Skimboarding is a sport which combines skateboarding and surfing. The sport, which has increased in popularity in recent years, involves running along the beach in shallow water, dropping the board and “skimming” on the water. More advanced skimmers will ride out to the breaking waves and catch the waves back to shore. A recent article in the American Journal of Sports medicine reports the two most common injuries associated with skim boarding are ankle fractures and wrists fractures.
Am J Sports Med July 2009 vol. 37 no. 7 1425-1428