With Summer only have just kicked in in the northern part of NZ and the official season of Summer being almost over I figured it was time for a sale. A huge sale as follows:

Official sale dates is from Thursday 23rd Feb – Wednesday 29th Feb. All on sale items will be available through the online store or by emailing sales@oxsskimboards.com with your order.

- FREE SHIPPING ON EVERY SINGLE ITEM
- All Slipeezy models $190 including traction pack
- Free traction pack with all Gromlin series boards (excludes S Gromlin)
- E-glass wave skims from $250 incl Sticky Johnson tail pad
- Carbon wave skims from $330 incl Sticky Johnson tail pad
- Crabbas $330 incl Sticky Johnson tail pad

- All tees and singlets $20
- All hoods and jumpers $50

- Banshee bungees $350

Sale starts Thursday the 23rd of Feb.

To get sale prices early shoot an email to sales@oxsskimboards.com with the quoted phrase “SAUSAGE DOWN A HALLWAY” and your order and get free shipping and whatever discount is on offer!

Summer is going to go through to June so I’ll see you at the beach!

Sam

With myself hoarding footage for upcoming edits, OXS team rider Jamie Whitehouse threw out this delicious little number.

Filmed with GoPro over the last few months there’s quite a variety of shots and skim sessions. I will be getting a few edits out over the coming months.

See you at the beach.

Sam

It seems the horribly wet Summer that seems to be dogging most of NZ is keeping the skim quiet. As usual we’ve been seshing at every chance with a lot of footage captured.

I have also been very, very busy with boards and here they are:

This is my own personal E-carbon. After months and months of messing around on prototype boards I made my own which I’m more than   happy with. Using a 20mm tapered blank it floats and planes better than I imagined. Massive difference between the E-glass and E-carbon.

Looks great with a 2 tone  top and bottom. Wanting to push the custom side of wave boards as I can do a lot of colours.

Fresh Crabbas

 25mm tapered foam. Made with either skim or surf in mind due to the extra thickness. Heaps of float and loads of fun. Pretty much bulletproof.

E-glass. P1000 finish (semi gloss)

135cm x 52.5cm (53.1″ x 20.7″

Skim it or surf it it’s up to you.

$490nz with a Sticky Johnson tail pad

Another slipeezy

Bringing back the ever popular wood grain slipeezy. Wood grain top and bottom formica sheet. They do really look amazing!

Available with all the standard slipeezy goodness. Feather flex also available.

Check the online store.

The expanded Gromlin line.

Thanks to the very popular “Gromlin” I have reopened the line of boards targeted towards the beginners.

Gromlin sizes are as follows:

Small 97cm x 47cm  $90nz  up to 50kg

Medium 104cm x 49cm  $140nz  40-60kg

Large 108cm x 52cm  $150nz  60-90kg

Big girl (as pictured) 112cm x 53cm 80kg+

Am working hard to get all the colours in all sizes. Keep an eye on the online store or email sales@oxsskimboards to see what’s in stock.

Lastly I’m working on some edits at the moment and a few large projects. Am still looking for more keen stoked people to enjoy this lifestyle and sport that we all love here at OXS. If you feel you fit the bill then get in touch at info@oxsskimboards.com

We here at OXS enjoy Christmas. Food, beers, bbqs, beaches, bi***es and mostly skim.

Our recent Christmas shindig went down again on the 10th of December. While been partly ruined by the weather we still had a great turn out from the team and some young groms. Stoked was shared, tricks were landed (and not) and a whole heap of buzzing groms got some early Christmas presents including 5 skimboards, shirts and dvds!

The full album and video can be found here

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150424839308003.371384.186416398002&type=3

On another note, I (Sam) along with team riders, Josh, Ben and Jamie are heading to the far north of the country to celebrate new years. Boards or any orders for that matter will not be able to be sent out from 29th December – 4th January. I apologize in advance for this but I also feel the need to celebrate this so any orders should be placed asap or you will have to endure some wait.

We will be seshing our guts out up there with rails, wave skims, bungee, surfboards and madness all coming along for the trip. We will be filming for the “No one brings salad to a BBQ” series so expect some really fresh footage from this.

