Learning to Skimboard in Florida 🏄🏼‍♂️🏝️

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  • Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
  • We need to find surfable waves in Florida 😅🏝️ #skimboarding #surf #surfing #florida

Комментарии • 372

  • @Zayy992
    @Zayy992 2 месяца назад +18

    Looooookkkss soo fun🤩 (can I get a pin it’s OK if not❤)

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      i gotchu!

    • @CarterME
      @CarterME 26 дней назад +1

      @Zayy992 I grew up there, it’s a very small Island, and the beach is just one long stretch. So, access it from any point you want and take a stroll. ❤

  • @lizzynash8404
    @lizzynash8404 5 месяцев назад +118

    Living in Marco, that Alvin’s store is a joke!

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  5 месяцев назад +6

      Haha 🤣

    • @roninlyons7533
      @roninlyons7533 4 месяца назад +13

      @@CjKirwanit’s legit just there as a crappy tourist spot

    • @RickyDot.
      @RickyDot. 4 месяца назад +1

      which is funny cause imo its the better of the couple locations on the island

    • @ronmorgan8214
      @ronmorgan8214 4 месяца назад +1

      Bargain Basket usually has skimmers. Tourists can't fit them in luggage.

    • @BentenderERAD
      @BentenderERAD 4 месяца назад

      Same, im visiting right now!

  • @hugolima15
    @hugolima15 3 месяца назад +51

    That skimboard is perfect for flatland skimming, wave catching you need a longer one!

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  3 месяца назад +5

      Good to know!

    • @hugolima15
      @hugolima15 3 месяца назад +3

      @@CjKirwan get a thin layer of water on the beach and skim at 10-15 kmh for 30-40m! you will love that feeling! update us tho! ahaha

    • @briantaylor1399
      @briantaylor1399 2 месяца назад +2

      And he needs to buy an actual skimboard not a woody hit zap up their local down here I prefer exile tho

  • @Floridapreppies
    @Floridapreppies 2 месяца назад +11

    Flo grown marco native here lol! If you’re still here. Try the jetset surf shop 👍🏼

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      Next time I’m in town, I’ll make my way over there!

    • @lucabonura5978
      @lucabonura5978 2 месяца назад

      What hotel did you stay at?

  • @annabragg7373
    @annabragg7373 19 дней назад +2

    I’m there to lol😂

  • @PreppyGurls321
    @PreppyGurls321 3 месяца назад +14

    I’m watching this video while in Marco island and that beach store is awesome

  • @happyevelyn
    @happyevelyn 2 месяца назад +2

    You have to go to Florida's east coast to get waves

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      I’ll check it out sometime

  • @repostcentral8288
    @repostcentral8288 4 месяца назад +12

    You've gotta come up to Naples too 🌊 🏄

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  4 месяца назад +2

      Bet

    • @anaboveaveragedog
      @anaboveaveragedog 3 месяца назад +3

      Naples has zero waves

    • @DCo923
      @DCo923 2 месяца назад

      @@anaboveaveragedog It's a lake, lol

  • @weteggnogwaffle1031
    @weteggnogwaffle1031 27 дней назад +1

    I I am in Marco and went to that exact store!!! Lol😂

  • @Physeqal
    @Physeqal Месяц назад +4

    Alvin’s island… yes… you will get very high quality skim boards at Alvin’s island… 😂

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  Месяц назад +2

      Very high quality

  • @courtneybell2701
    @courtneybell2701 29 дней назад +1

    I’m in Marco Island right now I love the pool with the water slide and the water fall

  • @dominicprimavera7088
    @dominicprimavera7088 Месяц назад +1

    I’m literally in Marco right now 😂😂😂

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  Месяц назад +1

      I hope you enjoy it!

  • @maximelee679
    @maximelee679 24 дня назад +1

    Marco is the least tourist welcome tourist island. There’s two types of people that go to Marco. Family’s on vacation and rich snowbirds

  • @shloopydoopersontheloreguy9069
    @shloopydoopersontheloreguy9069 Месяц назад +2

    I work across the street from that Alvins complete tourist trap along with the restraunts near it.

  • @SawyerSportel-oi2ks
    @SawyerSportel-oi2ks 2 месяца назад +1

    Dude I love skim boarding it’s so fun

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      I did enjoy it too!

