Better late than never, here is the Devon Slide Jam photos and video.

It was filmed at the Devon Slide Jam back in June this year. There’s some pretty sick skating going on, so make sure you check it out now…

We had a good turnout at the South Devon Skate Jam last weekend, with around 20 skaters turning up for the event.

Saturday was spent sliding hills on Dartmoor, while Sunday was spent at the Dartmouth Secret Spot, which probably isn’t so secret anymore!

We turned up at Dartmouth on Sunday and was amazed at the high level of skating that we witnessed. There was a good spread of ages, from kids to adults, and it was great to see some ladies laying down some sick moves on the steep Dartmouth Hill.

We shot over 300 photos on Sunday afternoon, so once we have sorted them all out, we’ll post up a photo report in the Skate Photo Gallery

Jay Darbyshire, the organiser of the South Devon Skate Jam has emailed us some details for the skate jam weekend on the 16 & 17th June.

South Devon Skate Jam
When: 16/17 June 2007
Meet: 11am, Sat 16th June at Sainsburys car park, Newton Abbot
Camping: Whitehill Camp Site, Paignton

Read on for full details and camping prices…

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Our skate team rider, Jay Darbyshire, is organising a longboard skate jam over the weekend of 16/17 June.

Its going to take in all the best south Devon hills for some sliding and downhill fun. There is a lot of interest for this jam, and there are going to be some sick riders turning up for the event.

Some of the Lush Longboards crew will be coming down to join in the fun, while the Faltown crew will be heading up from Cornwall to slide the south Devon Hills. We’re going to be supporting this 100% too - so we’ll be there with some demo boards.

We’ll post up some more details closer to the time, including where and when to meet, and details of where you can camp with the rest of the skaters.

In the meantime, check out the rest of this post to view Jay’s latest longboard skating video - filmed on location in South Devon, and with the Faltown crew in Cornwall….

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We have great pleasure in welcoming Jay Darbyshire to our longboard skate team. Jay has been skating for years, and was first brought to our attention last summer when we saw some of his south Devon skate videos on Google Video.

Since then we have been introduced to Jay through our friend Sam, and after a couple of skate sessions with him, and sending us an awesome profile video, we just knew he had to be on the team. So, welcome aboard the Sandskater Team Jay!

If you aren’t sure what longboard skating and sliding is all about, then let us shed some light on the subject for you.

Sliding involves throwing yourself down a hill on a longboard skateboard, and laying out big slides with your hands placed on the ground. Originally designed as a way to regulate your speed down a hill, it has now become a sport in its own right.

So your hands don’t get mashed up, you wear slide gloves, which is a leather glove with acryllic pads on the palms and fingers which allows the glove to slide over the tarmac.

Jay, one of the local skate crew has been experiementing recently with a board camera. Now Jay is a damn good skater, and between him and his buddies, they have been making some outstanding small movies for some time now, but now, with a board cam, you can get a whole new perspective on sliding.

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We have recieved a load of new Lush Longboards.

Remember, we have most of the range of Lush boards available as demo boards so you can try before you buy - just pop in the shop and we’ll show you what we have!

The Sandskater crew are avid longboard skaters when the surf is flat, so you’ll be getting quality service everytime - call us for free advice: 08452 037546. If you haven’t already seen the longboard skate photos from last summer, then you should really have a look now eh?

Introducing a new photo gallery: 2006 Summer Skate Photos.

Taken last year during the summer flat spell, the photos feature the Sandskater crew sliding around south Devon

Complete Faltown Skateboards have arrived. Take a look at the:

• Faltown Pool 3.1
• Faltown Slide 3.2
• Faltown Bomb 3.3
• Faltown Cruise 4.1

Faltown are based out of Falmouth in Cornwall and produce fantastic longboard skateboards for crusing, sliding and bombing. We have a few of their boards available in deck only too, ready to be built up to your own spec. Take a look on the Faltown page for more