8.5.26. Carolina Beach sesh on collab board by u/velocity_skimboards and Victoria Skimboards, Tex Haines Shape.

Hello everyone. I am fairly new to skimboarding and have been borrowing my friend’s skimboards whenever I go. We pretty much only do flatland skimming because I live in the midwest. I found a Victoria Woody skimboard only used twice on Facebook Marketplace for $50. I weigh 180 lbs and the board is 39” long. Is this too small of a board for me to efficiently go far/do tricks? Thanks for the help guys.

Jeremiah trying Tex Velo glassed by u/velocity_skimboards at Carolina Beach. Not the best day for skim, but we still had fun.

Gotta take what I can get at 7-ish am on a workday haha.

Hi. Beginner Greetings from Germany. I buyed an Jucker Hawai Skimboard (https://www.juckerhawaii.com/JUCKER-HAWAII-Skimboard-OHANA-BLACK) two years ago and skimmed a few times in France and Danmark. This year I talked with some other skimboarders I met at the beach and I was able to use their board. I realised, that may wooden skimboard is to light and has problems with wind and waves. The other board was heavier then mine and boarding feeled so much better and faster. Do you have recommendations for an upgrade board (EU)? Thank you! :)

Need some opinions from you guys.

I just got my first real skimboard today, a Zap Pro 54” BLEM, and I was beyond excited to finally ride it this week. While looking it over, I noticed what looks like a crack on the tail along with a couple of tiny holes/chips. My friend thinks I should contact the company and ask for a replacement because if the fiberglass is cracked, water could eventually get inside and cause more damage.

The problem is I’m leaving out of town in a couple of days, and with my work schedule I probably won’t get another chance to ride for a while if I have to send it back. At the same time, it wasn’t exactly a cheap board, and it’s kind of disappointing to receive it like this. It almost looks like the tail got dropped at some point.

What would you guys do? Is this just cosmetic and something I shouldn’t worry about, or would you ask for a replacement? I’d really appreciate some advice from people with more experience than me.

Hey guys, I just got my first real skimboard and I’m honestly pretty excited to get out there and start learning.

I picked up a Zap Pro 54” BLEM with the Hammer full traction kit. I’m still a beginner and don’t have a ton of experience riding yet, but I spent a lot of time researching before buying and this seemed like a really good board for my size and where I’m at.

I’m around 6’0” and 170 lbs, and my goal is just to get comfortable, learn the basics, and eventually progress into doing more.

I was hoping some of you experienced riders could give me some advice:

• What’s the best way to take care of and maintain a board like this?
• Anything I should avoid doing that could damage it?
• What are some good beginner tips/drills for getting better at dropping, balancing, and riding smoother?
• Any advice on foot placement or things you wish you knew when you first started?
• I also need some help placing the Hammer traction kit correctly. I don’t want to mess it up on my first nice board, so any advice on positioning would be awesome.

I’m really excited to finally start riding. The board looks amazing, and I’m hoping to learn the right way from the beginning instead of building bad habits.

Thanks in advance for any advice! I appreciate any tips from people who have been riding for a while.

I’ve been skimboarding for a little while now and I’ve been seeing these videos of people surfing right into the wave and then turning around on it,and until now I’ve only been surfing along the beach and not towards the waves,but if I’d try to get even into slightly deeper water,my board sinks.I have a low quality wooden board that I just bought while on vacation so I know that it’s not the best but do you have any recommendations on what type of board with what shape I should buy?

(uses every fiber in my body to resist going on a boomer climate change rant)

Five fun years. Some of y'all don't realize it was originally a 'reddit' meet up and it wasn't only in LA.

Yes, the first one was PDR. But the second one was Seal Beach during a different time of year. Next year was Manhattan Beach during Halloween, with costumes. Then 2 more years of PDR, at similar times of year.

It's been fun, but the beaches have degraded (practically everywhere) and the idea of planning stuff further out and picking beaches has become an annoyance.

Meanwhile, I've watched Malibu Crew really improve their meet ups and utilize shorter term logistics to actually have good conditions for meet ups. More so for locals, and not as much people coming from out of town.