  • @CarverJohnston-wo4oz
    @CarverJohnston-wo4oz 3 месяца назад +15

    Your literally across from my condo no way

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  3 месяца назад +1

      Oh shoot 👀

    • @ur_favv_adaaaa
      @ur_favv_adaaaa 2 месяца назад

      mine too

    • @EllianaHunt-ho9tp
      @EllianaHunt-ho9tp 2 месяца назад

      ME TOO IM THERE FOR VACATION AND I RECOGNIZE EVERYPLACE HE WAS AT

  • @adamgockel336
    @adamgockel336 Месяц назад

    Dope!

  • @catherinerussell8292
    @catherinerussell8292 2 месяца назад +4

    I’m in Marco island right now and I just saw this video 😂

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +2

      Oh shooooot! 😂

    • @Ahdh11
      @Ahdh11 2 месяца назад

      Same 😂

  • @tonytouch145
    @tonytouch145 21 день назад +1

    Can’t really expect much from a wooden skim board so that wasn’t too bad. Plus the weight limit is probably 100 pounds for that thing.

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  21 день назад +1

      Fair enough 😂

  • @caycbh11
    @caycbh11 Месяц назад +2

    I live just before the bridge lol

  • @Grimreaper_0000
    @Grimreaper_0000 Месяц назад +1

    Wooden skims are for the flat area the swallow part not the waves is you want to do the waves but an expensive thick one

  • @feversol
    @feversol 4 месяца назад +2

    Surprised there aren’t more comments about those monster waves. I’ve only seen waves like that after a large storm, which is rare.

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  4 месяца назад +1

      That’s what everyone was telling us when we were there. We apparently brought the waves with us from California 😂

  • @ashyotter6726
    @ashyotter6726 2 месяца назад +2

    Alvin's island is a tourist trap lol, I live right next to marco too lmaoo

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +2

      It definitely feels like a trap 😂

    • @ashyotter6726
      @ashyotter6726 2 месяца назад

      @@CjKirwan rest of marco island is pretty chill though lmao

  • @SpedKing_1
    @SpedKing_1 4 месяца назад +6

    I love there

  • @organizedlivingwithkim
    @organizedlivingwithkim 23 дня назад

    Oh, come on Marco Island right now there are some huge waves today. I had to even jumped on the rocks, so crazy about me to huge wave a felt almost drowned.😨😨😨

  • @user-bh8uv5je2r
    @user-bh8uv5je2r 12 дней назад +1

    I am the same exact area right now

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  12 дней назад +1

      Oh my gosh no way!!!!

  • @graciegee654
    @graciegee654 2 месяца назад +1

    you literally stayed where i stay ever year like even the condo/club

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      Oh shoot 👀

  • @lily-rz1yy
    @lily-rz1yy 2 месяца назад +1

    i’m from there and it’s safe to say it’s probably my favorite beach ever

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      It's a really nice beach

  • @Clarinet-Mae
    @Clarinet-Mae 4 месяца назад +1

    I LOVE ALVINS ISLAND when i went to florida we went there 3 times in a week!!!

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  4 месяца назад +1

      Haha niceeeee 😂👏🏼

  • @flakester721
    @flakester721 2 месяца назад +3

    You should try sweet Annie’s it is across the street from Alvin’s island

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      We did try it! So good!!!!

    • @Physeqal
      @Physeqal Месяц назад

      @@CjKirwanI went there a day or two ago

  • @codystephenson3774
    @codystephenson3774 2 месяца назад +1

    Wooden skimboards will destroy your feet. Learned that the hard way.
    That and they are too heavy, they sink fast

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      Good to know

  • @colechavarry4667
    @colechavarry4667 Месяц назад +1

    Literally here rn

  • @stargazer9713
    @stargazer9713 Месяц назад +1

    I love Alvin’s.

  • @LeeGamer-fe7cn
    @LeeGamer-fe7cn Месяц назад +1

    Skimboarding is fun and all but when you wipe out just pray you don’t land on sea shells 😂

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  Месяц назад +2

      Truuueee 😂

    • @LeeGamer-fe7cn
      @LeeGamer-fe7cn Месяц назад

      @@CjKirwanhappened to me today, back is now torn up 😭

    • @LeeGamer-fe7cn
      @LeeGamer-fe7cn Месяц назад

      @@CjKirwan also that skimboard is not meant for going OUT against waves, it is for going on the shore line after a good enough wave crashes, so you are doing it correctly but wrong direction

  • @AnimalLover-k3m
    @AnimalLover-k3m Месяц назад +2

    Omg I’m in Marco too rn when did you post this I need to know

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  Месяц назад +3

      It’s been a few months 😅 maybe back in March

    • @AnimalLover-k3m
      @AnimalLover-k3m Месяц назад

      @@CjKirwan I came here for the first time in march too. that’s so cool! Thanks 🙏

  • @ashoxzc
    @ashoxzc Месяц назад +1

    The fact that rn I’m exactly where you were is crazy

  • @Loveislove971
    @Loveislove971 5 месяцев назад +14

    PLEASE STAY IN MARCO, I LIVE HERE AND I REALLY WANT TO SEE YOU AROUND

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  5 месяцев назад +3

      I already left 😭 but I’ll be back!

