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pdf issue - Flatland Magazine
2014 PHOTO ANNUAL
Adrien Raza, Friedlich Fluch and Daniel Prieß, Barcelona Extreme Festival, European Skimboarding
Cup, Barcelona, Spain. Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz.
EDITOR
Matt McDonald
CONTRIBUTORS
Kelli Bean, Pawel Bujakowski, Dylan Burzinski,
Ruei Chiu, Adam Chrabąszcz, Mitch Daues,
Anthony Davis, Cameron Hagen Edwards,
Mitchell Elder, Todd Ellis, Łukasz Fish Gierałtowski,
Zachary McGaugh, Hailey Nelson, Derek Popple
and Tony Saddler
DESIGNER
Virginia J. Cleaveland
CONTACT
www.flatlandmag.com
info@flatlandmag.com
Made in Bellingham, Washington
ON THE COVER
Cardo Vega, Bellingham, Washington. Photo by
Matt McDonald.
Matt McDonald (& Charlie), Bellingham Bay, Washington. Photo by Alyne Frost.
EDITOR’S NOTE
Welcome to the Flatland
Magazine 2014 Photo Annual.
It has been a super busy summer. We were
only planning on doing mini magazine issues on
SkimMagazine.com, but due to countless requests for an actual magazine edition, we pulled
this photo edition together for all of you.
This issue features the best of the best skimboarding photos from the European Skimboarding Cup, adventures with the Goon crew from
Sacramento, California, and a plethora of photos
from the Pacific Northwest. Thank you to all of
the riders, writers, photographers, designers and
advertisers who contributed to this issue.
Matt McDonald, editor
Tomek Wojciechowski
Polish Skimboarding Open
Gdańsk, Poland
Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz
Marek Wołkanowski, Adrien Raza and Daniel Prieß, Polish Skimboarding Open, Gdańsk, Poland.
Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz.
EURO TRIP
Story by Adam Chrabąszcz
T
he flatland skimboarding scene in Europe
is literally blowing up. In 2014 a new skim
tour, the European Skimboarding Cup, emerged
featuring stops in Germany, Netherlands, Spain,
Latvia, Sweden and Poland.
At each contest a rider earned points for
taking places 1st through 10th place. The winner
was announced at the final contest of the tour,
the Polish Skimboarding Open.
Adrien Raza of the Netherlands took the
overall win and the 2014 European Skimboarding Cup championship. Raza won five of six
events on the tour and ended with 100 points.
Marek Wołkanowski of Poland took second and
Daniel Prieß of Germany took third.
2014 European Skimboarding Cup rankings:
1. Adrien Raza, Netherlands (100)
2. Marek Wołkanowski, Poland (80)
3. Daniel Prieß, Germany (66)
4. Friedrich Fluh, Germany (60)
5. Max van Leeuwen, Netherlands (48)
2014 European Skimboarding Cup stops:
1. Boot Indoorskimjam, Dusseldorf, Germany
2. Dutch Flatland Skimboarding Open,
Rotterdam, Netherlands
3. Barcelona Extreme Festival, Barcelona, Spain
4. Summer Sound, Liepaja, Latvia
5. Hallifornia 2014, Varberg, Sweden
6. Polish Skimboarding Open, Gdansk, Poland
Mariusz Wójt
Dutch Flatland Skimboarding Open
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz
Mateusz Zadorożny, Boot Indoorskimjam, Dusseldorf, Germany. Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz.
Tomek Adamski, Boot Indoorskimjam, Dusseldorf, Germany. Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz.
Tomek Adamski, Barcelona Extreme Festival, Barcelona, Spain. Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz.
Podium, Barcelona Extreme Festival, Barcelona, Spain. Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz.
Daniel Prieß, Barcelona Extreme Festival, Barcelona, Spain. Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz.
Kuba Pawłowski, Barcelona Extreme Festival, Barcelona, Spain. Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz.
Michał Puchalski
Polish Skimboarding Open
Gdańsk, Poland
Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz
Riders, Polish Skimboarding Open, Gdańsk, Poland. Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz.
Daniel Prieß, Polish Skimboarding Open, Gdańsk, Poland. Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz.
Mees Oostdijk
Pangea Festival
Pütnitz, Germany
Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz
SUMMER DAZE
Other 2014 events in Europe included the Świder Skim Fest
in Świder, Poland, the Red Bull Skim in Łódź, Poland, and the
Pangea Festival near Pütnitz, Germany.
Filling the skimpool, Pangea Festival, Pütnitz, Germany. Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz.
Adrien Raza, Pangea Festival, Pütnitz, Germany. Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz.
