The Zephyr skate team also known as the Z-Boyz are a famous group of skaters who poinered skateboarding in the 70's in California,Venice Beach and essentially creating the punk/skater subculture that now exists today.
Jeff Ho, Skip Engblom and Craig Stecyk where the founders of the Z-Boyz they opended a surf shop/skate shop and hired some of the local boys who also hanged out in the shop. the boys later went on to join the skate team and become world renowned.
The Zephyr Team (or Z-Boys)
The Zephyr team had 12 members:
Shogo Kubo
Bob Biniak
Nathan Pratt
Stacey Peralta
Jim Muir
Allen Sarlo
Chris Cahill
Tony Alva
Paul Constantineau
Jay Adams
Peggy Oki
Wentzle Ruml
The skateboarding of the Zephyr team was unique and powerful. At the same time that they were sidewalk surfing, skateboarding was growing in popularity in other areas of the US. For the rest of the country, skateboarding was slalom (riding down a hill back and forth between cones) and freestyle. Freestyle skateboarding is mostly dead today, but back then it was a huge part of the sport. Imagine ballet on a skateboard, or mixing ice skating with skateboarding. Freestyle was supposed to be graceful and artistic
The Z-BOYS trespassed into backyards to ride empty pools and partied with rock stars. They pushed limits and invented new moves every day. Prominent among them was local photo journalist Craig Stecyk, who wrote and photographed a series of innovative articles for Skateboarder Magazine that became known as the Dogtown articles which immortalized the Z-BOY lifestyle. The body of photography by Craig Stecyk is still frequently referenced.
The Zephyr Skate Team's impact on skateboarding was The aerial and sliding skate moves which were the basis for the aerial skateboarding and surfing still popular today. Considered the most influential skateboard team in history, the Z-BOY movement continues to this day as an expression of performance, innovation and style.
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C.L.F!
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