Short for "skimboarding", the sport of running and jumping on a specially made board and skimming over the surface of the
water (usually at the
beach). The 2 types of skimming are:
- Sandskimming -
Done by skimming parallel to the beach across a thin layer of
water, usually on a sandbar or other flat area. Almost all skimmers start this way, although there's lots of room for expertise with advanced sandskimming tricks.
- Wave-riding -
With wave riding you start higher on the beach, and run down the slope hopefully getting on your board before the shoal drops off. From there you ride out to a wave, carve into it and ride it in, performing your bag of tricks along the way.
"hey you guys wanna get some
surf?"
"nah man, the surf sucks, i'd rather gargle
cat wiz... I just wanna skim
today."