Piotr Lisowski
Pangea Festival
Pütnitz, Germany
Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz
Michał Puchalski
Świder Skim Fest
Świder, Poland
Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz
Tomek Wojciechowski
Red Bull Skim It
Łódź, Poland
Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz
Piotr Maciążek, Red Bull Skim It, Łódź, Poland. Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz.
Marek Wołkanowski, Red Bull Skim It, Łódź, Poland. Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz.
Jasiu Niewiński
Sport Days
Wrocław, Poland
Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz
SKIM
POOLS
Story by Adam Chrabąszcz
A
few years ago, skimboarding was only
possible in natural locations. Now, thanks
to inflatable skimpools, there is the opportunity to make skimboarding happen anywhere,
from beaches, sand, grass and concrete to the
center of cities and even indoors.
Setting up an inflatable skimpool is as easy
as pumping it up and filling with water. One
hour and it’s ready to skim!
Skimpools are great for events, contests
and skim schools. They are a great way to promote skimboarding in cities, teach kids how to
skimboard and show them why it is so much
fun. Using a pool, you get perfect flat water
with the same conditions for each rider.
Even major contests like the European
Skimboarding Cup are now done with the
help of skimpools, giving them the option
to push skimboarding in places and events
where it wasn’t possible before.
Skimpools are easy to transport, set up and
maintain. Make skimboarding happen, do it
everywhere. For more information, check out
Seventyone online at www.seventyone.pl and
facebook.com/71.SEVENTYONE.
Odra River Cup
Wrocław, Poland
Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz
Riders, Sport Days, Wrocław, Poland. Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz.
Riders, Polish Skimboarding Open, Gdańsk, Poland. Photo by Adam Chrabąszcz.
WASHINGTON
STATE SKIM
Photos by Matt McDonald
Plus photos by Ruei Chiu, Zachary McGaugh and Tony Saddler
Cardo Vega and Adam Balaam
Bellingham, Washington
Photo by Matt McDonald
Adam Balaam
Bellingham, Washington
Photo by Matt McDonald
Dallas Kingsbury, Bellingham, Washington. Photo by Matt McDonald.
Mike Finneran, Bellingham, Washington. Photo by Matt McDonald.
Dallas Kingsbury, Bellingham, Washington. Photo by Matt McDonald.
Isaac Jose, Bellingham, Washington. Photo by Matt McDonald.
Zachary McGaugh (& Brandy)
Bellingham, Washington
Photo by Matt McDonald
Matt McDonald, Bellingham, Washington. Photo by Zachary McGaugh.
Mike Finneran, Bellingham, Washington. Photo by Matt McDonald.
Dallas Kingsbury, Bellingham, Washington. Photo by Matt McDonald.
Adam Balaam, Bellingham, Washington. Photo by Matt McDonald.
Luke Reinschmidt, Bellingham, Washington. Photo by Matt McDonald.
Derek Popple, Bellingham, Washington. Photo by Matt McDonald.
Mike Finneran, Bellingham, Washington. Photo by Matt McDonald.
Mike Finneran, Bellingham, Washington. Photo by Matt McDonald.
Logan Davidson
La Push, Washington
Photo by Ruei Chiu
Isaac Thomas
Dumas Bay, Washington
Photo by Tony Saddler
Richard Docter
Bellingham, Washington
Photo by Matt McDonald
Cardo Vega
Bellingham, Washington
Photo by Matt McDonald
Adam Balaam
Bellingham, Washington
Photo by Matt McDonald
Cardo Vega
Bellingham, Washington
Photo by Matt McDonald
Logan Davidson
DB Pro/AM
Federal Way, Washington
Photo by Matt McDonald
Mariah Campbell, DB Pro/AM, Federal Way, Washington. Photo by Matt McDonald.
DB PRO/AM
Story by Matt McDonald
T
he 2014 DB Skimboards Pro/AM took place
on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in July at
Dash Point in Federal Way, Washington.
To the surprise of no one, Isaac Thomas took
the pro division win, with his brother Josiah
Thomas taking first in the amateur division.
Bree Staab won the women’s division and Reed
Shumpert won the amateur division
Outside of the standings there were a ton of
solid tricks landed by the likes of Devin Poulton
and his madonna and Cardo Vega and the benihana.
Adam Balaam took 2nd in the pro division
and although he didn’t have as many clean landings as Isaac, Adam put on one hell of a show.
Cody Maurer from Utah also stood out by
going big and landing a ton of tricks.
Ruei Chiu from Taiwan also competed, so the
contest had an international presence outside of
the United States and Canada, which is always
great to see.
