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Longboarding Lessons 2025

If you live in the Portland, Oregon area and seeking professional Longboard Skateboarding Lessons then you have come to the right place! Robin McGuirk is the superior expert instructor who has taught hundreds of people of all ages to ride a longboard. From the super beginner to the advanced rider he has what you need with his friendly and experienced service.

Longboarding Lessons 2025

Many of his students are very new to skateboarding and have come to him realizing it is easier to learn how to skateboard on a longboard. His lessons provide all the gear you need including a longboard, knee and elbow pads, and slide gloves. So new students don’t have to invest in their own gear before taking a lesson or seeing if they want to pursue longboarding.

Longboarding Lessons Page – Schedule a Lesson and more Information.

Private Longboarding and Skateboarding Lessons

Email: robskey@gmail.com
Phone: 503-680-0457

Private Lessons Availability: Year round longboard and skateboarding lessons by appointment.  All ages and skill levels welcome.  We teach both longboarding and skateboarding in the Portland area.  Contact us for an appointment.

Cost: $75 per hour for a single student Private Lesson.  $35 per extra student for Group lesson of 6 max.

(Standard 24 hour Cancellation Policy Rain or Shine with minimum $75 cost.)

Service: We specialize in teaching the safety and skills needed to become a successful rider with longboarding and skateboarding lessons and the classes instructed by Eastside Longboards owner Robin McGuirk.   He has officially taught hundreds of longboarders and skateboarders since 2010.  And has coached many more riders prior at Mt.Tabor Park, Maryhill, and other well known longboarding locations going back to 2003 when he started making longboard skateboards.   He has found that many beginners learn to skateboard easier on a longboard or skateboard with soft wheels.  Soft wheels glide easier with less pushing and safer to ride when new to skateboarding by going over sidewalks and rough pavement smoother.  With less time spent pushing and more time with both feet on the board, learning to skate comes faster and it’s also more fun! 

Robin also has a wealth of experience and knowledge setting up riders of all ages and skill levels with the right gear for them.  And serves the greater Portland area as a complete longboarding and skateboarding resource and guide.  He is always happy to help!  Give us a call anytime and Robin will gladly answer any skate related questions free of charge.

Required gear:  Longboard, Helmet, Slide Gloves.  We provide all gear for a lesson if needed. 
Recommended gear:  Knee and elbow pads, old pants and sweatshirt, skate shoes or shoes with flat flexible bottom.

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P-Town Throwdown 2019

P-Town Throwdown 2019 Poster

15th Annual – Mt.Tabor to Sellwood Park Skateboard Race! This is the longest running skateboard race in the Northwest US.

2018 Official Event Video – https://youtu.be/X6DChOCj5fw

This event is a charitable food drive for OREGON FOOD BANK to help the hungry in Portland.

REGISTRATION and Food Collection – 9am- 10:30am – Located at the lower parking lot on the North side of Mt.Tabor Park.
Map – http://goo.gl/maps/38Sc

RIDERS UNDER 18 MUST HAVE A PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGN THE WAIVER AND SHOW UP WITH YOU TO CONFIRM. Or you cannot participate in this event. PLEASE PRINT OUT AND SIGN – https://eastsidelongboards.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/WAIVER-AND-RELEASE-OF-LIABILITY.pdf

ANYONE RUNNING RED LIGHTS WILL BE DQ’ED FROM THE RAFFLE AND PODIUM. HELMETS ARE REQUIRED!

GOOGLE MAP COURSE LINK – SAVE IT TO YOUR PHONE.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=15YJ9qvh37ffoXmgRlDPZeQW2Bl4&ll=45.489573437989876%2C-122.63216999999997&z=13

COURSE HISTORY & DESCRIPTION:

This is the original course used for Portland Pusher #4 in 2005, the Annie Ross Open from 2006-2010, and the last six years of the P-Town Throwdown. The route is 8.5 Miles through lower S.E. Portland. First 5 miles is mostly slight downhill but includes two sections that are 6-10 blocks of steeper downhill with speeds of 20-30 mph. Knowing how to footbrake will keep you under that. The last 3 miles you enter the bike path leading you South along the Willamette River towards Sellwood Park and the finish line just before the Sellwood bridge. The whole route includes only 3 traffic light signals to watch for. As a city bike route there are very few stop signs along this course, but please be aware of traffic at all times!
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION AT THE RIDERS MEETING – The course will be explained highlighting the most dangerous intersections. If you are unsure then follow a group of riders who have done it before. NOTE: This race is unique to other distance skateboard races. Riders will be going as fast as possible but will be obeying city traffic laws all the way through. Basically racing to the stop signs or red lights, stopping, then continue racing again. Any riders not doing this will be disqualified and banned from the event!

ENTRY FEE: 4 Cans of Food and approved liability waiver.

4 items of approved food are required for entry into the race (See list at bottom).
Bring more food for more tickets! Every 4 items will receive another raffle ticket with no limit on donations for tickets. More food, more tickets, more chances of winning prizes from our generous sponsors.

PLAN OF THE DAY:

After everyone is signed in and all food is collected, we will hike up to the upper parking lot and gather at the gate leading into Run 1 – a closed to car traffic hill leading around the Reservoirs. Here we will carry on the tradition of this race by doing a fun group run and celebrate the history of longboarding at Mt.Tabor! Once you get down to the lower gate, continue downhill towards the exit of the park turning into Salmon St. We will gather again on the Westside of 60th ave on Salmon for the start of the race.
RAIN OR SHINE!!!

Prize Raffle near the finish line at Sellwood Park after everyone has finished at approx. 12:30-1pm.

AFTER PARTY following the Prize Raffle at HOT LIPS PIZZA on S.E. 22nd and Hawthorne. We have a large area reserved at 2pm.

P-Town Throwdown Course Map


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Longboarding 101 Spring 2019

The first Longboarding 101 for this year opens for Registration on March 6th!

Dates: April 3rd – May 15th on Wednesdays from 6pm-7:50pm (No Class 5/8).

Registration Page Link – CRN 21745

More Info about Classes and Lessons – Longboarding Lessons


https://eastsidelongboards.com/longboarding-lessons-classes/