Sorry for the delay folks, things have been busy around here!

We are proud to announce the addition of Forest Skateboards to our line. Forest has a nice selection of boards that are earth themed and promote good environmental habits, but the designs are very creative and have a very unique look. There are several options and we should have completes available from Forest in the coming week.

About Forest boards (from Forest Skateboards):

"All of our boards are made in the us; even the wood is from the united states. We use a seven ply construction with two very special veneers. The middle sheet and top sheet are stained with a Green pattern that transitions to black. These sheets are also handpicked because they have no physical flaws. The stained sheets actually seem to strengthen the board and give it a unique look – no other company uses the green veneers.
Of course the wood used is maple… There isn’t anything stronger right now."

Have a look in the shop and don’t forget that all completes come with a FREE OCSkateboarding T-Shirt!

Planning an event like this should draw instant heartattack for most… it nearly did for me!

For starters, the Wednesday before Mandy Esch suffered a minor motorcycle accident and banged up her knee pretty good. Though not serious it landed her the job of announcer for the competition (in which Mandy was brilliant, I could not have asked for a better person to run it!)

Thursday we received a call from Austin Poynters dad… Austin fell from a 14 foot ramp in Encinitas and broke his wrist… WHAT?!?!?!? Austin is ok, and we hope he can join us in the next event…

So with last minute preparations we were lucky enough to land a few other skaters.Mandy found Wolnei dos Santos at the Volcom park in Costa Mesa Friday afternoon.

Along with Anthony Johnson, Allysha Bergado and OCSkateboarding’s newest sponsored rider Josh Hammock, Wolnei stepped right up and brought the excitement.

All of our skaters made their mark with sick air and plenty of tricks up their sleeves!

The competition showed some great potential in skaters like Xavier Candelaria, Griffin Turner and more (to be announced in the full coverage).

All in all it was a raging success. We had parents and spectators thanking us for a great event afterwards… I scould not have asked for a better reward.

Look for the write up very soon, in the meantime check out the pictures of the pros and the competitors (coming soon).

Media Coverage:

Desert Trail Newspaper

Here is another event from the Girl Riders Organization. If the girl skaters out there haven’t checked them out yet they should. This organization is a bunch of really good women and girls who truly believe in what they are doing.

GRO Skate Session & Workshop San Diego Area Please help spread the word. All girls, All ages, All skill levels More stops and info on girlsriders.org

November 1, 2008 Registration begins at 11:30am Workshop and Session 12pm - 3pm Chula Vista Skate Park 1301 Oleander Ave Chula Vista, CA 91911

The girls from GRO (www.girlsriders.org) and Girls Get on Board (http://etniesgirl.com/) put on a nice event last Sunday.

If you have a female skateboarder in your life, get her involved. This is a great organization for women and girls in skateboarding. Not only did they come out to teach but they brought pros, freebies and a whole lot of fun to the Etnies park in Lake Forest. We even saw some moms get on their boards… way to go moms!

Mandy will be doing a proper writeup but I wanted to share the photos from the event and let you know how wonderful the organization seems to be. My daughter will hopefully always be a part of such a fantastic group.

Mandy’s Write-Up from the Event

Hey all, just got another heads up from Mandy @ 360… This Sunday there will be a Girl’s skate session and workshop at the Etnies park in Lake Forest.

Details from them:

The Girls Riders Organization is teaming up with etnies Girls Get On Board holding a session and workshop for girls of all ages and skill levels. During the workshop, girls will learn the basics of skating, safety, and some of the history of girls in action sports. No skateboard…no problem. Boards, pads, and helmets will be available for use. Do you already skate? Then come enjoy the session and help teach the next generation. Waivers will need to be signed. Anyone under 18 will need a parent or legal guardian present for registration.

We suggest a $15-20 donation or purchase a shirt. Your support goes a long way. Come out and join the ladies for a day of fun. Leave the sandals at home and we will see you at Evolution on the 16th. For more information contact Courtney at 812 322 5254

I will be there with my daughter, if you come because you found it here look for me. I will be the one in the OCSkateboarding t-shirt (of course).

Sorry for the delay in posting, we have been busy planning our first event!

Twentynine Palms, CA has asked us to provide a skateboard demo and judging of their local skateboard competition! The demo and competition will be held during the city’s 72nd Annual Pioneer Days festival.

The event runs 3 days but we will be there Saturday, October 18th with some of the southland’s finest!

OCSkateboarding will be bringing several skaters to the event, including Apryl Woodcock, Anthony Johnson, 12 yr old Allysha Bergado, 13 yr old Austin Poynter and our very own Mandy Esch!

You can catch the skateboarders from 2pm to 4pm on Saturday, and our booth will be setup all day. Stop in and visit us! We will have merchandise from several of our vendors and you can meet some of the skateboarders.

I know it is a long trip for this type of event, but it should turn out to be a fun day trip and besides, doesn’t everybody love a festival?

Just got this info from Mandy @ 360 Skate School. She will be travelling to Ecuador in October to teach kids down there how to skate.

Go check out this event… it is a great cause!

Thought you might want to put this flyer up on ur site. Its a sick fundraiser to help a group of pro girls go on tour in Equador and teach Clinics for the locals.

There is a game of skate where the winner gets $1000!!!! That’s the biggest prize for a game of skate that I’ve ever known. It’s $20 to enter unless you bring 2-3 cans of food for the local homeless shelter - then is half off the enrty fee.

There’s also a soccer game between some pro skaters that’ll be fun to watch.

We need people to come so please spread the word!!!!

Thanks
-Mandy

Park Review Incentive Program:
With our growth, it is increasingly more important to keep up the great reviews and news from the skateboarding world and we still need more volunteer assistance. To encourage this, we will be instituting a new "Review Incentive Program."

1 Park Review = Sticker Pack

3 Park Reviews = NEW OCSkateboarding T-Shirt (choice of size/color)

10 Park Reviews = Planted Skateboard Deck

All reviews must follow our criteria and should be well thought out. If we don’t feel like your heart is in it we will not accept the review. We will provide a list of items we would like included in your review and expect it to be complete.

If you are interested in providing reviews, please email us and we will forward the criteria to you.
 

Attention all amateurs… the city of San Clemente is having their SC Open in September.

The event will feature a Skate event on Saturday, Septemeber 20th and a surf event on Sunday, Sept. 21st.

Click on the flyer image on the left to open the actual flyer/registration form for the event.

Friday afternoon my daughter finally got a lesson from Mandy at 360 skate school. We have appreciated Mandy and her contributions to our site over the last year, and we tried to promote her lessons based on word of mouth… I finally got a chance to see what all of the parents and associates were raving about.

Angela over at Madrid Skateboards said it best… (paraphrasing) - Mandy is safe, clean and fun for the kids, but keeps the edge to skateboarding and keeps it cool!

I have to completely agree. After a full hour in the blazing sun, under pads and helmets (both instructor and student), Mandy was gentle but firm and gave a great first lesson. She started with instruction before even entering the park (Costa Mesa’s Volcom skate park) making sure to emphasize the rules and caution needed to stay safe at the park.

From fakies and banks to mongo and kick-turns, Mandy covered enough basics in an hour to have my daughter excited about the next lesson (she chose to skate again instead of a surf lesson… which will come.) She sent my daughter home with homework and rewards for milestones.

Thanks Mandy, and to all of you parents considering lessons for the summer… go with 360, you will not be disappointed!