Lastly from everyone here at OXS we wish you all a safe and merry festive season. Stay safe, play hard and skim harder.

See you in the new year!

OXS is doing Christmas again. The OXS team will be at Omaha this Saturday (10th Dec) sporting plenty of Christmas cheer and giveaways.

This pic is what I have to give away this Saturday for those who come dressed for Christmas or are just plain stoked. Giveaways include stickers, clothing, dvds and boards.

Should be on the main beach from 12pm so come along and have some fun. Big feast is planned for afterwards if you make the invite list.

Check the edit from last year http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOYjc2XZUJw&feature=g-upl Here’s hoping the weather is is better this year!

Great Barrier Island is located off Aucklands North eastern coast or directly out from OXS’ birthplace of Omaha. Myself and team riders, Josh and Ben Hubbard once again felt the itch to explore another spot for skim. With a few phone calls we were booked to fly out on the 25th November from Rodney Aero Club located in Kaipara flats (RAC being the cheapest of airlines for those looking to enquire).

After a quick and bumpy flight thanks to 25 knot and building SW winds we went and picked up our Funtop (rent one!) and started exploring.

After a quick drive around we settled in at the Medlands camp ground and seshed a really, really sweet creek. No shells, clean water but lots and lots of wind (this rose to roughly 40knots on the Saturday).

After a rough night spent in the DOC hut at Medlands campground we grabbed breakfast at Great barrier lodge in Whangaparapara then headed for the impressive Kauri dams.

After a quick vote (dam right we voted) at Fitzroy we were on out way back to Medlands to skim in what turned out in ridiculously windy conditions (40+knots). With Ben injuring himself almost straight away, Josh and Sam seshed for awhile with Josh managing to grab some film of Sam who didn’t let conditions bother him (tried not to anyway). Post skim sesh banter lead us to book into Crossroads backpackers in Claris and go spend the late evening/night drinking and eating at the Claris sports club.

We awoke feeling slightly well rested and after a breakfast of Snapper, hash browns and salad (thanks Bruce) a tour was in order before our flight. We took some photos and discovered some really nice looking wave skim which was typical as the wind had eased and we were about to get on the plane again.

If it wasn’t for the wind this would’ve have been a great skimboarding weekend. It was a great weekend though and I’d recommend it to anyone. Better still book in with OXS Skim and surf tours and I’ll do all the hard work for you.

We plan to go over for a week in early February so if this sounds like you then drop me a email as all are welcome.

Thanks to Rodney Aero Club especially Bazza, GBI rent a car, Crossroads backpackers, DOC, Claris sports club, the locals on the island and nature for making such an amazing island.

For a full album click https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150399869358003.368731.186416398002&type=1

See you in Feb!

Bammas surf store is now stocking boards. Located at 43 Moir St, Mangawhai.

They also have a free traction pack to giveaway with the first slipeezy sale. Get along there and check the boards out!

Traction packs. Have these six colours to choose from. Pick your own colours or take one of each. Super soft and grippy. Traction pieces are 30cm x 21 or the size of an A4 piece of paper.

Adhesive back so just peel and apply or get OXS to do it for you. Get creative like the board below.

$40 or $30 with a new board.

This is the super fresh Slipeezy feather flex.

This is what you’re after if you want a top performing flatland board with reduced weight and added flex over the regular slipeezy. Super easy to get in the air and  throw those all important bangers!

Laminated marine ply, formica top and bottom sheets.

Small 104cm x 49cm IBC #0
Large 106cm x 50cm IBC #0

$190nz

Add one to your quiver today!

Here at OXS we capture a hell of a lot of footage. Some of this has been used in edits, some discarded, some has never been viewed once. After some discussion with certain people and some creative thinking this is what we came up with.

“No one brings salad to a BBQ” (NOBSTAB for short) is a video series with no timelines, no set dates, no goals other than to share the stoke that we experience every time we . . . .  Well do anything really. I intend to document and share a very light hearted approach to what we get up to here at OXS not just in but out of the water as well.

With so many skim edits popping up these days it’s hard to find something that excites you. This is where NOBSTAB is different. The intention with the series will not be along the normal lines of 3 minutes or so of action. Think interviews, bails, scenery, skim, surf, sand, shenanigans and whatever else we find ourselves doing. We have some quite exciting trips planned over the coming months so the cameras will be rolling for NOBSTAB.

