Dynamic Board Shop
Location: 460 W. Bell St., Sequim
Phone: 775-6544
Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday; noon-8 p.m. Saturday
Skateboard fans are invited to the Dynamic Board Shop to browse, buy and congregate according to co-owners Shaun Jones Sr. and Heather Johnson.
The cozy shop at 460 W. Bell St., Sequim, had a soft opening in October and continues to increase its inventory of skateboards, accessories, parts, shirts and hats.
“Whatever kids want to see in their skateboard shop,” Jones said. “Skateboarding is good for kids like baseball and our shop can get them outfitted. We also hope to start making our own boards with our own logo.”
As for the shop’s name, give the credit to 16-year-old Shaun Jones Jr. who said, “I came up with it because ‘dynamic’ is like kinetic energy that’s always improving.” He has been skateboarding since age 2.
Board styles include long boards for cruising, popsicle boards for tricks and penny boards. Whether you want to build your own with a selection of blank boards and custom wheels or buy one ready to go, the Dynamic Board Shop can lead you through the process. You’re also welcome look through skateboarding catalogs for special order items.
And if you just want to talk skate- boards, Jones, his son and Johnson are more than willing to do that, too. Jones Sr., 35, has been riding skateboards for several decades.
“I wanted to open a store because I have had a passion for it for 25 years. I grew up here and when I was 15, I helped get the skate park. It’s been part of my life since I was a kid,” Jones said, gesturing to a faded Sequim Gazette photo of himself leaping into the air on his board in 1995.
Not only is Jones enthusiastic about the sport as a great form of exercise, skill and entertainment, he’s also passionate about ditching the current park, built in 1999, which he deemed dangerous, and having a new one designed by skate park specialists.
Sequim’s park has cracks, chips, water problems and the wrong kind of surface, according to Jones.
“I want people to come in and hang out and talk about a new skateboard park. Our goal is to bring skateboarding back to this town,” Jones said. “I know the kids would love a new park — it’s sad to not able to do what you love — Port Angeles has a wonderful skate park.”
Johnson agreed, saying, “We need areas for little kids to skate without the risk of being hurt and want a place where parents can watch their kids and be safe, too, and have different sections of skill levels.”
She and Jones continue talking with city officials about about funding a new, safer skate park and are asking for donations to get the wheels rolling.
“If we got an updated park, we could hold competitions with prizes and more kids would pick up skateboarding,” Jones said. “I really want to get more kids in skateboarding and I hope the shop will make skateboarding grow like when I was a kid. The park is so bad that kids are migrating back to the streets.”
“We’re really promoting helmets because we want to make sure they’re safe,” Johnson said. “We also donated a complete skateboarding set to the Boys & Girls Club auction, valued at $165, and we want to do more of that.”
Jones wants to pass along what he called the best part of skateboarding to younger generations. “When I learn something new, I have to work at a trick and finally do it. Then I move onto the next trick — every trick leads to another trick. The technical skills are really exciting to me. It’s an adrenalin rush and very good exercise, plus it teaches balance and coordination. It’s a tough sport but when you finally get it, it’s all worth it.”
