Blair Conklin tore up a previously unskimmed cove in Lagos, Portugal. Photo: Skid Kids//YouTube
Blair Conklin is coming in on the tail end of a marathon European summer tour. Last we saw of him, he was once again in Munich for another run at O2 Surftown MUC, alongside big wave charger Nic von Rupp. More recently, the skimboarding phenom was in Lagos, Portugal, where he discovered a hidden cove that reminded him a little bit of home.
“While traveling through Europe this summer we chased a swell to the South of Portugal when the waves went flat everywhere else,” explained Conklin in the description for his latest YouTube video. “Accompanied by professional skimboarders Jon Howell, Miguel Braz, and Ernesto Molina, we managed to find some super-fun waves and in places we didn’t expect it.”
“The highlight of the trip was a wave in Lagos that the locals rarely check because of how fickle it can be,” he continued. “Usually it is a rocky cove that is very difficult to skim, but this time was a little different. While it was still very challenging to pick the right wave, we lucked out with a sandy beach that had a wave breaking under a beautifully constructed arch built by the roman empire. Growing up in South Laguna, it reminded me a lot of the stunningly beautiful little coves that miraculously have some waves to skimboard on the right day.”
