theSkimLife.com... East Coast PRO/AM SkimUSA Tour Schedule, sponsored riders, T Shirts, need the "new purple" stickers (always free) let us know, have a link for our links page - send it to us? Contact info: theskimlife@gmail.com / Follow our live contest updates on Twitter - let us know you stopped by.

6.18.09 LBI Skim Jam is upon on, and the weather is not looking good. Good luck to all the locals , see you there.

6.02.09 Just back from the Southside Shoot Out. Pro winners were: #1 Paulo #2 Brickle #3 Lovett #5 Sears #5 Domke #6 Just It was well run as usual and I think not having the lunch break really helped things move alone well. The Junior Mens Division was HUGE and theskimlife.com team rider John O'Hara finished 2nd over all! Good Job John. Here are some pics from the comp.

5.25.09 For Pro Division standings live from the Southside Shootout, DE follow theskimlife.com on Twitter www.twitter.com/theskimlife

5.25.09 5 days till the Southside Shootout, look for theskimlife.com giving out stickers and selling Jersey Skim T shirts.

5.16.09 The Cabo Classic must go on, check out the story in the OC Register "Swine flu fear doesn't deter world skimboarding champ".

5.16.09 Countdown to the Southside Shoot Out - 14 Days, we will be onsite with the New "Jersey Skim" shirts, stickers and our sponsored riders will be there too.

5.16.09 Check out the newest issue of Forever Skim the Magazine, inside issue #33 in the contest section you might notice www.theskimlife.com team rider Dave Bracht from the College Skim Off in which he placed 4th and his college, Flagler, won the title!

5.16.09 WOW been too long! Today in Seaside Heights, NJ is the 1st  Annual Barooo Surf Shop Skimboard Contest, North Side Casino Pier sign up at the shop, via e-mail or on the beach start time 8am give aways from Zap, Oakley and Barooo. www.theskimlife.com will be on site with shirts, stickers and sponsored riders competing!                  

4.13.09 PCB Spring Skim Jam is April 18-19 in Panama City, FL More info can be found here

4.13.09 47 Days till UST Southside Shoot Out, Dewey Beach, DE!!

4.13.09 We still have Jersey Skim shirts for sale, all sizes available $13 delivered.

4.13.09 Saw this over on the Skimonline message boards, it's a YouTube video of Grady Archbald from the Bearded filming. Very cool.

4.13.09 The video from the National Collegiate Skim-Off has been released by ForeverSkimtheMag. You can see it here and look for theskimlife.com team rider Dave Bracht.

3.23.09 I'm sure that theskimlife team rider Dave Bracht will be competiting this Saturday March 28th at Vilano Beach, FL, the 2nd annual College Skim-Off if you are down in Florida check out their website for more information. Make sure to check out Dave I'm sure he will be sporting the new "Jersey Skim" shirt.

3.23.09 If you didn't get a chance to view the poster for the Green Eggs and AM competition here it is and its very cool.

3.23.09 Only 68 more days till the Southside Shoot Out competition! Remember if you follow theskimlife on Twitter you can get LIVE updates right from the beach. We picked up a bunch of new followers this winter so jump on board and if you can't be there we will be your first source for comp information.

3.23.09 We still have all sizes of the "Jersey Skim" two color shirts for sale. $13 includes shipping, payment via PayPal @ lwtaylor@comcast.net

3.23.09 Paulo Prietto is now sponsored by Etnies bring skimboarding more and more mainstream and I feel that this is a good thing. Anything to bring more recognition to the riders out there who work so hard at their craft year round.

3.08.09 Limited edition "Jersey Skim" shirts available in sizes Small, Medium and Large for $13.00 (which includes shipping). Two for $25.00 Payment via PayPal to lwtaylor@comcast.net please email with questions or to reserve a shirt.

3.08.09 Got an email from Brian over at XSkim about a new contest added to the 2009 skim competition schedule. 2009 Compound Skim Jam March 13 and 14 is Sarasota Florida. Here is the link to the XSkim site and more info.

2.08.09 Happy one year birthday to www.theskimlife.com, I know that because when I went to the site this morning it was gone, I had not renewed the URL...now it's all taken care of so I guess we are here for another year to celebrate this wonderful sport we all love so much.

2.08.09 2009 Boardwalk Blow Up February 14-15, 2009 information can be found here.

2.08.09 www.theskimlife.com is going into spring shirt production, I am only getting 36 of these printed because I sell them at cost just to spread the word. I must say I dig the design. If you would like to reserve one it will be at my cost plus shipping. I should have the final price by tomorrow when I order them, so if you like reserve one now. Here is the artwork, the shirt will be white. Click to see larger image.

1.31.09 NJSkim.com update, the guys who are revitalzing the site are: Wesley Roberts and Chris Marciniak. I heard from Wes tonight and he looking for a mailing list of skimmers and offering free stickers to the first 50 names. Here is his email, give him a shout.

1.28.09 Rain, Sleet, Snow all over the east coast, wow seems like a long time till summer skim...

1.26.09 It looks like NJSkim.com is coming back to life thanks to Jersey boys Chris Marciniak and Tony Bianchi.

1.25.09 The new Exile online catalog is available for viewing. There are a sweet new crop of boards to check out.

1.25.09 JDub Wilson of Alley Oop Skim Inc., Dewey Beach, DE has come out with a blog and you can see it here.

1.10.09 2009 Olde Naples Surf Shop PRO/AM Skim Jam - January 24th, 2009 more information on the xskim.com website. Poster HERE

1.10.09 There is a new 2009 Zap Skimboards catalog out and you can download the PDF here.

1.10.09 Paulo Prietto mini movie on YouTube can be viewed here.

1.10.09 Forever Skin the Mag has released Issue #31 Have Fun, thanks FSM.

1.07.09 Happy New Year Friends - Here is our new shirt design for the spring, if you would like to pre order one please let me know. Shirts will be white with green and red ink. Jersey Skim! Click on image to see full size high res image.