    • @Loveislove971
      @Loveislove971 5 месяцев назад

      @@CjKirwan HOPEFULLY 🤞

    • @turkey6969
      @turkey6969 4 месяца назад

      No shut up. We dont want more people you transit.

    • @ruthgarcia9642
      @ruthgarcia9642 2 месяца назад

      Me too stay but come back though

    • @Loveislove971
      @Loveislove971 2 месяца назад

      @@ruthgarcia9642 do u have a kid

  • @debragarry7130
    @debragarry7130 4 месяца назад +4

    I also live on Marco Island, Please Keep it Clean and Beautiful....

  • @janelysperez8329
    @janelysperez8329 2 месяца назад +1

    I LITERALLY JUST GOT BACK FROM THAT HOTEL TDY

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      Oh shooooooot 👀

  • @SawyerHarms-wh6yg
    @SawyerHarms-wh6yg 5 месяцев назад +3

    Marco is the besttttt!!!!!!!!!

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  5 месяцев назад +1

      Yes it is!

    • @josev7417
      @josev7417 4 месяца назад +1

      If you're 60

  • @smashbrosbrawl355
    @smashbrosbrawl355 2 месяца назад +1

    I’m on vacation there right now

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      That’s awesome

  • @LeiahWeinstein
    @LeiahWeinstein 29 дней назад +1

    i’m in marco right now at the same beach!!

  • @Nicoplayzball4
    @Nicoplayzball4 4 месяца назад +2

    Its an amzazing place, go to snook inn next its amazing

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  4 месяца назад +1

      I was able to make time and go!

    • @ur_favv_adaaaa
      @ur_favv_adaaaa 2 месяца назад

      and you should go to dolphin tiki🔥🔥🔥

  • @boilxxxx
    @boilxxxx 2 месяца назад +1

    HELP I SAW THIS WHEN I WAS AT REASTRAUNT IN MARCO

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      oh shooooooooot 👀

  • @lucashanson7005
    @lucashanson7005 Месяц назад +2

    He’s in to deep of water. Go more along were the water just meets the sand

  • @nicscharing
    @nicscharing 3 месяца назад +1

    Those waves definitely look surfablr with a foamy

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  3 месяца назад +1

      I know! I wish I had one

  • @Ellvloggs
    @Ellvloggs 2 месяца назад +1

    In Marco rn love it here

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +2

      It’s beautiful!

  • @purpleassasyn9844
    @purpleassasyn9844 2 месяца назад +1

    If ur a lefty then ur doing it good except start with ur back foot when u hop on it, if ur a righty then switch sides and start with ur back food first🙌🏽

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +2

      Thanks for the advice!

  • @professorvalk
    @professorvalk 2 месяца назад +1

    I fish in Marco. One of my favorite spots

  • @heyyyyyyy22222
    @heyyyyyyy22222 5 месяцев назад +16

    omg i went to that store they literally have everythinggg

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  5 месяцев назад +3

      They really do

    • @LS-td4yf
      @LS-td4yf 4 месяца назад

      They used to have dead sharks inside of tubes

  • @dakotaherdman977
    @dakotaherdman977 Месяц назад +1

    Omfg I love that very pretty area

  • @melinakrikos8
    @melinakrikos8 29 дней назад +1

    You should’ve went surfing after hurricane Debby

  • @DrKob524
    @DrKob524 Месяц назад +1

    Skim boarding is the best thing ever

  • @Jasirasaurus02
    @Jasirasaurus02 4 месяца назад +2

    Yo I live 15 min. Away from Marco! Have fun!

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  4 месяца назад +2

      Ayyyee!!! Thank you! 👏🏼

  • @foreverkailye2988
    @foreverkailye2988 2 месяца назад +1

    I seeing this while on trip on Marco island

  • @stevenwilson8718
    @stevenwilson8718 2 месяца назад

    Definitely could have surfed those waves if you'd had a decent size foam top board

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      I know right?!

