Alabama Rising Video
Words by Colton Wallace In the past 10 years the skimboarding scene in Alabama has had its slow but steady rise. With the help of Johnny McElroy, owner of local shop Blonde Johns, it has become more than a scene, but an every day opportunity. Over the past 4 years, the teams travels have included New Jersey to Florida, over… Continue »
2013 South Side Shoot out
With summer right around the corner Skim USA and Alley-Oop are preparing for one of the best skimboarding events in the world: The 2013 South Side Shootout. Through the combined effort of Alley-Oop and Skim USA the Shootout has become a major stop on professional skimboarding’s United Skim Tour. Every year it attracts 20-30 of the top pros in the… Continue »
Tex-Six Skim Jam
The annual Skim Jam hosted by Skim2Live is the largest and longest running flatland skimboarding competition in Texas! The contest will take place Saturday, May 18th, at Cypress Creek in Texas. Help Skim2Live meet their goal of raising $13,000 in 2013 for The Rose by donating to Skim2Live. All proceeds from the event will be donated to The Rose, a… Continue »
Upcoming: King of The Beach Skim Jam
With the help of Blonde John’s, Exile Skimboards is putting on the King of the Beach on Saturday April 27th. Expect one heck of a good time, and an afterparty at the Hangout following the contest. For more details contact Blonde John’s at the number on the flyer below! Steve Taylor will be heading out to hook up all the… Continue »
Lucas Fink Video
Lucas Fink is a 14 year old shredder from Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He’s sponsored by Exile Skimboards, Let`s Party Traction and Janga Wetsuits. Continue »
Skim Adventure Mainland Mexico With...
By George Bryan This February was my first trip to Melaque, Mexico. I had heard many great things about the waves and local skimboarders, but I was still really impressed by what I saw. You could count on super fun skim waves in front of the hotel every morning and evening, like clockwork, no questions asked. Glassy tall barrels in the… Continue »
The State of Mov
Words by Adam Hayward The old MOV format wasn’t working out anymore. There were too many people sharing accounts for us to keep progressing our media quality and content. The heart of MOV, and Skimboarding media in general, continues to be driven by a core group of really awesome and responsible guys who understand that you get what you pay… Continue »
Lucas Gomes + Janga Winter days Video
Filmed during the first semester of 2012, this video showcases Lucas Gomes skimboarding on a couple of typical winter days at his home break, Ipanema, in Rio de Janeiro. Continue »
Austin Keen Video By Dilt Productions
Video by Dilt Productions During the past year or two Austin Keen has really pushed his skimboarding to a new level and now he is going beyond that by pushing the sport to new limits. Proof of this is found in the video below. Continue »
Brazil Kids The Movie
Words by Lucas Gomes Video by Matheus Chiabi As a lot of people know, the Brazil Kids are a group of skimmers from Rio de Janeiro that love to have fun skimboarding. This video was filmed over the course of one year and features not only the “original” Brazil Kids (Lucas Gomes, Matheus Chiabi and Guilherme Vaz) , but also other… Continue »
Alabama Rising Video
Words by Colton Wallace In the past 10 years the skimboarding scene in Alabama has had its slow but steady rise. With the help of Johnny McElroy, owner of local shop Blonde Johns, it has become more than a scene, but an every day opportunity. Over the past 4 years, the teams travels have included New Jersey to Florida, over… Continue »
The UST Sununga World Cup Of...
By Aaron Peluso I attended my first skimboard contest back in the early 1980′s. Since that time I have attended hundreds of skimboarding events over 25+ years. West coast events, east coast events, international events… I have seen a lot of competitions. In all that time, I have never seen anything quite as awesome as the 2013 Sununga competition. In… Continue »
Skimboarding on iTunes: Good Call
George and Bill Bryan, the Tenth Street Bros, have just added their second skimboard film to iTunes. The 2012 release, Good Call, now joins BTV- Bringing The Vibes for rent or purchase on iTunes. The addition of skimboard films to iTunes makes watching at home and on the road much more convenient. The films are also being offered for a… Continue »
Sununga Expression Session
The first Day of the Sununga UST World Cup waiting period started off with rainy and waveless, but ended with the best expression session I have seen in 25 years of watching skimboard contests. Competitors dutifully showed up bright and early for the spot check but with rain and the lack of waves, it was obvious we wouldn’t be running… Continue »
Fiesta de Skim
The sombrero wearing, maraca shaking, pinata bursting, mustache rocking event is back! FIESTA DE SKIM will have some of the best skim boarders in Florida! Now not only will skim boarders get to flash your stuff for the senoritas and senors in the contests, but there will be a Best Trick Contest! And for those El Profesionales there will be… Continue »
2013 South Side Shoot out
With summer right around the corner Skim USA and Alley-Oop are preparing for one of the best skimboarding events in the world: The 2013 South Side Shootout. Through the combined effort of Alley-Oop and Skim USA the Shootout has become a major stop on professional skimboarding’s United Skim Tour. Every year it attracts 20-30 of the top pros in the… Continue »
Tex-Six Skim Jam
The annual Skim Jam hosted by Skim2Live is the largest and longest running flatland skimboarding competition in Texas! The contest will take place Saturday, May 18th, at Cypress Creek in Texas. Help Skim2Live meet their goal of raising $13,000 in 2013 for The Rose by donating to Skim2Live. All proceeds from the event will be donated to The Rose, a… Continue »
Upcoming: King of The Beach Skim Jam
With the help of Blonde John’s, Exile Skimboards is putting on the King of the Beach on Saturday April 27th. Expect one heck of a good time, and an afterparty at the Hangout following the contest. For more details contact Blonde John’s at the number on the flyer below! Steve Taylor will be heading out to hook up all the… Continue »
Lucas Fink Video
Lucas Fink is a 14 year old shredder from Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He’s sponsored by Exile Skimboards, Let`s Party Traction and Janga Wetsuits. Continue »
Skim Adventure Mainland Mexico With...
