Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Rachel Presti - Welcome Aboard!

X-Trak would like to welcome Melbourne Beach local and super cute grom Rachel Presti to the team. She's been working hard and pulling in results and we're happy to be supporting her.




Rachel surfed the Gnarly Charley Series in Stuart Beach on January 21th and placed
2nd in the 10 and under division, she also surfed the ESA on January 29th and placed
1st in the Girls 11 to 14 division.

Jasset Umbel In Inspired Magazine

X-Trak's Jasset Umbel is featured in this month's Inspired Magazine as their "Inspired Of The Month"! Can't think of anyone more deserving.

INSPIRER OF THE MONTH: JASSET UMBEL

Photo above by Bliss Katherine.
Jasset is an eighteen year old pro surfer from Melbourne Beach, Florida. She started surfing at age five, with the assistance of her father holding her ankles while she rode the waves. At age eleven she started riding a short board and became hooked. Since then she has achieved a long list of accomplishments with her favorite hobby, including:
2011 & 2010 USA Surf Team
2011 3rd place USA Surfing Championship - lower trestles
2011 1st place Surfing America Prime - steamer lane
2011 3rd place Corona Women's Pro
2011 1st place NSSA Explorer Women's 
She says, "Now surfing is my job, but it's not really a job since it's so much fun." When I asked her why she loves surfing so much, she replied, "I love surfing because every time I'm out there I just feel so happy. It's just a lot of fun. It makes you feel so good after you ride a wave. Even when I'm having a bad day I know if I go surfing I'll come in smiling! It just makes you feel good to be out in the ocean living that lifestyle!" 
When I asked her where she sees herself in five years, she said, "Hopefully I'll be living on an island somewhere or on some boat sailing around the world- just surfing, enjoying life, and having fun."
Jasset's number one piece of advice to anyone looking to become a better surfer, "Never give up! Never stop trying! And always have fun doing it because once you stop having fun it won't mean anything anymore."
If only everyone could have the same beautiful outlook on life as her! 


Monday, January 30, 2012

Honeybadger Micro SUP

Stu Sharpe and local SUP schraepler John Bragg checking out his new Honeybadger microSUP. Post X-Trak install photos to come. http://www.sharpesurf.com/






Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Getting Creative With X-Trak SUP Pads


We love to see our customers getting creative with our pads...  Here's a perfect example...

Steve in North Florida combined our two-color SUP kit with a grey "Grenade 2" pad to meet his SUP traction needs.  It looks good!

Functional and fashionable... check it out...





Here's a direct link to our two-color pads that Steve used on his board:

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Josh Burke Article From Adrenaline Sun



Barbados’ top junior surfer, Josh Burke had a remarkable 2011 by finishing 10th overall out of 254 entries on the USA East coast MENS Pro Tour, Western Atlantic Pro Surf Series (WAPSS). Burke competed in nine international events across the US and Caribbean placing in the finals in eight of the events.

The year began rather unexpectedly at the 47th annual Ron/Jon Easter Surf Festival, Burke was entered in the Junior Amateur divisions one mile away from the Mens Pro podium, however when his coach found a slot available in the Mens Pro the decision was made to enter the 14 year old, St.Winifred’s school student to find out what he was really made of. The decision paid off and resulted in Burke grabbing an amazing 3rd place, while competing against the US East Coast top professional surfers. Josh became the youngest surfer in the event’s history to make the final other than 11 time World Champ Kelly Slaterwho won the event at 14 years old!


After this event Burke’s confidence skipped levels and being capable of competing against pro surfers became a reality and therefore the step on to the WAPSS Tour was an obvious one!
In May at the Carib Pilsner Pro in Toco Trinidad, Burke surfed extremely well placing 5th in the Mens Pro and was narrowly edged in to 2nd position in the U-21 Pro. Next event was the REEF Sweetwater Pro in Wrightsville Beach North Carolina, placing 3rd 14-U and 7th in the OPEN and in the process securing a 9.73pt ride,the highest wave score of the event. Heading back South for the MAKKA Pro in Jamaica, surfing is a relatively new sport there and Burke became a hit with the local kids as he rode the Makka waves effortlessly throwing tailslides and his trademark airs to the delight of the crowd, on his way to 3rd place in the MENS Pro and 2nd in the U-21 Pro.

