Skimboarding is basically hydroplaning. There are two different way that you can use a skimboard:-

1. You skim the board out from the beach into oncoming breaking waves and ride them back in.

2. You use the board on shallow water when there are no waves. With this method you can set up small jumps and grinds in the shallow water to make it more interesting.

This is a very easy and inexpensive sport to take up which you can do whether there is surf or not. But beware! Just because you are skimming on shallow water doesn't mean that when you fall off you will land onto a bed of soft feathers.

A lot of injuries can occur with this sport just because people think that they won't get hurt fall onto shallow water. They are wrong! Pain is just a inch of water away so just think of it as if you were skateboarding.

Where to go, Cost and Equipment

Where

Anywhere where there is shallow water. If you are looking to surf the wave back in to the shore check out the surfing review for locations

Cost and Equipment

Skimboard  -  Cheap ply boards start at around £9. If you want to really get into the sport the best boards are made from fibre glass and start at around £100 up to the £150 mark. The designs are mainly oval or tear dropped shaped. Many people make their own.