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Austin Keen Wins Oktoberfest –...
By Aaron Peluso Orange county CA was in rare form the week leading up to the 8th Annual Exile/Main St. Oktoberfest. Pumping 4-6 foot South swell that wouldn’t end came together flawlessly with 90 degree weather making for some of the best skimming of the entire year in Southern California. Expectations were high for the weekend event that would take… Continue »
Sam Stinnett Wins The 2012 Cabo Clasico
By Aaron Peluso 2011 UST champ Sam Stinnett started off the 2012 season right by taking the top spot at stop #1 on the 2012 UST Tour. For the first time ever the contest took all three days of the waiting period to run as the wind in Cabo this year was unusually strong. Heats ran in the first few… Continue »
Exile Mainland Mexico Mini-Movie
In February of 2011 some of the new generation of Exile Skimboards riders ventured down to mainland Mexico to search out some new waves and ride them the way they beg to be ridden. Thousands of dollars, thousands of miles and countless hours later, they scored. Sam Stinnett and Blair Conklin battled continuously for the wave of the trip. Who… Continue »
SkimOnline Spring Mix
Just in time for summer, we’ve put together an edit using some leftover clips site owner Aaron Peluso has filmed over the past few years. This video features footage of the world’s best riders doing what they do best and is edited by Olivier Harrault (Groovy Baby) who always puts together the sickest edits. Check out the cameo appearance by… 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 »
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 »
Paulo Prietto Mini Movie
Paulo Prietto of Exile Skimboards is one of the bigger names in skimboarding for many reasons, not the least of which is his sick skimboarding skills! Watch this video for proof! This video is made from leftover footage from the filming of the Skimboarding DVD “Stimulus” which you can buy on the Exile Skimboards website (as well as others). His… Continue »
The OBX UST Video Is Here!
The Outer Banks UST video has arrived and is already blowing minds. East coast skimboarding often gets a bad rap but there is no reason why it should, and this video proves it. The contest was held July 17th and 18th with Bill Bryan coming out on top again, in a nearly flawless season thus far. The video speaks for… Continue »
