Following on the the success with last years event we have teamed up with The Boathouse and the community partnership again to organise a weekend of skim fun aimed directly at the local community and tourists.

Contest entry is free, but you must be a member of Skim UK for insurance purposes. (£5 junior/£10 senior). Entries are already coming in thick and fast, so get your entry in early to avoid disappointment.

Here are the details you need…

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Following on from the Stoke - what is it? article, a few weeks ago where i discussed what stoke is, it is now time to turn our attention to “getting stoked”.

Over the winter one of our team guys, Adam Wootton, was going through a bad patch and questioning his own commitment to skimboarding. He managed to turn things around, and “get stoked”, and this his story of how that happened.

So, i am going to hand over to Adam, and let him describe in his own words, what changed his whole perspective.

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We are now stocked up for the summer with the latest Zap Skimboards

We have everything from Zap Lazers, right through to some awesome resin art Zap Comp’s. They have been selling fast through the shop, and online, so if you like the look of a particular board, then snap it up to avoid disappointment.

If you wish to place a deposit on a board, then give us a call on 08452 037546 and we will hold to the board for you.

Get on over to the Zap Skimboards page now to check out the boards.

We have just taken a delivery of new styles from Globe.

So get on over to the Globe Shoes page!

Following hot on the heels of the Exile Skimboards, we have now taken delivery of 100 Xtrak Arch Bars.

These have been a long time coming, and we know a lot of people have been waiting for them, so we are finally able to get them on the website for all to see.

Take a look now at the Xtrak Arch Bars

Our first batch of Exile Skimboards have landed in the Sandskater shop. We have Eglass and Sglass boards in now, and the carbons will follow in the next few weeks.

It’s been a while since we have had any Exile Skimboards in stock, and we have already sold a few of the boards in this batch, so if you have been waiting for their arrival, we would suggest you get your order in as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Also in with the Exiles is the Bearded Skim DVD, Exile Deluxe Bag and the Exile Coffin Bag

“To catch a wave was (and is) to stoke the fires of the heart and soul. Hence the terms: to be stoked, a stoked life, degrees of stoke and pure stoke.” - John Grissam, Pure Stoke (1982)

Every true surfer/skimboarder has had the feeling of stoke at some point in their lives.

That feeling you get from nailing your first wrap or barrel, or sticking that bigspin you have been working on for months. The feeling you get whilst gliding effortlessly down the wave, when your mind forgets all your everyday worries, and its just you and the wave, and you are living just for that moment.

For me, I can think of one person who demonstrates “stoke” more than anybody else i know: Chris Danby.

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Back in April this year, Paignton was hit by a few days of gale force easterly winds.

This produced some of the biggest waves Paignton has seen for a few years, and as a result, we went out to get some photos of the surf, and the surfers who were brave enough to venture out at Paignton Pier.

Skimboards aren’t indestructible, if they were, they would be too heavy to ride!

Your board can last anything from 6 months to 3 years depending how you ride it.

It is common for riders who are just starting out to be quite hard on boards while they are learning. As you get better, and perfect your technique and wave/water judgment, you will find you won’t get so many dings.

So to help you get the best out of your board we have compiled some tips that we use all the time to make sure the boards we use last a long time.

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Available now is a whole bunch of new Zaplix tail pads.

Zaplix proved to be a firm favorite last year, providing an awesome combination of comfort and grip, coupled with a good size pad.

There are tons of colours available this year, and they are all online now for you to check out.

Take a look: Zaplix Zydro Coloured Tail Pad and Zaplix Zydro Camo Tail Pad