Not only are Sole Tech’s shoes eco-friendly, the company’s headquarters in Lake Forrest is making huge strides to become completely carbon neutral by the year 2020. What does that mean for skateboarding? Pierre Andre Senizergues, owner and CEO of Sole Technology, won’t hesitate in his response to that question.

“One thing I’ve noticed over the years is how much better I felt when I was skating in an area where the air was pure, so it was the initiative of my company to do something about it here at our headquarters,” Senizergues said Monday April 21, from his bright office, which boasts floor to ceiling windows, recycled wooden particle board walls and recycled limestone flooring. “It’s surprising to me as a skateboarder that not more companies are doing this.”

Sole Technology officially unveiled its first-ever Ecological Footprint Audit - a program designed to monitor the company’s amount of environmental waste and consumption. The company also introduced the first full-time Environmental Affairs Manager, Roain Atwood, and couldn’t have picked a better time to make the announcements, with Earth Day festivities in full swing.

“It’s not just the product itself, it’s the whole process, A to Z,” Senizergues said of his company’s newest facility, which was built in 2003 with the environment in mind. The bathrooms are all equipped with advanced technology that allows for waterless urinals, while each toilet has a dual-flush feature that the company hopes will help conserve water by 40 percent.

Even more impressive are the 616 solar panels Sole Tech has on its roof, which generate energy for the building and the company’s two additional facilities across the street. Although using solar energy was an investment - $1.4 million - it will eventually pay for itself, according to Senizergues. The company received a 50 percent rebate from the government for taking the eco-friendly route and oil budgets will be reduced significantly.

But when it comes right down to the numbers, the company’s audit showed an overwhelming culprit for its carbon emissions: footwear production.
“We really did want to take responsibility for the manufacturing end of things,” Atwood said. “We were concerned with the quality of the energy being used at our plants in China; if we were using coal fire-powered energy versus natural fire gas, then that is less efficient. Ultimately, as a whole, we want to integrate as many sustainable compounds into the process without compromising the product and still keeping the price reasonable for consumers.”

Several strategies the company will implement include updating outdated power mains at its facilities, which will help conserve up to 20 percent of energy used, as well as reducing the amount of wood pulp used for shoe boxes by 30-35 percent and reusing boxes when possible, according to Atwood and Senizergues.

Shoes now have recycled rubber soles and recycled plastic shoelaces, and boxes will list products’ “transparency facts,” or carbon footprint.

“It’s always been the goal of Etnies and Sole Tech to make shoes that last,” Senizergues said. “Consumption is a big problem. When you make something that lasts longer you don’t need to replace it as much.”

According to a staff report published on the Daytona Beach News Journal’s Web site:

The sixth shark attack of the year in Volusia County occurred this morning when a shark bit a 14-year-old New Smyrna Beach girl who was surfing near Ponce de Leon Inlet’s south jetty, Beach Patrol officials said.

The shark nipped the girl on the right foot between 8 and 9 a.m. and she suffered cuts and puncture wounds, said Capt. Scott Petersohn.

The teen, whose name was not released, was treated on the beach and her father took her to Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach, Petersohn said.

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE - SANTA BARBARA, Calif., April 19, 2008 – After a full day of jaw dropping half-pipe skateboarding by 45 of the world’s most high-profile action sports athletes, the first-ever Ultimate Boarder™ competition concluded in dramatic fashion. With Chad Shetler, a professional skateboarder from Encinitas, Calif., taking top honors for the day, both the field of competitors and crowd of thousands were still puzzled as to who would be named the overall Ultimate Boarder™ champion, a competition that has spanned the past week and featured snowboarding in Squaw Valley, Calif. and surfing and skating in Ventura, Calif. When the final numbers were crunched by a field of expert judges, Aaron Astorga (Carlsbad, Calif.) was named the top “tri-athlete of our generation.”

The newly crowned champion was rewarded handsomely, including a $30,000 check, one-of-a-kind Soul Ryde longboard with gold, silver and bronze Revenge Trucks embellished with custom spinner wheels, a personal home fitness training system by Redcord and an $8,000 audio system from Rockford Fosgate. Joining Astorga on the Ultimate Boarder™ podium was professional snowboarder and silver medalist Todd Richards (Encinitas, Calif.) and bronze medalist, professional skateboarding kiwi, Kristian Phillipp (New Zealand). Additionally, plenty of spoils were bestowed upon the runners-up, Richards now boasts a checking account that is $10,000 richer and Phillipp will bank a cool $5,000.

