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Feb 11, 2025
VIDEO | Skimboarding Perfect Waves in Mexico with Gerardo, Yahir, & Machete!
Join team riders Gerardo Valencia, Yahir Valencia, and Pablo "Machete" Real as they head into the middle of nowhere, Mexico to chase some northern swell. Fortune obviously favors the bold as they scored BIG with some of the best waves they had ever seen! Get stoked and check out the full video now.
Feb 7, 2025
PHOTOS | Flashback to Cabo
With the United Skim Tour releasing their schedule recently, we got a little nostalgic and were day dreaming about Cabo. What better way to get stoked for the kick off of the UST season at the El Rey de Lover’s contest than by reposting some of the dope photos we got there last year! Check out photos from the contest and plenty of free-riding sessions below and get stoked for the event this year!
Feb 4, 2025
NEWS | Welcome Nicole Phillips To Team Zap
Nicole Phillips is a local Florida shredder that hails from Apollo Beach. She took home the overall Skim USA tour crown for the Women’s division in 2024 and is eying it down again for 2025! We’re stoked to have this up-and-coming ripper on the team and we’re always hyped when the ladies are pushing it! Nicole joins the ranks of Sydney Pizza, Casey Kiernan-McCullough, Alex Yokley, Kika Freire, Emma Okoniewski and Kate Warrington as the newest female member of the Zap team. Stoked to have you with us, Nicole!
Jan 31, 2025
RECAP | Melaque Magia 2025
…And we’re off, the 2025 skim season has officially started! The team traveled down to the infamous break of Melaque, Mexico with SkimUSA to link up with our Mexican crew for some good waves, tacos and an even better time for the 3rd annual Melaque Magia Skim Contest hosted by our very own Gerardo Valencia! Conditions were not Melaque’s best, but were fun and entertaining the whole weekend, especially with some of the sport’s best charging all day!
Jan 30, 2025
INFO | Shore Lb. Throwdown @ Sebastian Inlet Feb. 22-23rd
Shore Lb. contests are always a good time and the Throwdown at Sebastian Inlet, FL is one of our favorite contests of the year! The second stop of the Skim USA tour, you know Zap will be out in full force at this event so make plans to be there! Check out the recap video from the event last year and get stoked!
Jan 21, 2025
VIDEO | Melaque Vibes with Yahir, Gerardo, Machete & Melaque Magia 2025 Event Info
Being home and skimming your local break day in and day out is always a good time! And when the waves are as good as they are in Melaque, you can’t blame the boys for wanting to stick around for more sessions. But there’s more than just skimming going on in Melaque. Get up with team riders Yahir Valencia, Gerardo Valencia, Machete and more of the locals as they spend an epic day out at the beach shredding and having some good times!
Jan 15, 2025
INFO | 5th Annual Zap Spring Fling Skim Jam
The fifth annual Spring Fling Skim Jam returns to Nokomis Beach, a premier skim break on the Gulf Coast of Florida. This event is designed to bring the skim community together for the weekend and have a fun filled time at the beach. Bring your best tricks and see how you stack up against local talent!
Jan 14, 2025
EVENT | Maniacos Skim Contest 2024 in Melaque, MX
While Dylan Duncan was in Melaque, MX, the infamous Maniacos Skim Contest was also going down! So after some big wave hunting, Dylan locked in for a solid contest weekend. With plenty of riders from the Zap team in attendance (Yahir Valencia, Elian Juarez, Dylan, and Gerardo Valencia to name a few…), the scene was set for an awesome contest shoot-out between the homies.
Jan 10, 2025
PHOTOS | Surf Expo
Surf Expo, just like every year, has been a whirlwind of a good time! We got to see plenty of familiar faces, as well as some new ones. Being able to get together with like-minded people and talk shop is always a good time but the real fun is unveiling all of the new goods that we have in store for the year.
Jan 7, 2025
VIDEO | Big Waves in Mexico with Dylan Duncan
Recently, Dylan Duncan packed his bags and sent it down south to Melaque, Mexico for a couple weeks to get some solid skimming in. He caught up with Yahir Valencia to show him around and then headed down to Manzanillo to compete at the 2024 Maniaco’s Skim Contest. We’ll post that video soon but for now, check out some sick clips from Dylan and the crew now!
Dec 13, 2024
INFO | Skim USA 2025 Contest Schedule
Is it 2025 already?! Wow, it just seems like yesterday that we were gearing up for the 2024 season! Time really does fly, huh? 2024 was a heck of a season but 2025 is primed to be even better! We already have contest schedules rolling out! Check out the 2025 Skim USA schedule below and mark your calendars for each event so you don’t miss them! And check out some of the recaps from the 2024 season below as well.
Nov 22, 2024
VIDEO | "EL SUEÑO" - The 2023 Skim Season with Yahir & Gerardo Valencia
“El Sueño” translates to “The Dream”. Dreams are what keep us moving forward, they keep us pushing to be better and keep us excited for what’s to come. The brothers Valencia, Gerardo and Yahir, share the same dream of skimming all over the world and sharing the stoke with as many people as possible.