Travis Mellem signs with VersaTraction
May 27, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
San Clemente, CA : VersaTraction, inventors of the waxless traction process, has
made Travis Mellem a new addition to their professional surf team. Travis will
bring an essential and radical surf element to the VersaTraction family, which
includes 2000 World Champion and Six Time Triple Crown Winner, Sunny Garcia, and
ASP Longboard Phenomenon, Joe Aaron, and will be a key asset in reaching the
younger surf generation.
Born and raised in San Clemente, Travis began surfing at the age of 8 and by the
age of 13 started competing in local and national events. Before the age of 17,
Travis was able to obtain many titles, some of which being a five time NSSA
conference champion as well as an NSSA open national champion.
Travis has over a 100 amateur wins and over 300 pages of editorial in Surfer,
Surfing and Transworld SURF magazines, one of which he made the cover.
Travis is steadfast on his goal of earning his position on the WCT by the 2009
or 2010 seasons and hopes to one day to be world champ. He will be finishing out
this year on the QS with hopes of earning a solid seed for next year to make a
run for the WCT.
Expect to see Travis in the upcoming advertisements and editorials following him
on his comeback.
VersaTraction will be there to help Travis with providing him the highest quality of
traction so that he can push his surf to that next level and support him on his
way to the Top. “VersaTraction is an amazing product and from the first time I tried
it I knew that I had stumbled upon something great,” says Travis Mellem.
VersaTraction
1030 Calle Sombra Suite B
San Clemente, CA 92673
949.218.5224
www.versatraction.com
