05/16/2013
The video from stop #1 on the UST tour is now up on youtube.  It is eight minutes of the best contest footage to date.

05/15/2013
We would like to welcome and thank CMNTY Clothing for becoming the UST's latest official sponsor.  They stepped up huge to help fund UST operations and videos.  Check them out!

05/07/2013
The Sununga World Cup started the 2013 UST season off with a bang in some of the best contest conditions of all time.  An epic semi-final showdown between 1st and 2nd ranked Sam Stinnett and Blair Conklin with unranked Braziian phenoms Renato Lima and Leandro Azevedo was the highlight of the event.  The level of competition was insanely high but in the end Sam and Blair were able to squeak by in epic right hand sidewash conditions.  The top eight were as follows:

1. Sam Stinnett
2. Blair Conklin
3. Renato Lima
4. Leandro Azevedo
5. Austin Keen
6. Morgan Just
7. Pablo Marreco
8. Tim Fulton

Current UST Standings
Detailed event coverage can be found on SkimOnline.com.

04/15/2013
The UST Sununga World Cup is right around the corner.  Here is some information for competitors.

There is a mandatory pre-contest meeting April 22nd at 7:00pm at the Tribo Hostel.  Competitors must register for the event at this meeting.  Entry fees are payable in cash at 200 Real (Pro), 100 Real (Am) and 50 Real (Under 14).

1/31/2013
The UST is pleased to announce the 2013 UST World Cup of Skimboarding to be held in Sununga, Brazil from April 23 - April 28, 2013.  Contest director Robertinho Peres will be working hard in the coming months to organize an event worth getting a visa for! 

Further details and additions to the 2013 contest schedule will be announced as they become available.

10/14/2012
The 2012 United Skim Tour season came to a close last weekend in Newport Beach CA.  Going into the event, 1st and 2nd place were already locked up by Sam Stinnett and Blair Conklin following early contest season domination.  It was a good thing too since both riders tweaked their knees in the week of epic swell before the event.  Sam chose to sit Oktoberfest out while Blair skimmed, but not at his usual level of aggressiveness.  The UST wishes both a speedy recovery.

So the battle was set for the remaining spots.  Austin Keen picked up the win at the event but strong performances by everyone else near him prevented him from picking up much ground.  That was more or less the story of the event as spots shifted by one or two, but with no huge moves.  Perry Pruitt picked up second place at the event and landed in sixth place on the tour.  A fine showing for his rookie season.  Brandon Sears took third and in doing so held onto 7th place on the tour while Jake Stinnett placed 4th, just low enough for Austin Keen to pass him with a win in the final event.  Teddy Vlasis took fifth at the event which was enough for him to jump into fourth ahead of Morgan Just.  Morgan dropped back to 5th after an early exit due to a contentious man-on-man heat with the eventual contest winner Austin Keen.  Tim Fulton took sixth which was enough for him to hang onto his third place UST spot.  Meanwhile Jason Wilson exited early but was still able to pick up enough points to land himself in the top 10.

The competition was tight this year.  In looking at the UST standings it is worth noting that spots three through nine were all within 1000 points of each other.  That means that for these guys the difference could come down to their performance at a single event (good or bad performance).  If Austin hadn't hurt his back after Cabo, he wouldn't have been counting three zeros...  If Brandon Sears would have made it through his first heat in Cabo or Southside...  If Morgan would have picked up those few precious points against Austin last weekend...  

But those are all "what if's".  In the end, the points are the points.  All these guys will be back again next year to take another swing, and we can't wait to see what they have in store.

So without further delay, the 2012 United Skim Tour Top 10:

1. Sam Stinnett
2. Blair Conklin
3. Tim Fulton
4. Teddy Vlasis
5. Morgan Just
6. Perry Pruitt
7. Brandon Sears
8. Austin Keen
9. Jake Stinnett
10. Jason Wilson

Final 2012 UST Standings

Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more UST news and announcements.

9/25/2012
Austin Keen picked up the win at UST Stop #7 and in doing so jumped into the number ten spot on the tour.  Austin is now in position to reach as high as fifth on the 2012 tour if the stars align just right going into the final event.

Morgan Just was UST #3 going into the event but a leg injury kept him from competing and as a result Blair Conklin was able to lock in the second place spot on the 2012 tour.  Additionally, Tim Fulton took full advantage of the absence placing third in the contest which landed him in third on the tour, while Morgan dropped back to fourth.

