https://vo.rs/tags/stone-skimming/Latest from the Stone Skimming desk at vo.rs.Hugo -- gohugo.ioenThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.Sun, 25 Sep 2016 16:41:00 +0000https://vo.rs/encore/the-world-stone-skimming-championships-easdale/<p>Easdale is the smallest permanently inhabited island in the Inner Hebrides, and for one Sunday every September its population multiplies several times over for a sport with a rulebook stricter than most professional athletics. Competitors get three throws each. The stone must be quarried locally, must not exceed three inches at its widest point, must bounce at least twice before it sinks, and the thrower&rsquo;s feet may not leave a small stone platform at any point in the delivery. No run-up, no wind-up beyond what your shoulders can manage from a standing position. Whoever&rsquo;s stone travels furthest before it disappears under the water wins. That is the entire sport, and somehow it has been enough to draw entrants from six continents to a former slate quarry on an island roughly the size of a large city park.</p>Sun, 25 Sep 2016 16:41:00 +0000