Pro results
1. Isaac Thomas
2. Adam Balaam
3. Cody Maurer
U-16 results
1. Reed Shumpert
2. Luke Reinschmidt
3. Tysen Williams
Amateur results
1. Josiah Thomas
2. Scott Bishop
3. Kenny Prattico
Women’s results
1. Bree Staab
2. Mariah Campbell
Cody Maurer
DB Pro/AM
Federal Way, Washington
Photo by Matt McDonald
Dallas Kingsbury
DB Pro/AM
Federal Way, Washington
Photo by Matt McDonald
Adam Balaam, DB Pro/AM, Federal Way, Washington. Photo by Matt McDonald.
Judges, DB Pro/AM, Federal Way, Washington. Photo by Matt McDonald.
Isaac Thomas
DB Pro/AM
Federal Way, Washington
Photo by Matt McDonald
Ruei Chiu, DB Pro/AM, Federal Way, Washington. Photo by Matt McDonald.
Riders, DB Pro/AM, Federal Way, Washington. Photo by Matt McDonald.
Adam Balaam
San Francisco, California
Photo by Derek Popple
Goon Media team, Tribune Bay, Hornby Island, B.C. Photo by Derek Popple.
BEHIND THE SCENES WITH
GOON MEDIA
Story by Derek Popple
It has been one hell of a year for Goon. Between our board,
film trip and comp, it has been a year of firsts for the entire team.
We started the season with a simple goal: continue to push the
sport, put out quality media and see just how far Goon can go.
In January, Adam Balaam moved to San
Francisco and found a skim spot at Baker Beach,
famous for its view of the Golden Gate Bridge.
San Francisco provided the perfect place to
expand the scene and establish Goon as a California-based company. We started picking one
weekend per month to bring out the whole crew
for a film session.
Those weekends in SF turned out to be crucial
because we stacked clips, talked business and
got a little time to see San Francisco’s nightlife.
The city also turned out to be a great place
to sell our clothing and get some perspective on
what it takes to be a thriving, new company.
Adam Balaam
Paradise Beach, Sacramento, California
Photo by Derek Popple
Cardo Vega
Blueback Beach, Vancouver Island, B.C.
Photo by Derek Popple
As the season progressed, we began to
turn our attention to our upcoming road trip
as well as plan the Gathering of the Goons,
the first event we ever threw as a team. The
Gathering got us hyped on the Sac scene and
made us realize that there are skimmers from
all over the Sacramento area that we didn’t
even know about.
Once the event was done, we focused our
efforts on preparing for the upcoming trip to
Washington and Canada.
Although spending 20 days on the road
wore us out, the trip was unforgettable. Seeing different scenes that all have varying outlooks on the sport really expanded our view of
skimboarding.
Between our slang, clothing and the Sin
Bin, the giant van we traveled in, we stuck out
like a sore thumb. Everywhere we went people
commented on the constant smell of pot in
the van, but also on our undeniable passion
for skimboarding.
At every stop we were spreading the stoke
and making ourselves known. It was a weird
feeling to see kids on the beach who already
knew who we were. Their compliments and
feedback inspired all of us and gave us a little
taste of what its like to be successful.
Although we were all definitely glad to get
home, we came back more hyped than ever.
To see kids putting Goon stickers on their
boards and wearing our clothing let us know
that whatever we’re doing, it’s working.
After spending a few days getting back to
our regular lives, we started to get ready for
the Sactown Throwdown. Our goal was to put
on the gnarliest event of the year and pay our
respects to Skimfest.
Mike Finneran
Rio Linda, Sacramento, California
Photo by Derek Popple
Adam Balaam
Parksville, Vancouver Island, B.C.
Photo by Derek Popple
Much like many of the things we do as a
team, the entire comp was about as last minute as it gets. We didn’t even design a flyer
until the week before the comp and the permit went through thirty minutes before the
deadline.
For me, the week before the comp was a
nightmare and I worked every day to make
sure everything got done.
Luckily, the whole Sac crew came together to build rails, dig out Paradise Beach and
spread the word about the event.
On the day of the comp, we had gnarly
rails, hesh tricks and some hard bails just like
Skimfest in years past. While there were definitely things we could improve on, we were all
stoked at how the Throwdown turned out.
Now that the main events of the season are
done, we’re back to filming for the movie and
taking care of business.
Winter is always a time of preparation, so
we’re getting everything in line so that we can
do it even better next year. For the next few
months, we’ll be selling our apparel and getting a business license so we can make Goon
into a legitimate company.
This season has been incredibly busy, but
also incredibly productive. I can speak for the
entire team in saying that I feel Goon gaining
momentum and that this season is just a hint
of what’s to come.
