Most Popular Skimboarding Videos

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    Video: How to get on your skimboard

    Here’s a great video from Zap Skimboards on how to get on your skimboard using the one step drop. Zap employee and skimboarder, Steve Boomhower, takes you through the techniques needed to get on your skimboard smoothly and efficiently, so you carry maximum speed towards the wave. Enjoy!

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    Spear fishing in Torquay, Devon

    Video: Spear fishing at Meadfoot beach, Torquay

    Here is another great underwater edit from Torbay skimboarder Toby Jones. showing us what he gets up to when there are no waves about – and lets face it, there hasn’t been many great waves this summer! Sit back, relax and let Toby take you on a chilled out underwater…

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    Snorkelling at Ansteys Cove

    Video: Snorkelling at Ansteys Cove, Torquay

    We have posted up before what some of the Torbay skimboarders get up to when there isn’t much skim to be had, remember the rock climbing photos? Well now, some more of the Torbay skimmers have posted up a video of some fantastic snorkelling at Ansteys Cove in Torquay. Ansteys…

Most Popular Skimboarding Tutorials

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    What is skimboarding?

    Skimboarding brings together the skills and tricks required to be a top skater, snowboarder and surfer to create a sport which is fast developing a cult following. Though the hybrid sport looks most like surfing, the range of moves which can be made are much higher. What’s more, you don’t…

  • SkimboardingChoosing a skimboard

    Choosing a skimboard

    Choosing a skimboard for the first time is no easy task. With the large range of boards now on offer there are lot to choose from. Picking the right board from the beginning will mean you get maximum enjoyment from day one! Hopefully this quick guide will give you an…

  • SkimboardingHow to apply skimboard or surfboard deck grip

    How to apply deck grip in 7 easy steps!

    Deck grip provides a couple of essential features that will help your skimboarding or surfing. Number 1, it provides more traction than regular wax. Number 2, the kick tail at the back of the pad allows you to feel where the back of the board is, and number 3 it…

Recent Posts

  • PhotosA return to skimboarding! Mother Iveys Bay

    A return to skimboarding

    Its been a few years since I was last on a skimboard, but this all changed recently after a rainy day meant a few of us met up for a pint at the local pub. A lot of good ideas have been hatched over a pint or two in the…

  • SkimboardingChoosing a skimboard

    Choosing a skimboard

    Choosing a skimboard for the first time is no easy task. With the large range of boards now on offer there are lot to choose from. Picking the right board from the beginning will mean you get maximum enjoyment from day one! Hopefully this quick guide will give you an…

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    Photo Report: 2013 UK International Skimboarding Contest

    What a fantastic weekend we all had down in Cornwall at the UK International Skimboard Contest. There was worry over the conditions, but it all came together in the end, and we were blessed with 2ft glassy sets, and connectable siders. Everybody had a blast as usual, and after the…