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 ...

As one of skimboarding’s pioneers flatly admits, his sport is about 25 years behind surfing in terms of popularity. But as skimboarding gains converts each day from other new board sports, Tex Haines ...

Fall can be the best time for skimboarding, and this is why. With Southern hemisphere swells that happen late in the season, we are more likely to have them line up with good winds and weather. This ...

Sprinting toward the surf, Shonna Cobb flings a fiberglass board onto the wet sand. With a springy assurance, she leaps atop the narrow 4-foot-long board and glides into an approaching wave. In the ...

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SkimChicks, a grassroots organization with a shared vision for elevating and legitimizing female skim boarding, launched today with multiple endeavors aimed at ...

SANTA CRUZ — Seabright Beach will host an international field of competitors at the ninth annual TAC Skimblast skimboarding competition on Saturday. The professional men’s division will count as part ...

While growing up as a teen in inland Florida, Amber Torrealba would toss a bodyboard across shallow puddles of water and jump on, gliding across the water’s surface. The avid skateboarder didn’t know ...