| 09.13.08 | Contest.   The 2008 Oktoberest is coming the weekend of the 11th and 12th.

Exile Main St. Oktoberfest
October 11 & 12 2008
Balboa Pier (A Street)
$35.00 AM  /  $100 PRO

Entries must be accepted by October 10th at 5PM.  No beach entries will be accepted.
ENTRY FORM

| 09.13.08 | Team.   Exile is pleased to welcome Alejandro Lopez to the family.  Hailing from the Virgin Islands, Alejandro is one of the most talented young rippers in the entire Carribbean.  Exile looks forward to supporting Alejandro for years to come...

| 05.12.08 | 2094.   As many Exile fans may have noticed, our 2008 "Catalog-Lite" seemed a little more sparse than in previous years.  The reason for this is simple, we have been working on a skimboarding book.   The book is combined with the catalog and is now available for sale online.

The book portion is 82 pages long and chronologically takes the reader from Exile's past to Exile's present with both photos and words.  Numerous Exile riders add their personal perspectives which we think makes for an interesting read.  If you flip the book over, it has our 2008 product catalog.  Exile will have copies available at our shop in about one week, but in the meantime you may order a copy directly from the printer.  We are very proud of how the book turned out and hope you enjoy it as well.

Buy Now from Lulu.com  $18.99 USD

| 05.12.08 | Team.   Exile Skimboards is pleased to present the 1st Portuguese athlete to join team Exile.  The invitation was made to Simão Pinto, a 14 year old skimboarder from Sesimbra, and national champion in his division.

Welcome Simão!

| 04.10.08 | Team.   Exile is proud to welcome Sam Stinnett to the Exile family.  For many years Sam has been turning heads with his speed and grace on a skimboard.  Onlookers have often commented on his potential to become a World Champion.  But those are some big shoes to fill.  For the moment, we are just looking forward to going skimming and having fun.  We could not be happier to have him on the team.  Welcome Sam!

| 04.10.08 | Catalog-Lite.   Exile has released a Lite version of its 2008 catalog.  Click the image below to load a pdf.  Stay tuned for information about the full "catalog".

| 04.10.08 | UST.   The UST (unitedskimtour.org) has posted a demographic survey which will hopefully be useful in the further promotion of skimboarding.  Head on over and fill it out so to earn good karma and a chance to win a prize bag.

| 11.20.08 | Team.   Welcome Hoku Keawe, Harley Nelson and Simon Avedissian.

| 01.07.08 | Surf Expo.   Exile will be closed Wed Jan 9th - Mon Jan 14th while we attend the Surf Expo in Orlando FL.  Feel free to leave us a voice message or email and we will get back to you when we return.  Thanks!

| 12.29.07 | TV Coverage.   Exile will be featured in an upcoming episode of Gear on the Mojo Network.  The show is all in high definition and includes some footage from bearded, interviews with George Bryan and Aaron Peluso and some on site skimboarding by Noogie, Geo, Ryan Moore and Woody Harris.  Its for the uninitiated, so it's kinda cheesy from a skimboarders perspective.  But cool to see nonetheless.

EPISODE 10 Synopsis:
Cameron takes up the sport of skim boarding with the Exile Skimboard Team Riders in Laguna Beach, California. Then he goes inland a bit in Cali to be formally introduced to another extraordinary piece of extreme sports gear – The Ripstick. Pro-rider Ali Kermani shows Cameron how to carve the bowls on this 2-wheeled caster board. Then Cameron does a feature on the mobile satellite radio device, the XM-INNO, which actually allows you to record live XM broadcasts. Next, Jumping Stilts madman and acrobat entertainer, Henry Holloway takes Cameron on an all-out urban assault in some Powerizer Jumping Stilts. And finally, Cameron ends up in Texas to meet inventor and modern-day, aviation visionary Larry Neal who is revolutionizing personal aircraft design with his killer engineering marvel - the Monarch Butterfly Gyroplane.

