Zap Skimboards Blog
Aug 6, 2024
2024 ZAP World Championship in Dewey Beach THIS WEEKEND!
Video: @devindmedia
This weekend, we’re headed back to Dewey Beach, DE for the 2024 ZAP Pro/Am World Championship of...
Aug 2, 2024
THROWBACK | 2020 Team Photoshoot
At Zap, of course we love to build boards, but we like to ride them even more! Some of our favorite times skimming is when we can get the team together for a photoshoot to get shots of the new year product! We’re going to throw it back to our 2020 team photoshoot with riders Gerardo Valencia, ET Beaugrand, Naji Taha, Monster, Max Smetts, and John Akerman. Check out some of those photos below!
Jul 30, 2024
2024 OBX Skim Jam Podiums
Alex Yokley and Gio Tomasi take top honors at the 2024 OBX Skim Jam!
This past weekend our team traveled to Nags Head, NC for the 2024 Outer Banks Skim Jam at Jennette’s Pier. This competition is part of Skim USA tour and a stop for the men’s professionals on the United Skim Tour. With approximately 170 pro/am competitors and a pro purse of $15,000 it was the largest and biggest paying skim competition this year!
Jul 26, 2024
VIDEO | Zap Skimboards in Rio De Janiero
Last month, team riders Gerardo Valencia, Yahir Valencia, and filmer Devin Demenezes loaded up to head to Brazil to compete in the Sununga Skim Pro, a legendary contest at the infamous Sununga Beach, aka the skim capital of Brazil. That’s not all the guys had in store for this trip however. One of our newest team riders, Leo Freitas, just so happens to be from Rio de Janiero so why not put that to good use and make him be our tour guide?!
Jul 23, 2024
2024 OBX Skim Jam THIS WEEKEND!
Video: @devindmedia
We’re headed back to the Outer Banks, NC for the next stop in the Skim USA 2024 event schedule t...
Jul 22, 2024
2024 TAC Skimblast Quick Recap
The TAC Skimblast went down this past weekend and, just like every year, it was a sick time! What made it even more special this year was the fact that it was the 10th anniversary for the event! A solid crew of Zap team riders made the trek out to Santa Cruz, CA to compete including Gerardo Valencia, Dylan Duncan, Mason Broussard and Leo Freitas. The conditions were firing and the crew was shredding.
Jul 16, 2024
2024 TAC Skimblast THIS WEEKEND!
This weekend, July 20th, the 10th Annual 2024 TAC Skimblast is going down at Seabright Beach in Santa Cruz, CA. A...
Jul 10, 2024
The Raptor Pilots
The Raptor, designed and ridden by world champion Gerardo Valencia, has been in the line for a few years now and based on how much people love it, we don’t think it’s going anywhere! Contrary to popular belief, the Raptor wasn’t named after anything running around Jurassic Park but rather, the F-22 Raptor fighter jet.
Jul 9, 2024
Mulligan's Skim Jam - Aug 30 & 31st
The final stop of the Shore Lb Triple Crown has been announced and we’re stoked to send it back to Mulligan’s Beach ...
Jun 26, 2024
The Zap Team In Brazil
Photos: @devindmedia
In case you haven’t seen any of our Instagram posts, some of the team is currently traveling th...
Jun 21, 2024
“Siders at Solmar” - The Zap Team Takes on CABO!
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico is a very special place for skimboarders. With some of the biggest and best waves any rider could ask for, it has been known as a “proving grounds” for up-and-comers to seasoned pros for years. Team Zap made the journey down south to participate in the El Rey De Lover’s contest but you know we had to get some free-riding in as well!
Jun 18, 2024
GIRLS ONLY Alley Oop Skim Clinic
Summer is officially in full swing up in Delaware as team manager Jason Wilson and team rider Sydney Pizza kicked off their summer of skim camps at Alley Oop this past week with the first of two “Girls Only” Skim Clinics! The clinic was a two day event from 5pm to 7pm each day, jam packed full of fun and all things skim. They had a record high attendance of 17 female rippers ranging from ages as young as 5 to 12 and all skill levels from beginners who have never touched a board to advanced riders looking to hone in their skills!