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boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · 5d

Interested in moving to #malibu? Surfing #PointDume on the regular? Well, here’s the place for you. #surfing #realestate #california #beach www.boardistan.com?p=65870

Epic Point Dume Hideaway Up For Sale

A pretty perfect Malibu beach house just came on the market for those shopping for a new place. The asking price? Only $7,995,000. Did you notice that Peter Schroff surfboard in the living room, the E...

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boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · 19d

#ThomasCampbell talks #YiWo on the #lookingsideways podcast with Matt Barr. Htt www.boardistan.com?p=65833

boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · 19d

#ConcreteWave author and magazine co-founder Michael Brooke looks back on 50 years of #skateboarding history in his collection of writings. www.boardistan.com?p=65815

Michael Brooke Looks Back on 50 Years

Long before co-founding Concrete Wave Magazine, before Longboarding for Peace, prior to writing the book Concrete Wave: The History of Skateboarding, and decades before creating The Inside Atlas, Mich...

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boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · 21d

Still at it. Thought he wasn't?

J Grant Brittain Photography @jgrantbrittain.bsky.social · 21d

Lilly Erickson, Stalefish last night at Poods. Photo: Brittain

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boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · 21d

The El Segundo Surf Club could be coming soon if Vinny Smith gets his way. #surfing #wavepool #LAsucksforsurfing www.boardistan.com?p=65806

El Segundo Surf Club Coming Soon

Billionaires certainly do love the idea of wave pools even if very few of them have shown the ability to turn much of a profit. A new pool may be going into livable, lovable El Segundo, California if ...

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boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · 21d

It’s official. #KellySlater is Brevard County, Florida’s favorite celebrity. Even more than loved than #HulkHogan. #surfing www.boardistan.com?p=65803

Kelly Slater Wins Brevard County Poll

It’s official. Kelly Slater has topped Hulk Hogan, Buzz Aldrin, and model Kate Upton as the favorite celebrity of Brevard County Florida according to the readers of Florida Today. A one-time underwear...

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boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · 24d

#TonyHawk’s 900 Auction brought in $1.76 million. Damn, not a bad garage sale. #skateboarding #xgames www.boardistan.com?p=65788

Tony’s Hawktion Brings In $1.76 Million

So Tony Hawk’s 900 garage sale auction hosted at Julien’s Actions closed on September 23, 2025, and wow, did it bring in a ton of cash. The unofficial total (we added it up with Gemini’s help) was $1,...

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boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · Sep 12

It’s hard to spread aloha when people are such assholes. But we’ll keep at it.

boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · Sep 11

. . . And in other news, #ShaunWhite and his fiancé have reportedly broken up, you know because it’s better for both of them. #snowboarding www.tmz.com/2025/09/11/s...

Shaun White, Nina Dobrev Reportedly Break Up

Shaun White and Nina Dobrev have reportedly split.

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boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · Sep 8

#RonJonSurfShop founder Ron DiMenna has died. He was 88. #surfing www.boardistan.com?p=65748

Ron Jon Surf Shop Founder Dies at 88

Ron Jon Surf Shop founder Ron DiMenna has died, according to a story on Florida Today. He was 88. “Ron was revolutionary,” said Jack A. Kirschenbaum, a retired Cocoa Beach attorney and avid surfer who...

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boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · Aug 23

Former TransWorld SNOWboarding magazine editor Andrew Blumberg believes it’s finally time to #letthekidsridefree at resorts. We agree! #snowboarding boardistan.com/?p=65707

It’s Time To Let The Kids Ride Free

Former TransWorld Snowboarding Magazine editor and all-around creative force Andrew Blumberg has always believed that the best way to create lifelong snowboarders is to let kids ride free. Now, as co-...

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boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · Jul 23

Hyperbolize much?

boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · Jul 22

Pro #skateboarder #AlexisSablone discusses #skateboarding and #architecture with #pinupmagazine. www.boardistan.com?p=65640

Alexis Sablone Talk Architecture

Pin-up Magazine sits down with pro skater Alexis Sablone to discuss the intersection of skateboarding and architecture and life. A competitor in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Sablone knows better than anyo...

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boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · Jun 27

#TonyHawk is putting all his X Games 900 gear up for auction. You might be able to buy the board if you have half a million sitting around. #skateboarding #xgames www.boardistan.com?p=65613

Tony To Hawk All His 900 Gear

Seems we’re not the only ones spending our golden years auctioning off the detritus of our action sports youth. Tony Hawk has joined with Julien Actions to sell the board he rode at the 1999 San Franc...

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boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · Jun 3

A perfect overview of why we’ve never been stoked on taking #jiujitsu lessons. #surfing www.10news.com/news/local-n...

$46M verdict finalized for man paralyzed in Del Mar jiu-jitsu lesson

The California Supreme Court won't review a civil jury verdict that awarded over $46 million to a man who sustained a spinal cord injury during a jiu-jitsu lesson in that rendered him a quadriplegic.

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boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · Jun 3

True, but if we're saying anything that's fair, it's that we're all OLD!

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boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · Jun 3

Ugh. Thanks for making us do the math. . . 42 years online here. . . if #compuserve counts as the "internet." Does it?

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boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · Jun 3

Koby Abberton's notes to his son who got caught in a #Bali #rip and had to be rescued. #surfing www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/others...

Koby Abberton speaks out after son's surf rescue drama

Former Bra Boys member Koby Abberton has explained why he told his son to 'never get rescued' after the nine-year-old was caught in a rip during a school surf lesson.

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boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · May 31

Another great #skateboarding story from Conor!

Conor Dougherty @conordougherty.bsky.social · May 30

Skateboarding? Check.
Urban Planning? Check.
Referring to not one but TWO skaters as "Dr."? Check.

Aside from video games and Bosch, this story I wrote, on how skateboarding revived an urban plaza in San Francisco, hits all my buttons.
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A San Francisco Plaza Was Down and Out. Then Skaters Moved In.

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boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · May 25

The secret stash. #skatemags #lookbacklibrary #skateboarding #thrashermag #actionnow

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boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · May 25

Leave it to a #nepobaby to build a #wavepool next to some of the most fun warm-water waves on the West Coast. #surfing #realestate #mexico #loscabos www.realtor.com/news/trends/...

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boardistan @boardistan.bsky.social · May 23

The dark underbelly of how #AlterraMountainCo treats its seasonal workers and one who had more problems than most. #palisadesresort @palisadestahoe.bsky.social #snowboarding sfstandard.com/2025/05/22/p...