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« Reply #300 on: July 08, 2010, 07:51:55 PM » |
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And you're from ?
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JP
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« Reply #301 on: July 10, 2010, 07:15:11 PM » |
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yea man thats the one
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OXS (Sam Price)
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« Reply #302 on: July 10, 2010, 09:52:08 PM » |
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Many "skimmers" down there?
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« Reply #303 on: July 12, 2010, 11:57:32 AM » |
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umm ive seen a few but nt many that i know
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Noah
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« Reply #304 on: July 18, 2010, 03:22:10 PM » |
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start a sceene
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OXS Skimboards.
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« Reply #305 on: August 01, 2010, 05:20:40 PM » |
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My names jordon benton (bonton 2 my mates) im 15 live in New Plymouth, taranaki and have noticed the areas lacking in skimboarders Been riding bout 6 months but still riding a crap ass red back  looking at buying me a oxs  manly into flatland havnt tried much waveriding. |
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OXS (Sam Price)
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« Reply #306 on: August 02, 2010, 10:12:20 PM » |
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Good man. Any good flatland down there?
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« Reply #307 on: August 03, 2010, 09:00:20 AM » |
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Yea oakura beach out the coast gives sum nice shore skimming and a nice tidal pool but as far as rivers i hvnt seen much round.
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« Reply #308 on: August 03, 2010, 06:09:40 PM » |
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Tidal pools are nice, pretty keen on that!
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« Reply #309 on: August 03, 2010, 07:44:46 PM » |
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yea and it just off a river mouth so even on a bad day it has sum potential.
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« Reply #310 on: August 24, 2010, 06:33:03 PM » |
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« Reply #311 on: August 28, 2010, 10:07:10 AM » |
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My name is Tahi Walsh. I am 27 and come from Kerikeri in the Bay of Islands but reside now in Berlin, Germany with my wife.
Just came back from a "skim spot" scout along the east coast of Germany which was fruitless (the extreme wind would have swept my board away to oblivion). Decided then to check the net for some more spots around Europe and stumbled across this website. (getting homesick now).
I was always aware of the wooden circular skimboards while growing up but what caught my attention was some compelling footage from the States on an extreme sports program around ten years ago. From then I had noticed a few people using their slick bottom body boards to skim short but hard along a few small waves. After seeing that I bought one instantly and that was my first "cheaper alternative" attempt at skimboarding. After the body board bent through the middle I met a friend of a friend who had made his own plywood cored, fibreglass coated skimboards. These were thin, broad and extremely heavy, but quite bouyant (I was even able to surf using it) which meant one could skim towards the shore break at an incredible speed. This is when I experienced the ability for aerial tricks (although often uncontrolled). However, the width of the board made it almost impossible to ride a wave let alone perform a wrap. By then I was a frequent user on the Skimonline.com website and found the details of an Australian named Kye who made Victoria boards. I purchased a Victoria PolyVac. This was seven years ago.
Although I have never directly experienced those perfect skim wave riding conditions which seem to occur quite often on the left coast of the USA, the greatest sessions I had in NZ were in Tairua Bay, Coromandel, and Mt. Maunganui (which was during a return trip to NZ). During my time in the Bay of Islands however, those 'perfect conditions' only really occured during storms.
Great to see this network for skimboarders in NZ. Hopefully such skim events will attract abit of talent and develop the sport in NZ.
Tahi.
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« Reply #312 on: August 28, 2010, 08:17:28 PM » |
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Hi i`m james, i`m 19. I`ve been skimboarding for two years now. I`m from tahiti and just mooved in NZ. i`m in rotorua. I`m really addicted and i really want to find great beach break to skim on  |
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« Reply #313 on: August 29, 2010, 09:53:37 AM » |
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Hi i`m james, i`m 19. I`ve been skimboarding for two years now. I`m from tahiti and just mooved in NZ. i`m in rotorua. I`m really addicted and i really want to find great beach break to skim on Wave or flat? Welcome |
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« Reply #314 on: August 29, 2010, 07:41:12 PM » |
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My name is Tahi Walsh. I am 27 and come from Kerikeri in the Bay of Islands but reside now in Berlin, Germany with my wife.
Just came back from a "skim spot" scout along the east coast of Germany which was fruitless (the extreme wind would have swept my board away to oblivion). Decided then to check the net for some more spots around Europe and stumbled across this website. (getting homesick now).
I was always aware of the wooden circular skimboards while growing up but what caught my attention was some compelling footage from the States on an extreme sports program around ten years ago. From then I had noticed a few people using their slick bottom body boards to skim short but hard along a few small waves. After seeing that I bought one instantly and that was my first "cheaper alternative" attempt at skimboarding. After the body board bent through the middle I met a friend of a friend who had made his own plywood cored, fibreglass coated skimboards. These were thin, broad and extremely heavy, but quite bouyant (I was even able to surf using it) which meant one could skim towards the shore break at an incredible speed. This is when I experienced the ability for aerial tricks (although often uncontrolled). However, the width of the board made it almost impossible to ride a wave let alone perform a wrap. By then I was a frequent user on the Skimonline.com website and found the details of an Australian named Kye who made Victoria boards. I purchased a Victoria PolyVac. This was seven years ago.
Although I have never directly experienced those perfect skim wave riding conditions which seem to occur quite often on the left coast of the USA, the greatest sessions I had in NZ were in Tairua Bay, Coromandel, and Mt. Maunganui (which was during a return trip to NZ). During my time in the Bay of Islands however, those 'perfect conditions' only really occured during storms.
Great to see this network for skimboarders in NZ. Hopefully such skim events will attract abit of talent and develop the sport in NZ.
Tahi.
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