From Radical Origins: Episode 3
The Birth of Skim
December 18, 2023
While surfing is iconic to the Laguna Beach scene, skimboarding holds the birthright.
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From Radical Origins: Podcast 3
Listen to how skimboarding started as the pastime of local lifeguards that grew into a global phenomenon with extended stories, bonus interviews, and more on our podcast.
“The history of skim boarding is to me as old as the first guy who skipped a stone on a pond. It’s that old.”
From Sand to Sea
Skimboarding is said to have started with Laguna Beach life guards sliding across the sand on wedge-shaped “skid boards” in the 1920’s. Since then, the sport has erupted from the Laguna shoreline out to the rest of the world.
Wrapping Around the World
Today, Skimboarding has become an intense, high-energy sport that’s performed at the top levels by a close-knit community of welcoming professionals and amateurs.
From Radical Origins
From a simple means for lifeguards to get up and down the shoreline to a global phenomenon, Laguna’s Tex Haines has seen the sport he helped progress become something no one could have imagined.
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