Just went out on a TT skimboard (Nemo Medium) and just wanted to share my thoughts.
Went out in shallow water with a 14m Vegas in 6-8 knots of wind and HELD GROUND. I'm not sure about the physics involved, but for some reason when you're on a skimboard (finless, strapless) you create so little resistance you can be motoring along at half the wind strength you need to be cruising along on a normal TT kiteboard of the same size.
I found that if the kite could fly, then skimboarding was possible, albiet when it dropped to 5 knots it was downwind.
A great little tool to keep in your boardbag if your heart is set on kiting and the wind won't co-operate. It's amazing how much fun a little bit of wood can bring into your life.

I've been playing around on a skimboard for a while now, there a
sh!t load of fun. You can basically do all boardflips like a skateboard, gap swell to swell but once you start to ride waves you need to be so confident in you board skills. Once the waves get over 4-5 feet they are hopless.

i had a look on the nemo web site, is the cheapest beginners one ok or would you reccomend the extra to get a swallow tail?

Grab the Twin Tip!! Start at around $150 - cheap as chips!!

how cheap are those boards!! why arent these guys making kite boards

Has anybody here heard of Victoria skimboards?? I´ve got a pricelist here from work and the boards look pretty nice. Bit of a difference in price though. $99 for a wood board and $550 for a carbon epoxy vac board. www.vicskimaus.com if anyone wants to check them out. I saw the woody which didn´t seem like anything special but their Epoxy Foamie board looked nice and light... Has anybody had any experience with these for kiting??

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Jeff2231
Posted - 27/02/2005 : 13:07:35
Has anybody here heard of Victoria skimboards??

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yeah these skimmies kick ass... I used to skimboard and Victoria makes some really good skimboards! Dunno how they ride on the water but they are a big brand in skimming!
So it shouldn't be too bad!

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sprouse
Posted - 25/02/2005 : 12:08:59
I've been playing around on a skimboard for a while now, there a
sh!t load of fun. You can basically do all boardflips like a skateboard, gap swell to swell but once you start to ride waves you need to be so confident in you board skills. Once the waves get over 4-5 feet they are hopless.

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yeah its fun riding strapless in 8knots.. I go out on my surfboard mostly but they're too heavy to do flips! skimboards sound like a good.cheap version of a wakeskate

been riding a bodyboard in light wind for a while, like you say if the kite flys your in business and you truck upwind, really only any good in the flats. Release the edge even in the lightest wind and it's skimboarding without the effort, getting better at kickfilping the thing to turn. I had more fun and injuries on that thing than my full on wakeboard. Had a go on a skimboard the other day, they have potential, but a wakeskate board only costs $150 to $200 why stuff around. Have a look at(www.macs.com.au). Use what you've got, have some fun with the sport I think it's got way to serious over the years and get into wakeskate, getting one this week. With a 12m kite and a body board I can get out in the water when no one can, who the hell can be stuffed pumping up a 20m kite for a 30min lull,wheres the fun in that!

dan anderson has a underground skimboard with a cupped rail around the whole edge its a pretty sick little board. not sure if they sell them or its a custom one.