Henry Gartland’s Celebration of Life | The Henry Gartland Foundation

In our hearts forever E Henry Gartland. Santa Cruz Skateboards flew out to Minneapolis to attend Henry Gartland’s Celebration of Life with 3rd Lair and The Henry Gartland Foundation to skate for Henry and spend time with one another. From skating Henry’s Ramp to raffling off product and hanging out with the community, the turnout was amazing and SC would like to sincerely thank everyone for coming out and honoring E. Visit the Henry Gartland Foundation HERE.

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SC Found Fabiana Delfino’s New Billboard in NYC! Screaming Vlog 63 | Santa Cruz Skateboards

Screaming Vlog 63 begins in the heart of NYC where Fabiana Delfino and Nick Hanson find Fabi’s new billboard for Vans! SC is hyped to capture such a special moment to share with you all. Once celebratory phone calls were made back home, the squad rolls in to Central Park where we get a special glimpse of Fabi Cam footage. To cap things off, Nick & Fabi spent the day in Brooklyn to celebrate Henry’s birthday on July 30th!

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Doing it for Henry – Filming for ‘BAE’ w/ Knibbs | Santa Cruz Skateboards

Today Santa Cruz is hyped to sit down and talk with Jereme Knibbs to learn about what went in to the making of their latest video ‘BAE’ now playing on Thrasher Magazine. With Knibbs and Kevin Braun spearheading the video together, we get to hear from Knibbs perspective why he was so stoked to share a project with Brother Braun. We also get the inside scoop on what he thinks of newest member of the squad Zion Effs and much more. From breaking bones to losing loved ones, Knibbs describes how he was able to turn negatives into positives before the deadline of the video hit. We are stoked to give BAE another watch after this one!

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Nollie Hardflips, Boats & More in SF! Screaming Vlog 62 | Santa Cruz Skateboards

Screaming Vlog 62 begins out on the open sea as SC Team Manager Eric Palozzolo bring SC Pros Jereme Knibbs & Kevin Braun out to sail the open waters while SC Video Manager Joe Perrin captures the sailing go down behind the lens! Special thanks to Bill Saunders and the Narragansett crew! Once the squad is back on shore, we head into the city where Brother Braun stomps a Nollie Hardflip right on to the Union Square block. After a quick intermission at Soma Skatepark, KB stacks up a heavily dipped Back Smith to wrap things up before finishing ‘BAE’.

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EMAN’S CRUSTIEST BATTLE! Guzman vs. Slurry Pump Track | Santa Cruz Skateboards

Meet up with SC Pro Emmanuel Guzman at Pinto Lake Park to talk about his crustiest battle yet! Eman talks about the resurgence of BMX pump tracks recently, and when he heard there was one built in SC, the stoke levels were high! Upon arrival, EMAN realized this pump track was crustier than he had imagined, but that doesn’t stop him from getting a slice. With his brother Isaiah on the scene taking photos, Eman rolls away from a sick Kickflip Melon Grab that is only the start of his conquest! Tap in with EMAN and SC Videographer Joe Perrin for a behind the lens look at Eman’s crustiest battle for Til The End Vol 5.

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Knibbs Lays Down a Coffin Grind in SF! Screaming Vlog 61 | Santa Cruz Skateboards

For Screaming Vlog 61 we join the session for Knibbs’ first and last tricks as seen in SC’s latest video offering ‘BAE’ now playing on Thrasher Magazine. To start things off, we pull up to the narrow nose manny drop down ledge that Knibbs bangs out for his last trick. On their way out, we come across the ledge where Knibbs lays down a lengthy Coffin Grind to open his part! You definitely WON’T want to miss this one!

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Bear Trap Crooked Grind w/ Knibbs! Screaming Vlog 60 | Santa Cruz Skateboards

Screaming Vlog 60 begins at Brisbane Skatepark in SF where SC Pros Jereme Knibbs & Kevin Braun set up new whips before putting on a mini demo for the locals. SC Team Manager Eric Palozzolo and Master Lensmen Joe Perrin and Nick Hanson are in the mix to provide some ripping while KB tells us the meaning behind his ‘Drumkit’ Everslick graphic and Knibbs. To cap things off, we go behind the scenes on Knibbs’ gap to crooked grind as seen in SC’s latest video offering ‘BAE’ now playing on all Thrasher Magazine channels.

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Blake Johnson Visits Home: CRUZIN’ VENICE | Santa Cruz Skateboards

Link up with Santa Cruz Pro Blake Johnson in his hometown of Venice, CA while he was visiting us from Spain this year. Although Blake resides in Barcelona now, his Venice roots will always run deep. In this installment of ‘CRUZIN’, Blake shows us Venice through the eyes of a local, touching on the legendary skatepark, the best local eats, and all of the rad spots Venice has tucked away that have been home to clips of legends like Emmanuel Guzman, Andrew Reynolds, Natas Kaupas and more. Blake also raps about the similarities between Barcelona and Venice, what has changed since he has moved, and what he looks forward to most anytime he comes back home to the West Coast.

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Filming For ‘BAE’ w/ Kevin Braun! Screaming Vlog 59 | Santa Cruz Skateboards

For Screaming Vlog 59 we are back in SF wrapping up filming for Santa Cruz’s new video BAE (now playing on Thrasher)! SC Videographer Joe Perrin walks us through how him and his team of filmers (Jake Wooten and Guest Filmer Lucia) all worked together to film some bangin angles of Brother Braun’s massive switch O in the heart of the city. The clips don’t stop there! Keeping things rolling, SC met up with Babe da Pug and SC Team Manager Eric Palozzolo at a monstrous 4 Block Out Ledge where Kevin locks in to that Big Ol’ Backside Tailslide we saw in his part. To cap things off, we get a glimpse into how Kevin’s downhill line came to be, and how cooperative the neighbors were at the spot! Be sure to check out BAE Now Playing on all Thrasher Magazine channels.

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