12.30.08 New Years T Shirt Give Away Contest - the first email I get requesting my last limited edition XL (only one left) Orange theskimlife.com T Shirt and enclosing in that an email a picture of you skimboarding that I will post on the site will get the shirt FREE!!

12.26.08 Merry Christmas everyone and best wishes for a healthy, happy, skim filled New Year. Remember if you have info and you want it published online send it my way, please.

12.26.08 FSMTV.com has the new Toeknee skim video here and it comes along with warning from the Skimonline message boards: Warning: if you are under the age of 18, you shouldn't watch this. The video contains nudity, profanity and more. So, in that same vein, you probably shouldn't watch this at work either.

12.26.08 Dave Bracht, www.theskimlife.com team rider and Flagler College student sent me this photo of him skimming Vilano Beach about two weeks ago.

12.26.08 http://skimusa.org/ has a video up on their homepage from the Southside Shoot Out this past May and is one that I have never seen before. Check it here.

12.11.08 WOW way to long since I posted, sorry about that but any real news has been slim. There is a new Hurricane Gustav Mini Movie from Zap on their website. If you have any news please feel free to send it my way. Here is a Christmas shopping tip for those of you who shop online. Check out www.woot.com - one item a day but great deals.

11.26.08 Happy Thanksgiving Friends - check this out: Sub Zero Skim Jam, Canada’s first ever wave skimboarding competition

11.23.08 New movies and trailers are on Forever Skim TV - here

11.23.08 A new issue of Forever Skin the Mag is out. Issue #30 is here

11.17.08 Searching for skim news, got any please email me. Good Luck tonight to theskimlife.com Volleyball Team at your tournament!

11.12.08 www.xskim.com has just posted a new video from the 2008 East Coast Championships

11.08.08 We still have three (M, L and XL) limited edition "Skim Now, Work Later" orange with blue ink shirts left. If you gotta have one LMK

11.08.08 Yet another sticker idea...

11.08.08 Skimboarders slide right on the edge of cool - oh yea!

11.08.08 Links page has been updated.

11.08.08 Desperate for any skim news I found this gem while searching the web: Hawaii Amateur Skimboard League Presents the 1st Inaugural Contest at Sandy Beach!

11.04.08 Thanks to my onsite Photoshop CS2 expert we have a new theSkimLife.com Riders page. theSkimLife.com welcomes Anthony Mussara onto the team.

11.02.08 Not much skimboarding news out there today (if you have some please send it to me) so I'll say Happy Birthday to my wife of 21 wonderful years and I'll say Congratulations to the Philadelphia Phillies on their World Championship. Here is a great story on the parade written by theskimlife.com friend Jen (jerseyshorejen) Miller.

10.29.08 Friend of www.theskimlife.com Joe Alamo the owner of www.EastCoastSkimboards.com has submitted a real sweet Photoshopped skim picture that you can only see here.

10.28.08 theSkimLife.com Team Rider Dave Bracht wrote and submitted a great article on the Navarre Beach Skim Invasion. Check it out HERE thanks Dave!

10.28.08 The East Coast PRO/AM SkimUSA Schedule has been released and theskimlife.com has it HERE Make your vacation plans now!

10.28.08 We still have 3 medium, 1 large and 1 extra large "Skim Now, Work Later" $12 each or two for $20 delivered. LMK if interested.

10.28.08 Here is a link to some great photos from the Skim Invasion I saw online. Scroll down the page a bit.

10.28.08 brian@xskim.com sent along this information: 2008 Turkey Bowl Pro/Am Skim/Skate Jam Saturday November 22, Ft. Myers Beach: 8a.m-6p.m, Sunday November 23, Ft. Myers Skate Park: 10a.m-6p.m

10.27.08 Oktoberfest Video is HERE - thanks Derek!

10.27.08 Fluid Skim Invasion Teaser now online at skiminvasion.com - very cool. Here are the top PRO finishers from the Skim Invasion: #1 Morgan Just, #2 Corbin Dull, #3 Kris Stone

10.22.08 A skimboarding soldier in Iraq, cool story make sure to read to the end.

10.21.08 theSkimLife.com Team Rider Dave Bracht, Oceanview, DE and Flagler College will be riding in the skiminvasion competition this weekend, hosted by Fluid Surf Shop, in Navarre Beach, FL. GOOD LUCK DAVE! Send us some pictures with the new shirt!

10.19.08 Got an email this morning from brian @ XSkim.com with the following information: "The Sea Witch Skim Fest" presented by Alley Oop Skim. The contest is being held on Saturday, October 25 2008 on New Orleans St. in Dewey Beach Delaware. At 8:30 a.m. there will be a meeting for all riders participating in the competition and at 9:00 a.m. Further information can be found here

10.16.08 Final UST 2008 results are as follows: #1 Bryan, #2 Prietto, #3 Rothe, #4 Just, #5 Domke,#6 Sears, #7 Lovett, #8 Bradford, #9 Harris and #10 Dull Congratulations Guys see you in the spring!

