Category Archives: Skimboarding

The End of Summer Skimboarding Contest

Overhead surf shop is doing it again. They are hosting their End of Summer skimboarding contest. This fun filled competitive event will bring together the gulf coast’s best up and coming competitive skimboarders at the 130th public beach access on Maderia Beach. The divisions will include beginning, intermediate, and advanced. The contest starts at 8:30 in the morning. There will be a ceremony after the contest with food, music, and a live trophy painting. Don’t miss out on what’s sure to be an exciting event.

Nekton’s Summer Slide Skim Contest Photo Gallery


The full list of contestants is in the tags below. All the names are listed alphabetically.

Skimboarding Contest Tomorrow!

If you’re into skimboarding, which I’ve been for many many years, you’re in for a treat. A skimboarding contest is being held tomorrow. The noobs and even the seasoned veterans might find it somewhat challenging tomorrow if the contest host can’t find a wave breaking close enough to the beach. Back in the day I used to skim down there near IRB occasionally. I would see John Akerman and Alex Chapin destroying the waist high skim that breaks along that beach. I always had a difficult time reaching those waves because my two step took slightly longer to get on the board than the one step or no step. You’re going to need that one step or no step tomorrow if you’re going to want to reach the skim. Hopefully there are a few good skimmers down there to watch. I imagine there will be if Joog squad is involved. If you didn’t already know, this is actually a hot spot for skimboarding. We have skim far more often than surf. You can even skim when it’s flat, so you can do it 365 days a year, and I used to get pretty close to skimming that often. With all the days of skim, beautiful beaches, and warm air it’s a skimmers paradise. If you’re thinking about what to do tomorrow, you might want to cruise up or down or over to 15th ave Indian Rocks Beach tomorrow after 9 in the morning when the first heat goes. It sure might be a doosie.
Skimboarding Contest Summer 2019