  • @Levi-iy2er
    @Levi-iy2er 2 месяца назад +1

    That's one of my favorite stores

    • @Levi-iy2er
      @Levi-iy2er 2 месяца назад +1

      (It's where I got my first skim bord) and I learned to skimbord there to

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      Oh shooooot 👀

  • @annavillarreal8444
    @annavillarreal8444 2 месяца назад +1

    woah in here too

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +2

      woooaaaahhhhh

  • @TylerSmith-xf9tt
    @TylerSmith-xf9tt 4 месяца назад +1

    Mom lives on Marco am always down here you’ll rarely ever get a wave large enough to surf unless after a big storm

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  4 месяца назад +2

      Guess Marco needs more storms 😂

    • @TylerSmith-xf9tt
      @TylerSmith-xf9tt 4 месяца назад

      @@CjKirwan yes definitely it’s barely even rained everything’s dry around here lol

  • @uziuri8967
    @uziuri8967 Месяц назад +1

    Yup no waves on Marco lol

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  Месяц назад +1

      This is true 😂

  • @stephentepper976
    @stephentepper976 4 месяца назад +1

    You need to go to the Atlantic for waves. We get waves with hurricanes, then flooding and death

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  4 месяца назад +1

      Oh nice 😅

  • @flakester721
    @flakester721 2 месяца назад +1

    Bro I’m literally here I got here 2 days ago

  • @amandabischof3814
    @amandabischof3814 2 месяца назад +2

    I love it there I was there with u

  • @judethedude7298
    @judethedude7298 2 месяца назад +1

    Switch the way you hold the skimbord hold it on the right side since you are goffy footed

  • @stxrs-soundcloud
    @stxrs-soundcloud 2 месяца назад +1

    YOOOO IM LITERALLY SITTING DOWN AT THE CONDO IM STAYING AT FROM VACATION LOOKING ST THAT STORE

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      Oh shoooooot 👀

  • @ur_favv_adaaaa
    @ur_favv_adaaaa 2 месяца назад +2

    im literally in marco rn😂😂

  • @Reactionprods
    @Reactionprods Месяц назад +1

    Marco Island, Florida🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  Месяц назад +1

      It’s beautiful there!

  • @organizedlivingwithkim
    @organizedlivingwithkim 23 дня назад +1

    I am in Marco Island right now❤

  • @joshmanson2017
    @joshmanson2017 2 месяца назад +1

    Bro, you did good if you had a real skim board you would’ve done amazing you’re a natural

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      I appreciate the feedback! Not sure if I’d do any better on a real skimboard

    • @joshmanson2017
      @joshmanson2017 2 месяца назад

      U would man trust me makes a world of difference

  • @sideslipskimboarding
    @sideslipskimboarding 3 месяца назад +1

    If you’re ever in NY we got you on a skim lesson. 💦🌊_🏃🏻‍♂️💨

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      I might be back in NY in early July 👀

  • @Five_in_motion
    @Five_in_motion 3 месяца назад +1

    Skim on the side if your just starting it’s easier

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      Good to know

  • @Roadkill1316
    @Roadkill1316 Месяц назад +1

    Yo gotta throw the board in thinner water I do it all the time I live in outer naked

  • @nitro3936
    @nitro3936 5 месяцев назад +4

    Same im here to

  • @dkilr44
    @dkilr44 2 месяца назад +2

    Get an exile or a zap skimboard that is made of fiberglass

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +2

      Maybe when I try it for reals

  • @Naloomyshorts
    @Naloomyshorts 4 месяца назад +1

    Im there right now and just got back from that store 😮😮😮😮

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  4 месяца назад +1

      Oh shoot 👀

  • @ShotByCLM
    @ShotByCLM Месяц назад +1

    Marco island is dope… but not for surfing 😂😂

  • @flakester721
    @flakester721 2 месяца назад +1

    Holy shit I’m there to

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      👀👀👀

  • @monkeyboy4971
    @monkeyboy4971 4 месяца назад +1

    I work at the JW Marriott there. Been there for over a year now it’s paradise on earth 😎

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  4 месяца назад +1

      It’s definitely paradise

    • @turkey6969
      @turkey6969 4 месяца назад

      Lived here for 20 years. Shut up, no we dont like tourists. Island is a sardine can in the winter.

    • @monkeyboy4971
      @monkeyboy4971 4 месяца назад

      @@turkey6969 it’s a tourist area bozo cry about it.

