the hits just keep coming...

There are some people who reach a certain point and become happy with where they are at. And then there are some that are indescribably hungry to become better at whatever it is they are doing.

The latter describes our very own Kyle Calandra and his skimboarding ventures. Since the end of last summer he has been a madman in the skim by taking out his first Pro victory, heading down with the Exile crew to compete in the Cabo event earlier this summer, taking 2nd in Pro in Belmar, and recently heading down to the OBX event.

In between all of that his focus has been filming—the hits just keep coming from him. You give him a bump in the shorebreak and he's going to get a highly usable clip (as evidenced in the above edit from our friend David "Scrubby" Jensen).

We just want to say how proud we are of our Dingus. It started way back when when he was just a baby Dingus getting the floors of Surf Shack all sandy. He is doing us proud and we are excited whenever a new edit comes our way from him or when he's prepping for a contest. Congratulations on your first Professional edit Dingus and keep up the good work. We know there is lots more to come from you and your skimming.

And a big thanks to Exile Skimboards and Let's Party Traction for supporting Kyle from the get-go.

Exile Vision with Kyle

Some small summer time POV action with Dingus...

That footy of Dingus taking 2nd

Some serious footage of Kyle's second place victory in the Pro division at last weekend's Skim Bash up in Belmar.

Kyle and B-Rad

Peep the latest edit from Kyle Calandra since he's been back on the Island, fresh from trips to Cabo and Dewey Beach. Also starring B-Rad.

Oh yeah, in case you didn't notice we're back open in Bay Village and we've got tons of Exiles and Let's Party traction in stock (as well as every other skimboard and traction pad you can think of).

Surf Shack South, coming back very soon

*we do not condone smoking dirty smigarettes in any way whatsoever

Sure, you may be asking yourself, "What's going on with Surf Shack South? All we hear about anymore is the awesome Shack Board Shop over in Manahawkin now."

Well fear not, because there are potential things that are in the works for us being open in a new Beach Haven location come Memorial Day weekend. Barring any unseen circumstances, we will be back—while also maintaining The Shack Board Shop as a permanent, year-round skate shop (something that has been severely absent in the Manahawkin area for many years). Stay tuned for more details when we know.

And in case you forgot, Surf Shack South is the place for all your skimboard needs. Just ask long-time Shack rider Kyle Calandra, as seen in the above footy courtesy Mr. David aka Scrubby Jensen. Kyle's been doing this all winter long, while also getting spat out of barrels on a surfboard and being crowned the first ever King Of The Shack (along with Kyle McCormick).