very successful SkimSlam, The SkimCaribbean Crew and friends enjoyed beautiful weather and clean waist high wraps at MorningStar Beach. Give Thanks!

SKIMSLAM 2011 RESULTS

2011-06-19T11:28:00.002-04:00

St. Thomas Skimslam 2011 Results:

Groms (boys 10 and under)

Dalton Parr
Sean Godfrey
Richie Livacz
Malachi Matthews
Christian Freyn
Quinn Farrell

Juniors (boys 11-16)

Konner Kendall
Cody Merritt
Luke Patrie
Karson Kendal
Sam Wessinger
Jeffrey Thompson

Men (16 and up)

Nicolas Lopez
Chris Creque
Adam Lose
Konner Kendal
Adam Fuller
John Lenahan

Women

Cassandra Bitterwolf
Kayla Foyt
Arielle Ebenhortz
Dakota Sloniker
Tiareh Schaub
Jeanie Patrie

Youngest Skimmer: Cole Margulis (No water wings needed this year)

Best Wipe-out: Dakota Sloniker

Most Heart Award: Caros Linquist

SKIMCARIBBEAN SKIM CAMP 2011

2011-06-14T10:58:00.003-04:00

SKIMCARIBBEAN IS PROUD TO OFFER SKIM CAMP 2011!!! INSTRUCTION BY SKIMCARIBBEAN TEAM RIDER ALEJANDRO LOPEZ AND SKIMCARIBBEAN CO-FOUNDER RAY "UNCLE IRAY" WHITTEMORE. FOR MORE INFO PLEASE CONTACT US AT SKIMCARIBBEAN@GMAIL.COM. JOIN THE FUN... COME RIDE WITH US!

SKIMCARIBBEAN SEARCHES FOR THE ELUSIVE BERMUDA SKIM BREAK.

2011-06-07T19:36:00.004-04:00

Members of Team Skimcaribbean get stuck on Bermuda while delivering a sail boat to Rhode Island. Grabbing two scooters Josh and Charlie set out to find the best sandy beaches for skimming in Bermuda.

SKIMSLAM 6 ARE YOU READY!!!

2011-05-29T10:34:00.004-04:00

JUNE 18th MORNINGSTAR BEACH

ST. THOMAS, USVI

THE 6TH ANNUAL STT SOUTHSIDE SKIMSLAM

THIS IS AN ALL AGES AMATEUR EVENT. RIDER SIGN IN 8:00 AM $20 ENTRY FEE.

LOVE YOUR MOTHER... THIS IS A PLASTIC FREE EVENT. SKIMCARIBBEAN IS DEDICATED TO KEEPING OUR BEACHES CLEAN. YOU CAN DOWN LOAD AN ENTRY FORM ON WWW.SKIMCARIBBEAN.COM OR PICK ONE UP AT YOUR LOCAL CARIBBEAN SURF CO.

THREE WEEKS LEFT TO PRACTICE. ARE YOU READY!!!!

MiniCinni

2011-05-10T15:37:00.002-04:00

Cinnamon Bay had a couple bumps on the weekend that Ale took advantage of. SkimSlam is coming up soon, practice those frontside and backside turns!

BVI Adventure

2011-05-01T16:52:00.003-04:00

Alejandro Lopez took spent this weekend in Tortola and found some playful waves at Josiah's Bay.

Adam's Mini Movie

2011-04-27T21:07:00.002-04:00

Team rider, Adam Lose, working the waves at Morningstar!

Skim Skim SkimSlam!

2011-03-20T21:52:00.002-04:00

Howdy Y'All! Book your calenders, address books, cell-phones, Or anything else you use to remember things, because the dates have been annouced! The 2011 STT SouthSide SkimSlam is coming baby! Saturday, June 18th, 2011! Sign up is at 8A.M. Sharp! So please be there early people. If you have any questions, comments, concerns, ETC. please E-Mail the following: Skimcaribbean@gmail.com. Thanks and we'll see you at the 2011 SkimSlam guys and girls!

Skimcaribbean makes a boat trip to Sint Maarten

2011-03-10T11:03:00.002-04:00

Skimcaribbean's Simplicity family made a trip to Saint Martin to try their luck at the Heineken Regatta. The weather and waves didn't cooperate but the Heinekens were cold and plentiful. The Island had the coolest vibes, Big up our St. Martin brethren, Biggy, and the Simpson Bay Marina crew. Good Time Charlie Big Respect. See you on the Rock. We'll be back. We did grab a fun little session at Mullet Bay and found Skimcaribbean has already made it's mark. Check Uncle Ray in the St. Martin Blu.