In August at the Rip Curl Gromsearch, New Smyrna Beach, Burke seemed unstoppable, pulling off high risk maneuvers, consistently pushing his limits to a 3rd place in 14-U and winning the “Dragon” award for the Highest Heat score 17.83 out of a possible 20. The next day performed to a 2nd place in 14-U at theAmerican Athletic Union (AAU) Championships in Cocoa Beach. The following weekend heading up the coast to Kitty Hawk North Carolina for the Rip Curl Gromsearch, Burke continued his fine form surfing double divisions all the way to the finals and placed 3rd and 4th in the 14-U & 16-U respectively and was awarded the events “H20″ Best Maneuver  award for a high flying Alley loop(aerial 360),a maneuver rarely pulled off in a surf contest!


In September the Billabong, X-Trak, Nixon,Vonzipper & Burkie Board sponsored surfer took his dominance to theNKF Pro in Cocoa Beach, Burke surfed his way to 2nd place in the U-21 Junior Pro then returned home in top form to win the Barbados U-16 & U-21 National Championships at SoupBowl for the second consecutive year along with placing 2nd in the OPEN!


Josh’s first competition for the New Year is the National Scholastic Surfing Association(NSSA) in mid January 2012.


ADRENALINE SUN CONGRATULATES JOSH FOR A BRILLIANT YEAR OF SURFING AND WISHES HIM WELL FOR 2012!

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Thursday, December 8, 2011

New Flag Pads From X-Trak

Represent your island with the Mystic and the Boriken. Pads are available now on the X-Trak online store: http://xtrakstore.com/tailpads.aspx




Tuesday, December 6, 2011

GromBomb 2012 Surf Contest



Contest Information
Oceanside Pier, Oceanside CA
PUTTING COMMUNITY BACK INTO SURFING.


Each contestant gets a t-shirt for early registration and lunch for every participant, as well as a lot of freebies from our sponsors. Also, there will raffle tickets to buy with many great prizes and give a ways, we will be Raffling Surf Boards at the end of the day. So. Bring some cash, it is for a good cause, World Orphans.

EXTRAS!

This year we are adding a horse shoe contest for the parents and the winner gets a T-Bone steak! Also for lunch we will be having a Chili Cook Off! If you want to enter your best “Chilli creation” email nate to enter and let him know you will be bringing enough to feed about 8 people.
Winner gets the coveted GOLDEN OVEN MIT and a prize bag.
Pre-registration fee is $20.00 per the first division you want to participate in, then only $10.00 per division thereafter. The parent/gromb combo is $20 for the parent and $20 for the child. If the parent and or child want to also compete in other division, then it is only $10.00 thereafter. Add $5.00 to the registration fee if you register the morning of (between 06:30 am and 07:00 am)
We suggest that the kids try and compete in different divisions. Our hope is that you have fun and get to surf as many heats as possible to get more experience. We want to help you improve your skills as a surfer.

As for the girls we have 3 options:

They can participate in the women only (ages 18 and under), on their long board. They can also participate in the Longboard division (co-ed) so they will be competing with boys longboards in this division. And of course, they can participate in the Air Show as well.

IF YOU HAVE NOT PREREGISTERED:

No matter what time your heat is, or your division, you need to register the morning of the contest by no later then 07:00 AM (between 06:30 and 07:00 am) Heat times are not available until the morning of because times will change as Day-of-Registrations come in.
Divisions in order of event starting at 7am:
Grom Shortboard (14 & under)
Juniors Shortboard (18 & under)
Super Grom Shortboard (10 & under)
Longboard (18 & under)
Womens (18 & under)
Air Show (18 & under)
Mini-Grom Push In (8 & under)
Parent/Grom Team :: Parent/Grom combo Team will be $20 for each surfer. That division is completely open but the Grom must be 18 and under and the parent/guardian must be family. To even the teams, Groms will receive a quarter point for each year they are under 18.
The above times are a guestimate only. It depends on how many kids show up for each division so your division heat times might be earlier or later.
We suggest getting there early and enjoying the contest! Hang out for the day even if you loose out. There will be plenty of games, activities and prizes for groms and parents!

Volcom Seacow - New Smyrna Beach





Volcom Seacow contest New Smyrna Beach, FL Dec 4. Conditions:  4- 6 ft chunky monkeys with strong onshore winds.
Results: 

Mens Pro
1st JEREMY JOHNSTON (see jpeg 4599)

JR. PRO
1ST. COREY HOWELL
5TH. ROBBIE MERRELL

WOMENS PRO
1ST. HALEY WATSON
2ND. AMY NICHOL

BOYS
3RD. COBIE GITNER 


Monday, November 28, 2011

74 inch SUP Traction Pad

Just got this photo in from a recent customer. This is a one color, 74 inch, CNC cut, thermoform embossed SUP traction kit. Other lengths and color combinations are available on our online store:

http://www.xtrak.com/Page_SUPKits.html


Friday, November 18, 2011

GromBomb North County San Diego


X-Trak is stoked to be a part of this coming year's GromBomb event in good old Oceanside California.



