Ditching surfboards to skimboard huge waves might be a growing trend. Brazil's two-time skimboarding world champ Lucas Fink has been on a roll skimboarding legendary big wave surf spots. In December, ...

Born out of creativity and desperation, skimboarding was conceived in Laguna Beach, California by the local lifeguards as a way to ride the predominantly shorebreak waves of their hometown – glass-on ...

Getting management to open up to his idea, to taking off for the wave before he even saw it, Keen dials us in on the challenges he faced. Last week, professional skimboarder, Austin Keen rode the ...

There’s a problem with Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch. In fact, it’s a double-edged sword scenario: the 11x world champ set out to create a perfect wave, and he did just that. Yet in doing so, that ...

Most people know about surfing - but have you ever heard of skimboarding? You may have seen it on the beach along the shoreline, but this is known as a very niche sport. And one group is looking to ...

Kids won’t need a surfboard to ride the water this summer at Cedar Beach in Babylon Town. For the first time the town will offer a skimboarding camp at the ocean beach, with lessons for those ages 6 ...

Compared to surfers, skimboarders have it easy. They don’t need huge waves (although some prefer it), crowds aren’t nearly as bad, boards don’t ding or snap as easily…the list goes on. Just give ‘em a ...

I like to surf, boogie board, and skim board at Ditch Plains in Montauk. I like to boogie board when the waves are too small to surf. My favorite part is getting in a barrel (under the wave) and then ...

Tucked in a secluded cove off the surf track in Laguna Beach, maverick swell stalkers jockey for waves, which they’ll catch, not by paddling but by sprinting smack into them. It’s surfing as head-on ...

The Florida Skimboarding Pro/Am Tournament, will be held on Saturday, August 19, and Sunday, 20, at St. Augustine’s Vilano Beach ramp located at 2725 Anahma Drive. According to founder and event ...

A new adventure sport called skimboarding is taking over the shores of Juhu. An experienced city-based athlete gives us a ride of the new wave This month, a group of youngsters has been patiently ...