Lightning storm lights up final Texas Skim Jam
It was not easy, but the Texas Skim Jam eventually celebrated its 10th anniversary. And apparently, it was the last one.The event hosted by Skim2Live went underway at Cypress Creek, a well-known stream...
View ArticleLodz gets ready for the 2017 Red Bull Skim It
The 6th edition of the Red Bull Skim It will ignite the city of Lodz, in Poland, on August 26, 2017.The event is Europe's largest skimboarding competition held on an artificial track and the final stop...
View ArticleMichal Ambruszkiewicz conquers the 2017 Red Bull Skim It
The 6th edition of the Red Bull Skim It is done and dusted.On Saturday, August 26, Lodz once again turned into a skimboarding paradise. This year's edition of Europe's biggest competition on an...
View ArticleThe skimboarder who rode a tidal bore wave
A skimboarder has ridden a tidal bore wave in the Dordogne River, in the south of France.Laurent Lozes is probably the first ever skimboarder to ride "le mascaret," i.e., the tidal bore. The ride...
View ArticleSununga will crown the 2017 United Skim Tour champion
The 2017 United Skim Tour (UST) champion will be crowned at the Sununga Skim Festival, in Brazil.Who will win the world title? Place your bets. Blair Conklin, John Akerman, and Perry Pruitt will battle...
View ArticleBlair Conklin and Sophia Nguyen crowned 2017 United Skim Tour champions
Blair Conklin and Sophia Nguyen are the 2017 United Skim Tour (UST) champions.The pro skimboarding season is over, and the sport has crowned its world champions.Despite missing the OBX Skim Jam, the...
View ArticleHow to get on a skimboard with the one-step drop
Whether you're a flatland skim rider or a wave skimboarder, you need to learn to throw the board before jumping on it.Getting on your skimboard isn't easy. And if you can't master it, you won't make it...
View ArticleBrad Domke gives a board transfer lesson at Cylinders
Brad Domke calls Cylinders his home. He's been riding it for more than a decade. But you've never seen him in board transfers like these.Domke is no stranger to tough challenges. The highly-skilled...
View ArticleThe 2018 European Skimboarding Cup schedule
The full schedule for the 2018 European Skimboarding Cup (ESC) has been released.The best flatland skimboarders of the Old Continent will compete in six European stages and three different countries....
View ArticleThe 2018 Skim USA Tour schedule
The Skim USA Tour announced the full schedule for the 2018 season.The largest competitive youth skimboarding organization in the world is setting up five events on the East Coast of the United...
View ArticleIsaac Thomas will "Never Stop Skimming"
Isaac Thomas owns an interesting collection of rare skimboarding DVDs. They document the evolution of the sport since the turn of the millennium.Times have changed, and the DVDs have been replaced by...
View ArticleAustin Keen hits the Surf Ranch
Austin Keen put on an epic display of skimboarding at the Surf Ranch, in Lemoore, California.The intrepid rider from Savannah, Georgia, visited the artificial wave pool designed by Kelly Slater and...
View ArticlePerry Pruitt wins the 2018 Outer Banks Skim Jam
Perry Pruitt claimed the 2018 Outer Banks Skim Jam, at Jeanette’s Pier in Nags Head, North Carolina.The event had all sorts of weather, including onshore winds, small and medium-sized waves, and sunny...
View ArticleSkimboarders get towed into the waves by lawn mower engine
A group of skimboarders used a lawn mower engine to get towed into the surf.The trick is not new, but it has made many people happy. Once and again, water sports enthusiasts adopt motor power to supply...
View ArticleRed Bull Skim It returns with a skate-inspired format
The best Polish skimboarders will once again compete in the 2018 Red Bull Skim It, in Lodz.Will the seventh edition of Red Bull Skim It competition be lucky for the participants? We will see that on...
View ArticleDawid Pruski prevails at 2018 Red Bull Skim It
Dawid Pruski claimed the 2018 Red Bull Skim It, in Lodz, Poland.Skimboarders from all over Poland invaded the Manufaktura arts center and shopping mall to participate in the seventh edition of the...
View ArticleLucas Fink wins the Florida Skimboarding Pro/Am 2018
Lucas Fink has taken out the Florida Skimboarding Pro/Am 2018, at Vilano Beach.The Florida Skimboarding Pro/Am, organized by Steve Pullara, is the third longest-running professional skimming event in...
View ArticleBlair Conklin is your 2018 United Skim Tour champion
Blair Conklin and Sophia Nguyen claimed the 2018 United Skim Tour title.The 2018 Exile Oktoberfest got underway at Newport Beach' Balboa Peninsula, in California. It was the final stop of the season...
View ArticleHow to do the monkey crawl in skimboarding
The monkey crawl is one of the two techniques that allow skimboarders to get to the waves or any other dead water surface.Ideally, you should learn how to do it by running to about thigh to waist-deep...
View ArticleThe 2018 Skim USA Tour schedule
The Skim USA Tour announced the full schedule for the 2018 season.The largest competitive youth skimboarding organization in the world is setting up five events on the East Coast of the United...
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