Need help with skimboards?

Question

i am thinking of geting a wavezone rage 53" and it says no weight limit i need to kno if that is true cuz i weight about 208 and i need a good cheap skimboard for riding in deep water and thats the best i can find please help

Answer 1

A 53" is fine.  The board size is not critical since a skim board hydroplanes instead of floating.  I weigh 198 lbs and I use an older shorter board, and it works fine.  Here's where you can get more info on the sport and it's various techniques:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skimboard



And here's some good reading on the sport:

http://skimonline.com/articles/

Also:

http://www.skimbc.com/

And for some great pictures and videos check out:

http://batardubreak.com/

It's a tricky sport to learn, but fun.  You're not going to master it right away, so don't sweat a fancy board just yet.  Good luck!

Answer 2

i cant stay on