10.14.08 New theSkimLife.com Vibrant Orange with Electric Blue Ink "Skim Now, Work Later" shirts are now available. Not sure the pictures do them justice. This is a limited edition printing of only 24 shirts. All sizes (adult small - adult XL) are available $12.00 each or two for $20.00 delivered. Payment by either PayPal or Money Order ~ contact me for more info.

click on picture for large version

10.13.08 Oktoberfest 2008 PRO Results: 1. Jamie Lovett 2. Bill Bryan 3. Paulo Prietto 4. Brad Domke 5. Sam Stinett 6. Morgan Just 7. Harley Nelson 8. Brandon Rothe

10.13.08 NEW theSkimLife.com "skim now, work later" T Shirts will be available tomorrow. Shirts are orange with electric blue ink. Front art is this and the back is a small version of this printed at the top collar. I will post pictures when they arrive tomorrow. Cost will be $12.00 or $20.00 for two delivered, payment by PayPal or Money Order. All sizes available. LMK if you want to reserve one.

10.12.08 I just saw this on the skimonline message board. It's a blog with live updates from Oktoberfest 2008, you can view the results HERE!

10.07.08 EXILE MAIN STREET OKTOBERFEST 2008 - click on poster for details and entry form.

10.01.08 Well, we have arrived at the final UST Skimboarding event of the year. Last chance to compete for 08 - here

10.01.08 Just came across this while searching the interwebs for skim news - Senseless Skimfest at 26th Ave from the Mercurynews.com

09.30.08 theskimlife.com "Links" page has been updated, if we are missing an important link please let us know.

09.30.08 2008 Santa Cruz Skim Bash Video is now live online on the UST Website the winners were #1 Paulo, #2 Beaker, #3 BCS and #4 Mo Just.

09.29.08 RIP Paul Newman - a class act all the way.

09.28.09 Thinking of doing a T Shirt with this design...thoughts, interest, colors choices?

09.27.09 2008 UST Point Standings with only one competition left.

09.27.08 The new Wunderkind Sea Bright 2008 Movie by Matt Adams is amazing and can be viewed HERE.

09.26.08 Zap Skimboards website has been updated for the first time in what seems like years HERE

09.26.08 Issue #29 of ForeverSkimtheMagazine with Wayward Hayward on the cover is now live online here.

09.26.08 From the UST website "After taking second place at the Santa Cruz Skim Bash Bill Bryan has secured the number one spot in the 2008 United Skim Tour with an event to spare" see the rest of the story HERE.

09.24.08 Just saw our free stickers offer and a link to www.theskimlife.com was posted on the skimonline message board, and that drove a lot of visitors to the site as well. Hey you keep asking for the new stickers and I'll keep sending. Remember if you have some cool skim news please send it to me and I'll post it and give you credit if you like.

09.24.08 A BIG shout out to all the Skimboarders who saw my myspace post about free stickers and found the site. We had so many visitors yesterday that I was warned that the bandwidth was overloaded. Thanks for stopping by, your stickers are on the way! Make sure to stop back and slap those stickers around your skim hot spot. If you still need stickers hit me.

09.24.08 The new Wunderkind Sea Bright 2008 Movie by Matt Adams is amazing and can be viewed HERE.

09.19.08 Don't forget to register for The Sea Witch Skim Contest details here.

09.19.09 Happy Friday Skimmers - If you have any hot news or pictures send them to me and I'll try to post your news. According to ForeverSkimtheMag.com on 9.23.08 FSMTV will feature a high quality streaming video of the 2008 Sea Bright Contest from a couple Saturdays ago when conditions were EPIC!

09.13.08 NEW, NEW, NEW PURPLE & WHITE theSkimLife.com STICKERS ARE HERE! If you would like to have a few for FREE, FREE, FREE please email me your name and mailing address and I will get them right out to you. Slam them on your board and around your favorite skim spot.

09.13.08 The Sea Witch Skim Fest has been scheduled for October 25th in Delaware. The Sea Witch is sponsored by Alley Oop Skim click here to view their cool poster. Go to www.AlleyOopSkim.com for more info.

09.09.08 I'm thinking of doing a simple T Shirt with the "Skim Now Work Later" design above. What do you think, any color suggestions. We did black and purple shirts this year so I want to do something different.

09.09.08 The winners from the Sea Bright Skim Bash 2008 are as follows:

Pro Division
1st: Drew Meseck (Sea Bright)
2nd: Chris Marciniak (Union Beach)
3rd: John Howell (Florida)

Men's Division (18 + older)
1st: Dan McDonald (Delaware)
2nd: Tony Bianci (Atlantic City)
3rd: Bobby D'Esposito (Long Island)

Jr. Mens Division (age 14-17)
1st: Kyle Calandra (LBI)
2nd: Alex Csajko (Long Island)
3rd: John O'Hara (LBI, theSkimLife.com Team Rider)

09.06.08 theskimlife.com has a new sticker design that is purple and white and we would love to send you a few for your board and to slap around your local skim spot. Just let me KNOW

09.06.08 Purple Team theskimlife.com T-Shirts, see pic HERE, are available at the Dewey Beach Surf Shop, Dewey Beach DE. This was a limited printing, so don't delay.

09.06.08 The video on the East Coast Skimboarding Championships from Dewey Beach, DE can be viewed on ForeverSkimThe Mag's website. HERE

09.06.08 theskimlife.com team rider ST is featured on the blog "Down the Shore with Jen" written by shore expert Jen Miller. Check it out here.

