Last Sunday was Go Skate Day and REELComp and Porters put on an event at the Truckee Skatepark. Tim from REELComp put together a nice little edit of the days skateboarding.

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um when's the go drink day?

# : June 28, 2009 4:02 PM

 

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This last friday, I ventured down the hill with Porters team riders Andy Finch, Zak Shelhamer & good buddy Mike Basich in search for some summer swell. Finch & I got the email warning from Surfline.com that a small pulse of SW mixed with NW swell was on it's way to California. Finch has been in the water recently since he just competed in the Ultimate Boarder contest and his summer surf vibe was in full swing. I had no objections to the trip as I had confirmed the swell report with our buddies down at NHS (Santa Cruz). It's amazing that you can get 4 friends together for a trip like this with everyones busy schedules, even just for a couple of days.

We were stoked it was going to work out. Zak, Andy and I packed up here in Truckee and drove down to Colfax to pick up Mike Basich at his home/studio/junkyard. Mike has a ton of great stuff at his place and it's amazing to see what the guy can create with his hands. He runs to the beat off his own drum and it shows. He showed us this solar powered piston combustion engine that he plans to recreate in a much larger scale. I can't wait to see what he comes up with because it definitely looks like alternate energy sources are going to be the wave of the future. If you haven't noticed....I'm pretty sure you have, GAS PRICES ARE RIDICULOUS!
Our 1st goal & destination was to try to hit some evening surf in the Halfmoon Bay area. The foggy cool coastline was a ecstatic welcome from the scorching heat & heinous traffic we drove through in the Sacramento area. We were all anxious to get into the water, but 1st things 1st..... No surf trip in my book is ever complete without a stop at a burrito joint. We stopped at the Happy Taco for some Carne Asada and figured it would set us up with some "extra boost" power for the paddle. It was a great idea at first, but when we all finally hit the water....let's say we were a little slow if you will. The paddle was relatively easy but the shore break sure was punchy! Finch pulled into a handful of good waves right off the bat as Zak, Mike & myself struggled just to get to our feet. Mike was suffering from signs of hypothermia as his wetsuit was old and not rated for the water temps we we in. In this zone it's a mandatory 4mm/3mm wetsuit that you need. He called it and I soon followed as the burrito had done me in and I got "tacoed" in the shore break twice. Zak & Andy followed later sharing a wave in. It was time to setup camp because we had limited light left and the Halfmoon Bay cops told us they were closing the the gate to the beach. We bailed just outside the gate an we waited for the cop to close the gate. Once the cop bailed, we got our camping gear ready and Zak, Mike & I rolled beach down the beach while Finch went to go park the ride at an undisclosed location. Yes, we camped illegally and it's another way to keep things on the cheap.

We got down to our site and were ready for a campfire & smores. Well we were ready for a campfire, but you kinda need matches or some sort of fire to start a fire. Finch blew it! Matches were in another pack he left back up at the ride......oh well. We called it a night and planned on an early wake up to beat the Rangers on the beach. We pulled it off....no problemo.
We headed south toward Santa Cruz to check out some of the more known northern coves. Score! No wind, glassy, & 2-4ft swells were coming in! Basich sat this session out as he was still cold from the evening session the day before. Zak, Andy & I all scored fun waves and had a blast! I even broke-in my new board in on a sweet right. There were a lot of heads out but we picked a zone that we had to ourselves and there were plenty of peaks to be had. Good session!

This was the last day of our quick trip so we had to try to get to another zone cause Mikey hadn't pulled into one yet. We rolled back up north to Pacifica and visited the surfing capital of the Bay area. Talk about a junkshow! (See photos). We decided to stop at Rockaway beach and I let Mikey use my 6'8" Superfish. He instantly pulled into a couple and the smile & stoke was on. We all finally got some! Mission accomplished! It was time to call it a trip and head back up the hill as I had a Father's Day Skate Session planned back up at the Truckee park. If you can, get out on your own little adventure. Share the gas burden & plan accordingly....most importanly, enjoy the ride!

Labels: Andy Finch, ericasistinphoto.com, halfmoon bay, mike basich, pacifica california, Santa Cruz Surfboards, surfing, surfing california, Truckee Skate PArk, Zak Shelhamer

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zak is so hot

# : July 9, 2008 2:44 PM

 

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Ok, Truckee isn't really known as a skate town since it is buried in snow for about 6 months in the year. The fact of the matter is, summer is here and for those of us who crave the snow have to find alternate methods of outdoor enjoyment. There are quite a few damn good skaters in the Tahoe Basin and about 9 yrs ago the Town of Truckee put in a small but kick ass park after years of barking from OG snowboard legends like Noah Salaznek, Aaron Vincent & Kevin Jones. For the past few days Andy Finch and I have been sessioning the Truckee Skate Park like 13 yr olds who've been slamming Slupree's at 7-Eleven. Our park here is definitely more of a snowboarder/surfer type park since it has flowy bowl lines with just a few street features. For those of you who skate in the valley when its 100+ degrees, get out of heat & come session this alpine gem. If you really want to see some great skating, roll in during the early evening session. It's pretty heavy out there and you'll see some action go down. You may even see new eastcoast transplant snowboard/skating ruler Chas Guldemond giving the place a good old fashioned lashing! For those of you who like to take it easy and don't wand to get "vibed" out, visit the park in the early morning. During this time you may run into another snowboard OG, Keith Kimmel, who in his 40's will make you question your skating abilities. When you get all spent, you can roll down to the Truckee river for a dip or go across the street to the "Sevi" and get a Slurpee!

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