UK Skimboarding Photos

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • Tolcarne Skimboarding Photos – Sept 2013

    Last weekend, a load of us got up super early (4.15am!) and drove to Cornwall to score some waves at Tolcarne beach in Newquay. To catch the spring high tide we needed to be on the beach at 7am – and that was duly done. Seems everybody was super impressed with my early start, as…

  • Forgotten Sandskater photos that you must see!

    I stumbled across some old Sandskater photos on the internet last week. They were being hosted on Flickr, and were uploaded by our good friend Henry Irvine (Henbot!) These were photos that Henry had taken of the Sandskater crew on our skim and surf trips around the south west. There weren’t many, but the ones…

  • 2007 UK Skim Fest Photos

    More photos from the archives again, this time with the 2007 UK Skim Fest held at Challaborough Bay in south Devon on 22/23 September 2007. In 2007 Zap flew Mega from Portugal to the UK for the Skim Fest, and as usual everybody was stoked to see him. The waves were pretty decent, and all…

  • 2008 Oleron Skimboarding Photos

    More photos added today, this time from the island of Oleron, off the west coast of France. Oleron is a skimboarding Mecca, due to it’s famous liners and the ever so friendly resident skimboarder, Eric – or to his friends, Ricou! Editing these photos for upload to the website reminded me I haven’t been to…

  • 2006 UK Skim Fest Photos

    Here’s a blast from the past today, as we bring you a load of photos fro the 2006 UK Skim Fest. The 2006 event was the 5th Annual Sandskater/Zap UK Skim Fest and was held on the 23/24 September at Challaborough Beach in South Devon. The event was sponsored by: Sandskater, Zap Skimboards and Exile…

  • Surfing and skimboarding photos from Tolcarne Beach, Newquay

    Earlier in the week a few of us took a trip down to Tolcarne beach in Newquay for a skim and surf. Waves were approx. 2ft on the sets, and it was spring high tides. The result was a good little skim session, but it only lasted about 30 minutes, as the tide came up…

  • Photos: Rock Climbing in Torquay, Devon

    The high pressure that is giving us the current spell of hot and dry weather is not great for giving us any waves, so we have been looking for alternative activities. So for something to do, a load of us went rock climbing at London Bridge in Torquay. London Bridge is a natural limestone arch…

  • Preston beach skim session – May 2013

    An impromptu little get together at Preston beach happened over the bank holiday weekend as an unexpected wave appeared. The locals were ready to take advantage of the near perfect slope. Here’s a few photos from that day:

  • 2008 Hossegor Skimboarding Photos

    2008 was the year when half of Paignton seemed to descend on the annual skimboarding contest in Hossegor, France. It was one very memorable trip, with plenty of happy times! Enjoy the photos!

  • 2007 Challaborough Skimboard Contest Photos

    Another load of photos from the archives today, with pic’s from the 2007 Challaborough skimboard contest photos. This event was the start of a 5 series tour around the south west UK, and the turnout was good for this event. The contest was won by Mark Mason. Thanks to Lee at TJH Media for the…

  • 2005 UK Skim Fest Photos

    More from the photos archives with the inclusion of the photos taken at the 2005 UK Skim Fest held at Challaborough Bay in south Devon. It was held on the 17/18 September 2005, and was sponsored by Sandskater, Zap Skimboards and Exile Skimboards

  • 2007 Preston Beach Skimboard Contest Photos

    Here’s the photos from the very first Preston skimboarding contest in Paignton, Devon. A contest we designed for the local kids, and it has happened every year since this first event in 2007. Enjoy the trip back in time, when everybody looked so much younger! Photo credits: Bob Brewis, John Martin, Peter Nicolle

  • 2008 Big Paignton Surfing Photos

    Heading back in time to April 2008 when a big easterley swell hit Paignton. Here are some of the photos we took of the surf and local surfers who made the most of it! Most headed for “cowards corner”, but Gary Wells made it out at the pier to score some big Paignton waves –…

  • Iveys Skim Jam: Results and Photos

    The first skim jam of the year was held over the weekend, and it was a good turnout with around 12 skimboarders turning up at Iveys, in Cornwall for some winter skim fun. Dan from Skim UK held an impromptu contest, and made sure everybody went away with a goody bag. Thanks to newly formed…

  • 2004 UK Skim Fest Photos

    Its time from a blast from the past today, with a gallery of the photos taken at the 2004 UK Skim Fest held at Challaborough Bay in south Devon. Enjoy the photos, and if you was there, see if you can spot yourself.

  • Paignton “You Chuze” Surf Challenge Photos

    A couple of weekends ago, when Paignton had some surf, the local crew organised a “You Chuze” surf contest. Its a fun concept, where you have to choose from 4 old boards from the 70’s and 80’s and use that in your heat. No modern boards allowed. Prizes were kindly donated by Volcom, so everybody…

  • Weekend skim fun in Cornwall!

    As you might have seen from our Facebook page, we scored some good skim and surf in Cornwall over the weekend. We went hunting for sidewash, and was rewarded with some of the best sider action we have seen so far in the UK. Everybody was on form and scored some sick rides. We recorded…

  • UK ESL Contest Photos

    Here’s some of the photos we took at the UK ESL contest held at Tolcarne beach in Newquay last weekend. The conditions for taking photos were not ideal due to the early start, and then the finals being held in near darkness. We chose some of the best, and here they are for your viewing…

  • 2010 Portuguese ESL Skimboard Contest Photos

    So here it is, the long awaited photo gallery from the Santa Cruz International Skimboard Contest we attended in Portugal recently. The event was round 1 of the European Skimboard League (ESL), with the 2nd round fast approaching in Hossegor, France at the end of August. All photos by Matt Martin & Adam Wootton.