Thank you to everyone that’s supported us
over the past year and made this team possible. Continue to stay hyped on skim and get
used to hearing the name Goon; we’re here to
stay.
Adam Balaam
Baker Beach, San Francisco, California
Photo by Derek Popple
Adam Balaam and Cardo Vega
Crissy Field, San Francisco, California
Photo by Derek Popple
Adam Balaam
Sacramento, California
Photo by Dylan Burzinski
SACTOWN THROWDOWN
Presented by Goon, DB, Ground Zero, Skim.co and Zed. Pro results: 1. Cardo Vega, 2. Adam Balaam,
3. Cody Maurer. Amateur results: 1. Space Pea, 2. Nate Sher, 3. Scott Bishop. Beginner results: 1.
Julian Vega, 2. Tyson Williams.
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
SKIM
Photos by Anthony Davis
Jacob Lubberts
White Rock, B.C.
Photo by Anthony Davis
Devin Poulton
White Rock, B.C.
Photo by Anthony Davis
Jacob Lubberts, White Rock, B.C. Photo by Anthony Davis.
Kyle Lynch, White Rock, B.C. Photo by Anthony Davis.
Jacob Lubberts, White Rock, B.C. Photo by Anthony Davis.
Devin Poulton, Spanish Banks, B.C. Photo by Anthony Davis.
Lexi Hutchings
Utah
Photo by Todd Ellis
Lexi Hutchings, Utah. Photo by Todd Ellis.
SKIM
MERMAIDS
Story by Kelli Bean
THE LEGEND
Skimboarding legend Lexi Hutchings, 27,
lives in San Diego, California. She is sponsored by
DB Skimboards, XTOutfitters, Lets Party Traction,
Railwerx, Freestyle Watches, Calavera Swimwear,
Subsonic Skateboards, Rip Tide Bushings, Buzzed
Trucks and Adrenalina.
Her favorite quote when competing is to hear
others shout “You got this, Lexi!”
FUTURE PRO
Future pro skimboarder Iza Batko, 18, lives in
Ontario, Canada. She is sponsored by DB Skimboards.
Her favorite quote when landing a trick is
“This is the one!”
UP AND COMER
Up and coming skimboarding star Bella Killgore, 14, lives in El Dorado Hills, California. She is
currently looking for sponsors.
Her favorite quote when learning a new trick
is that “It hurts more to give up than it does to
fall!”
Iza Batko
Polish Skimboarding Open, Gdańsk, Poland
Photo by Łukasz Fish Gierałtowski
Iza Batko, Polish Skimboarding Open, Gdańsk, Poland. Photo by Pawel Bujakowski.
Bella Killgore, Folsom Lake, California. Photo by Hailey Nelson.
TEXAS SKIM
Photos by Mitch Daues and Mitchell Elder
Mitch Daues, Austin, Texas. Photo by Mitchell Elder.
Mitchell Elder
Austin, Texas
Photo by Mitch Daues
Tyler Kelly, Cypress Creek, Texas. Photo by Mitchell Elder.
Rider, Gnarfest, Cypress Creek, Texas. Photo by Cameron Hagen Edwards.
Ben Hayman, Gnarfest, Cypress Creek, Texas. Photo by Cameron Hagen Edwards.
GNARFEST
Photos by Cameron Hagen Edwards
Everyone was throwing down at
the third annual 2GNAR Texas Flatland
Skimboarding event Gnarfest, which
took place on Saturday, August 16, at
Cypress Creek in Texas.
The event was sponsored by Db
Skimboards, Conspiracy Skimboards,
Eelsnot Board Therapy and Skim.co.
Pro results
1. Jace Basford, DB Skimboards
2. Tyler Kelly, DB skimboards
3. Ryan Cook ‚ DB skimboards
Amateur results
1. Ethan Williams
2. Adam Wright
3. Ben Hayman
Ryan Efaw, Gnarfest, Cypress Creek, Texas. Photo by Cameron Hagen Edwards.
Tyler Kelly
Gnarfest, Cypress Creek, Texas
Photo by Cameron Hagen Edwards
Dillon Phillips, Gnarfest, Cypress Creek, Texas. Photo by Cameron Hagen Edwards.
Tyler Kelly, Gnarfest, Cypress Creek, Texas. Photo by Cameron Hagen Edwards.
Mitchell Elder, Gnarfest, Cypress Creek, Texas. Photo by Cameron Hagen Edwards.
Ryan Efaw, Gnarfest, Cypress Creek, Texas. Photo by Cameron Hagen Edwards.
Tyler Kelly
Gnarfest
Cypress Creek, Texas
Photo by Cameron Hagen Edwards