Playa Alicia turns on

2011-02-16T07:09:00.010-04:00

Day 11: After a couple days of super small push, a nice ENE swell pumped into the Sosua area and the Lopez Brothers were in search for skim with size. Early in the morning, the brothers skimmed Playa Chiquita with a tide that was a bit low for the swell. After an hour, they decided to check Sosua's jem, Playa Alicia. Her gorgeous shoulder high wedging peaks left the boys in awe. . . Super steep wraps and liners were plentiful . . . . . . .

No Swell, No Worries

2011-02-10T17:26:00.004-04:00

Day 8: The Lopez Bro's took another day off due to small swell. So Alejandro with footage he had on hand, cooked up an edit of Magen's Bay. Enjoy!

Ey (Playa) Chiquita tu es Bonita!

2011-02-09T15:50:00.007-04:00

Day 7: Even though the easterly trade swell drops, the Lopez Brothers still got to play around with perfect lil launch ramps and baby liners. Nick sat this session out but got behind the camera and got some irie shots. Bup Bup!

Draining DR Adventures

2011-02-08T21:01:00.002-04:00

Day 6: After multiple skim sessions daily the Lopez Brothers were exhuasted so took a layday. But this is some of what they dreamt about.

DR Adventure

2011-02-07T21:03:00.002-04:00

Day 5: The Lopez Brothers are back at Playa Chiquita where the waves are good once again. A few siders were pushing though but the peaky backside wraps and frontside lines had the boys attention throughout the session.

DR: Playa Alicia

2011-02-06T21:46:00.004-04:00

Day 4: The East swell picks up along with the wind leaving the Lopez Bro's wondering what across the street looks like. Playa Alicia was small and the wind was wrapping offshore. Beautiful wraps and wedgy A-frames were traded off among the brothers til sundown.

The Dominican

2011-02-05T23:00:00.004-04:00

Day 3: In search of new waves, The Lopez Bro's came across lots of potential on a beach tucked inside of the gated community of Perla Marina. Armando Merker, tour-guide, translator and amigo made it all happen with local knowledge and hook-ups. Muchas Gracias Armando :) !

Republica Dominicana

2011-02-04T14:31:00.002-04:00

Day 2: Small East Swell still pushes into Playa Chiquita where the Lopez Bros come to snap a couple pictures.

Dominican Republic

2011-02-03T23:16:00.002-04:00

Day 1: The Lopez Brothers found some skim at playa chiquita where the boys celebrated Nick's sweeet sixteen with small playfull lines. Happy Birthday Nicolas!!!!!! BUP BUP

Come do your part!

2011-02-02T21:38:00.002-04:00

Hey there everyone! This Saturday (February 5th, 2011) Team SkimCaribbean will be doing a beach clean-up at Vessup Bay. From 9AM - 12PM the Team will be doing it's part in keeping our Island clean and healthy. And of course everyone who isn't on the team is welcomed to come help us out. There is going to be water, and gloves and trash bags will be provided. If anyone can come help us out, that wouldbe awesome not only for us, but knowing you're keeping your Island to it's best of it's ability! If you have any SkimCaribbean shirts, we ask if you can wear them to help us spread the word. Thanks everybody and we hope to see you there!

Cali in Oktober

2010-12-28T19:39:00.002-04:00

Edited by: Alejandro Lopez

Newport

2010-12-18T16:28:00.005-04:00

The Lopez's Bro's and friends photos from their Oktoberfest trip.. Bup BUp!

Magens Day

2010-12-18T15:43:00.006-04:00

SkimCaribbean Team Riders Enjoy A nice NW swell at Magens Bay, St. Thomas

SkimCaribbean gets over a 100 friends on the book of faces.

2010-12-17T22:25:00.002-04:00

SkimCaribbean.com has hit the point of over 100 friends! That's pretty epic guys, thanks for the web support, and keep checking out our website for more awesome skim news, videos, pictures, and more!

Californiaa

2010-12-17T17:49:00.004-04:00

edited by: Alejandro Lopez

California Skimming ft. The Lopez Brothers and amigos

Alejandro Lopez representing Skim Caribbean in the Victoria Skimboarding world championships in laguna beach california.

2010-12-12T12:01:00.003-04:00

This past summer, The lopez brother's Alejandro and nick traveled to a selected few of the United skim tour events. Two of them in southern california and one a lil bit closer to home, Vilano beach florida in all three they were representing skim caribbean.

