Events
Oct 30, 2025
PHOTOS | 2025 Zap Pro/Am at Tamarack Beach with Premier Skim
We teamed up a few weeks ago with Premier Skim for another year of the Zap Pro/Am at Tamarack Beach! This event was definitely one for the books — incredible waves, perfect conditions, and an amazing turnout made this year’s event unforgettable. From rising groms to seasoned legends, every heat was packed with talent, energy, and pure stoke. Check out some photos from the event now!
Oct 23, 2025
TRAVEL | Eurotrip Week 2 with Sydney Pizza & Elian Juarez
Saying what’s up from Madrid International Airport for hot second while we are waiting for our flight to Lisbon! Week two of the trip has wrapped up, and if it is at all possible it was even more incredible than the first week was!
Oct 21, 2025
RECAP | Euro Skim Tour in La Tranche-Sur-Mer, France
We are here checking in from La Tranche-Sur-Mer, in France during a beautiful October weekend with weather in the mid-70s for an epic three-day contest hosted by the Maunakea Skim Club! This contest will round out the Euro Skim Tour for the 2025 season, as it is the last of three stops (preceded by Portugal in July and Spain in September). This is truly a special moment for our Zap family as we are meeting up with riders from all over the world, to watch two of our team riders be crowned Euro Champions for 2025.
Oct 20, 2025
PHOTOS | Yahir Valencia with Skim Dubai
Yahir Valencia was recently invited out to the UAE to hang out with the Skim Dubai crew. Now, Dubai may not be known for its skim scene but the team at Dubai Skim are doing their best to change that! With Dubai being on the coast of the Persian Gulf, the potential for waves is there. Unfortunately, Yahir wasn’t able to score much swell but what the trip lacked in waves, it made up for in good times. The crew at Dubai Skim were so hyped to have him out and the locals came out in force to hang out and get some lessons in.
Sep 30, 2025
EVENT | 2025 Oktoberfest (Day 2)
Exile’s 20th annual Oktoberfest has come to a close, bringing us a fairytale ending to the 2025 United Skim Tour season. Finals day here at Balboa’s Pier in Newport Beach, was one like no other; filled with laughs, hurricane swell (thank you Lorena), driving barrels, and memories that will last a lifetime, Oktoberfest saw it all!
Sep 28, 2025
EVENT| 2025 Oktoberfest (Day 1)
The 20th annual Oktoberfest is here, and we could not be more ready! Day one at Balboa’s Pier, in Newport beach California was met with solid swell, great weather, and the Zap team ready to shred! Hurricane Lorena is on the way, and it is quite apparent that her and mother nature have coordinated to bring in swell for the weekend festivities! Building throughout the day, in the morning we saw a fair and typical 3’-5’ swell that built to about 6’-8’ by the end of the day.
Sep 26, 2025
VIDEO | Zap in Cali & the 2025 VIC
Team riders Gerardo Valencia and Leo Freitas, along with videographer Devin Demenezes, recently packed up their bags and headed out west to Cali in search of waves and good times on the road to the 2025 VIC competition in Laguna Beach. Once they arrived, they were hit with a bit of a speed bump because their boards had gotten lost along the way! However, that didn’t slow them down because they met up with fellow team rider Mason Broussard, who had enough boards to go around, so they wasted no time and headed to the beach.
Sep 19, 2025
INFO | The 20th Annual Exile Oktoberfest Goes Down 9/27-9/28!
The Exile Oktoberfest is back for its 20th year anniversary! Going down at the infamous Balboa Pier in Newport Beach, CA, a spot known for its awesome conditions and intense shorepound, this event is always a crowd pleaser. The final stop of the United Skim Tour, this contest is set to send off the 2025 season with a bang! Go for a trip down memory lane with our 2023 recap video and register today to compete!
Sep 15, 2025
INFO | Zap Skimboards Pro/Am @ Tamarack Beach, CA (10/11/25)
We’re headed back to Tamarack Beach, CA with Premier Skim for the Zap Skimboards Pro/Am, the last stop of the Premier West Coast Skim Tour! Last year’s competition was a blast with awesome conditions, good vibes, and it’s looking that way for this year’s competition! Since this event is a Pro/Am, professional riders will rub shoulders with amateur riders and swap waves as they compete.
Sep 10, 2025
NEWS | Surf Expo 2025 in Orlando, FL
Surf Expo went down last week in Orlando, FL, and Zap was right in the middle of the action, hanging out and talking skimboarding with everyone who stopped by! The vibe was electric from the moment the doors opened, and it was awesome seeing so many familiar faces alongside new riders checking us out for the first time. We rolled in with the full collection of USA handmade boards and it was a blast showing them off to both dealers and riders who were eager to see what’s new for 2026.
Sep 8, 2025
EVENT | Yahir Reigns Supreme at the ‘25 Trafalgar Skim Contest in Spain!
The second stop of the European Skim Tour went down this weekend in Faro de Trafalgar, Spain! The Zap Skimboards team showed up strong with several athletes battling it out in the finals. Check out some highlights from the event now!
Sep 5, 2025
RECAP | 2025 Mulligan's Skim Jam FULL VIDEO
The Shore Lb Triple Crown series wrapped up this past weekend in Vero Beach at the 2025 Mulligan’s Skim Jam. It was a solid event filled with good waves and good vibes. Check out the full recap video now!