Extreme Sports: Skimboarding

Skimboarding is an extreme sport that requires the athlete, called a skimboarder or skimmer, to ride on a board on very shallow water.  It is very similar to surfing but with the smaller waves. The skimmer waits for the waves on shallow waters by standing about twenty feet from the sea.  When he sees a [...]

Extreme Sports: Wakeboarding

For many people, Wakeboarding is sport for daredevils.  Although the sport attracts people from all walks of life, the greatest number of enthusiasts belong those aged 20 to 40 years old.  This surface sport is played by standing on a board and being dragged by a speed boat at break neck speed.  The wake refers [...]