Skim USA and Alley-Oop present: The 2012 South Side Shoot Out
Skim USA and Alley-Oop present: The 2012 South Side Shoot Out June 2-3, 2012 South Side of Indian River Inlet in the Delaware State Seashore Park The South Side Shoot Out is a Pro/Am Skimboarding Competition. This event serves as stop number 4 on the Skim USA tour as well as the 2nd stop on the professional United Skim Tour…. Continue »
Alley Oop Cinco de Mayo Sale
Summer time is almost here and Alley Oop thought they would give you one more chance to save BIG. This Saturday May 5th they are going big at both Alley Oop locations. Everything you can wear is 30% off and all skimboards and traction pads are 10% off. Buy one of their new Lands End skimboards and receive FREE traction. Check em out before you… Continue »
Green Eggs and Am-West St.
The last event of the Green Eggs & Am Trifecta is this Sunday, April 29th at West St. in Laguna Beach. The contest will be from 9am-4pm with sign-ups at 8:30am ($20). Whether you’re a competitor, spectator, photographer or sea glass collector, come join us as we see who takes home the $300 BBrief Award. The swell forecast looks promising,… Continue »
I’ve Seen Better Dayz By Travis...
This movie is of a pretty amazing morning in late March. It was created by a North Orange County local, Travis Williams. Travis is not only talented behind the lens, he is also an up and coming Wedge shredder, who has been turning spectators heads left and right this season. We look forward to seeing more footage from and of… Continue »
Sam Stinnett Wins The Green Eggs and Am...
By a near unanimous vote on our forum, Sam Stinnett has won the Green Eggs and Am professional heat with his incredible in and out at Aliso. Check out the ride, as well as several other great waves, bellow. Video by Derek Young Don’t forget that third and final stop of the Green Eggs and Am series will… Continue »
Green Eggs and Am Pro Heat-Aliso
A couple of weekends ago Steve Taylor and Paulo Prietto held the 2nd of their three event series, Green Eggs and Am. This particular contest was held in firing conditions at Aliso Beach. The waves were so good that Steve and Paulo decided to throw in a pro expression session, with the best wave during the session winning a cool… Continue »
Season 12 by Oliver Harrault
A really sick video summary of the month of March in Cap Ferret, France. Featuring : Axel Cristol, Clement Elissalde, Romain Gazel, Ludo Rouja, Mathieu Folin, Mannick Pichon, Laurent Lozes. Filmed and edited by Oliver Harrault. Continue »
Alley-Oop Welcomes Blair Conklin
Alley-Oop would like to officially announce the addition of Blair Conklin to their professional Skimboarding team! In addition to this very exciting announcement they are releasing a mini movie of Blair that was filmed and edited by another new team rider, Tony Bianchi a.k.a. Toekneeabc123. The recent pick ups of Blair and Tony will add major strength to Alley-Oop in… Continue »
NCSA Championship 2012
The 2012 NCSA Championship will be hosted by Skim City at the boardwalk at Indialantic, FL on April 14th. Registration is now open, sign up on the NCSA event page. Entry is $35 per competitor and the contest begins at 8am. New NCSA shirts will be available at the beach FREE for all NCSA members. If you aren’t an NCSA… Continue »
AO Rider Wyatt Krapf Spreading the
Over the past year, Alley Oop team rider Wyatt Krapf has been going hard! He embodies the spirit of Alley-Oop with his passion for skimboarding and spreading the good vibes to whoever wants to ride with him. Since Wyatt joined the team, he has been representing Alley-Oop and skimming like a mad man. Recently, Wyatt’s been following the Alley Oop… Continue »
Skim USA and Alley-Oop present: The 2012 South Side Shoot Out
Skim USA and Alley-Oop present: The 2012 South Side Shoot Out June 2-3, 2012 South Side of Indian River Inlet in the Delaware State Seashore Park The South Side Shoot Out is a Pro/Am Skimboarding Competition. This event serves as stop number 4 on the Skim USA tour as well as the 2nd stop on the professional United Skim Tour…. Continue »
Zap Skimboards Video – Team Zap...
The Zap crew scoped out some skim swell that hit the east coast last week and they scored. Check out this awesome video of the team shredding the south side of Sebastian Inlet, FL. Featured Zap team riders Steve Boomhower, Stephen Bradford, Dave Scott, Zach Smetts, Justin Boisclair, Duke Shenton, and Monster. Video by Morgan Grosskreutz Continue »
Hawaii Amateur Skimboard...
Words by David Sterman The second contest of HASL’s 2012 season brought everyone out to the west side of Oahu. Yokohama Bay showed a little swell and occasional gusting winds but with the bright sunny skies, everyone made the best of the conditions and had a good time. The Next contest is getting scheduled for Saturday June 16th at Big Beach in… Continue »
Alley Oop Cinco de Mayo Sale
Summer time is almost here and Alley Oop thought they would give you one more chance to save BIG. This Saturday May 5th they are going big at both Alley Oop locations. Everything you can wear is 30% off and all skimboards and traction pads are 10% off. Buy one of their new Lands End skimboards and receive FREE traction. Check em out before you… Continue »
Lands End Skimboards – Melaque...
The guys over at Lands End Skimboards created a really sick video from the 2012 Melaque contest that was held down in Mexico a few months back. The video features professional riders from all around the Americas shredding the amazing shore break that Melaque has to offer. Check out the vid bellow! Continue »
East Coast Skimboards and Monkey...
The idea behind the contest is to reward those that are pushing the level of progressive skimboarding. There will be $100 given to the best trick of the month, for the next three months. The best trick at the end of the three months will receive an additional $150 and a prize pack featuring a limited edition George Bryan Pro… Continue »
Green Eggs and Am-West St.
The last event of the Green Eggs & Am Trifecta is this Sunday, April 29th at West St. in Laguna Beach. The contest will be from 9am-4pm with sign-ups at 8:30am ($20). Whether you’re a competitor, spectator, photographer or sea glass collector, come join us as we see who takes home the $300 BBrief Award. The swell forecast looks promising,… Continue »
I’ve Seen Better Dayz By Travis...
This movie is of a pretty amazing morning in late March. It was created by a North Orange County local, Travis Williams. Travis is not only talented behind the lens, he is also an up and coming Wedge shredder, who has been turning spectators heads left and right this season. We look forward to seeing more footage from and of… Continue »
Sam Stinnett Wins The Green Eggs and Am...
By a near unanimous vote on our forum, Sam Stinnett has won the Green Eggs and Am professional heat with his incredible in and out at Aliso. Check out the ride, as well as several other great waves, bellow. Video by Derek Young Don’t forget that third and final stop of the Green Eggs and Am series will… Continue »
Wedge Time of Year by Kevin King
Since social networking has almost completely destroyed the art of keeping a secret, yes, Wedge does work pretty consistently during the spring. So we’re gonna be posting videos of Wedge that have been circulating through Facebook recently; but, we want to make it clear that everyone is entitled to ride waves at wedge, no matter what kind of board they… Continue »
Green Eggs and Am Pro Heat-Aliso
A couple of weekends ago Steve Taylor and Paulo Prietto held the 2nd of their three event series, Green Eggs and Am. This particular contest was held in firing conditions at Aliso Beach. The waves were so good that Steve and Paulo decided to throw in a pro expression session, with the best wave during the session winning a cool… 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 »
Morgan Just Wins In France
By Aaron Peluso The first trans-continental UST competition went down over the course of the last week in Seignosse, France. I have been attending skimboarding competitions for more than 25 years now and I can say without a doubt that this event has opened up a door for skimboarding’s future. More than any skimboarding competition I have ever attended, this… Continue »