  • 2005 Cocoa Beach Skim Contest Photos

    Another delve into the archives today, with some photos from the Cocoa Beach Skim Contest in Florida. All the photos were taken by our good friend Robbie Savage back in 2005.

  • Sandskater Euro Trip: Portugal Photos

    Here’s the first Portugal photo gallery of the trip so far. There’s plenty of photos, including surfing photos. Thanks to Jax at Foz Holidays who provided some of the in water photos. He runs surf camps in Portugal. Enjoy the photos – there’s more to come soon!

  • Sandskater Skimboarding Photos: Autumn 2004

    Delving back into the archives again today and heading back to Autumn 2004. Most of these photos are from Boscombe in Bournemouth, when it used to work regularly for skim. Enjoy the photos.

  • Sandskater Road Trip: Hossegor!

    Here’s the 2nd update from the road! We left Oleron within 24 hours of arriving, mainly due to lack of surf. So we are writing this now from the Cream Cafe in Seignosse, Hossegor. The surf has been pumping down here, but the weather has been overcast, but at least its warm. Matt has been…

  • 2003 Sandskater/Zap UK Skim Fest Photos

    Back in time to the 2003 UK Skim Fest. Back in ’03, Zap Skimboards sent Drew Danielo, Austin Bleiweiss and Bill Baxter to attend the UK Skim Fest. It turned out to be one of the best years, as this photo gallery shows. Take a look.

  • Iveys Skimboarding Photos – June 2010

    On Sunday 27th June, a handful of UK skimmers met up at Mother Iveys Bay in Cornwall to take advantage of the hottest day of the year so far and skim some sweet waves. Iveys didn’t disappoint and produced some 2-3ft clean waves in 25 degree heat. Enjoy the photos! All photos ©Copyright 2010 Chris…

  • Sandskater Photos – Summer 2003

    Back in time again, this time to the summer of 2003. This set features photos from, Challaborough, south Devon and Boscombe in Bournemouth. Enjoy.

  • 2007 Devon Slide Jam Photos

    Back in 2007, Jay – one of the local skaters, organised a slide jam in south Devon. A tonne of awesome skaters turned up to support the event, and the result was these photos. Hope you enjoy them.

  • Photos: Cliff jumping at Spitchwick

    Bored because of the lack of waves over the weekend, some of the crew took advantage of the nice evening sunshine and headed to Spitchwick on Dartmoor for a cliff jumping session. Here’s the photos from that evening.

  • Paignton Surf Photos – October 2007

    Today its a blast from the past, with a selection of Paignton surfing photos. A few days of swell in Torbay in October 07, resulted in the usual scramble for waves, and here are the photos from those days.

  • 2002 Sandskater/Zap UK Skim Fest Photos

    Lets kick start the week with a photo gallery. This time its the photos from the first ever UK Skim Fest back in 2002. Zap team riders Bill Baxter and Drew Danielo made the trip over from the USA to join in the fun at Challaborough Bay in south Devon. The result is these photos,…

  • Paignton Backwash Photos

    We had a bit of surf in Paignton this week, so after the tide got too high, a load of the local guys jumped in for a bit of fun in the backwash against the sea wall. The result is this photo gallery! Remember, these guys are experienced idiots, and unless you know what you…

  • 2005 Oleron Skim Fest Photos

    Last week we provided you with the write up of the 2005 Oleron Skim Fest. For today’s post, we are giving you the full photo gallery from the event. Check it out.

  • Paignton Skimboarding Photos

    There’s been some great little skimboarding waves down at Preston beach in Paignton over the past couple of days. The Paignton locals have been on, so here is a little photo gallery from the past few days. Enjoy!

  • Bournemouth Skim Jam Photos

    A last minute decision saw the Devon crew trek up to Bournemouth on Bank Holiday Monday to skim with the Worthing crew who we hadn’t seen for a few years. The Bournemouth regulars came out to join us in our little Skim Jam too. The sun shone, and the waves were small but fun. But…

  • Longboard Skate Photos – Summer 2006

    Another historical photo gallery today, with the Sandskater crew longboard skating and sliding around Torbay. This will be a trip down memory lane for some of the “old” grom crew, who are now all grown up and in their late teens/early twenties! Enjoy!

  • Paignton Surf Photos – April 2007

    Another blast from the past today, with a selection of surf photos taken at Paignton back in April 2007. We had a good week of surf back then, so we took a load of pics of some of Sandskater riders and Paignton locals.

  • Photos: Sandskater Heritage 2000-2002

    Following on from last weeks photos of the early days on Sandskater, we come a little more up to date with a selection of photos from 2000-2002. Take a look and enjoy!

  • Photos: Sandskater Heritage – 1989-1994

    Sandskater was born out of a passion for the sport of skimboarding in 1989. Paul and myself grew up on the English Rivera in Devon, and started by making woody skimboards from our parents garage whilst still at school in 1989. So here is a great little photo album from back in the day –…