09.05.08 Sea Bright Skim Bash is still on, but there have been some changes to Saturdays schedule, here are all the details. See you there!!

08.29.08 Those of you from the Dewey Beach, DE area can head down to Dewey Beach Surf Shop and purchase one of the limited edition purple and white theskimlife.com team shirts. Only 24 of there were, or will be made and DBSS has 12 of them in the shop for sale. Go see Steve Wheeler and tell him theskimlife.com sent you.

08.29.08 Congratulations to Senator McCain on an excellent choice for his VP

08.26.08 The official results from the East Coast Skimboarding Championships have been posted on the front page of www.skimusa.org and a big congratulations goes out to theskimlife.com team riders who finished in the top 12 for their age group. Junior Mens #6 John O'Hara, #12 Sam Taylor and in Mens #8 Dave Bracht - CONGRATULATIONS GENTLEMEN - all your hard work paid off. Click here to view results.

08.25.08 I just wanted to encourage all the skimmers out there to sign up for the Sea Bright Skim Bash. I have attended for the past three years and it is a well run, fun event. It is not a UST event but Felecia Stratton, Chairwoman Sea Bright Recreation (mom of PRO Skimboarder Sean Stratton!!) run a first class competition. The Skim Shop provides a ton of top notch prizes and there are always a few Pros in the house. It's also dirt cheap at $20 to register for a great day on the beach. The competition is Sunday September 7th, but it is a two day event with lots of events on the beach on Saturday September 6th. All the information you need and a registration form to down load can be found right here.

08.18.08 Final Standings for the PRO division of the East Coast Skimboarding Championships are as follows #1 Domke, #2 Prietto, #3 Bunn, #4 Marciniak, #5 Vavala and #6 Terjesen.

O8.18.08 We are getting near the end of the East Coast skimboarding season. Next up is Virginia Beach August 23-24. Information HERE A few notes on ECSC in Dewey Beach, it was well run as all of the competitions are thanks to Skim City Greg, Harry Wilson, Joe Bonk, Bryce and the others who work so hard. Thanks to all who followed my LIVE updates on Twitter, again I did my best with very little signal. I do feel that the town of Dewey Beach really needs to give the skimmers more room on the beach to skim. The small area outside of the contest area that was roped off, where riders could warm up, was way too small and down right dangerous. Little guys skimming with Pros, with way too many guys going for a wave is a recipe for disaster. The competition brings big dollars into town and the kids deserve more room to skim while they are there. I know its the middle of August, but give us a beach or two to ride on.

Final East Coast Competition 2008
August 23-24 ECSC
Virginia Beach, VA
If you are going to Virginia Beach click here

Sea Bright, NJ Skim Bash
September 7th, 2008

08.14.08 theskimlife.com crew is headed to Dewey Beach, Delaware tomorrow morning for the East Coast Skimboarding Championships. I will be blogging live on Twitter with all the Pro Skimboarding Results, heat by heat...and I got the new iPhone so maybe the 3G will allow me a signal and some lucking getting the info to you. Click Here to follow the updates live on Twitter.

East Coast Skimboarding Championships
Dewey Beach, DE August 16th & 17th

Final East Coast Competition 2008
August 23-24 ECSC
Virginia Beach, VA
If you are going to Virginia Beach click here

Sea Bright, NJ Skim Bash
September 7th, 2008

08.10.08 Two new competition videos, West Coast Championships and OBX Skim Jam, have been added to http://www.unitedskimtour.org/

08.10.08 The Sea Bright Skim Jam is upon us - September 6-7, 2008 Click here details.

08.02.08 The Victoria Skimboards World Championship of Skimboarding was held on July 26-27 at Aliso Beach, CA. Click here for a write up and all the results.

NEW PICTURES!
07.27.08 New theskimlife.com riders page here and a picture page from theskimlife.com riders trip to Monmouth Beach, NJ here

07.20.08 We have a couple of purple theskimlife.com T shirts - here is a picture of the black ones (L and XL) left, $12 delivered. Please email me if you need one.

07.20.08 There is a new ForeverSkimTheMag available for viewing HERE and two new skim movies have been released Cloud 9 and Teezerz. Check them out!

07.20.08 I came across this article on skimboarding in the Birmingham, AL Press-Register. It shows how our sport has grown in leaps and bounds. Click Here

07.18.08 Next Up - East Coast Championships in Dewey Beach, DE August 16th and 17th

07.18.08 Final day of our OBX Skim Vacation, this place is wonderful and we are going to end it on a great skim note...the skim is firing. If you have never been, this is your vacation place!

07.15.08 Hey Skim fans, coming to you live from OBX vacation time!! Beautiful weather, great skim and the water is actually warm ! Here are your top six Pro finishers from the OBX Skim Jam:
#1 Brandon Rothe (Victoria) #2 Paulo Prietto (Exile) #3 Mo Just (Victoria) #4 Brad Domke (Exile) #5 Bill Bryan (Victoria) #6 Jason Wilson (Zap). As usual the competition was well run by Greg, Harry, Bonk and the rest of the guys who work so hard at these things. Good job skimcity.com, UST and skimusa.org


NEXT UP - East Coast Championships in Dewey Beach, DE August 16th and 17th - check back for more information.

07.09.08 Count down to Outer Banks Skim Jam - Good Luck to theskimlife.com crew and to Team Wave Hog from LBI. Keep your eyes open for the new theskimlife.com purple shirts and please ask for stickers!

