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Sam Stinnett Wins Oktoberfest and 2011...
By Aaron Peluso Sam Stinnett won the 2011 Exile / Main St Oktoberfest this year and in the process walked away with his first world title. Sam has been a contender ever since he went pro in 2007 and the Balboa event has always been one of his strongest. This year was no different. The Oktoberfest which has for so… 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 »
Brad Domke Wins Vilano Pro / Am
Friday afternoon started off hotter than ever when a nearby BP station exploded into a giant fireball. The same couldn’t be said about the conditions for the 2011 Vilano Pro/Am, but that didn’t stop the stoke. Skim stickers on every other car, boards resting on hotel balconies, and sponsor tents scattered across the shore. One couldn’t cross the street without… Continue »
Sam Stinnett Wins the OBX Skim Jam
By Woody Harris The final day of the Skim Jam not only brought some much needed cooler weather (slightly), but a small decrease in overall wave size throughout the day. A subtle offshore wind kept the faces buttery smooth as the sun showed its face into the afternoon. Right-to-left liners continued to cruise through the contest area, as well as… Continue »
Obx Day One Recap
Photos and words by Woody Harris The contest organizers started things off this morning on the Outer Banks with a bang; the pro heats were one of the first rounds run on the scorching, moist Carolina morning. The conditions for the early heats weren’t the best due to the low tide, but definitely contestable. The pros still made the the… Continue »
Photographer Profile: David Behar
I started skimming when I was around 10-years-old but didn’t really get into it until I was about 13. I wanted to show my friends the waves I skimmed because I knew they wouldn’t believe Fort Lauderdale got above knee, so I got my first camera and started shooting in 2004. Soon I was having more fun taking photos than… Continue »
Sam Stinnett Wins The Vic
By Aaron Peluso The most competitive skimboard contest in the world went down this weekend under sunny skies and challenging small conditions. This year marked the second year in which the contest was broadcast live on the Internet worldwide for all to see. This year the video feed was accompanied by live narration which made the watching the feed all… Continue »
South Side Shootout 2011
By Brett Mahon Sunday Sunday Sunday!!!! A slight overcast set the “ominous” tone for the final day of competition at the Southside of the Indian River Inlet. Again, the dolphins and bluefish were active right outside the contest area, but unfortunately the swell had lost a little of its muster overnight from the offshore breeze. The wind hadn’t been a… Continue »
