Skimboarding in San Francisco Bay

This Wave hardly ever breaks. We got very lucky to score it as good as we did. After living in the bay area for over four years I had never see the wave get as good as it did this day. Thanks to all the local shredders who let me get a wave. If you are interested in learning how to skimboard in the San Francisco area on Norther California in general I would highly recommend reaching out to @deeboskim or @bekaykenbay on Instagram. Another awesome resource would be @danielcbragg or @davidhayflee if you are closer to the Santa Cruz area.
Music by Ian Ewing: IG @ianewingmusic
1st song: Nepenthe with Goosetaf
2nd song: New Place
Filmed and edited by @andre_magarao on IG
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[@ianewingmusic]

Ayyy thanks for using my tunes on this vid guys! 🙌🙏 gotten so much skim knowledge and inspiration from this channel ever since I found it, so it's an honor! 💕

[@runningtripping]

nice music man ;)

[@nizoalnahlawi2026]

I'm a simple man I see blair skimming, I click👍 The video editing and quality gets better everytime.🤙

[@abbalos]

Blair is in my home city! 👀 that spot is apparently good for about a month a year in the winter. Stay safe I know a local legend died surfing under the bridge last month. Yes Blair thanks for coming.

[@seanokane2627]

How

[@mahcaebnivek2610]

@@seanokane2627 local body boarder died at Fort Point (left point break under the GG bridge). Hit the rocks and lost consciousness

[@nancybashista1390]

Blair...you are definitely living out your purpose. Thanks for inspiring so many people on your journey. Stay blessed :-)

[@AdventuresofLuca]

Those shore breaks are so perfect man! Keep up the good videos and love the music!

[@prestonentertainment6545]

Yup

[@DrGonzosCondiments]

no matter the temps, if the waves are there, you'll find the Skid Kids out in force grinding away. Thanks for taking us all along on the road trip!

[@charlesmartin1121]

The SF crew were super stoked (psyched-JOB translation) to have you in their locality. Hopefully next episode is a jaunt down around to Half Moon Bay, for a session at Mavs with Brad Domke. And I thought Beefs was also heading north?

[@zak-a-roo264]

YES, GROMENTARY is awesome , always love listening to the kids talkin surf story!!!

[@soundreflections9126]

Ohhhh - we would have driven down if we'd known! Welcome to NorCal! 🤙🏄‍♂️💕

[@mateoalpert625]

Let’s go Blair love the vids 🤙

[@Toddschonland]

We jest gunna click the like button before even watching the vid, cause the kids bring the good vibes.

[@stevosurf1]

WOW I can hear your or you guys'es heart beats! Just that one scene though. Sick edit and awesome find!

[@SkidKids]

you must be wearing some special headphones or something

[@DiamondRidgeMusic]

I was just wondering g the other day of it’s been possible to skim there, thanks for proving it right 😎

[@careyconklin8816]

Edit - sweet as 🍯. Music pairing set the ✨vibe. Good to have Ben aboard... and his cooking too!

[@trashbeats7779]

Sick. Only that word. Sick.

[@sqeakgeek]

Hey Blair , keep coming north to the Sonoma coast U won't be sorry ! Your an hour away!

[@aidenpolkow3351]

That waters is so cold but honestly it’s worth it if the waves are that good!!

[@scottbacken4853]

That was great! Thank you.

[@OwenTheChief]

This is so sick 👏🤙

[@justinipure]

Im so happy to see you skimming in the bay area! I would love to see you skim board in Bodega bay, just a couple hours north of Sf!

[@SkidKids]

I have skimmed there many of times thanks to a friend who lived there and keyed me in on when to score good waves. There are some really fun waves to skim up there

[@rolo2415]

Ian Ewing bringing those beats to relax/study to...

[@SkidKids]

They would definitely be good study music beats

[@locksmithdb5987]

Awesome!!! I love skimboarding!