  • @MatildaPressley-qf5fh
    @MatildaPressley-qf5fh 2 месяца назад +1

    I have to many bruises from skim boarding

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      I get why 😂

  • @Sofia-or4vg
    @Sofia-or4vg 2 месяца назад +1

    You should get a boogie board

  • @Dakoda-zu7pv
    @Dakoda-zu7pv 5 месяцев назад +3

    2nd time you should make a surfing tutorial video

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  5 месяцев назад +1

      Once I’m back in San Diego that’s definitely gonna happen!

  • @Ka1z-e8r
    @Ka1z-e8r 16 дней назад +1

    "since the waves arent big enoug-"
    WHAT DO U MEAN THEIR PERFECT

  • @CarverJohnston-wo4oz
    @CarverJohnston-wo4oz 3 месяца назад +1

    I am Marco rn you have to do I fishing charter I caught a 500 pound sea turtle

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  3 месяца назад +1

      Dang that’s insane 🐢

  • @RainyNebula
    @RainyNebula 4 месяца назад +1

    Oh wow i work across from that store

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  4 месяца назад +1

      That’s crazy

  • @Anotsorealgamer
    @Anotsorealgamer 3 месяца назад +1

    You should go to Doreen's cup of Joe for a good breakfast.I recommend it

  • @kaiadivider
    @kaiadivider Месяц назад +1

    If your still near a beach you have to go parrel to the wave man

  • @alvt-po1xv
    @alvt-po1xv 2 месяца назад +1

    naples native flogrown🐊🌴

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      Oh shooooot

  • @Jota7890
    @Jota7890 5 месяцев назад +1

    Pretty great

  • @joshuaaltholz7964
    @joshuaaltholz7964 Месяц назад +1

    I’m there right now

  • @Cheezit_man
    @Cheezit_man Месяц назад +1

    I’m in Marco Island right now

  • @Marsgotyou
    @Marsgotyou 3 месяца назад +1

    bro you went to the store next to my dads job at cocomos

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  3 месяца назад +1

      Oh shooot 👀

  • @melvinof6455
    @melvinof6455 3 месяца назад +1

    Bruv i am at the same resort rn XD and got the same board!

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  3 месяца назад +1

      Oh shoooot!

  • @emilybrown9301
    @emilybrown9301 Месяц назад +1

    the prettiest beach in Marco island is sand dollar spit

  • @bridgethod
    @bridgethod 3 месяца назад +1

    I LOVE ALVINS

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  3 месяца назад +1

      It’s the best! 😂🤙🏼

  • @k4nj1
    @k4nj1 3 месяца назад +1

    Sarasota has really tall waves lol

  • @Catkrityfootball1
    @Catkrityfootball1 2 месяца назад +3

    Wasuupp just visiting Marco for a week first day today !

  • @Astar8686
    @Astar8686 2 месяца назад +1

    You are supposed to skim board going right or left then turn out towards the ocean

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +1

      Got it

    • @Astar8686
      @Astar8686 2 месяца назад

      @@CjKirwan it's just better a a beach like that and for beginners I do it to

  • @user-sw7oq9ch7h
    @user-sw7oq9ch7h 2 месяца назад +1

    I'm here at the cattleman convention rn

  • @lylet9180
    @lylet9180 5 месяцев назад +2

    Do it when the water isn’t ass deep all you need is a thin layer

  • @joshuamitchell4151
    @joshuamitchell4151 2 месяца назад +2

    Go to tiger take beach!

    • @CjKirwan
      @CjKirwan  2 месяца назад +2

      I did! Found lots of sand dollars 👀

    • @joshuamitchell4151
      @joshuamitchell4151 2 месяца назад +1

      Yea in the second clip I saw u crossing the bay and I was like that must be tiger tale I’m on vacation rn in Naples and that’s are favorite another favorite is the snook inn it’s a restaurant and it is amazing

    • @joshuamitchell4151
      @joshuamitchell4151 2 месяца назад +1

      @@CjKirwanthe snook inn is minutes away it’s really close

    • @joshuamitchell4151
      @joshuamitchell4151 2 месяца назад

      @@CjKirwanalso I saw a comment about going to Naples a recommendation is go to Tim city there r many beaches such as lowdermilk, Wiggins, and Naples pier that has some of it taken off tho because of hurricane Ian another beach which I was at today was clampass it’s really nice water and there is a restaraunt on the beach if you do go to Naples I highly recommend it so have a great time!