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Skimboarding (or skimming) is an sport involving riding a board on wet sand or shallow water. It has been described in turns alternately as a miscellaneous beach recreation activity and as a discipline of surfing. A skimboard rider is often called a skimboarder or a skimmer.
History
The first evidence of skimboarding dates back to the late 1920s in Laguna Beach. There are photos from that time period of Laguna Beach lifeguards skimming along the sand on large plywood boards. Skimboarding continued to grow in Laguna over the first half of the century, as well as worldwide, as people everywhere fashioned home-made wood boards out of plywood and used them at their local beaches.
These boards were commonly circular in shape and not very well designed for controlled skimboarding. In the early 1970s skimboards started to take on a shape more similar to surfboards. Tex Haines started the first skimboarding business which he named Victoria after his home beach in Laguna. With rising popularity, many others have sprung up and skimboards are now easily come by.
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skimboarding down my street last nite what a laugh kids thought i was crazy untill i had my first skim in the snow :-)
crazzyD32 (declan chapple) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:30:33 -0000
skimboarding down my street last nite what a laugh kids thought i was crazy untill i had my first skim in the snow :-)
ha. just found the video of snow skimboarding yesterday :) http://bit.ly/6fDKIT -im not in it :)
gemmalequesne (gemmaa) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:17:13 -0000
ha. just found the video of snow skimboarding yesterday :) http://bit.ly/6fDKIT -im not in it :)
Oscar and I don't have a sledge. . So we're skimboarding the snow down a huge hill. WIN! http://twitgoo.com/ba2aq
crushdynamite (Lauren Castagni Mote) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:10:28 -0000
Oscar and I don't have a sledge. . So we're skimboarding the snow down a huge hill. WIN! http://twitgoo.com/ba2aq
Had a fun afternoon skimboarding at the local beach. Glad I got away from the computer, but sad I missed @leolaporte's CES coverage.
BP5646 (Blake Parker) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:35:34 -0000
Had a fun afternoon skimboarding at the local beach. Glad I got away from the computer, but sad I missed @leolaporte's CES coverage.
@BillabongSA Hi again. I'd be using the thermal for Skimboarding. Can I order off your website for delivery to Cape Town.
moolenium (Paul John Moolman) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:28:38 -0000
@BillabongSA Hi again. I'd be using the thermal for Skimboarding. Can I order off your website for delivery to Cape Town.
@Hollyjadeb na, but i feel he should with pictures such as these. na - im in the boc - its toe deep here. still - did some snow skimboarding
Nobby_Hill (Jamie "Nobby&qu) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:55:21 -0000
@Hollyjadeb na, but i feel he should with pictures such as these. na - im in the boc - its toe deep here. still - did some snow skimboarding
Aaron Peluso - Features photos and related links.
Meta Description: [ Aaron Gaul Pictures. Cool skimboarding pictures gallery.Manufacturers and skimLynks ]
Bill Bryan - Photographs, links, and professional skimboarding.
Meta Description: [ Skimboards Photos,lynks, professional skimboarding ]
Cramik Skim - Focuses on the local San Francisco Bay Area with pictures, videos, and conditions.
Evers, Brad - Includes photos and links.
Meta Description: [ Skimboards Photos,lynks, professional skimboarding ]
Fusion Extreme - Provides description of the sport, tricks, beaches used, shop, and instructions for making your own board.
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Jambowaves - Includes articles on how to buy a skimboard and the sport in general. Also features photos, trick tips, and boarder profiles.
Joe Bailey Skimboard Photography - Gallery of photos.
Meta Description: [ sports ]
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NorCal Skim - Features photos, tips on building a board, reviews of local skim spots, and related links.
Palm Beach Skim - Daily skim report, product of the week, weekly polls, pictures, and links.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to PalmBeachSkim.freehosting.net the south Florida skimboarding source, Here you will find skimboarding pictures from around the area, videos and multimedia as well as information about events, where and how to skimboard, I hope you Enjoy it... ]
RC Skimboards - Flatland skimboarding with general instruction, tips, tricks, pictures, video, and instructions for making your own board.
Meta Description: [ Skimboarding at it's best. Lots of skimboarding info., pictures and video, plus a tricks page with descriptions and video of flatland tricks. ]
Skim Central - Pictures, videos, related links, and instructions on how to make a skimboard. Also a tricks section.
Skim Magazine - Pictures and subscription information.
Skim Now - Includes information on the basics of skimboarding, tricks and tips, and photographs.
Skim Online - Skimboarding history, news, information, tutorials, video clips, gifs, pictures, video reviews, contest schedules, links, and message board.
Meta Description: [ The largest skimboarding resource on earth, if its not here, we will get it for you. ]
The Skim Site - Features tips on how to skimboard, tricks, the lingo, and related links.
The Thalia Street Gallery - Ed Krebs' classic black and white photos of skimboarders at Aliso and Thalia Street in Laguna Beach, CA.
Meta Description: [ A Photo Essay of Thalia Street Beach and the Surfer Boys who live there ]
TP Skim - Personal page of Harrison Welsh includes profile, photos, and related links.
U.K. Skimboarding - Provides information on board design, tricks, tips, and a gallery of sample boards. Based in N.E. Lincolnshire, England.
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Venice Skimmers - Pictures, movies, tips, and tricks.
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