REMEMBER TO KEEP UP TO DATE ON OUTER BANKS SKIM JAM
RESULTS BY FOLLOWING theskimlife.com on TWITTER.
Just click here to be up to date on all PRO results on Saturday and Sunday.

07.05.08 Here is a must see photo of the "Supreme Court of Skimboard Judging"from the LBI Skim Jam.

07.05.08 - Happy 4th of July! Here is the link to the UST Video of the LBI Skim Jam - it's a must see

07.04.08 - theskimlife.com PURPLE shirts, a very limited run, will be available on Wednesday July 9th. If you need one for $12.00 delivered let me know.

July 12-13 Outer Banks Skim Jam
Kill Devil Hills, NC
Sponsored by Skim City
Next stop on the UST tour, if you need to register go to skimusa.org
www.theskimlife.com will be posting live updates via Twitter,
sign up to follow us and you won't miss a thing. If you are making the trip to NC check this page

Final East Coast Competition 2008
August 23-24 ECSC
Virginia Beach, VA
If you are going to Virginia Beach click here.

06.24.08 Review of LBI Skim Jam 2008 - Sorry for the delay, but after two long days in the sand I needed a day of rest before blogging about the event. The bad things about Barnegat Light are that there is not a bathroom in sight and the walk to the beach takes 15 minutes through the wilderness. The good things are limitless, the place is beautiful. The Pros were out in force for this event again and it is great to see some of them making an effort to stay around after they compete to talk to the other riders. Also big props again to Bryce, Bonk , Surf Shack Mary and Skim City Greg for working their asses off all weekend to pull off such a well run event. The storms came very late in the day on Saturday so some events were moved to Sunday, which turned out to be an amazing day after rain was forecast. As usual Victoria and Exile riders ruled the Pro division. The highlight of the event for theskimlife was when theskimlife.com team rider Jr. Men's John O'Hara gave MC Bryce a theskimlife.com complimentary shirt and HE WORE IT for the entire day on Sunday...You can't buy that kind of publicity. The hit count on the website doubled on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday - Thanks Bryce!! We are also having a limited printing of new T Shirts (same design) on dark purple shirts so if you want one make contact now.

06.23.08 Here are the top six Pros from the LBI Skim Jam, #1 Mo Just #2 Bill Bryan, #3 Brad Domke, #4 Steven Bradford,#5 Corbin Dull #6 Brandon Rothe. Congratulations to Victoria for the top two finishers!

PICS PICS PICS, PIC South Side Shoot Out Pros 1 Pros 2 Locals at the Shoot Out

06.21.08 Pros who advanced to day two of the LBI Skim Jam: Bryan, Terjesen, Stratton, Howell, Rothe, Domke, Vavala, Prietto, Just, Lovett, Marciniak, Bradford, Dull and Sears all advance to Sunday. Keep your eye on Twitter for tomorrow's updates.

LIVE UPDATES ON THE LBI
SKIM JAM DAY TWO HERE

June 21-22 Long Beach Island Skim Jam Barnegat Light, NJ
Sponsored by Surf Shack and Freedom Surf and Spa
Next stop on the UST tour, if you need to register go to skimusa.org
www.theskimlife.com will be posting live updates via Twitter,
sign up to follow us and if my iPhone holds up you won't miss a thing.

06.18.08 One day and counting till the LBI Skim Jam - Be There! theskimlife.com says thanks to Matt W. for the purchase of one of our amazing T-Shirts!! thanks Matt

06.15.08 theskimlife.com friend Joe Alamo owner of Eastcoast Skimboards asked me to post this announcement. Look for Joe in attendance at the LBI Skim Jam!

East Coast Skimboards is having a 10% OFF sale on
all boards and accessories till 7/01/08
Visit www.EastCoastSkimboards.com
and type in this coupon code “ECS7108” at checkout

06.10.08 UST video of the South Side Shoot Out can be viewed here

06.07.08 Apple set to introduce the new iPhone and firmware at the WWDC on Monday!! Good Read

06.05.08 Dewey Beach, DE, the home of the East Coast Skimboarding Championships, is hosting a sports festival and are expecting 200 skimboarders. You can read about it and find out how to attend here

06.02.08 Here are the results of the Pro division of the South Side Shoot Out
1. Bill Bryan 2. Paulo Prietto 3. Jamie Lovett 4. Brandon Sears 5. Morgan Just 6. Brandon Rothe
Pictures to come, check back soon. If you need stickers let me know via email.

06.01.08 I traded in my broken iPhone for a brand new one (on apple)so hopefully I will be able to do the Twitter updates from the LBI Skim Jam - the next stop on the UST tour. Stay tuned. June 21-22.

06.01.08 Back from the South Side Shoot Out - What a weekend in Delaware!! If you were following me on Twitter day one went well and day two was a disaster. My iPhone keyboard decided to die and I was unable to even send a text message never mind Twitter updates. Anyway I gave it a try on Saturday and did my best with 20+ mph south winds, a tornado watch and biting flies. On to the competition- best I have ever attended, every pro under the sun was there. South Side Shoot Out is now part of the UST and therefore all the pros must attend. All the west coast guys were there, guys who haven't been east in forever. The competiton was done up right, Joe Bonk and Bryce we the MC's as usual and were in rare form - Excellent. Dewey Beach really does it up well, this is a great competition, well worth the trip. The conditions on Sunday were most likely the best ever for a east Coast competition, overhead on sets!! Watching the Pros work was like watching one of the skim videos of Cabo or West Street. I'm going to get the Pro final results and post them ASAP. I had to leave for my ferry ride home before the Pro finals... I know, I know but I do have a day job! stay tuned.

