Skinboard

SKIHMBOARD
Skimboarding or skimming is a boardsport in which a skimboard a smaller counterpart to a surfboard without fins is used to glide across the water's surface. Unlike surfing, skimboardingbegins on the beach by dropping the board onto the thin wash of previous waves. Skimboarders use their momentum to skim out to breaking waves, which they then catch back into shore in a manner similarto surfing. Another aspect of skimboarding is 'flatland', which involves performing tricks derived from skateboarding such as ollies and shove-its on the wash of waves without catching shore breaks.Skimboarding originated in Southern California when lifeguards wanted an easy way to get across the beaches of Laguna. Skimboarding has developed since then to extreme riding into big shorebreak.Skimboard characteristics
Riders generally favor a board length which reaches about their mid-chest height when stood on end.
Thickness of the board depends somewhat on the materials used inconstruction, but typically ranges from 3/8 inch to 1 inch. The most common thickness is 5/8" and 3/4". A few high-flotation foam core boards and "soft" boards have been built with thicknesses in excess of2 inches.
Most skimboards will have some nose lift, or rocker. There are three types of rockers generally used for skimboards. There is a constant rocker, which means that the board has a constant curvefrom nose to tail. Constant rockers are known for better control on bigger waves. Another type of rocker and the most commonly used is a hybrid rocker. This means that the board has a curve on thebottom through about 3/4 of the board's length, the rest (meaning the flat part) is usually the tail. This type of rocker is good for both speed and control on decent size waves; also the best type ofboard for flatland tricks. Last of all, a traditional rocker means that the board is almost completely flat except for the nose.

Types of skimboards
Inland boards tend to be made of wood. Wood core...