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California
Two Women And Their Love Of Skimboarding

Meet lovebirds Erin Carpenter and Lorena Zeppilli who currently reside in San Diego, California. Most of you know 28-year old professional rider Erin Carpenter who ranked 5th overall on the 2014 United Skim Tour. Lorena is 26 years old, born…

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Skim Mermaids: Summer Skimboarding in Spain

Checkout some video of Spanish pro skimboarder and SkimMermaid Maria “Xoxe” Conde snagging some some waves in Barcelona, Spain. Maria rides for DogFlut skimboards. Maria has competed in several international skimboard championships in the female category and national championships in…

Europe
Interview With Skimboarder Lisa van Leeuwen

I met Lisa van Leeuwen, 20-year old flatland skimboarder, online a few ago. I was impressed by her love of the sport right away and she quickly became someone I looked out for and supported. This interview includes the European…

California
All I want for Christmas are waves for my skimboard!

Professional skimboarder Alexandra Badie said it best on Instagram when she said “All I want for Christmas is waves!” LagunaSoCal Photography captured two great photos of Alexandra skimboarding with a Santa hat that really captured the holiday spirit on a…

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Interview with Philippines skimboarder Ian Olmedo

Most of you who skimboard and are online will know Ian. This interview is a treat, especially for me. The sport is made up of a lot of beautiful riders; settle in with a warm cup of delicious and enjoy…

Europe
Skimmermaid: Emilia Szymoniak Polish Skimboarder

Meet Emilia Szymoniak a skimboarder from Poland who rides for FNCY FAIR Skimboards. She sent over this edit she captured over the course of the 2014 skimbaording season. We are always stoked to see more girls jump on the skimboard.…

Europe
Skimboarding with Alexandra Dubas

Polish skimboarder Alexandra Dubas sent us her skimboarding edit from the 2014 skim season. The video is comprised of Alexandra skimboarding at the following events: Street Riders 2014 in Lodz Swider Skim Fest V (Swider River) Polish Skimboarding Open 2014…

Europe
Flatland Skimboarding with Lisa van Leeuwen

Lisa van Leeuwen just launched a new skim edit and we are stoked to see a new video from the female skimboarding population (and we bet Kelli Bean from SkimMermaids is too!). Anwyays, checkout the edit featuring Lisa’s skimboarding from…

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Interview With Bella Killgore

Meet 14-year old freshman Bella Killgore. Bella is from Northern California, been skimboarding 4 years and hopes to one day be sponsored. Words by Kelli Bean Photos by Hailey Nelson Q: Name? A: Bella Killgore Q: Age and grade in…

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Interview with Newcomer Cassandra Mendes

Interview with 21-year old New Jersey skimboarder, Cassandra Mendes. Words by Kelli Bean Photos by Michael Jappell Q: Where do you live and skimboard? A: Manahawkin, New Jersey, USA and I skim at Long Beach Island, NJ. Q: Flatland, wave…

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