Some of you may be reading this thinking that this sounds like a bit of you? So why not get involved? We here at OXS are very open to the idea of meeting not just new skimmers but new people who love the life they’re living. If you have a group, an individual, a scene that wants to get involved or feels they have something to contribute then email info@oxsskimboards.com with your details.

Will be dropping a teaser for it very soon so keep your BBQ hot and leave the salad at home!

Sam

Here at OXS I pride myself in the progression of skimboarding, the good times, keeping the beach clean, nature, laughing, sharing stoke, exploring this wonderful country (and abroad), sand filled clothing, not taking yourself and life too seriously and just living life in general. In order to truly do this a solid team is needed. With some fantastic team members already at my side, OXS is looking to expand. We spend a hell of a lot of time at the beach on and off boards.

I’m making a big push with teaching kids how to skim this Summer (truly rewarding) and spreading my personal love of the beach lifestyle. If you feel you have something we can all benefit from such as your skimboarding ability, film skills, enthusiasm for life or high level of idiocy I want to talk to you. You will obviously be included when it’s time for team perks, events, road trips etc.

OXS is no longer just another board company so if this sounds like you then email Sam at info@oxsskimboards.com with your details and some media if you have it. I’m open to new scenes and people everywhere so don’t let that put you off. Your own way around and an easy going personality is a must.

See you at the beach!

As a carry on from last weekend myself, Ben Hubbard and Kate Rattrie loaded up the ute with Paihia the destination. Once we arrived there we picked up Powell and Whitney and made our way to a good friends house in Waipapa. We crashed there for the night and with slightly tired heads and bodies we were once again on the road, this time Tauranga bay for a hopeful early morning wave skim.

We were greeted with below average conditions but Powell and Sam managed a quick sesh and were soon on our way north, all the way north to Cape Reinga.

We spent a couple of tiring hours on the giant Te paki dunes then it was finally time to throw down some flatland. We wound up at the always beautiful Rarawa beach and were greeted by a heap of local kids. Stickers were stuck, stoke was shared and they even got a free board! As for ourselves we wound down with a camp fire and great food (sausage, baked beans and tuatuas) and some beers.

The Sunday involved the long 4 hour drive home and another Sunday afternoon chill out on Omaha beach. Powell and Whitney have now left our company and are travelling the country until mid December (we are hoping they will be back up our war from early December to enjoy the start of Summer). If anyone would like to meet up with some really cool people and hopefully have a skim sesh or two with one of Canadas longer standing flatlanders then flick me an email info@oxsskimboards.com and I will put you in touch.

Just a new minute massacre filmed mainly while Chris Powell is here from Canada.

Enjoy

Canadian flatland skimboarder Chris Powell and his partner Whitney Stasiewski arrived in New Zealand on the 7th of October. After my recent trip to their neck of the woods I felt it was time to return the favour and show them what NZ has to offer. Team member Ben Hubbard picked them up from the bus in Warkworth early on the Saturday morning and brought them out to my place at Omaha. We quickly showed them around and a small shoreline skim sesh went down on Omaha before we loaded the ute up and headed out to wave skim at Langs beach.

In small, fickle conditions myself and Powell managed to kill 3 and a half hours flapping about in the waves there.

With tired legs and sand filled wetsuits we took them around to see the sights and slam stickers on pretty much everything.

The following day it was time to hit Omaha estuary. Team rider Jamie Whitehouse joined us for the day and we seshed the estuary for 3 or so hours before tired legs and rash sent us packing down to Omaha beach for a clean up before the traditional Diner feast.

Full stomachs and tired legs deemed it time to go chill out . . . . . With a shotgun, an old nemo skimboard and a beer or two at Bens.

Now having experienced their first weekend here we’re taking Powell and Whitney to the top of country this coming weekend (15-16 October) and showing them around the far, far north. Flatland boards, wave skims, rails and bungees are being packed so keep an eye out for the results.

Just released this little number to the online store!