[@jonnihan98]

Blair's no hand driving is next level

[@handj621]

yeah lol

[@pandabear4339]

I am here again my idol Blair😂. I really enjoy watching your vid. I really really want to try too men but I can't, so I just made a skimboard for my fingers lol🤣 that is the least I can afford hhahaah

[@SteneArtStudios]

That week was sick!! So many days where waves were 18+ of SF coast. That was the week Peter Mel got that 70 footer off of Maverick's. I was in the beginner spots learning how to get 5-6ft waves. Stoked!!! 😁😁🌊🌊🤙🤙🤙

[@SkidKids]

Peter deff got the wave of the winter, that was insane

[@Ukfreestyler]

Glad I’m not the only one who is crazy enough to be obsessed with finger skimming lol. Used to use a old bank card that I kept in my buoyancy aid when teaching George walking, and when I saw a river wave with a barrel I’d start finger rippin :) as a kid I also had a Lego man which I blue tacked a board to his feet, and he would surf rolling carpet barrels haha

[@comontoshi]

I went to school at SFAI up on Chestnut Street back in the 1960’s. No one skimming back then. 👏👏👍👍🥶

[@Whitehorseandryder]

so weird watching you guys in the cold cold dark gloomy winter, from here in the middle of aussie summer!

[@SkidKids]

haha I wish I was In Australia!

[@al7almyt615]

Saludos desde México,Jalisco🌊🤙

[@xerotidepf7194]

More pov or raw skimboarding vids pls. Great video :D

[@MushroomPot420_69]

Lefts! Wrights! Baker! The Cove! Portuguese! Cramikskim 4 ever!

[@SkidKids]

The Cramikskim folk are rad

[@DuhVibehunter]

Epic!

[@KaiOwensDrums]

That looks like the point at Vilano Beach in Florida ha ha. Florida is a lot warmer

[@MATTMAHONEY__]

naw, it looks like san francisco i'm pretty sure that's the bridge in sf

[@KaiOwensDrums]

@@MATTMAHONEY__ yeah, it is, I was just saying that the wave breaks pre-similar

[@skinclearance2712]

I love how Blair always likes his comments after all these vids

[@SkidKids]

I do my best!

[@prestonentertainment6545]

I wish I could skimboard there! 😎

[@kimberlyramsey6772]

Who is doing sound and music for you Blair? It sucks. But you are awesome and fun to watch. I'm a 64 year old grandma of 4 and it relaxes me. I think I surfed in another life because I love watching.

[@Deuce7Off]

So sick seeing everyone score this!!

[@neiohcarbonilla8511]

Yes, another location to skim

[@49224358]

Skate in the air, very funny!!! And beware currents to Alcatraz, hahaha...

[@hanage55-v5s]

Great! How can you ride a wave for so long?

[@timthekook250]

This has got that novelty Ben gravy vibes except it’s skimboarding

[@Jackson_fishing_407]

Sick video🤙

[@waveriders6970]

Blair great left that was sick🏄🏻‍♂️

[@SkidKids]

Thanks Shane.

[@pakanaltv0000]

Blair is reallyy skilled skimboarderr woaahhhhhh

[@stevefromseb]

Potter with the follow cam! He'll yeah!

[@SkidKids]

That guy runs fast

[@stevefromseb]

@@SkidKids Legend!

[@LoganCox15]

Dude you should use the ski season pass retractable strings as the leash for the finger skims

[@SkidKids]

haha not so sure what you are talking about here but I appreciate the advice

[@floridaspringhoppers.7354]

Can we all just take moment for who ever was filming those drone shots.

[@SkidKids]

Andre crushes it!

[@floridaspringhoppers.7354]

@@SkidKids for real man. You guy’s have definitely stepped it up skimming wise and cinematography wise.

[@johnderrick413]

Skim culture seems far friendlier and healthier than surf culture, or any culture I can think of...

