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Renato Lima raises the Brazilian flag in Sununga Beach
Renato Lima has raised the Brazilian flag higher at the 2016 Sununga Skim Festival, held in Sununga Beach, São Paulo.The United Skim Tour is having trouble getting a full schedule for the 2016 season,...
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The 2016 United Skim Tour schedule
The United Skim Tour (UST) has announced the complete schedule for the 2016 season.The world's best male skimboarders will compete for prize money and titles in six venues, two less than those run last...
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"Travels and Wanderings" keeps flatland skimboarding alive
The skimboarding industry is a niche market. With no more than a dozen strong and active brands, the world of skimboarding is what it is - a growing water sport, but with natural...
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Sam Stinnett prevails in the Cabo Clasico 2016
Sam Stinnett has taken out the Cabo Clasico 2016, in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.It is strange, but sometimes it happens. The Cabo Clasico has been part of the United Skim Tour (UST) universe for quite a...
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Is Blair Conklin ready for a world title shot?
Blair Conklin and Casey Kiernan have taken out the 2016 Southside Shootout, held at Dewey Beach, Delaware.The second stop on the United Skim Tour (UST) 2016 had maritime conditions for all tastes -...
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"Manifest Destiny," a skimboarding toast to the coasts
We don't know much about "Manifest Destiny (A Skimboarding Short)," but it is a breath of fresh air for the skimboarding community.The new skim movie by TwinFin Media proves you don't need to be a pro...
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Skimboarding phenom Austin Keen aiming to boost sport to the next level
Austin Keen stands on the vast beach of Tybee Island, Georgia, scanning its tiny waves moments before two dozen groms join him for a three-hour skim session. There's nothing like Skim Tybee.At low tide...
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To slide and to conquer: Cody Maurer storms the 2016 DB Pro/Am
Cody Maurer has taken out the 2016 DB Pro/Am, at Dash Point State Park, in Washington.This year, the organization introduced a new rider-judged contest format. In the end, everyone enjoyed the outcome,...
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Flatland skimboarding: who's "Pushing It" forward?
They're "Pushing It" forward. Flatland skimboarding is no longer an underground activity with a handful of indie kids. It is a highly regarded division with full-on members."Pushing It" has everything...
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Adrien Raza wins third consecutive European Skimboarding Cup title
Adrien Raza has done it again. The Dutch skimboarder living in Spain claimed his third consecutive European Skimboarding Cup title.With two first places (Barcelona and Malmö), and a couple of runner-up...
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Skimboarding's world title race heats up
The United Skim Tour 2016 entered the second half of the season. In less than a month, two events - Outer Banks Skim Jam and Vilano Pro/Am - ignited the East Coast.With a victory at the OBX Skim Jam,...
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Austin Keen adds his name to The Vic winners' list
Austin Keen has taken out the 40th Annual The Vic, at Aliso Beach, California.The event has been organized by Victoria Skimboards, a company founded in 1976, in Laguna Beach. This year, The Vic was not...
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Austin Keen hijacks a boat wake in 007 style
It certainly looks like a 007 getaway chase sequence, but it isn't. Watch how Mr. Austin Keen hijacked a boat wake in Lake Down, Orlando.Austin Keen is one of the most creative skimboarders in the...
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Austin Keen, a bungee rope, and a boat's wake
Austin Keen continues his adventure into the unknown. This time, the dreadlocked skimboarder grabbed a long bungee rope and got towed by a boat at 45.5 miles per hour.The idea came from Marco Thompson,...
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Blair Conklin wins maiden United Skim Tour title
Blair Conklin has taken out the 2016 United Skim Tour (UST) world title.The skimboarder from Laguna Beach, California, won the 12th Annual Oktoberfest and gathered enough points to be crowned the world...
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"Beach Decay" proves flatland skimboarding is alive and kicking
"Beach Decay" is a cinematographic adventure into the world of flatland skimboarding.The inland skimming scene continues to innovate with a growing number of riders, filmmakers, and followers. As a...
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The history of skimboarding
Where, when and how was skimboarding invented? Let's ride the glide, and discover how skimboarding evolved in its first 100 years of existence.The sport of skimboarding has its origins around 1920, in...
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When the Levante blows, the Faro skimboarders shine bright
Faro is the largest city of the Algarve, the most touristic region in Portugal. Every year, millions of people from all over the world visit this southern and warm coastline.The Algarve has some of the...
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"Esoterica" proves skimboarding is a high-performance sport
Skimboarding has become a high-performance water sport but, if you doubt it, watch the latest production by MOV.MOV is a skimming collective dedicated to movie making. They want to bring the sport to...
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Skimboarders ride the No Hands Bridge
Two skimboarders have ridden the flat waters of No Hands Bridge, in Auburn, California.It looks a bit scary and dangerous, but the pedestrian bridge has enough protection for them not to fall off into...
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