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- 23 October 2018 | Skimboarding
The monkey crawl is one of the two techniques that allow skimboarders to get to the waves or any other dead water surface.
Ideally, you should learn how to do it by running to about thigh to waist-deep water next to small, weak waves, as they break next to you.
The goal is to carry all your momentum onto the skimboard in order to give you that extra boost, speed, and distance into deep water areas.
- 17 October 2018 | Skimboarding
Blair Conklin and Sophia Nguyen claimed the 2018 United Skim Tour title.
The 2018 Exile Oktoberfest got underway at Newport Beach' Balboa Peninsula, in California. It was the final stop of the season for the professional skimboarding tour, and there was a lot at stake.
Sam Stinnett, who was not one of the world title race contenders, ended up winning the 14th edition of the iconic skim contest, which was blessed with a blend of a south swell and a building hurricane swell.
- 05 September 2018 | Skimboarding
Lucas Fink has taken out the Florida Skimboarding Pro/Am 2018, at Vilano Beach.
The Florida Skimboarding Pro/Am, organized by Steve Pullara, is the third longest-running professional skimming event in the world.
It is also the only amateur contest on the planet allowing each rider two chances to advance before being eliminated.