skimboards

Shallow surf boards

Skimboards are thin, flat boards used to glide across shallow water on beaches.

Unlike surfboards, skimboards have no fins and are designed to be thrown onto wet sand, then ridden into oncoming waves or across tidal pools.

They're smaller and more maneuverable than surfboards: He grabbed his skimboard and ran toward the receding wave.

beach

sand

Fine rock particles

waves · dunes · flatland · runup · backwash · inlet · cove · sandbars

sport

competition

Struggle for supremacy

heat · judges · sponsorship · amateur · freestyle

technique

ollie

Handsfree skateboard jump

  • wrapEnclose by winding around
  • 360Full circular measure
  • slideSmooth continuous movement

glide · pop · air · tricks · wave-riding · rails · footwork · control · precision · finesse

equipment

deck

Ship's flat surface

  • tailRear animal appendage
  • noseOlfactory facial organ
  • rockerChair on curved rails

traction · finless · fiberglass · wax · leash · rails · plywood · laminate · resin

water

hydrodynamic

Relating to fluid motion

currents · swell · breakers · crest · barrel · saltwater · shorebreak · hydroplane

Opposites
water depth/usage zone

skimboardssurfboards

Wave-riding watercraft

paddleboards · sailboats · jet skis

wave dependence

skimboardssurfboards

Wave-riding watercraft

longboards · diving equipment · scuba gear · bodyboards · paddle boards

propulsion method

skimboardswakeboards

Towed water sport boards

motorboats · jet skis · water skis · kiteboards

Family

skimboarding, skimboard, skimboarder, skimboarded, skimboarders

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Rated G