It happened in an instant. Cruise Bogle went from walking to a wheelchair in a matter of minutes. The 19-year-old was home from college on winter break. He was skimboarding with his friends at Hammock Park Beach in Boynton when he had a terrible accident. Friends did not see what happened, but when they turned around, Cruise was face down in the water. He compacted his spine and is now paralyzed from the shoulders down.
Cruise does have medical insurance, but it won’t cover expenses once he comes home from a special rehabilitation center in Atlanta, which should be sometime next month. If you would like to help, family and friends are holding a fundraiser this weekend.
This event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 21st from 2pm to 9pm at Bru’s Room in Delray Beach and from 9pm to 2am at Delux in Delray Beach.
The daytime event at Bru’s Room will consist of live bands and a silent auction. The evening event will consist of guest DJs and other fun activities.
The goal is to raise monies for Cruise Bogle and his family as they go through these trying times. They still need sponsors and volunteers. Anyone interested, please call Matt Spector at 561 252 5209.
Anyone wanting to donate can do so by cash or check. Checks are to be made payable to: Timothy Bogle/The Benefit of Cruise Bogle.
Davao City (22 January) — Seeing the big potential of Davao Oriental’s 400 kilometer white sand shoreline, the Bureau of Investment (BOI) is planning to boost the tourism sector of the said province this year.
BOI chief Gil Dureza said during yesterday’s Club 888 Forum at Marco Polo Davao that many are wondering why investors have been hesitant to develop Davao Oriental’s white sand beaches.
Dureza said that the wide stretch of beaches is comparable to the popular beaches in Boracay. The place also offers excellent dive sites and other beach sports like skimboarding and surfing.
"This year, we will definitely hold a roadshow to be held in Boracay getting the top ten resort owners as our audience and this will open up better opportunities for the province," he said.
Not just tapping the local market, BOI has also thought of holding a second roadshow in Bali, Indonesia this time to capture foreign investors.
Davao Oriental is strategically located in the easternmost part of the region XI. It ranges about 189.30 in kilometers from its common boundaries. It is bounded by the Pacific Ocean in the East, Davao Province in the West, Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur in the North and Davao Gulf and Celebes Sea in the South. Its proximity to the Pacific justifies the efforts of grooming Davao Oriental as the gateway to the Pacific.
One of the popular white sand beach is the Dahican Beach in the city of Mati. It is known for its tranquil white sand beach and gentle blowing breeze from the Pacific Ocean. The place is ideal for windsurfing, and skimboarding.
Skimboarding dates back to the late 1920′s when Laguna Beach lifeguards used to skimboard on pieces of wood. Skimboarding first evolved as a sister-sport to surfing along shorelines in Southern California at the beginning of the 20th century. This sport became gradually more popular in the 1960s and 1970s.
Skim boarding has become a popular beach sport that is fun for all ages. It is similar to surfing but on a smaller board and closer to the shoreline instead of further out in the ocean. Skim boarding is now known to be a popular local sport in the land because of resorts that cater to such sport.
Skimboards look a great deal like surfboards but are smaller and thinner because they do not require as much buoyancy, and they are different from surfboards in the sense that they are lighter and smaller in size.
Skimboards look like surfboards but are not as long, a little wider, and a little thinner, and also are not unbreakable, if they were, they would be too heavy. They rely on a layer of fiberglass to make your ride across the surf and sand as smooth as possible. Boards that are dark colored or made of carbon are move vulnerable because it absorbs more heat. Skimboards come in a variety of sizes and the best sized board for most people is about as high as the middle of their chest. Boards such as Zap skimboards are popular amongst youngsters.
Skimboarding is done at the last wave break right on the beach. It is a combination of surfing and skateboarding. Skimboarding’s kinda like trying to skateboard on a quarterpipe that’s coming right at you. This sport is different from surfing as it is not concerned with going into deeper waters but instead begins at the beach.
Skimboarding is based primarily on the principle of hydroplaning, It isn’t just riding along the edge of the surf, skim boarding is a sport that involves riding a board on an outgoing wave. Unlike surfing, it begins on the beach, with the skimboarder running and dropping their board onto the thin wash of previous waves. They use their momentum to ‘skim’ out to breaking waves, which they then catch back into shore in a manner similar to surfing. Skimboarding is very much different from surfing, and is like surfing in that you ride waves, but is DEFINITLY harder. Skimboarding is aweswome, and it feels like ur flying.
Skimboarding 101 includes appropriate warm-up exercises, equipment handling and safety, water and wave awareness, and the basics of holding, running, throwing, and riding your skimboard effectively.
Skimboarding is a water sport rapidly gaining popularity today,and along with it being a beach pastime that has developed into a growing industry. Skimboarding is an art and a difficult sport but the pros make it look easy, and competition is actually judged using 3 sound bases: wave quality, trick difficulty and execution of the trick.
It is the best activity that can be done anywhere with water. Skimboarding is a total gas no matter what your skill level, and has become the latest craze for those who love the surf.
The Surftech morphius loaf 51 skimboard's specialized shape with added volume define the loaf as a cross over between skimboards and surfboards. The outline and bottom contours were modeled from a roush pro board specifically for performance in waves. This heavy concave board adds great drive and float and is extremly good for paddle-in surf.
Surftech Aloha Loaf Skimboard
Roush's daily driver the surftech aloha loaf 50.5 epx skimboard has epoxy construction. The aloha loaf is a 1 1/4 thick, sandwich core version of the roush rasta-pro skimboard. It comes with boxes for optional quad or twin fin madness, leash plug and four baby bonzer fins. This board is a pro skim that floats big men easily, turns on a dime and surfs.
Surftech Morphius Epoxy Skimboard
The Surftech morphius 51.0 epx skimboard has epoxy construction. The outline and bottom contours modeled from a roush pro board specifically for performance in waves. Perfect for shore break, even sidewaves this board's heavy concave adds great drive and float. It is extremly good for paddle-in surf.
Surftech Softop Skimboard
The Surftech softop 52 epx skimboard has epoxy construction. The highly developed Roush #2 egg-tech pro-concave skimboard is a 3/4 thick proboard with 1/4 eva rubber decking for outstanding safety and board control. This board is great for all conditions in skim, kite, surf and especially behind the boat. This is a contest quality pro board at a nice price point.
Victoria Woody Xs-s Skimboard
Catch the waves and spare yourself the paddle out! the woody is a great skimboard for the beginner... The woody doesn't float too well, so you're pretty much land bound, but is still incredibly fun! this is the smaller sized woody and is available in assorted colors. these boards are for weights of 50-100 lbs.
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