SHREDDER OF THE WEEK: Sailor Allen
You can find this committed and fearless 7-year old skater girl carving bowls all over the Brisbane and Gold Coast skateparks. She’s a little power house, dreams about competing in Bowlzilla and X-Games and maybe even be a coach one day. The dedication is real and those backside airs in the bowl are coming up soon - she’s got this! Sailor Allen is our shredder of the week!
Name: Sailor Allen
City: Wakerley (Brisbane, QLD)
Age: 7
Started skating at: 6 years old
Stance: Regular
Signature trick/Favourite trick: Half Cab
Favourite skatepark: Elanora
Skatepark
Instagram: @sk8chick_sailor
What’s your favourite thing about skating?
Learning new things and skating with mates
How would your friends describe you?
Funny and loyal
Who are your favourite skateboarders?
Haylie Powell (@microhaylie)
What do you do when you're not skateboarding?
Play with my DJ deck, hang out with my sisters
What has been the hardest trick to learn?
50-50s
What are some of your favourite skateboarding spots?
Elanora, Level Up, Pizzey, Paddington
What was the first trick you learned?
Rock to Fakie
What tricks are you practicing at the moment?
Backside airs in bowls [sick, Sailor, you’ve got this]
“Just keep trying to improve every day and most important have fun”
— Sailor, 7
What do you dream about achieving with skateboarding?
Competing at Bowlzilla and then X Games. I also want to coach in the future
What’s the worst slam you’ve ever done?
On the big roll in at Level Up and also at Coolum Beach Bowl [OUCH]
What’s your best skateboarding memory?
Getting my first skateboard for my 6th Birthday
Your favourite song?
Memory by Sugarcult
Burger or pizza?
Burger!
Do you have a weird or hidden talent?
I can spread my toes like a hand 😂 [Love it. It will definitely get you far, that one!]
Tell us a joke
Why don't eggs tell jokes? They'd crack each other up [hohohohooo]
Advice to other kids starting to skate
Just keep trying to improve every day and most important have fun [Yeah, good advice, Sailor]
Anything else we should know about you?
I’m just a Brissy girl who loves to make new friends.
We loved getting to know Sailor a bit better. Hope you did too? Promise us to be a legend and give her some high fives next time you see her around the Brissy & Gold Coast skateparks practicing those backside airs - and give her a follow on her instagram.
