Transworld Oct 2001

TransWorld Skateboarding – March 2001 – Volume 19, Number 3

Eric Koston commands the cover with a flawless switch heelflip down a Sacramento triple set—handled with such calm control it barely registers as the monster it is. Inside, it’s a packed issue brimming with legends, chaos, awards, and coast-to-coast shredding.

The Third-Annual TransWorld Skateboarding Awards dominate early on. Major nods go to the likes of Koston, who scoops up three awards and “a set of clubs,” because why not? Style, progression, and sheer dominance define this era, and the awards reflect it.

Slam City Survival Guide preps you for the urban jungle, with tongue-in-cheek tips, attitude, and actual skate advice baked into one. Then things get weird—in the best way possible—with Tim O’Connor’s “Habitual Reality,” a raw, irreverent dive into skate life, sketchy legality, and all the misadventures in between.

ATLANTA gets its own feature, shedding light on the scene through a Southern lens. There's griptape grit and Southern pride, all captured in “Nine Frames Per Second,” where forty rolls of film boil down to just four bangin’ sequences. Visual gold.

Good Stuff brings gear, oddities, and observations courtesy of Dave Coyne, while 20 Questions puts Jayme Fortune on the hot seat for a quickfire personality profile. Expect sarcasm and some skate-life truths.

In Flip Out in Miami, the legendary Flip squad unleashes on the Florida heat with all the rawness you’d expect. Meanwhile, Southern Hospitality follows the crew running wild “with the company gold card”—think Crockett, Tubbs, and high-speed hotel escapes.

Sightings rounds it out with pure, chaotic skate moments from all over: kickturns, crusty spots, and raw snapshots of everyday sessions. Sprinkle in departments like Gasbag, Litterbox, Trick Tip, Relapse, and Last Words, and you’ve got a dense, era-defining issue.

March 2001 captures skateboarding right before it breaks into a new decade—brash, loose, and full of life.