$ 229.00
From the Apex website:
The APEX AVAC represents a radical change to the high performance skimboard design. Made with multiple layers of Woven E-glass fiberglass, high density foam core, Vacuum Mold Technology and reinforced throughout. This is a very durable, light weight skimboard.
The AVAC is light enough to easily handle, but heavy enough not to fly away. The AVAC is fast so skimboarders get the speed they need to catch the desired wave. The rocker has been perfectly tuned for each of the board sizes, allowing for a fast and smooth transition from the sand to the wave. And the AVAC is flexible to accommodate your ability and personal riding style.
$ 179.00
From the WaveZone website:
The Squirt
The Squirt skimboard has all of the polish of a pro model board with crisp graphics and weighs in at an average of 3 pounds. The Squirt skimboard features a squash tail or pin tail shape both ideal for beginners. Why should a kid use energy lugging and toting when they can use it skimming? The perfect board for the run, drop, slide of sand skimming that will introduce a young beginner to the sport and fun of skimboarding! This skimboard for kids and beginners is ideal for sand skimming where the water breaks along the shoreline.
The Diamond
The #1 selling beginner skimboard, USA made, beginner skimboard. Ultra-light at approx 3 pounds, this fiberglass and foam beginner board has the best strength to weight ratio and rider weight limit in the industry. The self-correcting diamond tip straightens the board as it hits the water. This gives more control at the tail without drag. Fast glide and consistent speed as well as a broad base which adds balance. The Diamond Skimboard is more forgiving for the less experienced rider.
Surge
The board holds its own in larger breaks and responds quickly to stance adjustments. With a thicker core, this board is engineered for more buoyancy.
Shape: The Surge has a wider nose that gives the rider the feeling of more board under their feet. Expect lift, buoyancy, and maneuverability such as wraps, pivots, and spins.
Glide
The original, authentic Glide Skimboard for Wave Riding – the best selling shape trusted by thousands of riders! The Glide Skimboard design combines a high density core and precisely graduated shape that maximizes the wetted area beneath the board. This engineering gives the rider extensive distance and wave riding proficiency. Expect long glides and lines, maneuverability, wraps and turns with maximum control. Strong choice for multiple skill levels.
Slash
The Slash Pro Skimboard sports a 3/4" core thickness for buoyant float. Blunt nose and hard step rails that knife into the water easily. The slice of the Slash rail allows the water to abruptly release from the board rails to plane faster and turn quicker. Expect smooth wraps, boosted lift, responsive rides, and quick wraps and spins. High density and higher level of stiffness throughout the core of the board giving high speed out of the gate.
$ 159.00
From the Zap Skimboards website:
Lazer - Classic Series
Say hello to the best board money can buy for getting your little guy or girl into skimboarding. The Lazer was specifically designed for the optimal sand sliding experience. The shape, rocker, and rail contour offer kids an almost effortless ride. And it’s crafted from lightweight materials making it easy for youngsters to handle and hold.
Wedge - Classic Series
The Wedge series is the work horse of our line up. It’s for beginners and maturing young skimmers alike. The Wedge comes in three different sizes to accommodate a number of rider profiles and is built using our Composilite™ construction for unrivaled performance and durability surpassing other manufacturers boards in its class.
Fish - Classic Series
The Fish is a great board to learn the art of wave riding. The Fish offers the extra flotation and surface area required to speed up the learning process of riding waves and more advanced maneuvers. The wide nose and belly create a stable platform for the advancing skimboarder, while the fish tail assist in speed and agility.
Ace - Premium Series
If you want the best performing skimboard at the most affordable price, read on. The Ace boasts all the elements any skimboarder on a budget can take advantage of, and put right to use. The Ace utilizes our brand new, SuperDura™ bottom, a finely tuned rocker, and high performance shape that makes this the perfect fit for both you, and the wave’s pocket.
Fuse - Elite Series
You’ve been looking for that all around high performance shape at the right price? Well the Fuse is here and it is just what you’re looking for. The outline is sleek and it is a proven high performance shape tested by our riders in all conditions. It comes standard with an E-Glass™ layup and carbon stringer for added performance.
Fuse-X - Elite Series
The Fuse-X is a wave shredding machine. The Fuse-X is the same team preferred shape as the Fuse, but built with upgraded GatorSkin™ glass. The GatorSkin™ offers more stiffness in the board which creates increased sensitivity and takeoff speed.
Joyride - Ultra Team
The Joyride is ready to reignite that good old stoked on skimming vibe. If you’re feeling a little stale with your old sled, take a look at this new masterpiece by Steve Boomhower. The Zap Joyride Skimboard is a retro fish inspired shape designed for maximum speed and ultimate cruise control. It’s parallel outline holds well in the wave and the enlarged swallow tail generates tons of speed and maneuverability. Look no further for one of the most exciting new skimboards around.
Raptor - Ultra Team
When a world champion skim boarder wants to create a new shape, theres only one thing to do. Make sure it is exactly what he wants. Gerardo Valencia, 2021 UST World Champion created the all-new Raptor Skimboard. The unique swallow-nose design offers more stability and revert riding performance. The Raptor’s outline is excellent for slide slipping really far out to almost impossibly reachable waves. The Raptor also has amazing control and “almost feels like it has fins” says Gerardo Valenica.
Whip V2 - Ultra Team
The Whip v2 features an overhaul to the board outline for 2023. John Akerman was looking to taper his skimboard tastes back to a more original Pro shape with a twist for the Whip v2. The outline features a traditional pulled in pin tail with a wider mid-section to unique rounded pin nose. There is no board in our line that features a nose shape like the Whip v2 and that is what separates it from the other models. The wider nose shape allows the board to provide plenty of float while keeping the responsiveness of a traditional skim shape. It comes in a 5/8” core for ultimate control and pop.