Joe Marrara. Ollies above the lip of the boat hull. Florida. Photo: Ken Forsyth.

Skateable boat hull – Florida

After a session at the new Bradenton park a local asked, “You want to skate a boat hull?” A short ride later we arrived at the nearby industrial park to find the “hull” is actually a mold with a huge open seam running the length of it. – Ken Forsyth

Ikaria Mini Ramp project – Greece

Now i’m a greek-surf cynic, so when I discovered a mini ramp on the surfy beach where we planned to spend most of August I felt a genuine jolt of excitement. This was short lived however as we soon discovered it was in the kind of condition a flimsy wooden structure would be in if it had been left to endure the weathering of a beach environment for an entire year. Which it was. And it had.

The Ianire Elorriaga interview

Ianire is one in a million, a golden girl, a female who always skated because she loves it, a daring chica that swims against, anti fashion, for Iani, no time passes – she’s still able to win international championships with a humility worthy of praise…. Ianire is definitely special.