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Isaac 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 They document the evolution of the sport since the turn of the millennium.Times have changed, and the DVDs have been replaced by...

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Austin 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...

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Perry 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...

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Skimboarders 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...

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Red 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...

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Dawid 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...

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Lucas 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...

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Blair 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...

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How 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...

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The photo book that captures the essence of skimboarding

Photographer Dwight Mudry announced the release of his self-published digital book "Skim: A Photographer's Journey."As an amateur photographer, Mudry photographed waves for several years, but he felt...

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The 2019 Skim USA Tour schedule

The official 2019 Skim USA Tour schedule has been released.The amateur, youth-focused skimboarding circuit founded on the east coast of the United States will run five events in 2019.The 2019 Skim USA...

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The 2019 United Skim Tour schedule

The 2019 United Skim Tour (UST) schedule has been released.The professional skimboarding circuit returns with six state-of-the-art events held in some of the finest venues across the United...

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Blair Conklin and Amber Torrealba win 2019 TAC Skimblast

Blair Conklin and Amber Torrealba have taken out the 2019 TAC Skimblast, at Seabright Beach, in Santa Cruz, California.The first event of the 2019 United Skim Tour season was held under sunny, blue...

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How to catch a wave on a skimboard

Catching a wave on a skimboard involves two significant variables: timing and technique.Skimboarding can be broken down into two main disciplines: wave skimboarding and flatland skimboarding.Flatland...

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Michal Ambruszkiewicz wins 2019 Red Bull Skim It

Michal Ambruszkiewicz has taken out the 2019 Red Bull Skim It at Manufaktura Beach, in Lodz, Poland.It is already a tradition that the holiday season in Lodz ends with the largest skimboard competition...

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Lucas Fink wins maiden United Skim Tour title

Lucas Fink has been crowned 2019 United Skim Tour (UST) champion. He is the first Brazilian skimboarder ever to win the world title.Fink won four consecutive stages in the United States and was able to...

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Is this the biggest winch-powered skimboarding air ever?

Blair Conklin and Dade Shields have recently formed Skid Kids TV, a media collective covering all things skimboarding.The duo has been quite successful at putting the sport of skimming in the...

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How to grow skimboarding's awareness and popularity

Skimboarding has become an increasingly exciting sport, as the world's best performers take their finless boards to challenging waves.Skimboarding is the only water sport that doesn't need waves, wind,...

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The science and art of stone skipping

What is stone skipping? The art of throwing flat rocks across the water has become a semi-professional sport involving technique and science.The goal of stone skipping, also known as stone skimming, is...

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Adrien Raza: "Real skimboarding is still in its early stages"

Adrien Raza is truly making skimboarding great again as the sport celebrates its 100th anniversary.But, to get from good to great, the 25-year-old went through a long process of trial and error,...

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