Oceanside Pier, Oceanside CAJanuary 7, 2012
PUTTING COMMUNITY BACK INTO SURFING.
http://grombombsurf.waltercom.com/





Each contestant gets a t-shirt for early registration and lunch for every participant, as well as a lot of freebies from our sponsors. Also, there will raffle tickets to buy with many great prizes and give a ways, we will be Raffling Surf Boards at the end of the day. So. Bring some cash, it is for a good cause, World Orphans.

Pre-registration fee is $20.00 per the first division you want to participate in, then only $10.00 per division thereafter. The parent/gromb combo is $20 for the parent and $20 for the child. If the parent and or child want to also compete in other division, then it is only $10.00 thereafter. Add $5.00 to the registration fee if you register the morning of (between 06:30 am and 07:00 am)

We suggest that the kids try and compete in different divisions. Our hope is that you have fun and get to surf as many heats as possible to get more experience. We want to help you improve your skills as a surfer.

As for the girls we have 3 options:
They can participate in the women only (ages 18 and under), on their long board. They can also participate in the Longboard division (co-ed) so they will be competing with boys longboards in this division. And of course, they can participate in the Air Show as well.

IF YOU HAVE NOT PREREGISTERED:

No matter what time your heat is, or your division, you need to register the morning of the contest by no later then 07:00 AM (between 06:30 and 07:00 am) Heat times are not available until the morning of because times will change as Day-of-Registrations come in.

Divisions in order of event starting at 7am:
Grom Shortboard (14 & under)
Juniors Shortboard (18 & under)
Super Grom Shortboard (10 & under)
Longboard (18 & under)
Womens (18 & under)
Air Show (18 & under)
Mini-Grom Push In (8 & under)

Parent/Grom Team :: Parent/Grom combo Team will be $20 for each surfer. That division is completely open but the Grom must be 18 and under and the parent/guardian must be family. To even the teams, Groms will receive a quarter point for each year they are under 18.

The above times are a guestimate only. It depends on how many kids show up for each division so your division heat times might be earlier or later.

We suggest getting there early and enjoying the contest! Hang out for the day even if you loose out. There will be plenty of games, activities and prizes for groms and parents!


Friday, November 4, 2011

First Annual LBS Skim Classic - Alley Oop



The First Annual LBS Skim Classic is THIS Saturday Nov. 5th.

It not too late to sign up either. Just stop by our store in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea or go to our website and download an application!  

Email to alleyoopskim@hotmail.com & Fax to 954 530 5461

Hope To See Everyone There!!! 




Monday, September 26, 2011

Austin Vicente, Welcome To The Team


X-Trak would like to welcome newest team rider Austin Vicente from Halewia, HI.  Austin is 16 and competes in the local wqs and hsa events. He is a regular foot and likes to charge big surf. His sponsors are Katin, K-Tek surfboards and Future fins. His favorite Xtrak pads are - Tanker, Sting, Splat and X-perience. Attached is a pic of him from Rockies.


Sophie Falzone

Just got this update from Sopohie Falzone's Dad, Chris Falzone and thought I'd share it with you. Sophie is one stoked gromette!

"Got some more pics from Joey Wilson at the sisters of the sea contest. we had 14 girls come out this year for the 12 and under division. Sophie surfed well but just couldn't find a good back up wave in the final she got 4th but had some great waves during the day and won a couple heats along the way.

We followed that up with an early morning drive on sunday to NSSA contest #1 in Bethune Beach. and went from waist high jax beach to perfect 3-4 ft. offshore peelers. Sophie placed 3rd in the 14 and Under and 3rd in Open women's division. Surfing really well in some solid surf.

We hope you guys dig the pics, and we'll keep you posted on the rest of the events coming up." 









Belmar Pro/Am

Our teamers Robbie Merrell, FL and Mike Vannaman, NJ making the Jr final at the Belmar Pro, NJ. Mikey also went on to final in the boys division as well. It was an all X-Trak final.


Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Mikey Vanaman from Jersey

Mikey rips and has been busting his hump this summer. 2nd at ECSC, 5th at the OBX Rip Curl Search more events this week and Hatteras on the horizon. Atta boy!