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Apr 30, 2025
INFO | Thursday Night Skim Sessions @ Nokomis Beach are Back!
It’s that time of year again and we’re stoked! Join us every Thursday afternoon/evening at Nokomis Beach for the Zap Thursday Night Skim Sessions! We had a blast doing this weekly last year. We’ll have riders out each week to let you demo boards and offer tips on skimming. Make sure to come hang out with us!
Apr 29, 2025
EVENT | Old Naples Surf Shop Skim Jam 2025 is This Weekend!
The Old Naples Surf Shop Skim Jam 2025 is happening this weekend in Naples, FL! This is always a fun event put on by a shop that is totally ingrained in the beach culture. Cheers to the Old Naples Surf Shop for putting the contest on again for 2025! Make sure to mark your calendars to attend and if you want to compete, make sure to register today!
Apr 25, 2025
RECAP | Melaque Skim Contest 2025
A few weeks ago, the Melaque Skim Contest 2025 went down in Melaque, Mexico. The Zap team are no strangers to Melaque so you know it was a good time! Check out the full recap now.
Apr 24, 2025
PHOTOS | Team Zap Warming Up In Cabo
Part of the Zap team has touched down in Cabo to get ready for the El Rey de Lovers contest, as a part of the United Skim Tour. Once they touched down in Mexico, they wasted no time and headed straight to the beach. Team riders Gerardo Valencia, Yahir Valencia, Mason Broussard, Dylan Duncan, Leo Freitas, Romario de Sousa, and Pablo “Machete” Real traded off hits and brought the stoke after each ride.
Apr 22, 2025
THROWBACK | Zap in Cabo 2024
Cabo is a pretty special place for skimmers. Blue water, warm sun and some of the gnarliest skim waves out there! In honor of the 2025 El Rey de Lovers Contest, stop one of the United Skim Tour, we’re throwing it back to last year when the Zap team descended on Cabo for plenty of good times and good shreds! Check out both videos from our time there now!
Apr 15, 2025
INFO | Jersey Shore Skim Camp (JSSC) x Zap Skimboards
Zap Skimboards is stoked to announce our exciting partnership with the legendary Jersey Shore Skim Camp (JSSC)! Founded on a simple desire to share the stoke, JSSC has grown into a cornerstone of the local skimboarding scene. We sat down with the founder, Felicia Stratton, and some of the awesome instructors who make the magic happen, to learn more about this beloved camp's success and the incredible community it has fostered.
Apr 8, 2025
RECAP | 2025 Panama City Beach Skim Jam
Hello skim world, Zap Skimboards Team here checking back in after an amazing weekend in Panama City Beach, Florida. While conditions were not picturesque, the blustering winds provided workable conditions for the team to show down with and represent! We had a consistent 20-mile per hour wind coming out of the northeast that would build as the day went on, providing difficult conditions, where local knowledge was key, yet allowing for a bump in the water to show pushing for a fun regular-footed backside liner and a random barrel here and there.
Mar 11, 2025
PHOTOS | John Akerman & Motowinch Getting Waves!
When you need someone to “send it”, John Akerman is always at the top of the call list. And when there are some waves in the forecast, he’s the first person out at the beach waiting for them to roll in. He recently got the call at Flagler Beach that the waves were coming in so he called up the crew, loaded up the winch, and hit the beach. He was joined by surfer Robby McCormick, aka Rasta Rob, and photographer Patrick “Tupat” Eichstaedt to get some shots. Check them out now and get hyped to skim!
Feb 27, 2025
INFO | 5th Annual Spring Fling Skim Jam Registration is Open!
The registration link for the 5th Annual Zap Spring Fling Skim Jam is LIVE! Register today to save yourself some time and lock in your spot! We're super excited about the 5th year of the Spring Fling and know it will be the best yet! We'll see you there!
Feb 20, 2025
EVENT | Shore Lb Throwdown This Weekend!
This weekend (2/22-2/23), the first stop of the Shore Lb. Triple crown is going down at Sebastian Inlet in Melbourne, FL. If you haven’t made plans to be there yet, make sure to come hang out this weekend for some good skimming, prizes, and overall good times! Check out the recap from the event last year in the video above and we’ll see you there!
Feb 14, 2025
NEWS | Welcome Romário de Sousa to the Team
Romário de Sousa is a Brazilian rider from Vitoria, Espírito Santo. He caught our eye some time ago and now was the perfect time to bring him on the team fresh off his Brazilian National Championship title in 2024. Romário brings a lot of style and power to team Zap and joins his Brazilian brethren on the team, Leo Freitas and Bruno Sá. We’re stoked to see what he has in store for 2025.
Feb 11, 2025
VIDEO | Skimboarding Perfect Waves in Mexico with Gerardo, Yahir, & Machete!
Join team riders Gerardo Valencia, Yahir Valencia, and Pablo "Machete" Real as they head into the middle of nowhere, Mexico to chase some northern swell. Fortune obviously favors the bold as they scored BIG with some of the best waves they had ever seen! Get stoked and check out the full video now.