Jake Stinnett picked up a much appreciated second place at the event which bumped him to 8th on the tour, in position to climb higher during the last event if he plays his cards right.

2012 UST champ Sam Stinnett picked up fourth place at the event while Teddy Vlasis picked up fifth place solidifying his fifth place spot on the tour.

The final stop on the tour is begins Oct 6th in Newport Beach, CA and most of the top 10 is still up for grabs!

Current UST Standings

9/05/2012
After winning his fourth contest of the year in Vilano Florida last weekend, Sam Stinnett has secured his title as 2012 UST World Champion.  Sam has had a stellar season so far and has been able to lock down the title with a full two events remaining.  To put that in perspective, even if he doesn't attend the last two events of the season, and logs zeros for those events, there is still no one who can catch him.  This is due to the aforementioned four wins so far this season but also due to the fact that when he wasn't winning he was still racking up a second or third place.  To give an idea of how good he has done, if he somehow wins the next two events, it would be a perfect season, with six events counting and six wins... and he would be dropping a 2nd and 3rd place finish.  Quite amazing to think about...

So congrats to Sam Stinnett, 2012 UST World Champion.

Blair Conklin has given Sam the most competition so far this season and even after a 'disappointing' semi-final finish in Vilano, holds onto his 2nd place tour ranking.

Morgan Just however moved in closer to Blair after picking up a 3rd place finish in Vilano and could take the spot if he beats Blair by enough in the coming events..

Tim Fulton scored big in Vilano with a second place finish and jumped all the way up to fourth place on the tour as a result.  Teddy Vlasis and Perry Pruitt are not far behind however and competition will be fierce amongst that group.  The entire group will need to also keep an eye on Brad Domke, Brandon Sears, Jason Wilson and Dave Scott who are all well within range of grabbing a top 6 spot.  The next event begins 9/15 in Santa Cruz, CA.

Current UST Standings

8/14/2012
After a rookie season win in Outer Banks, young shredder Perry Pruitt not only jumped into the top ten, he jumped all the way into the top five in the after drop point standings.  Sam Stinnett snagged second place in the event solidifying his lead in the tour standings.  Dave Scott made his first final of the year and is now flirting with the top ten in the UST Tour.  He will have a home court advantage in the next event and the pressure will be on to make something happen!.  Jason Wilson landed in fourth place at OBX picking up some more points in the tour and proving he is one of the most consitent skimboarders in the world...  The race is tightening up and the 2 contest drop is beginning to come into play.  Teddy Vlasis is fourth in overall points but is a victim of his own consistency when it comes to the dropped events as he currently drops a high score which would land him in sixth.  On the other hand there are worse problems to have, and continued high scores can't hurt!  Blair Conklin appears to be the only person who can catch Sam Stinnett at this point but he will have to perform well beating Sam by significant margins in the coming three events in order to capitalize. The window of opportunity is narrow.  If Sam is allowed to win another event he will be the 2012 UST World Champion.

Current UST Standings

7/23/2012
Sam Stinnett did it again last weekend winning the first ever Portuguese UST event and racking up his third win in only four events so far this season.  Sam could be on his way to the best UST season of all time as he has already tied last years record three wins in a single season, and we are just at the half way mark.

Portuguese legend Hugo Santos snagged the second place spot proving once again that he is one of the best in the world.  After winning a local Portuguese event the weekend before Blair Conklin landed in third in Portugal UST event solidifying his lead over everyone in the UST except Sam.

Portuguese rippers Eduardo Joaquim and Emanuel Embaixador took fourth and fifth beating out Morgan Just and Teddy Vlasis in 6th and 7th.

The point standings are starting to solidify but one slip up by any of the top riders could result in a major opportunity for his competitors.  It will be exciting to watch as the next event is coming up this weekend in Outer Banks, NC.

Current UST Standings

7/16/2012
Last minute registrations are still available for the Portugal event this week/weekend!

http://internacionalskimboard.com/

7/11/2012
Sam Stinnett walked away with 1st at the Aliso competition last weekend expanding his lead over the rest of the pack in tour points.  Blair Conklin is firmly in second but a few more points behind Sam after placing third at the event.  At this early stage Sam and Blair have a significant lead in points over the rest of the pack, but it is still early.  Morgan just boosted into third place on the tour after finishing second at the event and is no doubt looking to improve upon that in the coming events.  He is followed by Teddy Vlasis in fourth, Brad Domke in fifth and Bill Bryan in sixth.  All of the riders in places 3rd - 8th are within 550 points of each other so expect the competition to heat up as we head into stop number 4, Portugal!

