Bruno Sá joins Zap
Zap welcomes Bruno Sá, their newest international Pro rider from Brazil, to the team! He is one of the most talented and creative skimboarders in South America and maybe in the world. Bruno is young and ready to compete on the highest level. He is also the first brazilian skimboarder sponsored by Zap. Skimboarding is growing rapidly in Brazil and… Continue »
Alley Oop New Years Eve Sale
Alley Oop will be holding a New Year’s Eve sale, online and at both Alley Oop locations. Everything you can wear is 40% off and everything you can ride is 20% off. They are also offering 20% off skim camp for 2012. Parents that are signing multiple kids or one kid for multiple weeks could save hundreds!! Everything will be… Continue »
Dave “Monster” Armstrong Mini Movie
At 6’8″ tall, Dave “Monster” Armstrong is one of the physically biggest skimboarders in the sport. Yet, still he shreds harder then most! He is one of the most unique people you will ever meet, from his personality to his skim style. Not many, if any, can throw air combinations the way he can. Grabbing the board in every way… Continue »
Alley Oop Skim Camp Documentary
Alley Oop has shared a series of videos from their 2011 Advanced Skim Camp, produced by Andy Hensler and Jason Wilson. It will give you some insight as to what goes on during a week at Alley-Oop. Watch as the AO crew take some of their most dedicated skim campers through a week of skim challenges, instruction, competition, and good… Continue »
Zap Welcomes Erick Rosenberry to the...
Zap Skimboards would like to welcome Erick Rosenberry to the pro team. Erick, age 20, was born and raised in Cocoa Beach, FL. He grew up riding with his older brother Sean, who also shreds, which pushed his competitive level. He is also a very talented surfer and it shows when he skims. Erick has brought a unique surf style… Continue »
Max Smetts Mini Movie
The son of Bob Smetts, Max grew up submerged in skimboarding. He has become not only the best skimboarder out of the older brothers in his family, but a real standout at any beach he may be riding. Take a look at Zap’s blog for more about Max and the rest of the Zap team. Continue »
Alley Oop Black Friday and Cyber Monday...
Alley Oop is having a massive Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sale! Head over to the AO site for deals on skimboards, clothes, skim camps and more! Continue »
East Coast Skimboards Cyber Monday Sale
East Coast Skimboards is having a Cyber Monday sale! Check out their discounts on boards, traction and apparel! Continue »
Zap at Boca Grande
Zap team riders Max Smetts and Dave “Monster” Armstrong skimming Boca Grande on the gulf coast of Florida. Filmed and edited by Mason Johnson. Continue »
LBS Skim Classic Recap
This past weekend, the first annual LBS Skim Classic was going off. The competition was blessed with small skim waves, sunny skies, and winds that held off most of the day making for a very enjoyable time at the beach. The competition energy was flowing with 83 competitors, music by Kulcha Shok, and a great running commentary from Alley-Oop owners… Continue »
2011 Exile Taiwan Contest
Paulo Prietto, Steve Taylor, Harley Nelson, Anna Prophet and Matt Adams travelled to Taiwan for the 2011 Exile Taiwan contest, The first major contest Taiwan has ever seen! Faith Huang, the distributor for Exile Skimboards, put in countless hours of work on the contest, even getting support from the government of Taiwan. The event had a great turnout and was… Continue »
George Bryan Joins East Coast
George Bryan joins the East Coast Skimboards team. ECS is an online and retail outlet aimed at getting the customer exactly what they want, the fastest way possible, and at the lowest price – including free shipping, sent out same or next day. ECS features new products arriving daily and is highly anticipating the influence of team rider George Bryan. Continue »
Bruno Sá joins Zap
Zap welcomes Bruno Sá, their newest international Pro rider from Brazil, to the team! He is one of the most talented and creative skimboarders in South America and maybe in the world. Bruno is young and ready to compete on the highest level. He is also the first brazilian skimboarder sponsored by Zap. Skimboarding is growing rapidly in Brazil and… Continue »
MOV – The Movie
MOV has just released a full length movie featuring Blair Conklin, Austin Keen, Teddy Vlassis, Travis Sampson, Tim Fulton, Perry Wells and others, with locations including the East coast, The Dominican Republic, Cabo, Tenth Street, Aliso, West Street and more! The video is available at thisismov.com. Continue »
Alley Oop Adventures
Check out a video from last years Alley-Oop Adventure in Melaque, Mexico with top Skimboarding professionals Paulo Prietto and Jason Wilson. Watch as they take a crew of aspiring young skimboarders into the heart of mainland Mexico to ride world class shore break and experience the wonderful culture Mexico has to offer. Filmed by: Sean Ward Edited by: Shawn Kenny… Continue »
Alley Oop New Years Eve Sale
Alley Oop will be holding a New Year’s Eve sale, online and at both Alley Oop locations. Everything you can wear is 40% off and everything you can ride is 20% off. They are also offering 20% off skim camp for 2012. Parents that are signing multiple kids or one kid for multiple weeks could save hundreds!! Everything will be… Continue »
Dave “Monster” Armstrong Mini Movie
At 6’8″ tall, Dave “Monster” Armstrong is one of the physically biggest skimboarders in the sport. Yet, still he shreds harder then most! He is one of the most unique people you will ever meet, from his personality to his skim style. Not many, if any, can throw air combinations the way he can. Grabbing the board in every way… Continue »
Alley Oop Skim Camp Documentary
Alley Oop has shared a series of videos from their 2011 Advanced Skim Camp, produced by Andy Hensler and Jason Wilson. It will give you some insight as to what goes on during a week at Alley-Oop. Watch as the AO crew take some of their most dedicated skim campers through a week of skim challenges, instruction, competition, and good… Continue »
Bringing the Vibes – Behind the...
BTV – behind the scenes Part Three. George Bryan gives you a look at an Aliso Beach sidewash session that helps make the sections of Tim Fulton and Austin Keen in the 2011 Tenth Street Bros film, BTV – Bringing The Vibes. BTV features individual segments of riders Sam Stinnett, Blair Conklin, Austin Keen, Brad Domke, Teddy Vlasis, Tim Fulton,… Continue »
Zap Welcomes Erick Rosenberry to the...
Zap Skimboards would like to welcome Erick Rosenberry to the pro team. Erick, age 20, was born and raised in Cocoa Beach, FL. He grew up riding with his older brother Sean, who also shreds, which pushed his competitive level. He is also a very talented surfer and it shows when he skims. Erick has brought a unique surf style… Continue »
Bringing the Vibes – Behind the...
BTV – behind the scenes Part Two. George Bryan gives you a look at a session of Brad Domke at North Aliso that helps make up his section in the 2011 Tenth Street Bros film, BTV – Bringing The Vibes. BTV features individual segments of riders Sam Stinnett, Blair Conklin, Austin Keen, Brad Domke, Teddy Vlasis, Tim Fulton, George Bryan,… 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 »
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 »
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 »
