My Maui
Life
As mentioned in my last post - i went deep sea fishing in Maui. So the captain (left) asks me what I do, to which i reply "i make a skateboard magazine". Usually when I say that to an older person the conversation ends, but the captain continues. "Skateboarding, huh?" He says. "I competed in the first ever international skateboard competition in Hermosa Beach, CA in 1963. He told me about skating metal wheels before plastic or urethane was around. How his coaches were cops in uniform (to which he still doesn't know why). He was 13 years old then, on a team called something like Vitacorp. He only found out a few year's back what that logo he wore all those years ago stood for when by some freak coincidence an other guy he charted on his boat brought up the topic of skateboarding. Captain Denny shared his background with the man who seem intrigued. "Who did you ride for? Hobie?". "No" Denny said. "You probably've never heard of it". Not only did the man know of Vitacorp. But he owned the company in 1963 and still owns it today. The guy also went on to tell Denny he was responsible for patenting the technology and design that allow you to turn with your trucks!
