1. Dealing with the wind: First of all, make sure you are sailing with the wind, not against it. This will prevent a lot of bad things from happening, and you’ll end up with a lot less.

2. Getting on the board: When you first try to get on the board, “run to it, don’t jump on it.” Running towards the board greatly reduces your chances of falling. You don’t want to put weight on the board, which creates drag and slows you down. Also, running towards the board instead of jumping over it maintains speed, which is important.

3. Going out in the waves: Going out in the waves can sometimes be a problem, so what you want to do is what is called “Side-Slipping”. This can be a little tricky to master, but it’s definitely worth it. What you do is, while you’re speeding through the water towards the wave, turn the board on its side so that your toes are pointing out into the ocean. If you “clip” it at the right time, you will lose speed much more slowly. Then, when you get closer to the wave, return the skimboard to the normal position and get on the board as normal.

4. How to make your board faster? Waxing your board with car wax or products like rain-x makes your board faster and prevents sand from sticking to your board.

5. Using the right wax on the board: Some people don’t know this, but don’t put wax on the bottom of the board, put wax on the top of the board. There are many different types of wax. There is cold wax and warm wax. Cold water wax is much softer and stickier and warm wax is harder and less sticky. Also, cold water wax does not last as long as warm water wax.

6. Skimboarding Tip: Make sure you keep your foot on the back of the board. Many people tend to stand at the front of the board; some surfers do this maybe that’s where the problem comes from.

7. What to do when you get a new board: Some new boards come all nice and polished and this can be a problem when it comes to waxing or putting traction pads on them. So if you have this problem clean it really well and take some rubbing alcohol and rub the polish on the places you want to wax and put traction pads on it. Your traction pads will stick much better.

8. Reattach Traction Pads – Like all things, traction pads sometimes come off. To help prevent this from happening, be sure to first clean the surface and remove any polish before applying the traction pads. If they start to peel off around the edges, grab some super glue to keep any more of them from coming off. It will also be of great benefit to you to use a hot hair dryer to remove the pads.

9. Glue and Wax Removal: If you want to remove wax, just place it in the sun and watch it melt. Then take some sand and paper towels and rub them together. Glue can be a challenge so I suggest buying some “Goof Off” and using a razor blade to scrape it off.

10. Traveling With a Skimboard: Of course, you need to buy a skimboard bag first. Make sure the bag is bigger than your board because you will want to put extra padding in your bag, like beach towels, foam pads, or anything that will help protect your board. One thing you don’t want is for the rails to get damaged on your board. Also be sure to check with your airline about the rules and prices of bringing a skimboard. Every airline is different and the rules are constantly changing.

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