Treviso
Born in Castelfranco Veneto in 1999, he began skating at the age of 9, approached by his brother Alberto, accompanied by the musical vibes of hip hop and punk. At the age of 12 he expanded his views into the street world by approaching BMX which he practiced for many years. At the same time, during the winters he continued his passion for skiing, also involved in competitions from the age of 6 to 12, a sort of parallel life on the snow.
At the age of 12, during ski training before the competition, he fractured his ulna, following which he reevaluated his approach to snow sports, moving away from the competitive aspect to embrace freestyle, a contact with sport aimed at fun and immersion in nature.
Also at the age of 12, his passion for videomaking began to document the evolution of his team, a passion that would later become a real profession.
Always attracted by balance and self-control exercises, he began practicing slacklining and juggling at the age of 14, a true freestyle approach to life.
At 14 he bought his first freeride longboard, at the age of 16 he resumed cruising in the city to move between streets and sidewalks, at 19 he resumed street skating by wandering around a park in Villorba, involved with a group of skater friends .
In 2020 at the age of 21 he started surfing in Lignano, then Sardinia, the passion was stronger than the cold and he didn't hold back to enter the water even in January with a used wetsuit and perforated like a colander, in the following years this passion will lead him to undertake several surf trips throughout Europe, in search of new waves.
Parallel to surfing comes surfskate, which is essential for improving technique in the water and continuing to surf asphalt, performing tricks and slides both on ramps and pump tracks and on flat surfaces.
In recent years he has made several road trips with a car full of boards for every occasion, in search of contact with the wildest nature, sleeping in front of the sea, always ready for a session in the water or on a surfskate.
In 2021, the meeting with Stradivarius during a longboard and surfskate event at the San Giuliano park immediately sparked the sharing of a passion, common points of view on the idea of riding and sports in general in contact with nature.
During the following months Andrea will test a large number of Stradivarius models among those proposed, then starting from the Cobra shape we worked on the creation of a new shape totally oriented towards surfskating, with high performance both in terms of pumping power and trick execution.
In July 2023, Stradivarius Manta leaves the laboratory, a Pro Model signed by Andrea Crema which marks its official entry as a Team Rider, this board stands out for the choice of high-resistance materials such as Kevlar and for the unique painting designed by Irene Schiavon on wood of maple.
What will happen in the future of handmade surfskate in Italy? Stay Tuned!
