United Skim Tour: skimming action

The United Skim Tour 2013 season will begin with the UST World Cup of Skimboarding, at Sununga, Brazil, between 23rd-28th April.

The world's most relevant professional skimboard tour and the sanctioning body for skimboarding events on both coasts of the USA has defined a schedule for 2013.

After the Brazilian leg, the best skimboarders will travel to Cabo San Lucas, in Mexico, for the 2013 Cabo Clasico, between May 24th-26th.

The third stop is the Southside Shootout, held at Dewey Beach, Delaware, between 1st-2nd June. The fourth stage of the United Skim Tour 2013 is the Victoria West Coast Championships and will wrap up, between June 29th-30th.

Then, the skimboarder's tour will travel to Outer Banks, Vilano Beach and Santa Cruz. The last stage will be held in Newport Beach, in October.

Sam Stinnett will be defending the United Skim Tour 2012 title against Blair Conklin, Tim Fulton, Teddy Vlasis, Morgan Just, Perry Pruitt, Brandon Sears and many more skimboarders.

The United Skim Tour 2013 | Schedule

UST World Cup | Sununga | Brazil | 4/23-4/28
Cabo Clasico | Cabo San Lucas | Mexico | 5/24-5/26
Southside Shootout | Dewey Beach | USA | 6/1-6/2
West Coast Championships | Laguna Beach | USA | 6/29-6/30
Outer Banks Skim Jam | OBX, USA | 7/20-7/21
FL Skimboarding Pro/Am | Vilano Beach | USA | TBA
26th Ave Skimbash | Santa Cruz | USA | TBA
Balboa Oktoberfest | Newport Beach | USA | 10/5-10/6

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