“It was an amazing event and everyone had a great time,” said Ultimate Boarder™ champion, Aaron Astorga. “The contest organizers did an unbelievable job of bringing all of the surfers, skaters and snowboarders together and I know a lot of us are already looking forward to next year’s contest.”

Not to be lost on the awards ceremony, was a day of near perfect skateboarding on a masterfully crafted half-pipe. After nine action packed heats, loaded with technical grinds, big airs and friendly competition, the ten man finals ended with Aaron Astorga (second place) and Chris Kays from the north shore of Hawaii (third place) joining Chad Shetler on the skateboarding winner’s podium.

“I really didn’t have any expectations this year; if ten guys showed up I would have been happy,” said Ultimate Boarder™ CEO and Founder, Tim Hoover. “The crowds were insane and the way the athletes just went for it was awesome. I’m happy for the athletes and the fans-that’s who I created this for.”

The top ten overall placing athletes earned automatic entries for next year’s Ultimate Boarder™. Along with Astorga, Richards and Phillip; Chad Shetler, Shayne Pospisil, Tosh Townend, John Warren, Nathan Fletcher, Kurt Wastell and Clint Allan, all have reserved spots in the second annual Ultimate Boarder™. Registration will once again be open to the public this fall.

Ultimate Boarder™ would like to thank it’s sponsors Amtrak California, Flexfit, LIVE 105.5, Q104.7, Red Bull, Redcord, Revenge Trucks, Rockford Fosgate, Skateboarder Magazine, Snowboarder Magazine, Soul Ryde, Squaw Valley USA, Surfing Magazine, The Octopus 95.9, Trilogy Arts Board Co., Ventura Visitors & Convention Bureau and Wahoo’s Fish Tacos.

For a complete list of results, photos and event details, visit www.ultimateboarder.com. Check out event highlights and athlete interviews on www.REELcomp.com.

The Ultimate Boarder™ is the first-ever challenge of its kind: a one-week competition to find the first athlete who can conquer the art of surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding. The Ultimate Boarder™ was created in response to the growing popularity of these sports, and as a way to promote healthy athletic lifestyles among young athletes in a positive and competitive environment that grooms role models and heroes for our country’s next generation. To register for the Ultimate Boarder™ competition, and for event details, rules and eligibility visit www.ultimateboarder.com.

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE - Dave Seehafer from Global Wave Ventures, in conjunction with Board-Trac, will present seminars for specialty retailers at the upcoming Board Retailer’s Association Summit in San Juan, Puerto Rico April 30-May 4.

“The State of the Board Sport Industry” will be presented during the first day of the Summit to over 100 specialty retailers in the surf, skate, and snowboard markets. Consumer research, population demographics, retailer priorities, and more will be discussed during this keynote presentation. Seehafer will also present seminars on developing a successful private label program and staying “in tune” with today’s core customer during the 5 day event produced by the Board Retailers Association.

Dave Seehafer is a 25 year action sports industry veteran and industry analyst for Global Wave Ventures, a San Clemente, CA and Jacksonville Beach, FL-based business analysis & consulting firm for specialty retailers and the action sports industry. Seehafer is also producing the Boards & Waves Expo “a consumer expo for surfers,” July 12 & 13 in Daytona Beach, FL. For more information be sure to visit www.globalwaveventures.com or www.boardsandwaves.com.

The Board Retailers Association (BRA) is the board sport industry’s preeminent voice for independent retailers. BRA gives Board Sport Retailers - surfboard, skateboard, snowboard, and wakeboard - a cohesive voice on a grassroots level with manufacturers, trade show representatives, and other associations. For more information about the company, www.boardretailers.org

Read the complete job descriptions below provided by Vans:

Category Manager for Classics

Job Description

Help us progress an American footwear original for the next 40 years!

Although Vans Classics made their debut as the original skate shoes more than 40 years ago, these Southern California icons are more relevant than ever and we’re looking for an innovative professional to help guide Vans’ most important product category to even greater heights. The Vans Classics Category Manager role demands a strong blend of cultural connectivity in the action sports, music, art and street culture worlds as we strive to keep Vans Classics and our brand at the forefront of the lifestyle footwear market.

