Quote Originally Posted by bergermaister View Post
So it appears you'll be the one I'm bidding against this winter on eBay for a XXX board...

I've only ridden one - I believe the one Mike is referring to - a Slayer or maybe was a Slasher. Fast board. Best comparison I have is to my Inland Surfer Squirt - got to ride them back to back this past summer.

Squirt felt more like a skim style than this particular XXX.
Speedwise I think the XXX was just slightly faster.
Squirt was easier to carve but pearled easier.
Could not ride away from a 360 on either of them - yet...

I still want one -
Biggest issue with you riding the 360 away was those are Surf boards with longer fins and so you really have to make it track in a circle.

Skim have very short fins around 1inch at most and ride very loose and spin easily. The big thing i have seen is Skim dont accelerate down the wave and then up to get air time.

Surf does and i think this is one reason a lot of Skim riders are actually moving into the Surf style boards.

I personally want a Skim because i dont have one and my best bro would love a skim a lot more then a surf