Chris Hoeve and Friends in Sardinia

It all started on a chilly winter’s day, sitting on a café terrace under a shy little sun. It had already gotten pretty cold, and we found ourselves daydreaming about escaping on a trip. Oh yes - off to a warm island! Greece? Corsica? Sicily? Hey, what about Sardinia?

Within seconds, someone was pulling up skate videos filmed in Sardinia. Turns out - tons of sick spots! And just like that, the decision was made: we had to go. Calendars were tossed on the table, and boom - dates were locked in. February? Perfect timing to soak up some sun while it’s still grey and miserable back in the Netherlands.

Mattoes and Chris also brought in Kamil Maes from Belgium and Bastian from Germany - and of course, the legendary Mr. Sprenkling couldn’t be left out either. And so, with a solid crew assembled, we found ourselves at Schiphol in the early morning light, boarding a flight to... Milan?

Wait - Milan?

Yup, turns out there are no direct flights to Sardinia in the off-season. But hey, who cares? It’s a skate trip, so VAMOS! Oh - wait, that’s Spanish. ANDIAMO!

After a long day of travelling, we finally touched down in Sardinia by early evening. We grabbed the rental car and made our way down south to our place in Pula. Why all the way down there, you ask? Because most of the best skate spots are in Cagliari, that’s why.

We chilled out the first evening, we were up bright and early the next day, boards in hand, ready to hit the streets.

Big shoutout to Simone Pisano for showing us around - grazie mille!

And now… it’s your turn to join the ride. Scroll down, soak in the sun-drenched photos, and check out the video we made along the way. Sardinia delivered - and we’ve got the footage to prove it.

All photos and intro text by Rob Rouleaux.