05.27.08 New release video of the 2008 Cabo Classico May 17 & 18 view the EPIC conditions here.

05.27.08 Check out Victoria Skimboards new BLOG for the list of winners in the Cabo Classico

BIG NEWS theskimlife.com stickers have arrived! I would love to send you a sticker for your skimboard or to slap at your favorite skim spot. The sticker is the same logo as above, very sweet. Send me an email if you gotta have one! theskimlife@gmail.com and don't forget your address! We also have T-Shirts that are sweet and we are selling at cost. $8.00 plus $4.00 shipping and you can pay via Paypay (sales@lloydsbaseballcards.com)or send a check. Here are some iPhone pics of the front and back of the new shirts. Sizes are limited so act now.

05.26.08 Count down to South Side Shoot Out - 5 days!! Make sure to follow theskimlife.com on Twitter for your up to the minute updates if your stuck at home.

05.24.08 Happy Memorial Day Weekend Skimmers - Count Down to South Side Shoot Out 6 Days

05.23.08 Count Down to South Side Shoot Out, Indian River Inlet, Delaware!! 7 Days
- follow theskimlife.com on Twitter for our live updates throughout the weekend. www.twitter.com/theskimlife

05.17.08 Forever Skim the Magazine online has offered to pick up my Twitter feed live from the Southside Shoot Out the weekend of May 31st in Delaware. When I work out the details I will post it here. Also if you have not signed up to follow theskimlife.com on Twitter please do so. How to is listed above.

05.17.08 Just announced dates:
Exile Main Street Oktoberfest  
October 11 & 12, 2008
Balboa Pier (A Street)., Newport Beach, CA
More Info:  exileskimboards.com

05.12.08 Exile Medium Carbon Skimboard For Sale - SOLD thanks Matt enjoy the slide.

05.12.08 Hot off the Exile Skimboards website:

"As many Exile fans may have noticed, our 2008 "Catalog-Lite" seemed a little more sparse than in previous years.  The reason for this is simple, we have been working on a skimboarding book.   The book is combined with the catalog and is now available for sale online.The book portion is 82 pages long and chronologically takes the reader from Exile's past to Exile's present with both photos and words.  Numerous Exile riders add their personal perspectives which we think makes for an interesting read.  If you flip the book over, it has our 2008 product catalog.  Exile will have copies available at our shop in about one week, but in the meantime you may order a copy directly from the printer.  We are very proud of how the book turned out and hope you enjoy it as well. Buy Now from Lulu.com  $18.99".

05.11.08 Happy Mothers Day to all the Skim Moms out there.

05.11.08 Issue #27 of Forever Skim the Mag hits the website, don't miss it http://foreverskimthemag.com/

05.10.08 Yesterday at Holyoke Ave, Beach Haven, NJ the "sider" was working and amazing and ST was there by himself. Very rare for the sider to be working and connecting so this was a special day, rain and all.

05.07.08 A theskimlife.com shout out to Cape May skimmer Anthony from Warton, NJ
- Stickas on the way!

05.07.08 Here is a great site if you want to look for a daily bargin on all sorts of stuff http://www.woot.com/ and if you like a different T-shirt everyday try this site http://shirt.woot.com/

05.04.08 Skim / Sponge session at the Cape May Cove today around 12:00 - if you are around stop by and say hi to theskimlife.com riders ST and Little John.

04.30.08 This is a myspace post from www.Bansheeriverboards.com check it out - So many people still don't understand Riverboarding. We do not use a boat to travel upstream at 30+ mph. Riverboarding is powered by a bungee system that slingshots you upstream. You use the river current to stretch the bungee. Once the bungee is done pulling, it releases from the board allowing you to do many boardsport tricks. Once your ride is done, float back downstream to the end of the bungee, hook the board to the bungee, stretch it and ride again. Surf all day long! I am still getting Emails asking how to hook the board to the boat. www. BANSHEERIVERBOARDS. COM

04.27.08 Here's a shout out to theskimlife.com reader Justin from Cape May - thanks for making contact, stickers on the way!

04.25.08 No secret here but the 3G iPhone is due to be introduced June 9th and I will have one the minute they become available. Here is the story

04.25.08 4th Annual Fiesta De Skim Saturday May 3rd, 8:00am @ Deerfield Beach Pier. Sponsored by X-Trak, Spy, Ocean Minded and ZAP. If you are a Florida guy you might want to check this out.

04.24.08 There is a new issue of Skimboarder.com available online now. It is jam packed with great stories including one on the Florida Collegiate Skim Off that theskimlife.com sponsored rider Dave Bracht came in 2nd over all. Check it out here

10th Annual Zap Pro Am Skim Jam, April 11-13, in Panama City Beach, Florida

04.13.08 The Exile skimboards website has their new "lite" catalog on line now. A few new boards, some cool new art work and a small line of new cloths. See it here

04.13.08 Cape May was going off, hopefully picture page by ST later.

04.13.08 Heading down to Cape May with Little John for a skim session and maybe some grinch action. Stay tuned for a photo page by ST.

04.08.08 Eight days into April and according to the web host 950 hits on the site...Please make contact!!

A. If you haven't signed up for Twitter, go to www.twitter.com and sign up.
B. Go to www.twitter.com/theskimlife
C. You'll see our logo and a little button near it that says "follow."
D. Click on it. we'll get a message saying that you are following me and you'll be all set.