Current UST Standings

6.25.2012
The UST is going through some exciting organizational changes in 2012. Professional skimboarding veterans Jason Wilson, Matthieu Thibaud, and Paulo Prietto have been nominated to serve as new directors replacing former directors Bob Smetts and Trigg Garner. These new board members will serve alongside Exile Skimboards owner Aaron Peluso to help continue the UST's mission of promoting the growth and legitimacy of professional skimboarding, and the sport itself. There are already a lot of good ideas flowing from the new blood behind the scenes so expect some positive changes in the future as the UST continues to improve and grow. We would like to thank Victoria and Zap Skimboards for their past support of the UST and look forward to a bright future as the United Skim Tour continues to evolve.

6.08.2012
Blair Conklin won his first east coast event at Southside and in the process moved into a close second in the tour rankings last weekend.  Brad Domke is not far behind in third after a second place finish at the event.  Teddy Vlasis placed fifth in the contest and and landed in fourth in the UST.  Meanwhile Morgan Just placed fourth in the contest which brought him up to fifth in the UST.

All eyes will be on the West Coast Championships the first weekend of July as the competition is bound to heat up!

Current UST Standings

5.24.2012
The first UST event of 2012 kicked off last weekend under the sunnt skies of Cabo San Lucas.  Last year's champ Sam Stinnett walked away with top honors followed closely by Paulo Prietto, Bill Bryan and Blair Conklin.  A full write-up and photos can be found on SkimOnline.com.

Current UST Standings

05.14.2012
The Portuguese UST event this year will not be part of the Ocean Spirit Festival as the dates for that have moved.  The good news is that the UST skim contest dates have not moved.  It is still to be held July 18 - 22.

05.01.2012
The Cabo Clasico rider meeting will take place at 9:30 Thursday May 17th at the Faraway Bar in Cabo San Lucas.  All competitors must be present to enter and to find out the time and location for the competition.  There will be two amateur divisions this year, Intermediate and Advanced.  Amateur entry fees will be 200 pesos and Pro entry fees will be $100 USD.  Registration and entry fee are payable at the rider meeting.

La junta informativa para el Cabo Classico se va a llevar a cabo el jueves 17 de Mayo a las 9.30 pm en el bar Faraway en Cabo San Lucas. Todos los competidores que quieran participar deberan de estar presentes para inscribirse e informarse donde y a que hora estar presentes para la competencia, este año habrá dos categorías amateurs que seran avanzados e intermedios, la entrada para amateurs costará $200 pesos y la de Pro costará $100 USD. Las cuotas de inscripcion se pagarán en la junta informativa del jueves donde se cerrarán inscripciones al terminar.

03.25.2012
The full 2012 UST schedule has been announced including this years first ever Portugal event!  The Portuguese UST event will be held in Santa Cruz, Portugal.  The waiting period for the UST skimboard competition will run from July 18 - July 22.  This year the Skim Competition will not be part of the Ocean Spirit Festival.

More details to follow!

02.17.2012
Welcome to 2012 ladies and gentlemen.  2012 promises to be a great year for the UST coming off the heels of a very competitive 2011 season and with a first ever Portuguese UST event in the works.  Six of the eight 2012 UST event dates have been announced.  More to come shortly!

10.06.2011
Sam Stinnett walked away with 1st place at the final event of the year and in the process clinched his first World Title as 2011 UST Champion.  Congratulations to Sam after a nearly perfect season with counting scores of three 1st place finishes and three 2nd place finishes.  That will be a tough record to beat in future years, just as it was this year!

Brad Domke finished in 8th place at Balboa and held onto his second place spot on the tour.  Brad gave Sam a run for his money with two wins this year but couldn't come up with the final win he needed to win his first title.

Blair Conklin wound up in third place on the tour his rookie season.  In fact, his 2nd place finish at Oktoberfest nearly had him jump up to the number two spot... but it was not to be.  Maybe next year.

14 time World Champion Bill Bryan held onto his 4th place spot on the 2011 UST tour.  Bill placed consistently all year long but never won a contest which would have given him the point boost he needed to move higher in the standings.  He was inches away in each event this year and we look forward to seeing him teach some kids some lessons again next year.

After two wins this year Morgan Just clinched the 5th place spot.  Morgan actually had more total points than Bill Bryan for the second time in the last three years.  Unfortunately for Morgan, only 6 of the 8 contests count and as was the case in 2009, he needed another big score to move up in the rankings.  Morgan will be hunting for the title again next year no doubt!

