UK skimboards and skimboarding

Founded in 2000, Sandskater is the leading skimboarding website in the UK. Our website contains over 25 years of skimboard advice, information, tutorials, contest results, photos and videos. As such, it serves as an archive of UK skimboarding history.

Popular Skimboarding Tutorials

  • 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 idea of what to look…

  • Skimboard Construction

    Gone are the days when round pieces of wood were used as skimboards. A modern skimboard uses some of the most advanced materials and construction methods available. Technology adapted from aerospace industry results in a high performance board built to take the extreme forces involved in riding shorebreak waves. There’s a lot of exotic materials…

  • How to look after your skimboard

    Skimboards aren’t indestructible, if they were, they would be too heavy to ride! Your skimboard can last anything from 6 months to 3 years depending how you ride it. It is common for riders who are just starting out to be quite hard on boards while they are learning. As you get better, and perfect…

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Popular Skimboarding Videos

  • 2010 Southside Shootout Video

    The 2010 Southside Shootout video has just been released by the United Skim Tour (UST) The event is round two of the UST tour, and had a European entrant in the form of last years ESL winner – Mega. Mega placed a solid 6th place, and here is the video to prove it!

  • 2013 Preston Skimboarding Contest Video

    The 2013 Preston skimboarding contest was held back at the beginning of August, and it saw another great turnout for the yearly event. The contest is aimed squarely at the youngsters to encourage them into competitive skimboarding, and is held at Preston beach in Paignton, Devon. So here is a great little video edit from…

  • 2012 Oleron Skimfest Teaser Video

    Here’s the teaser video by Eric for this years Oleron Skimfest. This years dates are the 24th/25th March. If you haven’t been to Oleron, then you are missing out on some serious liner action. Enjoy the video!

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Latest posts

  • 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 past, and this time was…

  • 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 idea of what to look…

  • 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 obligatory drinks on Saturday evening,…

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