Flashback: Hurricane Earl

2010-11-08T18:01:00.002-04:00

Location: Morning Star Beach, St. Thomas

The Wedge

2010-11-03T09:27:00.005-04:00

The Lopez Brothers stopped by the famous Wedge to enjoy nice little waves. Here's what they saw.

edited by: Alejandro Lopez (password: mov)

Konner Kendall's First Edit

2010-10-20T16:32:00.004-04:00

Konner captures a fun weekend skimming with the bros. Big ups to KK for this first attempt. Keep shootin kid!

Jahmal Donovan slaying some VI skim.

2010-10-17T14:21:00.004-04:00

A little video of Jahmal Donovan skimboarding at Morningstar and Magens Bay beach.

Lopezez spotted on the Tube

2010-10-07T20:14:00.002-04:00

Tropical storm Otto is spinning on top of the Islands leaving record rains, flash floods, landslides and extra time to skim the net. Here are two videos of Alejandro Lopez, Nick Lopez and friends.

Video from Willbo89. Footage: St. John

Video from: Alejandro Lopez. Footage: St. Thomas

100% chance of skim with isolated slashers.

2010-10-07T11:44:00.006-04:00

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Morningstar Beach on the weekend has been the spot for VI skimmers since school's been back in. The beach has made a nice recovery after Hurricane Earl and the sand is back. The morning rain started, leaving the beach donkey free and clear for a fun skim. Rob Blakeney made a trip over and shot some great pics of the skimcaribbean crew. It's a good thing we got this session in. It's still raining 5 days later. Stay posted from new rider submitted posts and media.

Gibney Beach Fun

2010-09-13T22:17:00.007-04:00

Tommy Gibney, Nicolas Lopez and Alejandro Lopez mess around in Tommy's back yard. Skimming.

MAKING US PROUD

2010-07-15T10:59:00.004-04:00

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Making us proud. The Lopez boyz are Ripping the skim of Southern California this summer. They competed in the Aliso World Championship and have been enjoying some big Pacific swell. Photos by Rob Blakeney

Check this link for a few more shots.

http://www.barkingfox.com/pix/alopez/

Skimslam 2010 shots from Rob Blakeney

2010-07-13T22:19:00.002-04:00

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STT Skimslam 2010 round 2. Here is a another set of great shots from this years event. Photos by Rob Blakeney

Skimslam 2010 Shots from Donna Mcgee

2010-06-29T19:36:00.004-04:00

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Donna Mcgee was one of the many lenses down at the beach that day. Here are a few of the best shots.

Positive Is How We Skim video

2010-06-16T14:26:00.002-04:00

Positive Is How We Skim from DiveHDV on Vimeo.

Skimslam 2010 high lights, shot by Jan Ruley. Jan came down to support Adam, Jahmal and the rest of the rippers. Thanks for the submission.

SKIMSLAM MAKES 5

2010-06-13T14:56:00.011-04:00

SKIMSLAM 2010

The Fifth Annual St. Thomas Amateur Skimboarding Contest

SkimCaribbean chalks up another great Skimslam. Forty skimmers showed up to battle to be top of the Rock. The skim was small but glassy and allowed for some technical trickery. The judges were amazed at the progression of the skimming.

RESULTS

GROMS under 10

Sam Wessinger
Karson Kendall
Sean Godfrey
Dalton Parr
Chet Martinusser

JUNIORS 11-15

Konner Kendall
Jahmal Donavan
Adam Lose
Luke Patrie
Tyler Nunez

LADIES

Logan Williams
Julia Oileo
Danielle Andrzejewska
Grace Patrie
Adelaide Jones
Adia Thomas

MENS

Nick Lopez
Adam Fuller
John Carpenter
Chris Creque
Micah Arnold

Youngest Competitor: Cole Margulis

Best Wipe-out: Adam Fuller

Best Sportsmanship: Carlos Lindquist

Special thanks to all the families that came down to support the skimmers of the islands. We couldn't do it without you.

Morningstar State of Mind.

2010-01-15T16:49:00.005-04:00

The St Thomas boys enjoying fun south swell. The Brothers Whittemore, Lopez and Kendal skim a classic weekend day at the Morningstar Beach. Filmed by Josh on a Canon underwater point and shoot.

ATA

Rut goes to Hawaii

2010-01-12T22:06:00.004-04:00

I ventured to the place where Peter Brady almost

drown. Where the Minnow was lost and Magnum PI

pimped on chicks from the 80's. The Island Of Oahu,

getting lei'd right off the plain by a stranger.