Jake Stinnett held onto sixth place on the tour after another 2nd place result at a west coast contest.  Jake has been trying for years to break into the top 10 and came up big at both the Vic and Oktoberfest this year to make it happen.

Teddy Vlasis Brandon Sears, Austin Keen and Jason Wilson rounded out the top 10 skimming solid all year and edging out some stiff competition.

For the first time ever, this years United Skim Tour had more than 100 total competitors.  More riders are consistently attending more events and training hard in the off season to perform better.  The level of skimboarding on the 2011 tour was far more advanced than it was only a few short years ago.  We can only imagine what these talented young men have in store for us next year...

Ladies and gentlemen, the 2011 UST Top 10:

1. Sam Stinnett
2. Brad Domke
3. Blair Conklin
4. Bill Bryan
5. Morgan Just
6. Jake Stinnett
7. Teddy Vlasis
8. Brandon Sears
9. Austin Keen
10. Jason Wilson

Final 2011 UST Standings


9.27.2011
After back to back events in France and Santa Cruz the last two weekends, the point standings are tightening up.  With only one event remaining competitors will be giving their all this weekend in Balboa.

After winning the France event, Morgan Just jumped solidly into the top 5 UST and by following up with a fifth place finish in Santa Cruz he solidified it even more.

The real winner in terms of points however was Sam Stinnett who scored back to back second place results and as a result went from a dead heat for first on the tour to a 200+ point lead in first place.  If he can manage a third place or better at this weekends event, there is no one that can beat him in 2011.

Brad Domke has the best chance at beating Sam this year as he placed a close third in France and eighth in Santa Cruz, which opened up the lead for Sam, but not by much.  A first place finish by Brad and a fourth place or worst by Sam is what it would take for Domke to win his first UST title.

After missing France but winning in Santa Cruz, Blair Conklin has landed solidly in the top three his first full year on the UST tour.  Nearly 700 points behind Sam, it is technically possible for him to walk away with a first, but realistically improbable.  Even moving up to second place would require an early exit from Brad Domke.  From a points standpoint Blair will need to do at least 189 points better than Bill Bryan who is currently in fourth in order to hang onto his third place in 2011.

It looks as though Bill Bryan who won the tour the last three years in a row and is hands down the winnningest skimboarder of all time will not be walking away with the UST title in 2011.  A solid performance at Oktoberfest in conjunction with with an early exit by Blair or Domke could easily see him jump up to 2nd or 3rd however, which would be a an impressive way to round out a solid season.

Morgan is currently solidly in 5th place on the tour and with a significant point buffer both ahead and behind him, it looks as though fifth place might be where he winds up.

After 5th place, the rankings get much tighter and there is much more uncertainty going into the final event.  Austin Keen is in 6th but is only leading Teddy Vlasis in 7th by a single point.  They are then followed by Jake Stinnett, Jason Wilson, Brandon Sears and John Akerman, all of which are within 600 points.  A solid performance by any of these riders in the final event will lead to a significant boost in their final 2011 UST ranking.

But don't take our word for it.  Check out the rankings for yourself!


Current UST Standings

Full France event coverage.


8.26.2011
Brad Domke won his second event of the year last weekend and launched into first place on the tour in the process.  Sam Stinnett is a mere 30 points behind after the point drop (two lowest) and with three events left, it is anyone's game.  That includes Bill Bryan who with after missing OBX is still solidly in third place on the tour.  First year rookie Blair Conklin racked up some more points in Vilano and solidified his fourth place tour position while Austin Keen picked up second and leapfrogged up to 5th place on the tour.  John Akerman picked up 3rd place at the event and landed squarely in the top 10 UST while Dave Scott, Eric Rosenberry and Rob Morris all performed solidly at the event but have yet to crack the top 10 on the tour.

Vilano Top Eight

1. Brad Domke
2. Austin Keen
3. John Akerman
4. Dave Scott
5. Bill Bryan
6. Blair Conklin
7. Rob Morris
8. Eric Rosenberry

Current UST Standings

8.09.2011
Santa Cruz Skim Bash entry is now open here.

7.27.2011
Following up on his win at Aliso Sam Stinnett decided to make it two in a row in OBX last weekend and in jumped out in front as the new UST points leader.  Brad Domke racked up another solid second place result in the event moving up to second place in points in the process.  Blair Conklin got fourth in the last two contests but moved it up to third in this one, moving all the way from seventh on the tour to fourth.  Jason Wilson got another solid result at his second event of the year and even with only two events is knocking at the door of the top 10 UST.

