“Laird Hamilton has a blast in Hawaii, a trend is born in Hossegor”, JP Arnaud.
When Hawaii inspires the Landes
In the same way that Laird Hamilton’s experiments in Hawaii have been duplicated in Hossegor – stand-up paddle, foil, electric skates and bikes, jetski towed surfing – so too have Laird Hamilton replicas sprung up in our seaside Landes countryside. There was Fred Compagnon and his alaia-SUP, but more recently and more confidentially, there’s also Miki Dorade and his trash-can skate.
Portrait of a discreet inventor
This article is a tribute to him, because this native of the Landes region of France is a little Géo Trouvetout of the surfing world. In all discretion, far from the culture of instagrasme, he has invented a new eco-responsible surfing sport that requires no fossil fuels.
The trash-can skate concept
The trash-can skate unites two technologies, the skateboard longboard and the garbage can container, and allows you to take your garbage cans down to the nearest recycling point while executing magnificent curves, like a pelican or an albatross.
Full-scale tests
Numerous tests were required to lower a large, heavy object, such as a container full of garbage, without losing control of the skateboard. A good fit between the size of the longboard skateboard, the tightness of the trucks and the size of the container was made possible by technical tests in the alleyway around the Capbreton Plage water tower, carried out by skateboarding professionals.
Between innovation and recognition
I don’t think the trash-can skate will succeed in dethroning the fat-tire-electric bike (also known as the Fatbike), but I wanted to pay tribute to this discreet and ingenious little Laird Hamilton from the Landes region. It’s worth noting, however, that his invention has been shortlisted for the Eurosima Green Awards alongside the automatic surfboard rental dispenser and the app that lets you call all your followers at the same time for a surf session at the surf spot that “works”.
A true-to-life interview
Miki Dorade, whom we interviewed, revealed very little of himself, as usual, gratifying us with a simple “Leave me alone, you digital brainiacs!