The Vans Classics Category manager owns, creates and champions the vital Classics line globally, driving strategic direction and product line management. Responsibilities include business plan development, concept/product briefing, cross-functional team leadership between Product, Sales and Marketing, sales and margin accountability – all with a relevant focus on our consumer and our competition within each unique market and sales channel. Candidate must be an opportunity identifier, evaluator and creator, while maintaining control-related standards and procedures.

Job Summary

Responsible for creating, owning, and championing a channel of the global footwear business including overall strategic direction and product line management. This includes business plan development, concept/product briefing, cross-functional team leadership, sales and margin accountability - all with a relevant focus on our consumer and our competition (current/future) within each unique market and sales channel. Being an opportunity identifier, evaluator, and maker. Establish control-related standards and procedures.

Responsibilities

- Initiates and leads product concept, design, and development process
- Outlines category direction and consistently evaluates for relevancy and new opportunities
- Acts in setting, analyzing and driving organizational and category goals
- Works seamlessly with marketing partners to develop and maximize brand/category initiatives
- Evaluates current business processes to identify improvements and leverage infrastructure
- Attends key account meetings, trade shows, market visits for presentations, relationship building, and trend/market research
- Encourages and maintains constant communication and feedback amongst all organizational partners
- Partners closely with Vans retail to maximize brand/category presentation and sales

Requirements

- 4-8 Years of Related Professional Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of experience and training that provides required knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Familiarity in the Action Sports Industry

Skills

- Ability to think strategically and act tactically
- Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation and problem solving skills
- Comfortable in self-starter environment
- Basic computer skills - Microsoft Word, Excel, Lotus Notes
- Exercises strong interpersonal skills across internal and external partners
- Ability to work in an open environment with product team and cross-functional partners
- Computer proficiency including specific job-required applications
- Follows through with all tasks, assignments and job duties in a timely manner

Special Physical and/or Mental Requirements

- Moderate travel of about 25% required
- Willing and able to work additional hours when needed
- Bend, lift, open and move product and related office items varying in weight from 1 to 25lbs, depending on need

Job Location
Cypress, CA, U.S.

Position Type
Full-Time/Regular

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OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE - Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 21 April, 2008 - KAHULUI, Maui — One of the world’s most renowned surfers died last Wednesday at Hale Makua, Kahului, The Maui News reported. Big wave surfer Woodbridge Parker “Woody” Brown was 96.

“Woody Brown was one of the first and greatest icons in the history of surfing,” Sen. Fred Hemmings said Friday. “He was the essential surfer, an iconoclast: extremely independent, futuristic and, most especially, healthy,” saidHemmings, the 1968 world surfing champion who inaugurated the world professional surfing circuit in 1975, “which explains why he lived for 96 very productive, wonderful years. And I only hope more of us who call ourselves surfers can live the way Woody lived. Sad as anyone passing is, what a joyous life.” 

                                                                       Woody Brown. Photo: David L. Brown, Surfersvillage

Woody Brown was born Jan. 5, 1912, in New York. At age 23, he struck out with a new bride for the West Coast and was among the first surfers off San Diego, building his own hollow plywood surfboard in 1937. When his wife died in childbirth in 1939, he again headed west, to Tahiti, but got stranded in Hawai’i because the government wasn’t issuing visas right before World War II.

He went on to surf with all the greats in waters off Waikiki, the North Shore of O’ahu, Makaha and each of the Neighbor Islands, where he was the walk-up house guest of welcoming Hawaiian families. Buddies called the lanky waterman “Spider.”

Brown built the prototype of the modern catamaran in 1947 and pioneered taking Waikiki tourists for catamaran rides, which provided his living for four decades. He outlived two wives, and fathered two daughters and three sons, the youngest of whom is 19. Brown, who surfed regularly until he was 90, rubbed shoulders with Charles Lindbergh, Duke Kahanamoku and old Hawaiians who lived the life of a former era, he said.

“He was just a lot of fun to be out surfing with,” recalled Terry Quisenberry, a surfer, paddler and fence builder in Haiku. “I could always tell it was Woody, sitting up on his green board, paddling along. He really enjoyed surfing with everyone because his enthusiasm was just so contagious. He’s also very nice to everyone.”

