‘TIL THE END SANTA CRUZ TOUR

As far as professional skate teams go, it doesn’t get much more eclectic and inclusive than Santa Cruz. There’s the OG slash-man, Eric Dressen, frontside grinding his way through middle age and around the world. Then there’s the effortless ledge-techery and flippery of Tom Asta, silent but deadly. Fresh off the international competition circuit is Maurio McCoy, American Olympic contender and Street League superstar. Throw in Jake Wooten, a Texan tranny-shredder with ADD-levels of energy; and Henry Gartland, his van buddy who chomps rails and spoonfuls of Vegemite with naïve optimism, and you have a solid portion of the international SC team. This unlikely bunch recently found themselves in Sydney for a Lush Productions tour called, ’Til The End.

Accompanying these international heavy hitters were “the Santa Cruz Oz red-headed alliance”, which is led by Jesse Noonan and membered by Kieran Woolley and Aimee Massey. These eight skaters spent a few days in the nanny-state before heading down to Canberra, then Melbourne. The Santa Cruz pros went on to Perth to join Brendan Cross, doing demos, searching for wildlife, sampling unfamiliar snacks and skating the streets along the way.

Jesse Noonan, Santa Cruz’s Australian