Blind skater Dan Mancina hosted the second annual Adapt and Destroy blind skate contest at The Ranch, bringing together skaters from across the adaptive skate community.
Mancina thanked the skaters, volunteers, donors and sponsors who helped make the weekend happen, including Real Skateboards, Adidas Skateboarding and Spitfire Wheels.
Mancina Posted:
"All these beautiful blind skaters @blindthrasher @asfvision @blind_daltonodom @blindlionn @occolt The second annual adapt and destroy blind skate contest hosted at my adaptive park the ranch. Everyone did adapt and destroy! A special thanks to George @modernskate for all of the help this weekend as well as @thetiapearl for help with judging. Of course a special thank you to all the donations and people that helped make this part possible. @newlineskateparks @gatorskinsramps Thank you to the sponsors for this event as well @realskateboards @adidasskateboarding @spitfirewheels"
Nick Mullins also had a big weekend, taking third place in Saturday’s street contest before winning Sunday’s transition contest at Modern Skate.
Mullins said he was grateful that everyone stayed safe and is already looking forward to next year.
Mullins Posted:
"So beyond stoked! Just wrapped up the second all blind adaptive skateboard contest! Saturday, the street contest, I got third place and Sunday at @modernskate , the transition contest, I got first place 🥉🥇👨🏻🦯➡️🥹💓💪🤘🦇🦇 So grateful the contest went smoothly and everybody got out here safe. Excited for next year!! @occolt @blind_daltonodom @danthemancina @blindthrasher @asfvision @thetiapearl @charactersk8 @ambutechcanes @thrashermag @mark_kowalchuk #adaptiveskateboarding #blindskater #skate #adaptanddestroy #modernskateandsurf"