Sandboarding / Sand surfing across the world.
Sandboarding is a popular activity in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, which is a resort town located on the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula. The area is known for its beautiful beaches and coastal dunes, which offer ideal conditions for sandboarding, and it is also one of the top…
Experience the thrill of sandboarding at the first European Sandboard Championship, held July 11-14, 2024 at Monte Kaolino, Hirschau, Germany. Organized by InterSands, this event marks a significant milestone in the world of sandboarding
Sandboarding offers an adrenaline rush like no other. Ride down steep sand dunes, harness gravity, and carve turns in stunning landscapes from deserts to coasts.
Sandboarding is a niche sport that has yet to gain worldwide recognition. While snowboarding has been present in the Olympics since 1998, its desert equivalent has yet to be included in the Games. That said, there are competitive sandboarding events held regurarly throughout the globe and even an annual Sandboarding…
Sand Socks are a great accessory for beach lovers and a must-have for anybody practicing beach volley or sand soccer and other summer sports at the beach. While regular socks are a more general-purpose footwear option that is worn with shoes in a variety of settings, sand socks are a…
A tourist from South Korea was killed in an accident at Te Paki Sand Dunes, in New Zealand's Northland region. On February 4th, 2019, Jin Chang Oh was sliding down the dunes on a sandboard when tragically hit by a tour bus and killed in front of his family. The…
Most people who enjoy winter sports look forward for the first snow of the year in order to go enjoy skiing and sledding, but not in Southern California. In Los Angeles, winter sledding is done at the beach, where every year around Thanksgiving large sand berms are built as a…
Greece does not have any true deserts, but it is possible to practice sandboarding on the island of Lemnos in the North Aegen region, near the coast of Turkey. The Gomati Sand Dunes, located in an area that resembles a "mini desert", are free of vegetation and therefore suitable for…
Clay Bertram may be one of Australia's youngest CEOs, and surely one of the very few "sand surfing entrepreneurs" out there. At the age of 11, Clay (or "Squid", as friends call him) followed the steps of his grandfather — retired cabinet maker John Bertram — in what turned out…
The sports industry worldwide faces major disruption due to the effects of global warming in the next decades, according to recent studies. Snowsports such as snowboarding, downhill skiing and sledding are likely to be most affected by climate change due to temperatures rising and glaciers shrinking in size. Nearly one…