Read the full Surfersvillage report HERE, which is courtesy of www.mauinews.com.

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE - April 8th, 2008 (Santa Monica, CA) – 9:Fish Surfboards, the makers of “Neo-Retro” fish-style surfboards that catch more waves, and the Black Surfing Association (BSA), promoters of inner city and minority surfing have teamed up to organize the 5th annual soul surf amateur competition and “Fam Jam” starting Sunday May 4th, 2008 at 7:00am sharp at Leo Carillo State Beach (Secos) in Malibu, CA.

A new part of this year’s contest is a “Twin Fin Fish” event for surfers to showcase their skills outside the traditional long and short board standard events.

“9:Fish boards don’t fit the conventional mold, so of course we are excited to put on a non-conventional surf contest,”  Wes Negus, Co-Founder of 9:fish Surfboards, said.  “We are really pleased to work with the BSA to organize such a positive event.”  The BSA has long been promoting surfing among youth and inner city kids in order to bring attention to minorities within the sport and to help prepare surfers to eventually compete at the pro level.

The competition will display the talents of over 60 contestants with around 400 spectators.  The registration fee is $25 in advance and $35 day-of.  Throughout the day, various twin fin fish, long and short board heats will last 15 minutes each, with 20 minute final rounds. Food, music and various sponsor tents will also be at the beach, creating a fun environment for spectators.

The 9:Fish Surfboard movement was started by Wes Negus and Sunny Trinh, two surfing engineers who combined their knowledge of surfing and engineering to design “Neo-Retro” fish-style surfboards that flat out catch more waves.  9:Fish’s boards, each named for a different fish (Seared Ahi, Yellowtail, Clownfish, Hammerhead) can be found at Val Surf, Santa Monica Surf Shop and other distinguished surf retailers worldwide. Check out www.9fishsurf.com for more details.

Black Surfing Association’s goal is to expose and encourage people of African ancestry to witness, experience, participate and enjoy the ancient oceanic activity of surfing throughout the oceans and seas of the world. And, with this exposure and participation, the BSA will demonstrate, educate, and help to implement aquatic skills, ecological awareness and activism, and overall athleticism. Ultimately, it is the BSA’s goal to expose and advance the sport and activities of wave-riding in the Black communities while generating well-being, harmony, and heightened awareness amongst surfing individuals, clubs, organizations, businesses, and related media interest groups. We also encourage and support our members to compete and represent Black people and the Black Surfing Association with good sportsmanlike conduct and ethnic ambassatorism. For more information, visit the site HERE.

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE - San Clemente, Calif., April 18, 2008 — The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Qualifying Series (WQS) 4-Star 6.0 Lowers Pro and Grade-2 Oakley Pro Junior will bring 192 of the world’s best professional surfers and 32 of the world’s best professional juniors to Lower Trestles, April 29 to May 3, 2008. The event will unite top seeds, local and international talent, wild cards and even one female vying for an increased prize purse of $80,000 for the WQS and $10,000 for the juniors, as well as, valuable ASP points and the possibility of a Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series bonus.

6.0 Lowers Pro Athletes
ASP World Championship Tour (WCT) vets Taylor Knox (Carlsbad, CA), who won the event in ’94, and local favorite Chris Ward (San Clemente, CA) will come in as top seeds this year. They’ll be joined by fellow WCT surfers Adriano de Souza (BRA), Ben Bourgeois (Wrightsville Beach, NC) and Fredrick Patacchia (HAW), currently off of the Tour due to injury,

2006 Surfbout champion Dustin Cuizon (HAW), as well as, current WQS points leader Patrick Gudauskas (San Clemente, CA), Cory Lopez (Dana Point, CA), Shea Lopez (Daytona, FL), Brett Simpson (Huntington Beach, CA), Joel Centeio (HAW), and 2005 Macy’s California Trifecta Champion Asher Nolan (Neptune Beach, FL) are also top seeds.

Other local favorites and top contenders include 2006 Macy’s California Trifecta Champion Nate Yeomans (San Clemente, CA), 2007 Macy’s California Trifecta Champion Adam Virs (Ventura, CA), Mike Losness (San Clemente, CA) and 2007 fourth-place finisher Shaun Ward (Huntington Beach, CA), who was the only non-WCT surfer to make it to the final last year.