[@nuclearvzns1]

I've been skim boarding since last August, and doing it a lot, and every skimboarder I've talked to thus far has been nothing but friendly and helpful, from the beginners to the really good ones.

[@SkidKids]

That is what we are going for. Our sport is too small to turn anyone away

[@junjiharlow374]

Check out Baker Beach next time, huge shorepound on big WNW or W swells, with the bridge in the background

[@SkidKids]

Baker is rad. it was too big this day I believe

[@surfsquatch5]

Was hoping for the shout out at the end lol, maybe next year

[@SkidKids]

We missed you Jimmy?! Shit, we got you covered next time

[@dylanluongo9393]

Awesome video

[@renohallmeyer5730]

BLAIR YOU HAVE TO COME TO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA!!!

[@SkidKids]

Whats so special that you have going on there. I have never had much luck finding waves there

[@renohallmeyer5730]

@@SkidKids We have small secret shore breaks all a long our coast!! Trust me I ride them every day.

[@SKIM_831]

Finally!!!!!

[@jessiescottmartinez365]

You would do great offering skin board lessons, your a pro, remember. Straight 💰.

[@pablocastro2110]

Genio😉💪🏄🏼‍♂️🇺🇾🇺🇾

[@skittle1042]

Hey just lovin the new vids there comin rapid fire! You think youll be back in Laguna by saturday? Hope to see you at the Saturday sesh!

[@SkidKids]

Yeah Finn! Back in the hood. we filmed this video a little while ago

[@joshmccredie1881]

Keep up the good videos

[@SkidKids]

Thanks Josh, we are doing our best

[@HornMouf]

I am curious, but what are the shoes that you have in while riding your skimboard for?

[@falcore200]

You guys should hit Guadalupe Beach on the way back 👍🏻 sick hidden spot.

[@SkidKids]

where dat?

[@falcore200]

@@SkidKids it’s about 15 miles south of Pismo beach off highway 1, go through Guadalupe and turn on Main Street towards the beach, also a awesome place to sandboard.

[@relentle5s15]

If you’re still in the bay area, hit up Asilomar beach in Pacific Grove 👌🏽 it’s 2hrs south of SF next to Monterey. Keep up the amazing content!

[@SkidKids]

Good Shorebreak there?

[@tarekzerene8517]

Let's Go!

[@jakebauer5865]

blair you gotta come up and surf the central coast and slo county sometime, we still get the north swells and are way closer than the bay

[@SkidKids]

Hmmm I havn't seen any good skimboarding that has been sone up there. Would love to try though

[@jakebauer5865]

@@SkidKids i know a couple cool spots with some crazy backwash and shore break waves around the area

[@davidgough3512]

70's Ft. Point crew we called this end of the wave "the Roach".

[@scottmcwave9479]

Great name for the spot! Ever see it any bigger than this David?

[@davidgough3512]

@@scottmcwave9479 probably not lol. The restoration of Crissy Field has given the wave more running curl too. Wonder how Deadman's was looking!

[@andyclarke4694]

I’m a huge fan, I only live like 15 minutes away from there, and chance you guys are staying and meeting fans?

[@SkidKids]

hey Andy, unfortunately we were only there for a few days. Hopefully we can catch you next time

[@stevosurf1]

At 10:40 listen. Heart beats!

[@HimothyFR]

Luv your vids

[@neiohcarbonilla8511]

Hey Blair can you give me some tips to ride longer into a wave? , like siders..

[@SkidKids]

its hard to give tips via messages my friend

[@neiohcarbonilla8511]

@@SkidKids ayyt Blair, i will just slow some of your videos and atleast follow those steps which i did.. Thanks

[@furbyflubby]

No sweatshirt, no mask?? SoCal boyz 😎

[@glenbuyer8738]

Woah, booties and steamer for this, respect. I watched lil mini waves reel off for 300 meters yesterday at snapper, nobody really skim boards in australia, shame seems like a waste, I actually had a look at getting an exile board yesterday, couldn’t quite swallow the price.