EPISODE 10: Show Times
€ THURSDAY JANUARY 10
€ 7:00PM | ET
€ SATURDAY JANUARY 12
€ 7:00AM | ET
€ 4:00PM | ET
€ SUNDAY JANUARY 13
€ 9:00AM | ET
€ 2:30PM | ET
€ TUESDAY JANUARY 15
€ 4:30AM | ET
€ WEDNESDAY JANUARY 16
€ 10:00AM | ET
€ 4:00PM | ET
€ THURSDAY JANUARY 31
€ 10:00AM | ET
€ 4:00PM | ET
€ SATURDAY FEBRUARY 9
€ 11:00AM | ET
€ SUNDAY FEBRUARY 10
€ 2:30PM | ET
€ THURSDAY MARCH 6
€ 11:00AM | ET
€ 5:00PM | ET

Mojo is a high definition network.  If you have high definition service head over to http://www.mojohd.com/ and click on "Find Mojo In Your Area" in the upper right for local station information.

| 11.20.07 | Team.   We are proud to welcome two new team riders on board.

Harley Nelson - Laguna Beach ripper who turned heads this last contest season by going pro and beating many of the best riders in the world in his first two pro events.
Hoku Keawe - This South Laguna grom (by way of Maui) is turning heads at only 12 years old.
Simon Avedissian - This Newport Beach local has been on a tear placing in the top four in every west coast event this season.

Welcome all.

| 10.08.07 | Team.   Exile is proud to welcome Romain Fraigneau to the Exile team.  Romain is one of France's top skimboarders routinely winning and placing well in contests across Europe.  We couldn't be happier to have him on board.

| 10.08.07 | Media.   As was previously reported, six members of the exile team spent the majority of September in Europe.  We saw France. We saw Portugal.  We even saw a little bit of England and Spain.  All in all it was a great time.  You can see pics and read words about our journey in the latest edition of Skimboarder Magazine.

www.skimboarder.com

| 09.07.07 | Team.   Exile is going to France. 

On September 11th Paulo Prietto, Grady Archbold, Brad Domke, George Bryan, Ben Kotin and Aaron Peluso will be landing in Bordeaux in what will be Exile's first trip to Europe.  We will stay until the 22nd and look forward to meeting French skimboarders and sampling all France has to offer.  And who knows?  We might even head over to Portugal for a few days too! 

Here we come...  (and we are bringing Kotin with us...)

| 09.07.07 | Contest.   The Exile Oktoberfest in Newport Beach is approaching fast.  Enter now!

| 08.25.07 | Team.   Exile is pleased to announce a few new riders to the team.

Kalin Wiley - Southern CA wonder grom who is turning heads every time he skims.
Cheyne Terjesen - We are pleased to add this NC ripper to the team
Danny Diaz - Chile's first professional skimboarder is also one of the nicest guys you will ever meet.

Welcome to all.  Profiles coming soon.

| 08.25.07 | Team.   The exile team has been on a tear the last three contests.  Here is the recap:

At the Vic we had a solid showing.  While we didn't win in the pro's Paulo earned fourth place and four other exile riders made it into the top 10.  Of course we would like to see more of our guys in the finals, but 5 out of the top 10 ain't bad.  In the AM's, Woody Harris took first in 18 - 21 while Ryan Moore took second.  Meanwhile Ben Kotin won his division again, and Kalin Wiley won 12 - 14.  Congrats to all!

In Vilano we had a different situation entirely.  Paulo won the event and pulled ahead in the UST Tour points.  Congratulations Paulo.  Grady earned a 9th place finish while Domke, Jake and Justin got squeezed out early.

In Dewey we cleaned house.  Paulo Prietto solidified his UST lead with his second win in a row.  Brad Domke took second place, while Grady Archbold took third.  Meanwhile, new addition Cheyne Terjesen took first place in his division on his brand new board.

With two events left on the UST Tour, Exile is looking pretty.  Paulo, Grady and Domke hold the top three positions (!!!) while Brendan Stevens clings to 6th place, even after missing the last two events.  The next event is late September in Santa Cruz.

| 07.12.07 | Team.   The exile team has been on fire since the last update.  In NJ, Exile team riders took 4 of the top 6 spots.  We thought that was pretty darned good.  So we sent three pro riders out to North Carolina for the Outer Banks contest and whaddya know?