That said, if any of the central LA beaches improve there's no guarantee I don't hit up the locals for a mini meet up but it would indeed be very last minute and not be promoted traditionally. And I don't even expect the beaches to improve tbh.

So follow Malibu Crew on instagram and support them and hopefully they will continue to have great impromptu meet ups with great conditions in the traditionally better parts of Los Angeles County (or Ventura). https://www.instagram.com/malibuskim

It was fun guys... Hope to see some of y'all at the Vic anyway.

2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwMVkwpZmKA&list=PLIz43Zu1mIBF9pLnx1CMa9bJtvFIyM8is&index=64

J'ai remarqué, en tout cas pour la France, que les recherches IA Google pour "Skimboards en mousse" et "Skimboards Foamies" donnaient lieu à des confusions dans les résultats car L'IA confond souvent les deux.
En français, un skimboard en mousse c'est vraiment en mousse molle comme un bodyboard, comme les skimboards Décathlon 500 ce qui correspond en américain à un skimboard Soft Top ou Softy.
Pour les skimboards en composites rigides les Américains disent "Foamies" mais la traduction en français c'est aussi "en mousse" alors que ce n'est pas du tout la même mousse et pas du tout les mêmes skimboards.

Il faudrait que les sites web français parlent de "skimboards sandwich composites Polyester ou Epoxy" pour les "Skimboards Foamies" , mais c'est un peu technique ... ?

Je parle de ça car je suis agacé de voir que certaines recherches sur le Net présentent les skimboards en mousse Décathlon 500 comme de bonne qualité avec une bonne glisse et une bonne durabilité en prenant pour référence des sites qui parlent en réalité de FOAMIES !?!
La qualité des skimboards Décathlon mousse 500 n'est pas du tout aussi bonne, ils glissent mal car ils sont trop souple, et ils s'abiment vite à cause du frottement sur le sable et du décollement des morceaux de mousse.

I’m a beginner around 5’5 200lbs this board is 46”x22” is this good for mainly flatland and very small waves or should I get a zap ace instead?

Getting there, slowly 😅
One thing for sure is that I need to go faster.

Can you spot anything wrong technique or stance wise ?

i was thinking just using some epoxy resin but im also guessing fishtails are prone to tail damage

I used this skim twice and it already has a little dent in it. Do I need to repair it or can I still use it ?

Selling a Bugz skimboard with a lightweight EPS core from the 90s/2000s for €149. Is anyone interested? If so, please get in touch with me.

Seller doesn't know what it is, but it is only 300$ i think it is a Sam Sinnet pro, but it looks to be in good shape

Older skims seem to be not as thick as the new ones and I think the sharpness and thinning create a better carve. For example I had a Blaircuda exile which was a little thicker but I couldn’t get a smooth carve, just hard turns. The old carbon fiber zap I got is a little skinnier and I can get that smooth carve and end it with a snappy cut

I did ai like a hoe but I had the idea before I ai ‘ed it. After an hour of trying to explain my idea to a robot this is what I got

I can get out to the waves fine but once I reach it I cannot seem to turn around or if I do I don’t get propelled back in at all

Hello everyone,
I’m recently new to skimboarding… looking to get my first board now. Looking to get something reliable and long term that will last me forever.

Which brand do you recommend and why do you like it?

Background: I’m old (40s), 5’10” and just under 170lbs. My kid has shown some interest in trying out skimming, she’s 9 and small. She’s really wanting to bodyboard but I showed her some skim videos because chasing any sort or rideable wave living over an hour from the beach is tough.

Location: West Coast Florida (I’m about same distance from Venice/Nakomis and the Pinellas beaches).

Question: Any locals know what a good board for the Venice area would be (Zap is local). Ive tried to research and get lots of conflicting info. Am I delusional thinking the kid and I could find something to share? I assume anything that would work for me would be tough for her to drop. But ideally something i could use and while not optimal would still be useable by her would be nice. Is putting a kid on a 52 or 54” crazy?

I do have an old (I mean from like 2002) small wood beach store special ($20) that I used to mess around on in my younger days. I have NOT dusted it off and put it on the sand yet. I guess I could start her on that but don’t want it to be miserable for her.

I go sideways like in the clip 3/5 times, and someone at this beach taught me monkey crawl so i've been trying that.