I linked up with the girls from sol shred skim

and the skim league. Thanks for the hospitalities

and invite to the contest, Mahalo.

Check the videos from the

Hawaiian Amateur Skim League.

In the Spirit of the Kevorkian

2010-01-12T21:42:00.004-04:00

I Think the antics shorely of drunken water sports events originated on the country of sunny shooorrees of califoooornia. BBBut the hole IDea Of aDDDing drinkkking to annnythiGn in St. thomas goees over VVerry welL. My Heineken Costum is calling to me. Bet you Could use a cold one Clarke. BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER,BEER,BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER,BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER, BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ER.

B -ear.

Summer Sessions #2

2010-01-12T21:29:00.003-04:00

Summer Sessions #2

Todd Clarke's lens caught the swells that blessed the Morningstar beach this Summer.

A.T.A.

Summer Sessions #1

2009-12-21T19:34:00.008-04:00

Southside summer skim sessions soooo sweet. Say that three times fast.

ATA.

Skimslam 2009 "Witness Dis"

2009-07-08T18:53:00.005-04:00

This years event proved that skimboarding has found a nice foundation in the Islands. The kids love it, the young at heart are curious, and the rest are entertained.
In the Caribbean summers, small tropical systems pass south of our islands, pushing up clean waves to our south facing beaches. The STT Southside Skimslam marks the start of a summer of fun skim. The Mornigstar beach has been alive with skimmers since the contest and almost has the feel of a freeform skim camp. Come join the fun and get hyped with this years contest Video. Big respect and thanks to all who helped this years Skimslam.

SKIMSLAM 2009 BIG RESPECT ON THE BEACH.

2009-06-25T19:21:00.004-04:00

Morningstar Beach was alive on Saturday, as forty contestants battled to be crowned Kings and Queen of the 2009 STT Southside Skimslam. All ages came out to compete in this 4th annual amateur skimboard contest. This years youngest competitor award went to 5 year old Adelaide Jones, who also took 6th in the Ladies Division. The Grom (or 10 and under) heats were stacked with action. All skimmed their hearts out, especially Louis Mills, from Atlanta, skimming for the first time. But in the finals it was the Luke Patrie show, taking first place. The Juniors Division was dominated by Nicolas Lopez. After winning a free skimboard, Nic gave his top prize to second place winner, Konner Kendall. When asked why he gave away his first place prize, he responded, "He deserves it, Konner gets this board." Exactly the type of camaraderie the Skimslam has been building in the kids over the last four years. In the Ladies heats there was a close battle between Danielle Andrzejewska and Logan Williams. Logan eventually took the points winning the division. However, Danielle ended up winning the most coveted award, Best Sportsmanship. The Men's heats proved that practice makes perfect. Nonstop, back to back, wave for wave, these guys were showcasing their talents. Huge airs and clean wave riding brought Alejandro Lopez the BIG WIN for the fourth year straight. All hail the KING. This years event, held by Skimcaribbean.com was a total success. Dedicated to John "Jack" Deihl. The Skimslam raised a generous sum for the Deihl Family Fund. Special Thanks go out to all he sponsors, families and especially the KIDS who made this Skimslam the Best Ever. Keep Skimming and we will see you Next Year!!

-Skimcaribbean

Keep posted for the rest of the shots and video of this years event. its taking a little time due to the amount of sick shots we got of this years Skimslam riders.

Here are the Results:

Groms (10 and under)

Luke Patrie
Evan Jones
Karson Kendall
Sean Godfrey
Dalton Parr

Juniors (11-15)

Nicolas Lopez
Konner Kedall
Adam Lose
Jahmal Donovan
Tristan Rosenberg

Ladies

Logan Williams
Danielle Andrzejewska
Julia DiLeo
Annie Brashara
Megan Godfrey
Adelaide Jones

Mens (16+)

Alejandro Lopes
Chris Creque
John Carpenter
John Lenahan
Nolan Diehl

South Summer Swell and the practice is on

2009-05-24T21:43:00.003-04:00

You can tell the contest is getting closer. Just a few more weeks to perfect your backside wrap. Stomp that wave before you stomp that shuvit. Morningstar beach this weekend had boards a blazing as the loc's enjoyed the summer south swell.

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YOU DON'T KNOW! THE STT SOUTHSIDE SKIMSLAM 2009

2009-04-27T18:57:00.004-04:00

Skimcaribbean has dunnit again.

