The cold winter airs and water and quickly approaching us… even in Florida. It’s hitting 40 degrees tonight!
Just wanted to talk about skimboarding in cold air and water. How many of you do it? I don’t actually own a wet suit, so I don’t like to skimboard in cold water, but that doesn’t mean I [...]

Skimboarding at night can be a lot of fun (just make sure you don’t have a black board!). Whether you’re under a full moon or at a lit boardwalk, sometimes the best time to ride waves is at night in the dark. You can’t always get the perfect high tide during mid-day.
I’ve skimmed at night [...]

A lot of skimboarders aren’t exposed to sloped beaches, thus making wave riding rather difficult. If you have a sloped beach, the waves are more likely to crash right on the shore. Flat beaches are bound to have 10-15 feet (or more) of flat, glassy water before you can even reach a wave. It’s hard [...]

Hurricanes and Tropical Storms can bring in big swells. A lot of extreme sports athletes want to take advantage of them by hitting the beach. Surfing and skimboarding in such nasty weather isn’t the brightest idea. I’ve done it before, and wouldn’t do it again. Getting pounded in the face with rain while running down [...]