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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Andre Magarao Photographer Profile

Photos by Andre Magarao Andre is an action sports photographer who lives in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. On a clear and bright day you will most likely spot him taking photos of the local groms at Ipanema beach, or acting as a host/guide to skimboarders from other countries that want to fully experience everything that Brazil has to offer. He… 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 »

Ouvi Dizer Web Series: Episode 1

Words by Lucas Gomes Video produced by LA Filmes  Ouvi Dizer” (Which is something Brazilians say that means “I heard someone saying that …”) is a web series that will showcase in each episode, at first, the best spots for skimboarding in the state of Rio de Janeiro.  The ideas behind the series are to explain a little bit about how… Continue »