Sunday rain brings locals outdoors

Following Sunday’s rain some local residents decided to head outdoors

and enjoy the cool air. Serge Garcia, 17, and a few of his friends found

a newly created pond at the Airport Park and decided to do some

skimboarding. Skimboarding (or skimming) is a boardsport in which a

skimboard (a smaller counterpart to a surfboard) is used to glide across

the water's surface. Unlike surfing, skimboarding begins on the beach,

with skimboarders running and dropping the board onto the thin wash of

previous waves. They may use their momentum to 'skim' out to breaking

waves, which they then catch back into shore in a manner similar to

surfing. It took Garcia a while to get the hang of skimboarding as he

had a few good dives into the water as a result of his efforts. Weather

officials report 1.5 inches of rain fell in Douglas Sunday. It was the

second time in less than a week a mircoburst hit the area.