Found a liner.

**Sandskimmernewbie** · 04-23-2007, 06:19 PM

Today my family decided to go to the beach, because it was going to be 80 Degrees and sunny. Somehow I got suckered in to going to easily one of the flatest beaches there is. The tidal range is probably close to 200 yards. Anyway, so I was kind of bummed that I wasn't going to get any wave riding practice in. So we got there, sandskimmed for a little while before I saw some possibility down the beach. There was a strip of rocks/sand running out into the water, maybe 50 yards long. I crossed this pretty deep channel to get over to it, maybe 5 feet deep at the deepest. I got over there, but it sucked. Waves just weren't big enough to get any love. From there, I climbed over a ton of rocks to go farther down, and found nothing again. Though I hadn't really factored in that the tide was rising, and figured out how screwed I was. I ended up slicing my foot open on a shell trying to swim through current and waves to get back to the other side.

So we went and ate lunch, and when we came back I looked back over to the channel to see some seriously good looking liners running in it. I got my stuff and headed over, getting there only to realize I missed the peak time by about 20 minutes, they were pretty much unreachable (Atleast for me, I suck).

So yeah, no pics, sorry. Forgot the camera. But I plan on going back there sometime this week when the waves are bigger - I am 98% sure that it will end up working. If you care, or live close and want to check it out, the beach is in Ogunquit in Maine.

So before I go out, get this thing working, and figure out I suck at life, can anyone give me some tips on riding liners? I am sure I am going to frack it up anyway, but it would be nice to have something to attempt while im there. Ill get pics aswell.

**amosb72** · 04-23-2007, 06:22 PM

dude that's sweet, sux for your foot though.

**Sandskimmernewbie** · 04-23-2007, 06:23 PM

Meh, im hoping it will end up working out. Had some serious potential the way the channel was set up. Looks unreachable as the tide changes, though, so it might be a short fun thing.

**nofxfan** · 04-23-2007, 06:24 PM

damn, maine.

**amosb72** · 04-23-2007, 06:28 PM

wathc videos that's the easiest way to learn how to ride liners, siders and liners are basically the same, so wathc either one

**Sonofluger** · 04-24-2007, 02:15 AM

practice practice..you know, its funny. A year ago I would tell people how skimming would never really develop mainstream (which is obviously great and terrible) because a lack of viable beaches...man am I wrong, Maine? There is prolly 5 or 6 decent skim spots in every coastal state that im beginning to hear about, I hear Idaho got some too...

**ZapBulletRider** · 04-24-2007, 03:51 AM

what a cocktease. Next time entitle your thread, "Found a liner..... in Maine"

**ColoradoSkim** · 04-24-2007, 06:10 AM

should have posted pics

**Mapdash** · 04-24-2007, 06:28 AM

Originally Posted by ZapBulletRider

what a cocktease. Next time entitle your thread, "Found a liner..... in Maine"

seriously......even better:

"found a liner.......in Maine........no pics."

**idrathrbskimmin** · 04-24-2007, 07:08 AM

cant wait to see these pics

**Sandskimmernewbie** · 04-24-2007, 07:42 AM

Haha, sorry. Maybe not that exciting for you Cali guys, but for me it was a real treat. Ill be sure to get some pics next time I go. Plus, im probably just getting physched over nothing. Unless the waves are another foot or two, they probably wont be skimmable.

**Sandskimmernewbie** · 04-24-2007, 07:56 AM

Oh, and another story. As im checking this thing out, trying to figure out where to try and ride it, I left my sandals like 20 feet away. This gay couple comes, and one of them looks at my sandals, spits on them, and walks away.

They were brand new fracking sandals.

**dlux** · 04-24-2007, 08:01 AM

^That sucks.
But you shouldnt talk so negatively about yourself. "I suck" "I'll frack up and wont reach the Liner anyways."
No one likes a Debbie Downer.

**Sandskimmernewbie** · 04-24-2007, 08:05 AM

Heh. Alright. Im just getting into wave riding now, though, and I guess liners aren't really the way to start. My drop sucks, I cant pump or sideslip, and I can never reach waves.

Though thats all negative stuff. Positive? Uhh, I have good balance.

**Mapdash** · 04-24-2007, 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by dlux

No one likes a Debbie Downer.

For the record. I do like Debbie Downers.

**xghstx** · 04-24-2007, 08:45 AM

Is Debbie Downer anything like Little Debbie? Because she makes good snack cakes...

**ZapBulletRider** · 04-24-2007, 08:55 AM

**alexM.** · 04-24-2007, 09:11 AM

hahahahahahahahahahaha

**ZapBulletRider** · 04-24-2007, 09:15 AM

I love that skit

**carvalho** · 04-24-2007, 09:18 AM

sick looooooooooooooool

**alexM.** · 04-24-2007, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by Sandskimmernewbie

Meh, im hoping it will end up working out. Had some serious potential the way the channel was set up. Looks unreachable as the tide changes, though, so it might be a short fun thing.

how big were the waves?

**Sandskimmernewbie** · 04-24-2007, 10:55 AM

Coming through the channel they were only about a foot, foot and a half, breaking out a ways at maybe 3 feet. Im guessing that on a bigger day it will end up working.