04.06.08 A Big CONGRATULATIONS to theskimlife.com sponsored rider Dave Bracht, pictured below in the skimlife.com shirt. Dave placed 2nd overall in the Florida Collegiate Skim Off yesterday. I heard from Dave early this morning and he's still flying high. Here are a few quotes from his email.

"I also posted the highest heat score out of all the riders in the semi finals.  I am truly on cloud nine right now!  I mean I grew up in freakin Pennsylvania and used to dream of making a final and winning and stuff and now it has come true! "

"In the semifinals, I went for my first wave and fell and got a charliehorse in my left leg, I am thinking, "Great, I am finished."  Then I fell on the next two waves and on the next wave that I run for I plained way out and it broke on me and I got a charliehorse in my other leg!  I could barely even walk let alone skim!  Then out of nowhere a wave pops up right in front of me, a step on liner, I took like 3 steps and rode this wave for like 25 yards and while riding it I did a firehydrant.  I walk not run up the beach and am not standing there for more than 20 seconds and another one pops up and I rode this one just as far.  Those two waves got me the highest score in the semis!  I know that that was God putting those waves there for me.  I couldn't even run and I ended up winning!!!"

Dave you are a great witness and an ambassador for our sport, thanks for the report and God Bless.

04.02.08 theskimlife.com sponsored rider Dave Bracht, who is competing for Flagler College in the Florida Collegiate Skim Off this Saturday at Vilano Beach, sent me a picture sporting theskimlife.com t shirt so I just had to post it. There are two of these shirts in the world and this is one of them :)

03.27.08 The guys who are running the 10th annual Zap Pro Am Skim Jam, April 11-13, in Panama City Beach, Florida asked me to add their poster to the site. Please take a look at this cool poster and support this great competition. Here ya go.

03.26.08 Eastcoastskimboards.com is carrying a full line of Roush Skimboards. I have never heard of them but you can view them here.

03.26.08 I follow Kevin Rose of Diggnation on my Twitter (please join and follow me) and he is reporting the following iPhone news "it will ship in June w/3G and GPS" - that's the quote.

03.26.08 Some how I missed this last month, the Green Eggs and Am competition put together by Paulo Prietto and Steve Taylor is on video at ForeverSkimTheMag.com Cool stuff, I only wish Paulo would come to Jersey and do something like that.

03.26.08 Dane Reynolds, Pro Surfer, has a bull dog that skims! There is a video on his website and you can view it at www.dane-reynolds.com worth a look.

03.24.08 My sister is getting into the book selling business, it is a beautiful website with much to offer
you can see it by clicking here

03.21.08 Saw this in Google News today about a new iPhone type phone, not an iPhone but an interesting phone none the less. It's called the Neonode N2 and the story was on PCWorld.com
and here is the Neonode website.

03.20.08 The 10th Annual Zap Pro / Am Skim Jam," Northwest Florida’s largest national skim board competition featuring the best Pro & Amateur skimboarders from around the world", is coming up on April 12 and 13 you can get more info and print out an entry form here at MrSufrs.com and a list of events for the weekend can be found here. And just one more thing, Mr. Surfs gives a testimony of God working in his life that is amazing and well worth the read.

03.20.08 On a side note Happy Birthday ST and enjoy playing "Rock Band"!!

03.19.08 Well it's been the lost week here at theskimlife.com headquarters, sickness has over run the place and no updating has been taking place. Stay tuned, we are on the road to recovery and will be searching the internet for skim news once again. In the mean time if you have any hot news please send us an email.

03.15.08 Just back from watching a skim session at Dolphin, Beach Haven with ST and AV and the SKIM WAS GOING OFF. Good times in a sweet March ocean on the Jersey Coast.

03.13.08 Well some good news to report, this month we have had 505 hits on the site in the last 12 days. Now I know that's not all me, maybe 20 of the hits. So that means people are stopping by and stopping back. So please make some contact theskimlife@gmail.com or on myspace and Twitter - let us know you stopped by.

03.13.08 Hard to find Skim news these last few days, but I did find a fun video on the SkimUnity site, it's a You Tube video that can be viewed HERE - great bail out - check it.

03.12.08 Congratulations to Tommy on the arrival of his iPhone... life will never be the same!

03.09.08 Forever Skim the Magazine's website has a trailer for a new flat land skim movie called "For the Moment" it's a pretty cool flick and can be viewed here.

03.08.08 Here is a page of pictures from SkimUnity that highlights just how international the sport has become. All the photos of skimmers here are from Asia!

03.07.08 I found this video of college skimboarders at collegehumor.com ... it's somewhat entertaining.

03.07.08 Here is some hot skim news off of surfline.com

Victoria Skimboards Teams with LRG for New Limited Edition Board

03.06.08 Well the Apple iPhone SDK is out there but the bad news is that the end user like you and me will have to wait till "late June" to start to download toys from itunes to our iPhones. What happened today was that it was presented to the software developers and the applications and such are on the Apple website.

03.06.08 theskimlife is now on Twitter and will be able to do live updates from all of this summers skimboarding competitions. To join follow this directions:

A. If you haven't signed up for Twitter, go to www.twitter.com and sign up.
B. Go to www.twitter.com/theskimlife
C. You'll see our logo and a little button near it that says "follow."
D. Click on it. we'll get a message saying that you are following me and you'll be all set.
(thanks for the above text IPTIB!)