John Akerman and Dave Armstrong racked up solid results in 5th and 6th place respectively and are now in striking distance of the top 10 UST.  The next event is Vilano.  Can't wait!

Current UST Standings

7.24.2011
Sam Stinnett walked away with the top honors at the Aliso contest last weekend in a two day battle with some stiff competition.  Some of the stiffest competition came from his older brother Jake Stinnett who walked away with second place followed by standouts Teddy Vlasis and Blair Conklin.

Sam advances to the number two spot on the tour with this result as Brad Domke edges closer to points leader Bill Bryan.  Jake Stinnett catapults to a tie for fifth with Teddy Vlasis.  Blair Conklin is right on their tails in 7th.

Current UST Standings

6.8.2011
The Southside DE UST event went down last weekend in very small wave conditions.  Brad Domke made the most of it, winning the event and catapulting from 15th to 4th on the UST. 

Consistency always pays however, and Bill Bryan knows how to do the math.  After finishing 3rd in Cabo he placed 2nd in Delaware and landed at 1st on the UST standings.

Morgan Just and Sam Stinnett are in a virtual dead heat for the 2nd and 3rd place spots while Blair Conklin and Austin Keen throw their hats in the ring with appearances in the Delaware final.

Current UST Standings

Southside Results (Top Six)

1. Brad Domke
2. Bill Bryan
3. Austin Keen
4. Blair Conklin
5. Tim Fulton
6. Teddy Vlasis

6.6.2011
After a win in Cabo San Lucas, Morgan Just has jumped out in front in the 2011 UST Tour.  Full points are now available with Southside results to be added shortly!

Current UST Standings

05.16.2011
Cabo Clasico attendees must go to the pre-contest meeting to discuss event location and times for the event (within the waiting period):  

9pm @ the Happy Ending Cantina
Thursday May 19th, 2011
FLYER  |  Registered Riders (as of 5/16)



04.15.2011
The Cabo Clasico entry form is now available.

03.10.2011
Cabo dates are announced.  May 20 - May 22, 2011.  All tour event dates are currently posted with the exception of Vilano and Santa Cruz which are expected in Aug/Sept.

03.07.2011
The United Skim Tour is coming to Europe in September!  Olivier Harrault whipped up this little teaser to start building awareness.  Check it out!

UST EVENT // 2011 // TEASER 1 from Groovy Baby on Vimeo.

In 2011 France has been chosen as the host of the first European UST event, with Portugal tentatively scheduled for 2012.  The event will be held over a waiting period from September 12 - 18, 2011 at a specific location to be determined by prevailing conditions, but chosen from the following:

• Hossegor
• Seignosse
• Cap Ferret

The UST will stick to its eight event schedule in 2011 (removing NJ to make room for Europe) with each performer's 6 highest scores counting toward their final score.

Dates for the West Coast Championships have also been released. Check the tour schedule for details!

10.06.2010
The results are in and here are the 2010 top ten.

1. Bill Bryan
2. Brad Domke
3. Sam Stinnett
4. Morgan Just
5. Brandon Sears
6. Austin Keen
7. Paulo Prietto
8. Tim Fulton
9. Teddy Vlasis
10. Stephen Bradford

Although Bill Bryan won the 2010 UST tour at event number seven, who is to blame him for putting his stamp on the victory by taking first at event number eight as well?  What else can be said?  The man is a champion!

An early exit by 2nd place Brad Domke in Balboa opened up an opportunity for Sam Stinnett to overtake should he have done very well at the event.  Sam skimmed like a champion but wasn't able to come up with the extra points when he needed them, placing third at the event, and maintaining third overall on the tour.  Brad Domke wound up holding onto second place by a narrow margin.

Brandon Sears placed second in the final event of the season for the second year in a row, and wound up overtaking Austin Keen in fifth place and nearly overtaking Morgan Just in 4th place to boot.  Morgan held onto fourth however, if only by 23 points!

Austin Keen Dropped back to sixth with an early exit while Paulo Prietto leapfrogged Tim Fulton recapturing the 7th place spot after missing four events in a row due to a new baby boy.

Teddy Vlasis made his second finals appearance and entered the top 10 UST in style, landing in spot number nine.  Stephen Bradford missed the final event of the season but was still able to hang onto the number 10 spot due to his strong skimming all season long.

Congratulations to all participants in the 2010 UST tour!

FINAL 2010 Standings



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