Encinitas YMCA Kidney Pool 2006

Che Cruz Hernandez: Backside Air


This was the only time I have skated the Encinitas YMCA & it was an awesome session with Chris Miller, Buddy Carr, Adrian Demain, Nolan Johnson, Michael Stelmasky, Holly Lyons, and the local shredders. I got to meet Chris Miller and we laughed because I was doing backside airs where the only kink in the pool was. Che Hernandez, backside air in the 11 foot deep left hand kidney pool, with pool skating legend Chris Miller on deck, 2006.

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San Juan Pool 1989

Che Cruz Hernandez with a tuck knee frontside air in the legendary San Juan Pool (AKA Haunted Hole)
in San Juan Capistrano, California 1989.
Thank you Charlie Middleton for the photo.

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Black Widow Bowl

Orange County Pool Skateboarding Underground


One of the lesser known pools to happen behind the Orange Curtain. This is a Anthony Pool with the gnarly 4″ Anthony coping. A super tight left hand kidney, this pool packed a punch! The entire pool was infested with Black Widow spiders pretty much all around just under the coping. It was gnarly riding because you couldn’t really drag your hand when cruising the perimeter unless you wanted to get bitten. A permission pool in Orange County Southern California at the time, I’m not sure of its current status or ride-ability. It was a tough ride so I could not imagine it getting ridden very much since most skaters nowadays tend to prefer perfect skate park bowls. For the adventurous, this place rips and provides quick feedback on how rad you think you are. Its places like this that push skateboarding’s limits not some kid friendly skate park.

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Hollywood Bungalow Motel Pool

Willie Taylor - Out on the Tiles, Layback slide in the Hollywood Bungalow Bowl, Los Angeles, California 2006.

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Banzai Bowl, North Shore-Hawaii

Get some!


On a pool skating surf research adventure…

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Darin “Cookiehead” Jenkins


Video shot by Bucky Lasek at his backyard bowl, March 24, 2012.

Death From Above

Death From Above: Kevin Burke

Image courtesy of Brandon Wong

Pool Skating Tip #13

Bring a broom.

Always have at least 1 solid broom with a good handle.


Having a good broom on any pool skating mission is a must.  If you don’t have one, you might not skate.  If it breaks before the work is done, hope you have a strong back.  The broom is your best friend.  Learn how to sweep, then do a sweeper in the deep end!

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Cite De L’Ocean Et Du Surf: Biarritz, France

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The site of the future Toby Burger Multi Media Pool Skateboarding Extravaganza.

Cité de l’Océan et du Surf

Images courtesy of Iwan Baan