All the same specs as the other Gromlins just a super bright red. Perfect board you children or midgets. Only $90nz

It’s been a long, hard slog for myself this Winter. I spent a fair amount of it Checking out the American and Canadian flatland skim scene but I always had the next step for OXS in the back of my mind and here it is. Hours and hours have been spent testing these in and out of the water and with a plan to keep the testing ongoing you will no doubt see some subtle changes over time.

Currently being produced with a 18mm tapered high density foam blank. E-glass and e-carbon (a fine blend of e-glass and carbon, double carbon can be done to order) both available in 5 sizes.

In stock boards will be produced in limited colours and pee-tex finish (textured finish).

For a full price list on custom boards email sales@oxsskimboards.com

E-glass from $360nz and e-carbon from $430nz

Am after some wave skimmers to add to the team. If you think you have what it takes email info@oxsskimboards.com with some footage and info.

Ultimate surf shop in Albany is one of the most legit surf shops I have stumbled upon in quite some time. Lucky for them (and you) this quiver of boards will be in store from the 1st of October. Be sure to check them out.

Shop address:

• Unit K / 121 Rosedale Rd
• Albany

Hello and welcome to the “relaunch” of OXS Skimboards.

I’ve had a busy Winter slaving away getting everything ready for this one particular date in mind, the 1st of October. I wanted to come into this season with a new, fresh feel to not just OXS but skimboarding. Some of you may know I spent a month during New Zealands winter in America and Canada. A month to live the skimboarders dream to just skim and chill out. I learnt alot about what to do and more importantly what not to do when it comes to running a skimboard company. I came back with more motivation than ever to get skimboarding going in this part of the world and here it is.

A new website, boards, clothing, traction, the list goes on. I will be releasing new colours and product over the coming weeks so keep your eyes out. The all new wave skims are available in small doses or custom orders for now as I get fully engrossed into pumping these out. Available in e – glass and carbon you can expect a quality board which had become familiar with OXS.

I’m excited for what’s in store this Summer. Really, really excited. Get yourself a board, come shred, share some stoke, unwind, laugh, fall, stomp tricks, smile because that’s what OXS is here for!!

Sam

Gromlin.

These boards are up there with my personal favourites for the season. Made for the kids (or naturally small people) up to 50kg and will come in a variety of colours. Nice and light but still made with the top quality marine ply and formica base as seen on the slipeezy. Low rocker to help with maintaining speed. Get your kids, brothers or sisters on a sick little board that will perform all for $90nz

Keeping these really fresh this season and am open to the idea of custom colours.

You may even find yourself in the right place at the right time, share some stoke and receive one for free!!

OXS crabba

This is still a prototype at this stage. Running the same high density foam blank like all the other wave skims but ….. Fatter. This weighs in at a full 25mm tapered blank. Nice and wide full shape with the “crab” tail. Made with the intention to be able to float the rider well enough to surf it. Floats like a boat if you’re after that in your skimboard.

Will be available in 2 sizes
-132cm x 51.5cm (52′ x 20.3′)
-135cm x 52.5cm (53.1′ x 20.7′)

As it’s still a prototype the price is undisclosed for now. Email sales@oxsskimboards.com if you’re interested though.

IBC (interchangeable board characteristics) explained.

New for this season is the IBC. For all models of the “Slipeezy” they have a composite inlay of some form inside them. This was done in the past to give the board a huge amount of strength as well as some stiffening up. The numbers associated with the IBC is 0-4 with 0 being no inlay and 4 being a carbon inlay. By default all small size slipeezys are produced with a very lightweight e-glass cloth (roll on the very left IBC#1) and the large slipeezy produced with a slightly heavier cloth (roll second from the left IBC#2).

Basically what this means for you is you can select how you want your board to behave. You want light and flexy, you’ve got it. Heavy and stiff, you can have that as well. Really, really stiff and you can select carbon (for an extra cost).

OXS can produce you a board exactly how you want it to perform. All e-glass inlays come at no extra cost although a small wait will be required if straying from the standard IBC is required.

Set up your board how you’ve wanted it for years or choose that quiver to suit all conditions!

Bellingham is one of the better skim spots in the Washington state due to the duration of time a person can skim, plethora of skim spots and the tide pools.