Stone skimming competition on Brighton Beach. A contender lobs a stone, watched by a judge in a top hat


Stone Skimming Champion Stuart "The Bird" Digby skims a stone across the sea at Brightons annual Stone Skimming competition. Two judges watch for style and number of skips or bounces, and distance. There is a stone skimming contest on the very stony Brighton beach every year


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Photo credit: © Roger Bamber / Alamy / Afripics
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