1sr Place:  Brendan Stevens
2nd Place:  Brad Domke
3rd Place:  Grady Archbold

Additionally, the two Exile Am's at the event took first and second in their division....  (you know who you are Woody and Ryan).

All of this has had an interesting affect on the UST standings as Exile riders currently occupy the all of the top four spots.  Wow.

It will be interesting to see how things shake out after the Aliso contest next weekend.  It counts for double UST points and can definitely have a big affect on the final standings.

So.  Congratulations to everyone for a job well done and especially to Noogie for winning his first major pro event!

| 07.12.07 | Discount.   We make a lot of skimboards here at Exile, and every once in a while we are bound to make a mistake or two.  When we do, we will usually re-make a board for a customer rather than sell him something thats not perfect.  Over time however this means that the boards will often build up on the rack.  And right now we have a combination of blemished boards and less popular rocker boards that we are letting go at a discount.  Check the list below for our current inventory and give us a call or email if you are inteested.  949-492-0284 or info@exileskimboards.com.  All boards are new and in excellent condition except as noted.

Blemished
L E-glass Hybrid All Royal Blue with logo blem, and scratches in the gloss on both rails and top of board: $300.00

ML S-glass Hybrid All Royal Blue with logo blem, and gloss coat scratches on rails and top of the board: $329.00

MS Carbon Pro-shape/hybrid rocker Blue top White Bottom with a few minor chips in the gloss coat and two scratches on the top of the board: $390.00

Brand New Boards on Clearance
MS 2005 George Bryan Pro-Model: $359.00
2 L S-glass Hybrid Shape/traditional rocker: $349.00 each
S Carbon Hybrid Shape/traditional rocker: $400.00
S Carbon Pro-Shape/traditional rocker: $400.00
MS Carbon Hybrid Shape/traditional rocker: $400.00
M Carbon Hybrid Shape/traditional rocker: $400.00

| 06.17.07 | Meltdown.  Last week we had a computer meltdown that took us a while to recover from.  We have tried really hard to make sure no data was lost while keeping up to speed with our responsibilities. Iif for some reason you sent us an email and never got a response, or are waiting for something that hasn't arrived on time, please contact us to follow up and make sure we are on top of it.  We can be reached at info@exileskimboards.com or 949-492-0284 12-5pm Mon-Sat.  Thanks for your patience and understanding..

| 06.15.07 | Multimedia.  We have posted massive media update to the site. 

First off, we have launched a new Video Section to go along with our new FREE Mini Movie of Brendan Stevens.  If you have an ipod, the videos may be downloaded and loaded on there as well.  Right click the ipod file, save the file to wherever you like.  Import it into itunes.  Sync it and you are done.

We have also created a YouTube Page for our videos.  Drop on by to check out the Mini Movies, or some of our favorite skim and non-skim related videos.  Subscribe to be notified of updates instantly, and don't forget to vote for our videos!!!

We have also posted some new desktop wallpapers in the downloads section.  The new wallpapers are available in Ultra High Resolution for those lucky people who have 24" monitors.  Also in the downloads section you will find updated ads the Exile has run over the last year or two.  These can make for nice backgrounds as well.

And finally, the products section has finally been updated with our current offerings.  Paulo's new pro model, 2007 art and softgoods have all been updated.  We are working on some new hat and hoodie designs too.  We will keep you posted.

| 05.11.07 | Multimedia.  We have posted a Mini Movie of Brandon Sears utilizing some of our leftover footage from Bearded.  For the real deal, make sure you have seen this movie.

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| 04.26.07 | The Truth About Carbon Skimboards.  At Exile Skimboards we believe in the concept of "truth in advertising".  It has recently come to our attention that some other major skimboard manufacturers have begun selling "carbon" skimboards with actual carbon on only one side of the board.  This change has been implemented in an effort to cut costs.  At Exile Skimboards we do not do this.  All of our carbon fiber boards have a full sheet of Carbon on each side of the board.