03.05.08 Good Bye Brett and thanks for the memories!

03.05.08 GOOD LUCK to all the Jersey Shore High School and Middle school baseball players with try-outs this week!! Remember - For the LOVE of the Game!!

03.05.08 Well the SDK for the iPhone is mapped out tomorrow and if you, like myself, are an iPhone fan IPTIB will be the place to find out the latest info as it unfolds. Scott will be updating by minute as information is available.

03.02.08 The Orange County Register on-line has a skim video that can be viewed here I found this on the amazing skimonline.com website.

03.02.08 From Forever Skim the Magazine - tomorrow's issue is "The Most Packed Issue Yet" it looks like this will be a must read, so tomorrow you can check it out here.

03.02.08 I found this article on Google news about skimboarding in Texas, it's a classic. It reads like an introduction to the sport, but it's a brand new article. Check it out here

03.01.08 Well theskimlife.com is big time now, I got and email today form Exile owner Aaron Peluso and he was kind enough to put a link to theskimlife.com on his skimonline.com website. Hopefully he tips us off first on the release date of the new Exile video!!

03.01.08 Check the new logo (Photoshop skills) and soon to be made sticker design for the skimlife.com right here

02.29.08 I heard from Joe Alamo the owner of East Coast Skimboards today and he asked me to post this announcement on the site:

East Coast Skimboards is looking for new board art ideas. Send your art work in for a chance to have your design on some of our 2008 Zap, Victoria, or Exile skimboards. Visit www.EastCoastSkimboards.com to view current art designs. Please send your ideas and art to eastcoastskimboards@comcast.net

Well there you go all you artists out there, imagine your art work on a Zap, Vic or Exile board!!

02.27.08 Looks like Apple's planning iPhone SDK event March 6

02.26.08 Great story off FOX's iPhone enabled site on the storms in Oregon that have changed the coast so much that shipwrecks have been unearthed on the beach. Check it here

02.24.08 SDK delay for iPhone 1-3 weeks - and it's all over the internet, so this is nothing new but this story from iTwire.com gives some more details.

02.23.08 2008 Easter Bunny Bash Pro Am competition March 22 and 23 at Cocoa Beach Pier, FL
Registration forms on the Skim City website by clicking the logo below



02.23.08 Business Week online is reporting that the SDK for the iPhone will be delayed and not be out next week as promised. Here is the story

02.22.08 SNOW, SNOW, SNOW - come on....just one snow day for the kids!!

02.20.08 The new issue of Skimborder magazine is online today featuring a very interesting interview with Grady Archbold and a ton of other great stuff. Check it out here

02.20.08 Coming to you live from Dreamweaver CS3 - thanks AR this is going to take some getting used to. Going from Dreamweaver 4 to CS3 is a huge, monster step...but I will do my best.

02.19.08 If anyone has results from the Boardwalk Blow Up, Indiatlantic, FL. I would love to post them. I'll find them online sooner or later, but if you have them please send an email.

02.17.08 The new iPhone firmware 1.1.4 for the SDK is all over the internet here is another story and there are 10 more if you look around. It looks like it might be real and happen in the next two weeks!! I know
if you don't have the iPhone you are like who cares...but if you do have the iPhone your like yesssss!

02.17.08 IPHONE NEWS - those of us who are iPhone lovers have been waiting for Apple to release the SDK (software development kit) this month... as promised by Steve. The rumor on the web is that 1.1.4 is on it's way along with the SDK this month!! Check this http://www.itwire.com:80/content/view/16691/1103/
This is the site that first broke the news: http://www.macenstein.com/default/

02.16.08 Internet Addiction ... I found this http://www.thelstalk.com/can-you-live-without-the-internet/ on the amazing digg.com and it could be true of many of us that sit in front of the computer or constantly look at our iPhone or Crackberry when we are away from home.

02.14.08 Happy Valentine's Day - I'm boiling up some shrimp in Old Bay seasoning for my lady tonight. Here's what I'm doing, right from the internet. http://beaufortusa.com/recipes2.htm
Boil water in a large pot, season if desired with salt, lemon pepper or crab season. Add shrimp and cook until shrimp turns pink and begins to float. This does not take long, usually less than 1 minute. DO NOT OVERCOOK. Drain water and you've got the best tasting shrimp around.
Add some cocktail sauce to the plates for dip, an extra bowl for the shrimp shells, lots of paper towels and everyone can shell their shrimp as they eat.

02.13.08 Wunderkind Movie (skimboarding documentary that is being shot in HD)- here is the link to a teaser http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIG0dXe6y6E One of the riders in the video is sponsored by theskimlife.com - Dave Bracht (black shirt with JCLizard in green). Dave was with us when we were sponsoring with JCLizardSkim, he is an amazing kid. Dave is a freshman at Flagler College in Florida and his dorm room is five minutes away from Vilano Beach one of Florida's finest skim spots, and from the email I got from him it sounds great. Dave is competing this weekend in the Boardwalk Blow Up
Indiatlantic, FL - Sponsored by Skim City. We wish him the best and our Prayers are with him. God Bless you Dave and have fun!!
Here are a few more clips Dave sent along for our viewing pleasure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvgn1sgdE8Y
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee103/billagan/?action=view&current=OceanSandBoyz.flv

02.10.08 If you had not had the chance to visit this site, it's an online skim magazine of the highest quality that is sweet http://www.foreverskimthemag.com/

02.06.08 check out some new jersey skim spots from the great skim website skimonline.com

02.05.08