Year four of the ST Thomas Southside Skimslam is here and we are looking forward to an insane competition. June 20th is the day. The rider sign-in is at 8:00AM. Morningstar Beach is the place. Right in front of the Havana Blue Restaurant at the Marriott Frenchman's Reef Resort. Skimmers, are you ready for the slam? 15 bucks gets you entry, lunch, drinks, the event T-shirt and more. Win and it could mean a new board. Download and print the entry form HERE and bring it with you and your dough to the beach that morning. Have your mama sign it if your under 18.

DROPPING KNOWLEDGE

2009-04-27T18:09:00.003-04:00

Steaming hot off the presses. Josh "Drop Abama" Rutty gets the cover of the St. Thomas Daily News. Making the morning constitutional a little more enjoyable.

MAGENS BAY CATCHES THE NORTHWEST.

2008-11-23T17:59:00.005-04:00

The models were right and a solid 10-15ft Northwest swell was right on time. Friday Morning we awoke to see large lines pealing off our outer cays and we knew the twice a year occurrence of a good skim at Magens Bay was at hand. Magens Bay is usually known for safari's full of cruise ship tourists, St Thomian weekend jump-ups, and the occasional north-side soccer game. However, this day we had off-shore winds and glassy shorebreak. We coughed up our two dollars a piece for entry, met up with the boyz, bust out the cameras and started the calisthenics lead by Charlie, "ONE!.......TWO!.......SHRED!.......

OH SO SWEET

2008-11-16T19:52:00.005-04:00

The struggle continues yet the reward is oh so sweet... The skimcaribbean crew was blessed this weekend by heavy tradewinds from the east which produced some nice southeast wrapping swell. Crack a Heineken, catch a fire, lay back inna ya hammock, and just lime while you check da latest skimcaribbean blessings. MORE PROOF JAH LOVE

HURRICANE OMAR Skims St. Thomas

2008-10-20T17:57:00.005-04:00

Over halfway thru the Hurricane Season and St Thomas had seen little action. October 12th the forecast got bad and the Skimcaribbean crew got ready. Tie the boats to every mooring and anchor you can find, Batten down the hatches, close the shutters, tie down the barbecue, find the cat and stock up on beer. By the 15th Omar had ramped up to a Cat2 Hurricane and we were in the path. The Skimcaribbean lair of Charlie and Josh became the shelter. Seven of us, 1 cat, 2 dogs, 2 cases Heineken, 1 case Sam Adams, 2 cases of water, a deck of cards any game we could find, 2 lanterns, 20 candles, a rain barrel, 1 camera , 1 inflatable Sumo suit and a lot of local Rum. Blessings that it was a near miss. Omar past to the East thru the Anagada Passage having winds just shy of a cat4 Hurricane. St Thomas was spared, amazingly we didn't lose power and the Spirit of the Hurricane party was lit all night. The next day after the curfew was lifted we got in an afternoon skim on what beach was left on the southside.

SKIMCARIBBEAN LINKS DA WORLD

2008-08-30T20:31:00.003-04:00

In an attempt to connect the caribbean skimmers to the skim world we introduce our links page. Looking for that hot new board, check our list of the best Skimboard Manufactures. Want to find the new gear and skim movies check the Online Distributers and the Production Companys. How about browsing the online Skim Magazines, or surfing thru the skim sights from the States and the World. Lastly we have put together some of our most resourceful Swell and Weather Forecasts as well as our local Webcams. Never get skunked again. Click here to browse and LINK IT UP.

Watch out kids Perry Pruitt was stomping it down in St Thomas.

2008-08-01T20:06:00.002-04:00

Here I Blog bloggidyy blogg blogg, Hey Jus, check Perry Pruitt, He was visiting from North Cackalacka. Land of the fresh mullet, "remember?" Victoria team skimmer killing Mornigstar Beach, It's nice when your hotel has a skim break. Props to Perry for the shots. Don't forget the Caribbean Blue.

Skimcaribbean's got your back.

Click here to view his skimcaribbean.com slideshow.

STT SOUTHSIDE SKIMSLAM BLOWS UP!

2008-06-30T18:27:00.006-04:00

SKIMCARIBBEAN.COM

WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL WHO MADE THE SKIMSLAM THE BEST YET. THE WAVES, THE SKIMMERS, AND THE SUPPORTERS ALL CAME THROUGH AND MADE THIS YEAR HARD TO TOP.

