Height: 5'7"
Weight: 152 lbs
Dropped in: (date of birth) 2-7-1983
Home Town: Pornichet
Current Residence: Laguna Beach
Stance(regular or goofy): REG
Board Set Up: Matthieu Thibaud Pro Model / FREAK Traction
Years Riding: 16
Shred Spot: Aliso
TV Show: I don't watch TV (for real, not kiddin')
Sounds: (genre of music) Euro Electro, Roc
Get Away: Europe
Tricks: 360 shuv'
Websites: www.vicskim.com www.freakinfo.com www.extremeoutdoorsupply.com
Sports Team: Lakers I guess
Food: Filet Mignon
Season: Spring
What comes with being a professional skimboarder?
Trips, contests
Where do you think the future progression of our sport will occur?
Internationally, Brasil, Europe, Chile, Mexico.
What are your goals for 2009?
Getting better at surfing
If you don't spend the day riding, what do you do?
I take pictures, play music, stay in touch with friends and family
If you had to pack up and leave in a hurry, what would you grab and where would head?
Cell phone, computer, clothes, home I guess (What is the point of the question? I don't get it, maybe explain it to me)
Who or what inspires you most?
Seeing kids (or people in general) that has never seen the ocean, coming to the beach and be super stoked on what we are used to see every day. It makes us remember how lucky we are…
Who do you look up to?
Albert Einstein, Thom Yorke
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Keep it simple
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
My studies
If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
I didn't visit enough of the world to answer correctly. But places I would visit are Brazil and New Zeland.>
What do you most value in your friends?
Trustworthy, reliability.
What else do you do to help your skimboarding?
I make my own boards ;-)
Favorite skate film?
I dunno any
Favorite skim film?
Magic Carpet Ride
If you could have any other job in the world what would it be?
Probably something music related
What cell phone are you using?
LG
What laptop are you using?
Mac Book G4
Do you think you will ride for the rest of your life?
As long as I can
Pro Model/Freak Traction
Size Medium Small
Boxy rails
Just under 2 inches of nose rocker
Flat tail
Freak traction tail pad and arch bar
Special shaping by Matthieu (secret)
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Matthieu Thibaud is glad to be a consistent contributor to the Heart of Sailing Foundation. The Heart of Sailing Foundation introduces sailing for free to children and adults with developmental disabilities, such as Autism and Down Syndrome, as a form of education and recreational therapy.
Matthieu Thibaud, professional skimboarder for Victoria Skimboards, had the following to say about meeting up with the Heart of Sailing Foundation: "I met Heart of Sailing Founder, George Saidah, in Laguna Beach California during one of his stops last year (end of 2009), and learned about the program of his foundation. I was amazed of how much time and effort he could spend for such a great project... I immediately wanted to do something and help. In September 2010, when Victoria Skimboards offered me the opportunity to design my own Pro Model in 2011, right away I thought of combining this with the foundation Heart of Sailing. In 2011, I will donate monthly portion of my board sales and will ride and represent Heart of Sailing as much as I can. I am really happy to be able to help this wonderful foundation"
George Saidah, the founder of Heart of Sailing, offered the following: "Matthieu's offer was a very unexpected wonderful news. His generosity will help us in many ways, which primarily will be financially and raising our program's awareness throughout the world. This will help us fulfill our mission, continue and expand our services to the special needs communities.
Starting in 2011, Matthieu will donate a portion of the sales of his Pro Model skimboard to the Heart of Sailing Foundation. For more information on the Heart of Sailing Foundation, please click the link below.
heart of sailing