What is ocean stone skimming?
A plain-language explanation of competitive ocean stone skimming, the sport governed by Ocean Stone Skimming Worldwide (OSSWW).
Ocean stone skimming is a competitive coastal sport where athletes throw natural ocean stones across open salt water. Throws are judged by verified skips, distance, control, and release legality under the OSSWW rulebook.
It is one of the simplest human acts taken seriously: choose the right stone, read the water, and release. The sport rewards touch and judgement, not power.
Ocean stone skimming differs from casual stone skipping in three ways. It happens on open salt water rather than a pond. The stones are sourced from the host coastline and inspected. And every throw is scored by trained judges using a published rulebook.