A skimboard and the right beach are one of the best combinations for a great day at the beach. This is a great sport for water sport lovers that enjoy speed, waves and have the ability to carry out this fun sport. From its inception till now skimboarding has come a long way, and like waves, has grown, crashed, and come back again.

For those that have never seen one it is a very flat board with rounded edges on both sides, like a very long egg. The idea is that the board needs to be as light and buoyant as possible. This article will look at the history of skimboarding since it began till today. In doing so it will ask three main questions: Where did it start? What Happened in the 80s? And, where are we today?

In this short article we will look at three questions people ask themselves about this sport. The questions we will be looking at are: where does it originate from? What happened to the sport in the 1980s? And, where is it heading nowadays?

Because of the specific kinds of waves required for a good skimboarding session, specific beaches were targeted along Florida, Santa Cruz in California, and Cabo San Lucas in Mexico. The waves need to be break close to the beach so they can be reached by the skimboarder.

In the decade of 1980 it first exploded in popularity and then flopped in the later years. Fortunately for us, it regained popularity in the mid 90s and has not looked back since.

Nowadays, a skimboard is a regular sight in any of the big surfing and wind surfing sites. It is used as a secondary board when there are no waves by millions of surfers while others focus on mastering this challenging, but incredibly fun sport.

Did you know that skimboard is considered one of the most technologically advanced board sport? Check out our guide to the best skimboards .

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