For Screaming Vlog 35 Santa Cruz met up with Tom Asta, Kevin Braun, Maurio McCoy, Jereme Knibbs, and Team Manager Eric Palozzolo in San Diego while they keep the hype train rollin’ celebrating Jake Wooten’s long awaited PRO status. From skating flat ground straight to the vert ramp, the squad heads out to Tony Hawk’s compound to get some serious shredding dialed in. We got Tom Remillard, Eric Dressen and Blood Wizard Pro Chris Gregson in the mix to get things fired up while the gang hits every inch of The Birdman’s indoor skatepark!
WHAT I’M RIDING: JAKE WOOTEN’S PRO VX DECK SETUP! | Santa Cruz Skateboards
Santa Cruz sits down with Jake Wooten in their new series “What I’m Riding” and gets some answers! How long does a VX Deck last for Jake compared to a 7ply deck? What wheelbase does the freshly minted Pro run on the regular? Does he rotate his wheels just like us?! All of these questions and much much more are answered in Episode 1 filmed by Andrew Cannon!
REMILLARD, WOOTEN, KNIBBS, BRAUN, DRESSEN & MORE IN SD! Screaming Vlog 34 | Santa Cruz Skateboards
For Screaming Vlog 34 we start off with Knibbs and Braun leading the charge on a morning hillbomb to get the juices flowing in San Diego. After that, its straight to The Mission Cafe in Downtown while the squad grabs the morning bev and reflects on Jake’s journey to becoming a Pro Skater! Once we get breakfast handled, we are off to the park for a heavy session with the whole gang! You definitely WON’T want to miss the shredding from Tom Remillard, Jake Wooten, Asta, Knibbs, KB, Eric D, EMAN, and the whole crew! Watch ‘TIL THE END’ for a special surprise on whats to come next week!
JAKE WOOTEN ‘DUO’ VX DECK PRODUCT CHALLENGE w/ ANDREW CANNON! | Santa Cruz Skateboards
Santa Cruz puts Brand Manager Andrew Cannon to the test with three different challenges to find out how the Jake Wooten ‘Duo’ Pro Model VX Deck skates!
SURPRISE JAKE, YOU’RE PRO! Screaming Vlog 33 | Santa Cruz Skateboards
For Screaming Vlog 33 Santa Cruz gathered the gang and traveled south, specifically to Jake Wooten’s place to turn him PRO! Jake’s family got him out of the house while his girlfriend left us the key to get inside! You definitely WON’T want to miss the look on Jake’s face once he sees the SC squad holding his PRO graphic featuring artwork from friend Thomas Fernandez aka LiveRad! After the big reveal, pull up to Prince Park to watch Jake give his new Pro Board a wicked test ride while the rest of the squad backs him up on the session! It’s been a long time coming for this one, and we are stoked to share this day with you all! Congrats again, Jake!!
TRANSCEND VX DECK PRODUCT CHALLENGE w/ ANDREW CANNON! | Santa Cruz Skateboards
Santa Cruz puts Brand Manager Andrew Cannon to the test with three different challenges to find out how the Transcend VX Deck skates.
LAST Trip Before Lockdown: Maurio, Asta, Knibbs, Winky, Fabi, & Braun in FL | Santa Cruz Skateboards
Hop in the van and join Maurio McCoy, Tom Asta, Kevin Braun, Erick Winkowski & Fabiana Delfino as the gang heads to Tampa Florida for what would become Jereme Knibbs’ Pro Surprise. Whats next? Tampa Pro, of course! The crew holds it down at SPoT during the contest madness before heading to Lot 11 Skatepark in Miami for a much mellower session. Once the warm up session is crossed off the list, its straight to the streets to film for TTEv5! This was the last trip Santa Cruz took before the world locked down, so you definitely WON’T want to miss this one!
JAKE WOOTEN WELCOMES DEVIN FLYNN TO TEAM REDBULL! Screaming Vlog 32 | Santa Cruz Skateboards
For Screaming Vlog 32 Santa Cruz Skateboards met up with SC Pro Jake Wooten at Wharton St. Warehouse in Philly to officially welcome Devin Flynn to Team Red Bull! Devin had no idea Jake was pulling up, so naturally he was already ripping at Wharton HQ. Once Jake hands Devin his new headwear, the session gets fired up to next level stoke! Jump in on the session with Devin, Jake, and the whole Wharton St. Crew and enjoy the celebratory session.
30 MINUTES WITH BLAKE JOHNSON IN BARCELONA | Santa Cruz Skateboards
For this episode of ’30 Minutes With’ Santa Cruz links up with Blake Johnson at Canyelles Skatepark out in Barcelona. Blake footage is always a treat but watching how powerful and consistent his skating is in this ’30 Minutes’ is next level! With Justin Sommer handling timer and hosting duties while Master Lensman Dennis Ludwig captures the ripping behind the lens.
LINK UP WITH JUSTIN SOMMER & BLAKEULAR IN BARCELONA! Screaming Vlog 31 | Santa Cruz Skateboards
For Screaming Vlog 31 we link up with Justin Sommer at Roots Skateshop in Barcelona for a day out in the streets. Justin grabs some fresh SC gear and a Maurio McCoy VX Deck while our guy Blake Johnson met up at Roots right before we hit Born Plaza to get the session on. At the session, Master Lensman Dennis Ludwig proposes an Açai Bowl Challenge that you definitely won’t want to miss! The day is capped off with a FaceTime call from the crew at Jake’s Pro Surprise!
SALBA STENCIL SHAPED DECK PRODUCT CHALLENGE w/ ANDREW CANNON! | Santa Cruz Skateboards
Santa Cruz put Brand Manager Andrew Cannon to the test with three different challenges to find out how the Salba Stencil Shaped Deck skates!
Introducing The Henry Gartland Foundation | Santa Cruz Skateboards
Turning someone pro starts long before the actual debut of their first pro board. With Henry Gartland, we had been working on this behind the scenes since the start of 2019. As he continued to push his skating, we all got a front row seat to watch him become the pro that we all knew he would be. When Henry left us back in January it was a loss not only to all of us that were close to him, but to the skate community around the world. Although we are still working through this we want you to know that the support and love from everyone out there has been incredible.
It is at the request of the family that we move forward with the release of Henry’s pro boards. The proceeds of which will be donated to The Henry Gartland Foundation. Henry’s father, Eric, explains that the foundation will focus specifically on brain health. We ask that you please visit the website and follow their instagram for updates and to learn more.
The first boards will available around the end of May, which is subject to change. We appreciate your patience and will be releasing 3 decks total for Henry in 2021.
In our hearts forever E Henry Gartland
Please visit TheHenryGartlandFoundation.org for more info.