You may have noticed over the past few weeks that we have added a section on the homepage (shop webcam & Paignton daily photo pages too!) that gives you updates to what we are doing throughout the day. (Click on thumbnail on the left to see what we are talking about!)

This has been enabled by us having a free Twitter account.

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Deck grip provides a couple of essential features that will help your skimboarding or surfing.

Number 1, it provides more traction than regular wax. Number 2, the kick tail at the back of the pad allows you to feel where the back of the board is, and number 3 it gives you a visual guide of where to put your feet!

So you have just bought some deck grip and are ready to apply it to your board - how do you go about doing it?

To make sure the deck grip stays stuck to your board, and doesn’t peel off, its best to take your time and apply it correctly from the start. Many deck grips do come with instructions on how to apply the grip, so make sure you read them first.

The instructions on this page is how we have been applying deck grip for a number of years and have never had a pad peel off yet!

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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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Gone are the days when round pieces of wood were used as skimboards. Modern skimboards use some of the most advanced materials and construction methods available.

Technology adapted from aerospace industry results in a high performance board built to take the extreme forces involved in riding shorebreak waves.

There’s a lot of exotic materials in your skimboard, so to shed some light on the construction, lets take a little look over the most common materials used to make a skimboard.

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How do you connect with the Sandskater?

Here we are going to run through a couple of easy ways to stay connected with the latest updates and events here at Sandskater.

So lets jump straight in and take a closer look at the options you have to stay connected with Sandskater:

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Here at Sandskater we try and update our blog content daily. We include news, product updates, events, random banter, videos - just about everything related to what we do gets posted on here!

So if you want to get a quick email update whenever content is added to the blog, then read on!

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If you aren’t sure what longboard skating and sliding is all about, then let us shed some light on the subject for you.

Sliding involves throwing yourself down a hill on a longboard skateboard, and laying out big slides with your hands placed on the ground. Originally designed as a way to regulate your speed down a hill, it has now become a sport in its own right.

So your hands don’t get mashed up, you wear slide gloves, which is a leather glove with acryllic pads on the palms and fingers which allows the glove to slide over the tarmac.

Jay, one of the local skate crew has been experiementing recently with a board camera. Now Jay is a damn good skater, and between him and his buddies, they have been making some outstanding small movies for some time now, but now, with a board cam, you can get a whole new perspective on sliding.

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