New Skate Team Rider - Emmett McKeown
Introducing the latest addition to our skate team - 11 year old Emmett McKeown. Here's a few shots of him in action....
Skate Jam & Volley - Hollingdean
On Thursday 14th April we'll be down at Hollingdean Park for the Skate Jam & Volley event - come see us, all ages welcome! We're sponsoring the skate comp and there's loads of prizes on offer... The event is on 1pm to 4pm - hope to see you there :-)
Indoor Xmas Skate Jam @ The Drop, Lancing
Organised by Adur council’s Wellbeing team, with prizes from Ocean Sports, it’s a great chance for the younger riders to get together for a Christmas jam, whatever the weather!!
For contact and directions, visit Lancing Leisure Centre website
Or Tammy Waine (Community Wellbeing officer) 01273 263319
Old Skool Dayz - Skate Comp, Shoreham Bowl
“A celebration of 40 years of South Coast Skateboarding, since the early 70’s the South Coast has been a Mecca for Skaters – whether you were skating the Cage, Churchill Square or the Barn in the 70’s or the Level and Sea front in the 80’s this event is for you….”
FOR MORE INFO PLEASE CLICK HERE
Screaming Ham Jam Skate Comp - Shoreham
Sunday the 5th Sept saw the first “Screaming Ham Jam” Skate Comp at Shoreham Skate Park - sponsored by Ocean Sports, Santa Cruz, Independent and Red Bull. All that witnessed it will agree it was an amazing day packed with gnarly radness! We were there at 7am for a quick skate, then up went the Ocean Sports Mobile Skate Shop Marquee and down came the rain! Luckily this was short lived and the guys from Crawley had the foresight to bring big squeegees, so it was soon mopped up and the park was skate-able again…
It all kicked off with the under sixteen’s, which was one of highlights of the day seeing kids as young as 6 tearing around the bowl! Pretty cool considering their age, but when you add in MC Geordie booming at them and loudness of the music you got to give them credit ….
Next up was the Masters which gave the crowd another awesome show, some of the best old skaters in country had a blast in the bowl - the oldest was almost 50 but this didn’t factor in their skating….
Next up was the Pro-Am which bought some of the hottest skaters in country to Shoreham. The format was simple - cash for tricks…. Skaters got higher and higher and tore every inch out of the bowl and the best moves got the cash. The highest air in the deep end saw Trevor Johnson almost six feet out at one point! We left at nearly 7 o’clock and the park and bowl was still busy.
Big thank you to Geordie who pulled the day together - what a showman! Despite some of his material being a little high brow (not to mention his rapping!) he kept the crowd amped all day long! Also thanks to all the skaters young or old and crowd that made the day such a great experience.
We are already in talks for the Old School Jam which will show case Skateboarding’s 70’s heyday so again a chance for the old guys to show how it was done back in the day!
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More Tony Hawk footage.....
Turns out we got papped at the meet & greet - if ever there was a cheesy photo.....
PLUS check out the vid of Tony & co at the Ham Skatepark, Shoreham:
Tony Hawk Comes To Town!
What a week for skating - Tony Hawk and friends on Brighton Seafront and even more mad – an impromptu visit to our local skate park at Shoreham the day before!
The Ocean Sports crew were out in force for the Hawk show! We were all lucky enough to meet Tony and co at the “meet and greet” first - then down to the seafront for the show. Skating was amazing, especially the double and trebles routines…. Then all on to the after party… fortunately the bar bill was picked up by Quiksilver.....
Photos from Tony Hawk & Friends Show, Brighton:
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Photos of Tony Hawk @ Shoreham Skate Park:
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Screaming Ham Jam Skate Comp - Shoreham
Sunday the 5th September 2010
Save the date as 5th Sept will be the first big comp at Shoreham’s Ham Skate Park. We will be sponsoring this event alongside skate brands Santa Cruz, Independent and Bones and Red Bull. Click here for more details on the Screaming Ham Jam
QUIKSILVER TONY HAWK & FRIENDS EUROPEAN SKATEBOARDING TOUR
Brighton - Wed 21st July
Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk and the Birdhouse team will be heading to Europe this summer for a skateboarding tour that include stops in the cities of Berlin (Ger), Rome/Ostia (Ita), Barcelona (Spa) and Brighton (UK).
Tony’s recent European appearances, at the Quiksilver Pro France in Hossegor in 2008 and for the Quiksilver Tony Hawk Show in the majestic surroundings of the Grand Palais in Paris last November, have whipped up a storm in all of Europe and even across the Atlantic.
This time, Tony will be headlining four performances on the biggest vert ramps in Europe alongside his Birdhouse team. “I'm very excited to skate in other cities after the overwhelming response we received from our Paris show. The European crowds are amazing so it will be fun to see how they react in different countries. I've skated in all of these cities but never done demos of this size in them. They are in for a treat” explained Tony.
The Brighton event will take place at the Old Paddling Pool, located at the old (west) Pier on the seafront. Brighton seafront is infamous for the night time views of the pier and atmospheric vibes which will come to life with a spectacular display of some of the world’s best skating and UK’s top music acts.
A night of skate frenzy will be followed up with the headlining music act, Maxïmo Park.
PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY 21th JULY
6pm Doors open - DJ Christian Stevenson
6:30 – 7:30pm European Skate Demo
7:30 – 8:30pm Tony Hawk & Friends Show
8:30 – 9:30pm Maximo Park concert
Tickets cost £15 from Ticketmaster