By George Bryan This February was my first trip to Melaque, Mexico. I had heard many great things about the waves and local skimboarders, but I was still really impressed by what I saw. You could count on super fun skim waves in front of the hotel every morning and evening, like clockwork, no questions asked. Glassy tall barrels in the… Continue »
Preston Rose Photographer Profile
Tell us some basic information about yourself? My name is Preston Rose. I am 23 and love shooting skim! I’ve been surfing for 10-11 years and skimming for about half that. What tools do you use? I’m rockin a Canon 60d with a housing made by Chad Stickney (HCW Waterhousings) and a Elan7 in a Kobitech housing. The lens set… Continue »
Cabo Clasico 2011
The 2011 Cabo Clasico contest took place during a giant south swell for the second year in a row. Unlike last year, the decision was made to throw caution to the wind and hold the event at Solmar, one of the most exposed beaches in the region. It turned out to be a good decision. Wind was a problem this… Continue »
Cabo Clasico 2011
The 2011 Cabo Clasico contest took place during a giant south swell for the second year in a row. Unlike last year, the decision was made to throw caution to the wind and hold the event at Solmar, one of the most exposed beaches in the region. It turned out to be a good decision. Wind was a problem this… Continue »
Bill Bryan Leaves Victoria Skimboards
The crew at Victoria Skimboards is sad to announce the departure of Bill Bryan from the Victoria Skimboards team. Bill is a fantastic skimboarder and our relationship with him through the years has been mutually beneficial. We wish Bill the best in his future endeavors and thank him for all of his dedication to the sport and to Victoria Skimboards. Continue »
Kalemba Skim: Angola
Most people in the skimboarding community would never expect to see their sport reaching the developing nations of Africa. Surprisingly, there is a group of young children in Angola, a country on Africa’s Southwestern coast, who have taken to the beach to skimboard. The ‘boards’ they use are not something most people would consider a skimboard. They use whatever they… Continue »
Philippine Steez – Manoy Bazar...
by Arlene Grace Nonato The Philippines has been getting a lot of infamous press lately. I shouldn’t be putting the incident into words in the fear of it being never forgotten. But you, the ever-updated, intellectual mad-hatter-of-a-skimboarder might have heard it in your tea parties. Laugh about it, cry about it. Our SWAT and Miss Philippines have just exemplified what… Continue »
Douglas Stratton Photographer Profile
Douglas Stratton is a traveling Fine Art Photographer that fell in love with skimboarding at a very young age. He was born and raised in Ocean City, NJ but has lived in San Diego, CA and Charleston, SC. His love for traveling has taken him to some of the best skim locations in the world. He is a self taught… Continue »
Apex Skimboards Has Posted Two New...
Blake Tyre is a newcomer to the profesional skimboarding scene but he’s definitely turning heads with his unique technical style. Apex skimboards just recently posted two new videos of blake, one video from the east coast and one from his trip to the Dominican Republic. They are both radical, check them out below. Continue »
Adam Hayward’s New DVD The Box...
THE BOX is a movie that cannot be accurately described. It breaks no boundaries, because it was never bound. It is a tale of a boy moving about under the noses of ravenous beasts while he travels from Laguna beach to Florida, then to Chile, Brazil and the Dominican Republic, making mysterious stops in-between. The story is told chronologically and… Continue »
Cabo Clasico Day One
Update: See final day event coverage here. The UST Cabo Clasico is one of the most anticipated skimboarding events in the world. Solid waves and perfect weather regularly grace this event, and those who have attended it always come back with good memories. A massive south swell filled in Friday, the first of three potential contest days in Cabo San Lucas. Contestants… Continue »
2010 Cabo LEAF Video
If you are a serious skimboarder you have almost certainly seen one of LEAF’s skimboard videos such as 5lbs Lighter, Vee Eye See or the most recent Soulag Chronicles (which is excellent if you haven’t seen it yet). Well the fine folks at LEAF have teamed up with SkimOnline and Exile Skimboards to produce this little gem from the recent… Continue »