Having Carbon on only one side is actually a detriment to the structural symmetry and integrity of the skimboard.  If anything, that single sheet of Carbon makes the board weaker, because it changes the way the energy is transferred to the fiber, and focuses it onto that single sheet of carbon.  The board would be stronger if a sheet of Eglass or Sglass was there in its place.

So we won't do it.  We won't do it to cut costs, and we won't even do it if you pay us extra, because we believe it is not only false advertising, but also faulty engineering. 

And when it comes to structural integrity, we aren't willing to compromise.

So when you see another companies "Carbon Skimboard" and you want to compare it to an Exile, first make sure it has carbon on each side, and then make sure it is built with epoxy as well.  We think you will find that there is nothing better than an Exile.

Thank you for your continued support.

  | 04.24.07 | Team.  Tommy D'Eliscu has been on the team for the better part of a year.  Now he finally has a profile to go along with it, including some of the sickest photos on the site.  Check it out!

| 02.14.07 | Service.  For your convenience, the exile factory outlet is now open on Saturdays.  That means we are open six days a week from 12:00 to 5:00.  We fully expect you to be skmming on Sundays...  FULL CONTACT DETAILS

| 02.14.07 | Propaganda.  The 2007 Exile Catalog is now available for download in PDF and JPG Format.

	PDF
			COVER
			INTRO
			TEAM
			SHAPES
			OPTIONS
			BOOST
			PAULO PRO
			ART
			SOFTGOODS
			BARREL

| 12.07.06 | Product.  Christmas is fast approaching and here at Exile Skimboards we are ready.  We have a wide range of boards in stock and ready to ship.  And if for some reason we don't have what you are looking for there is still time for us to build a custom board in time for the holiday.  But don't delay, time is running out.  Please call us at 949-492-0284 12PM - 5PM Monday through Friday to see what we have in stock or simply fill out our online order form and send it in!  This could be your last opportunity to buy an Exile at 2006 prices.  We look forward to serving you this holiday season.

| 11.30.06 | Team.  Congratulations to Paulo Prietto for taking first at the Exile sponsored Oktoberfest.  Paulo already had 1st place in the UST locked down prior to the event, but what better way to solidify the overall win than with the winning of the event?  Other Exile standouts were Brandon Sears (4th Pro), George Bryan (6th Pro), Brendan Stevens (7th Pro), Mike Hickey (8th Pro), Chris Marciniak (9th Pro), Blair Conklin (1st 11 & Under), Shonna Cobb (1st Womens) and Tommy D'eliscu (1st 15-17).  Sorry we haven't gotten you up on the website yet Tommy.

| 08.21.06 | Contest.  We are proud to formally announce the 2nd Annual Exile Main St Oktoberfest Pro/Am.  The event is to be held at Balboa Pier in Newport Beach October 14th and 15th 2006.  There are no beach entries do be sure and download the ENTRY FORM and get it in to Exile or Main Street Surf Shop right away. 

| 08.10.06 | Team.  We would like to congratulate Paulo Prietto for maintaining his top spot in the UST through the first half of the tour this year.  We would also like to congratulate Grady Archbold, George Bryan and Brendan Stevens who are currently in 3rd, 5th and 6th place respectively.  That makes four of the top six Exile riders.  We are proud of you guys.

| 06.30.06 | Team.  We would like to congratulate Paulo Prietto and homttown favorite Chris Marciniak for taking 1st and 3rd in NJ last weekend.  New Jersey was the second stop on the UST tour and with this win Paulo Prietto has taken the early lead on the tour.  Also, congrats to Woody Harris on his 3rd place finish in the always competitive mens division.

| 06.30.06 | Service.  Exile is pleased to announce that we will now be open on Saturdays from 12-5 for the next several weeks.  So that makes the new hours 12-5 Mon-Sat.

| 05.22.06 | Newsblast.  There have been a lot of great things going on with Exile over the past 3 months.  So many that updating the website fell by the wayside.  So here goes with an all or nothing update of what has been going on...