Nike 6.0 has extended wild cards to three young guns who are sure to represent the up-and-comers in a major way. The event’s only female, Carissa Moore (HAW), and Evan Geiselman (New Smyrna Beach, FL) will be seeded into the Round of 64, and Koa Smith (HAW) will debut in the Round of 96.

“I feel extremely honored and thankful that Nike gave me an opportunity to surf one of my favorite waves in the world,” Carissa Moore said. “I am going to try to do my best to surf at a level deserving of my wild card spot.”

Other up-and-comers to watch for include Oakley Pro Junior graduates Nick Rosza (Oxnard, CA), who claimed the 2007 Oakley Pro Junior Trifecta championship, Brent Dorrington (AUS), who won the Trestles Oakley Pro Junior in 2007 as a wild card entry, and Mitchell Coleburn (AUS), who established himself as a premier talent in 2007’s event by advancing to the semi-finals in both the WQS and Pro Junior events.

Oakley Pro Junior Athletes
With an increased Trifecta bonus and qualification spots into the Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge added perks, the 2008 Oakley Pro Junior field is impressive. As the only competitor who made it to last year’s final who hasn’t aged out of the division, last year’s third-place finisher Cory Arrambide (Ventura, CA) returns as the number two seed. 2007 Macy’s California Trifecta Oakley Pro Junior runner-up Adam Wickwire (Satellite Beach, FL) will enter the event as the top seed.

Rounding out the top five junior seeds are three East Coast talents: Travis Beckman (Vero Beach, FL), Cody Thompson (Jacksonville Beach, FL) and Blake Jones (Melbourne Beach, FL).

Oakley wild card spots have gone to Shaun Jobert (ZAF), who won the Durban Oakley Pro Junior last month, and Sebastian Zietz (HAW).

Others to watch for include 2007 Santa Cruz Oakley Pro Junior champion Nat Young (Santa Cruz, CA) and super-local-grom Riley Metcalf (San Clemente, CA), who is each also in the round of 192 in the WQS event.

Formerly known as the Body Glove Surfbout, the 6.0 Lowers Pro will continue to serve as one of the most touted events on the ASP WQS schedule due to its premiere location and history of groundbreaking competitive surfing match ups. In 2009 and 2010, the event will upgrade to a 6-Star, making it one of only two North American 6-Stars, helping to elevate the relevance of the ASP North American leg of the WQS and ensuring that the legacy of competitive surfing at Lowers continues to grow.

The Macy’s California Trifecta Surf Series (an ASP North America Specialty Series) was formed in 2005 to strengthen surfing in America and has added additional cash and prize incentives each year. For 2008, the series unites the 6.0 Lowers Pro, the Oakley Newport Pro (Sept. 16-21), and the O’Neill Cold Water Classic (Oct. 21-26) under one banner, as well as, an Oakley Pro Junior at each of the three stops.

The Trifecta Series provides surfers with an opportunity to earn crucial points towards the ASP WQS and Pro Junior end-of-year rankings, which factors into advancement to the coveted ASP World Tour and ASP World Junior Championships. Additionally, the series will award a $33,333 bonus to the surfer who takes first place in all three WQS events. Should one surfer not win all three events, the overall points-winner will receive a $10,000 bonus and second and third will receive $3,500 and $1,500, respectively. Juniors will vie for an additional $10,000 bonus.

All 6.0 Lowers Pro action will be viewable online with streaming video and live scoring at www.nike6lowerspro.com.

In addition to title sponsor Nike 6.0, the 6.0 Lowers Pro is happy to have support from Red Bull, Oakley, SURFER, SURFING, WaveWatch and FUEL TV.

Nike 6.0 is a multi-action sports brand supporting the next generation. Our mission is simple: Instigate, inspire and elevate the next generation. The barriers that once existed between action sports have been reduced by those who skate, surf, and ride with equal and inclusive passion. 6.0 is dedicated to this new crop of athletes through our multi-sport team, innovative product, and events. From the streets to the surf, from the dirt to the park, Nike 6.0 symbolizes the creativity and progression inherent in the DNA of action sports. www.nike6.com.

Oakley, Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes high-performance sunglasses, prescription lenses and frames, goggles and technology-enabled eyewear that utilize the company’s High Definition Optics® (HDO®), a collective platform of patented technologies that offer unbeatable optical performance. The company also produces technical and active apparel, footwear and accessories. For more information, please visit the company’s Web site at www.oakley.com.

