Welcome to the SKIMBOARDS
page here at BODYBOARD HQ. Skimboarding (or skimming) is a boardsport in which
a skimboard is used to glide across the water's surface. Unlike surfing, skimboarding
begins on the beach, it starts with the dropping of the board onto the thin
wash of previous waves. Good skimboarders use their momentum to 'skim' out
to breaking waves, which they then catch back into shore in a manner similar
to surfing. Another aspect of skimboarding is 'flatland' which involves performing
tricks derived from skateboarding such as "ollies" and "shove-its"
on the wash of waves without catching shore breaks. Skimboarding originated
in Southern california when lifeguards wanted an easy way to get across the
beaches of Laguna. From here skimboarding went as a way to travel down beaches
to extreme riding into big shorebreaking waves.
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