First off we would like to welcome Blair Conklin and Woody Harris to the team.  Their profiles have been up for a little while now but they never got the official welcome in the news section.  We are stoked to have both of you guys on the team.

Exile team riders have been killing it in recent contests.  Brad Domke almost single handedly held it down for Exile in the first two East Coast events of the year, placing in the top four in each contest.  The West St contest was the first west coast event and Exile had an amazing showing with Brandon Sears taking first place followed by Paulo Prietto in second, and Grady Archbold in fourth.  Then at the Cabo contest last weekend, exile riders took the second through fifth place spots, in the following order:  Paulo Prietto, Brendan Stevens, George Bryan, Grady Archbold.  Congrats to all our riders on an amazing start of the competitive season.

In more serious news, we wish a speedy recovery to Brad Domke who suffered a serious broken leg injury the day before the Cabo event.  In addition the the pain and long recovery process, we know that Brad really wanted to prove what he could do early this season.  It looks like we will have to wait until at least late season to see him back in the water.  Thankfully he is expected to make a 100% recovery and knowing Brad's dedication we wouldn't be surprised with a 110% recovery.  Get well soon Brad.

Also, earlier this spring Jake Stinnett suffered a serious eye injury while playing soccer (i.e. he got kicked in the eye).  After days of anguish at home he finally went to the hospital where he was told that he had a detached retina and needed surgery immediatly, otherwise he risked permanently losing vision in that eye.  Thankfully, the surgery was a success and after months of healing time, he is back in the water.  Welcome back Jake.

| 02.12.06 | Catalog.  The 2006 Exile Catalog is now available for download in .pdf format.  Print versions should be arriving any day, along with a new mailing list subscription feature on the website.  To view the new catalog, as well as previous catalogs, wallpapers and advertisements, please visit the downloads section.

| 01.19.06 | Film.  UK residents check out the long overdue Bearded Premiere on Monday January 23rd.  It is free and there will be special deals on skim gear available that night.

Sandskater Shop
11 Manor Corner, Manor Road
Paignton, Devon TQ3 2JB UK
Tel:  0845 203 7546
Starts @ 7:30

| 01.16.06 | Team.  We couldn't be more proud of Paulo Prietto and Grady Archbold who secured the number one and number two spots (respectively) this year on the UST tour.  Congratulations to both on an amazing performance.  Additionally, Justin Boisclair and Brandon Sears should both be commended on their strong placings despite limited contest attendance.  Hats off to everyone for a job well done.

| 01.16.06 | Shop.  The Exile Factory outlet is increasing its hours.  We will now be available 12pm - 5pm Monday - Friday.  If you haven't seen our 'new' shop yet, it's time to come in and say hello.

| 01.03.06 | Film.  Woj at NJSkim.com was kind enough to take, and post, some photos of the New Jersey premiere of Bearded.  Thanks Woj!  Check them out.

| 01.01.06 | Pricing.  2006 has arrived and while we wish we could announce that board prices have fallen, steadily increasing material costs necessitate price increases.  Eglass and Sglass boards will cost you about 5% more in 2006 while Carbon boards will cost about 10% more (to start with...).  Carbon has been in particularly short supply due to Boeing and Airbus launching several new projects which rely heavily on Carbon Fiber.  Carbon pricing is now approaching 300% of what it was just one year ago and we are having trouble locating our most preferred weaves and styles of carbon at any price.  Unfortunately this translates in to more expensive Carbon boards and while we would like to say that there is an end in sight it looks like this trend will continue for the near future.

| 12.22.05 | Team.  We are very proud to welcome Blair Conklin and Oliver Harrault to the Exile team.  Blair is a South Laguna local and is now Exile's youngest team rider.  Oliver has been an influential French rider for years.  We look forward to working with both of you.

| 12.22.05 | Film.  An Australian Bearded premiere has been scheduled for the 29th.  So if you are anywhere near Melbourne Australia be sure and check out what very well could be the very first international skim video premiere.

| 12.16.05 | Film.  More east coast Bearded Premieres!  Check out these free premieres of what many are calling the best skimboard video ever made.

| 12.01.05 | Film.  The Exile Movie has arrived.