[@SkidKids]

Yeah they can be a bit pricey but they will last forever. I need to come check that spot out. A trip to Aus is long overdue for me

[@davidhayflee]

2.5 for my floater shuv it? Pretty harsh but accurate.

[@SkidKids]

haha yeah, Tough gromentary on that one

[@Dylaniated]

Blair: "...armpit deodorant..." Thanks for the clarification of the kind of deodorant lol

[@jamesryansuda2803]

Blair gtta be the best bro 💯💯

[@caseymiller9715]

It’s gonna be like that this weekend if not bigger there

[@pandabear4339]

By the way who are your editors and videographers bro they are the good, nice drone shots too..

[@SkidKids]

it is just @andremagarao on instagram. We are a two man team over here

[@Jamesferrell_]

Crazy background

[@SkidKids]

Such insane little waves littered all around the Golden Gate. you would trip shooting water shots there

[@Deeboskim]

Nice to see you guys, but too bad it was pretty sub par yet again. Gotta pay your dues to get the goods at this spot for some reason. Maybe after a couple more skunkish trips it will really turn on for you? haha

[@SkidKids]

That was turned on for me! I think that was the best I have ever seen the place unfortunately haha

[@pdawg4171]

I’ve seen you in San Clemente a couple times

[@pdawg4171]

I saw you at the gas station near bagel shack

[@TeddyParker]

fuckin lmao was that Potter sprinting with a GoPro with his towel like a scarf there? lol. legend

[@SkidKids]

pretty much! Potter is the man

[@marcos-rd1ob]

Link to the finger skims brah?

[@finnselman7630]

Wow

[@athan3790]

Braille skateboarding?

[@athan3790]

No way you actually liked it. So does that mean braille skateboarding is a go? 🏄‍♂️🛹

[@strawhat1291]

I can feel that water just from watching

[@SkidKids]

hahaha

[@TrickTips105]

Blair trying to explain swell angles in the SoCal bight lol

[@ebrakemusic165]

If you’re still around Santa Cruz hit up 26th ave beach it’s a great shore break with good waves! Can get big!!

[@SkidKids]

I like that spot a lot. seems to be more of a summer zone though. not a whole lot of beach there on the high tides in the winter

[@jaksutton8700]

My ankles are saved

[@JohnMorawietz]

wappen to the Capitola vid I saw this morning?

[@SkidKids]

had to make some tweaks to it but it is up now

[@sergedotcom]

Ian Ewing is a fucking don!!!!!

[@Patay-lagi-kah]

Sir, can i get ur skim board from Philippines. Im a big fan ot yours. Hehe. Your so amazing when you get in your skim board.

[@chrishansen6861]

Awwww! I should of went.

[@wyattlussier908]

Yeew

[@jaketaylor6167]

do legends reply?

[@SkidKids]

Only if you are super cool

[@eethr57]

You think I can skimboard in Southampton,Ny?

[@SkidKids]

Definitely, I believe there are good waves for skimboarding all over the place there

[@Troy-33]

Do u give lessons?

[@SkidKids]

not during the winter time but in the spring and summer I will start up again

[@genebrassett1258]

Dude if your still around san fran check

[@jamesbaker6077]

Come to Lizzie

[@SkidKids]

I am sure it was good this day judging by how big it was at ft point

[@HimothyFR]

First

[@amyhelmick3591]

Stop

[@millerproductions2597]

y’all think i should get a surfboard

[@shanemcfarland2500]

Hell yes

[@stevefromseb]

Shout out @dustinboone!

[@SkidKids]

The man! He showed me such awesome places to skim in that part of california

[@stevefromseb]

@@SkidKids --Always in the know. Master forecaster for sure!

[@vax1455]

GO TO EMERALD ILE OR CAROLINA BEACH

[@86cadaver]

U can’t come to the Bay Area without a sweatshirt 😂