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) is the governing body of professional surfing. Crowning surfing’s undisputed world champions since 1976 (formerly as IPS), the ASP sanctions the following tours: the Foster’s ASP Men’s World Tour, the ASP Women’s World Tour, the World Qualifying Series (WQS) and the World Longboarding, Junior and Masters Championships. The ASP is dedicated to showcasing the world’s best surfing talent in a variety of progressive formats and has revolutionized the way the world watches surfing via their webcasts. The organization is divided into seven different regions: Africa, Japan, Australasia, Europe, Hawaii, North America, and South America. These regions manage all their respective domestic affairs under the guidance of ASP International, which is located on the Gold Coast of Australia. ASP International and ASP North America are committed to the progression of surfing and are dedicated to continuing excellent relationships with their surfers, event operators, sponsors and media. For more information: www.aspworldtour.com or www.aspnorthamerica.org.

After a full day of jaw dropping half-pipe skateboarding by 45 of the world’s most high-profile action sports athletes, the first-ever Ultimate Boarder™ competition concluded in dramatic fashion. With Chad Shetler, a professional skateboarder from Encinitas, Calif., taking top honors for the day, both the field of competitors and crowd of thousands were still puzzled as to who would be named the overall Ultimate Boarder™ champion, a competition that has spanned the past week and featured snowboarding in Squaw Valley, Calif. and surfing and skating in Ventura, Calif. When the final numbers were crunched by a field of expert judges, Aaron Astorga (Carlsbad, Calif.) was named the top “tri-athlete of our generation.”

The newly crowned champion was rewarded handsomely, including a $30,000 check, one-of-a-kind Soul Ryde longboard with gold, silver and bronze Revenge Trucks embellished with custom spinner wheels, a personal home fitness training system by Redcord and an $8,000 audio system from Rockford Fosgate. Joining Astorga on the Ultimate Boarder™ podium was professional snowboarder and silver medalist Todd Richards (Encinitas, Calif.) and bronze medalist, professional skateboarding kiwi, Kristian Phillipp (New Zealand). Additionally, plenty of spoils were bestowed upon the runners-up, Richards now boasts a checking account that is $10,000 richer and Phillipp will bank a cool $5,000.

“It was an amazing event and everyone had a great time,” said Ultimate Boarder™ champion, Aaron Astorga. “The contest organizers did an unbelievable job of bringing all of the surfers, skaters and snowboarders together and I know a lot of us are already looking forward to next year’s contest.”

Not to be lost on the awards ceremony, was a day of near perfect skateboarding on a masterfully crafted half-pipe. After nine action packed heats, loaded with technical grinds, big airs and friendly competition, the ten man finals ended with Aaron Astorga (second place) and Chris Kays from the north shore of Hawaii (third place) joining Chad Shetler on the skateboarding winner’s podium.

“I really didn’t have any expectations this year; if ten guys showed up I would have been happy,” said Ultimate Boarder™ CEO and Founder, Tim Hoover. “The crowds were insane and the way the athletes just went for it was awesome. I’m happy for the athletes and the fans-that’s who I created this for.”

The top ten overall placing athletes earned automatic entries for next year’s Ultimate Boarder™. Along with Astorga, Richards and Phillip; Chad Shetler, Shayne Pospisil, Tosh Townend, John Warren, Nathan Fletcher, Kurt Wastell and Clint Allan, all have reserved spots in the second annual Ultimate Boarder™. Registration will once again be open to the public this fall.

Ultimate Boarder™ would like to thank it’s sponsors Amtrak California, Flexfit, LIVE 105.5, Q104.7, Red Bull, Redcord, Revenge Trucks, Rockford Fosgate, Skateboarder Magazine, Snowboarder Magazine, Soul Ryde, Squaw Valley USA, Surfing Magazine, The Octopus 95.9, Trilogy Arts Board Co., Ventura Visitors & Convention Bureau and Wahoo’s Fish Tacos.
Results:

1. Aaron Astorga $30,000
2. Todd Richards $10,000
3. Kristian Phillipp $5000
4. Chad Shetler $1500
5. Shane Pospisil $1000
6. Tosh Townend $800
7. Jonathan Warren $600
8. Nathan Fletcher
9. Kurt Wastell
10. Clint Allan