BEARDED TEASER & PREMIERE INFO

Panhandle Residents:  Check out a special showing of Bearded at the Xtremely Board shop in Lynnhaven on Fiday the 16th.  Xtremely Board rider Grady Archbold will be in attendance.  Check the website for details.

| 09.27.05 | Contest.  As you may have read on SkimOnline.com, Exile is holding its first ever Pro/Am competition Oct 15th and 16th at Balboa Pier, in Newport Beach CA.  Details are available on the entry form which is now downloadable in .pdf format.  Entry forms and the entry fee must be received at Exile by Friday Oct 14th at 5PM.  Beach entries will not be accepted.  Click on the files below to download the necessary data (files will be updated as they become available).

ENTRY FORM  |  FLYER  |  REGISTERED CONTESTANTS

| 09.19.05 | New Site Design.  As you may have noticed, we launched a new website recently.  We are really proud of it but there may still be some bugs to work out.  We are aware that the mailing list and a few other things are still under construction where noted.  However, if you run into problems or have suggestions for improvement please shoot us an email at info@exileskimboards.com

| 08.16.05 | Results.  Congratulations to Brad Domke for getting 4th at the East Coast Championships last weekend.  This is Brad's second placing in the finals during his rookie year.  Not a bad start if you ask me.

| 08.01.05 | Results.  Congratulations to Brandon Sears and Grady Archbold for taking 4^th and 5^th place respectively at the world championships.  Our best wishes go out to Paulo Prietto who despite severely re-injuring his back in his first heat, still managed to get 9^th place.   Domke, we all know you skimmed really well, better luck next time on the scorecards.

| 07.28.05 | Rider Poll Awards.  Exile picked up a few trophies at the recent skimboard rider poll awards.  Paulo Prietto walked away with Best Barrel and Breakthrough Performance while Chris Marciniak took Best New Rider.  Congratulations to both as well as all the Exile nominees who earned runner-up.

 | 07.10.05 | Results.  Congratulations to Paulo Prietto for getting second in Cabo, narrowly missing the top spot.  At first it was doubtful the Paulo would compete at all due to a back injury but luckily it felt a little better in the days leading up to the contest and he was able to enter.

 | 05.23.05 | New Riders.  We would like to welcome Brad Domke and Mike Hickey to the Exile family.

 | 05.05.05 | Results.  Congratulations to Justin Boisclair for taking first place in Cocoa Beach and to Grady Archbold for snagging first in Panama City.

 | 12.17.04 | New Riders.  Exile would like to welcome Brandon Sears and Jake Stinnett to the Exile team.

 | 10.21.04 | New Shop.  We are up and running at the new shop in San Clemente.  While not completely moved in yet, we are making boards again and will be open again starting Friday Oct 22nd.  Our apologizes to anyone who was inconvenienced by the move.  Please note the new address on the contact page.

 | 09.27.04 | Results.  Congratulations to Grady Archbold, Paulo Prietto, and George Bryan for taking 2nd, 4th and 5th place in Santa Cruz.  Also, congratulations to Paulo for taking 2nd at the Thalia contest last weekend.

| 09.07.04 | Paulo Prietto On A Roll.  Paulo Prietto wins again!  This is the second year in a row that Paulo has won the Gold Coast Classic.  It is also the second contest in a row, as well as  the third contest out of the last four that he has won.  Did I mention that he is the only person in the last 10 years to beat the reigning champ more than once in a season, and twice in a row to boot?  What I am trying to say is that we at Exile are very proud of Paulo and his accomplishments this year.  In other non-Paulo news, Grady Archbold and George Bryan earn themselves a healthy 4th and 5th place while Chris Marciniak wins the Mens division and Brent Grech earns second in Junior Mens.  Congratulations to all.