Stay posted to SKIMCARIBBEAN.COM in the next few weeks as we are receiving alot of media from all who were click'in and shooting down there on the beach.

Don't be shy, if you have any shots from Saturday you want to share, send them to:

skimcaribbean@gmail.com

STT SOUTHSIDE SKIMSLAM 2008 RESULTS

Groms (10yrs and under)

  1. Luke Patrie
   2. Cody Merritt
   3. Sam Wessinger
   4. Sam Hardenbrook
  5. Evan Jones

Juniors (11yrs-15yrs)

1. Nick Lopez

2. Hunter Lineberry

3. Tyler Nunez

4. John Carpenter

5. Konner Kendall

Ladies (all ages)

1. Megan Cliff

2. Taylor Davis

3. Carissa Driscoll

4. Noel Grammer

5. Rocchina Arnold

6. Megan Godfiey

Mens (16yrs and up)

1. Alejandro Lopez

2. Adam Fuller

3. Nolan Diehl

4. Chris Creque

5. Colby Burdette

Lost Tribe of Skimmers found on St Maarten

2008-06-05T19:22:00.003-04:00

Spots in the Caribbean are starting to pop up. Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles, Mullet Bay Beach, Home of a small group of skimmers that are charging. "Big Up" to Dennis for sending us some pics of him and his friend. Check his spot on the Map and view updated spots in the Virgins.

Don't Forget the Contest is in a few weeks. So get your self to St Thomas for the SKIMSLAM!!!

2008-05-26T18:59:00.003-04:00

That's right the date is set Saturday June 28th. Open invite to ALL SKIMMERS. Where? The same place as the last two years. St Thomas US Virgin Islands, Morningstar Beach, Frenchman's Reef Marriott. Rider sign in 8AM sharp. Bring your entry form you downloaded from the home page. Have your parent sign it if your under 18. Get Hyped. Check all those sponsors "We've been Busy", the prizes are looking sick. Walk away with a new board if you can out skim your boyz. Not competing? then just come down and check out the sport and support your favorite skimmer. See you down there. May we be blessed with waves.

STT SOUTHSIDE SKIMSLAM 2008 Getting Ready

2008-04-13T17:01:00.006-04:00

The Boyz at Skimcaribbean.com are planning it again. The third annual STT SouthSide Skim Slam. (Tenative date) June 28th. The event will be held at the Morningstar Beach (Frenchmans Reef Marriott Beach) St Thomas, USVI. We are asking for support and contributions to help make this years event Hype. We are looking for prizes and gear for the gift bags and monetary donations to print T-shirts and make awards. We appreciate any help.

CONTACT:

skimcaribbean: 340-715-4480 skimcaribbean@gmail.com

WINTER BLUES

2008-03-06T18:22:00.002-04:00

Thursday March 6th, air temp 85 degrees, water temp 80 degrees...

Southeast swell about 3 to 4 foot, light breeze... where were you?

JRUT get's the blues settin up for this backside rappa.

"WAVE OF THE SESSION", FEBRUARY 19, 2008

2008-02-19T18:29:00.003-04:00

Charlie's the pooped up Pampers when it comes to shootin one out backside. PU .... don't that look sweet!

DRIVE BY SHOOTING

2008-02-14T18:31:00.002-04:00

VI vacationer snaps a nice sunset shot of Nick Lopez as he pops a backside on a glassy one.

Thanks to Benson for the Hype shot.

KARATE KID

2008-01-29T13:38:00.000-04:00

Show me paint the fence... Iray with a backside judo, Rockcity St. Thomas.

SKIMCARIBBEAN WICKED MON

2008-01-26T19:38:00.000-04:00

Skimcaribbean is steady buildin!! Page by page, makin it easier for you, my boy, to get your mits on da sh#t! Check dis clip of Nick gettin a dutty little shack... YES I ! Don't forget to big up your spot skimcaribbean@gmail.com

Skimcaribbean.com Grand Opening

2008-01-20T13:15:00.000-04:00

Calling all caribe skimmers... the site is up and running, now we need your help. In an effort to unify skimmers of da islands, we are asking for shots of your favorite spots. Here's what we're looking for; A photo of your spot, photo(s) of you and your bros riding said spot, info regarding where when etc., and help in pin-pointing on skimcaribbeans' "da' search" page. We're stoked to provide skimmers world wide with an informative/interactive resource for caribbean skimming. Stay tuned for more news and we'll be hoping to hear from you out there...irie. Meantime, here's Charlie blastin the top offa one at Morningstar on St. Thomas VI.