Sandboard Pioneer Sandboard Guru. I took an interest in sandboarding in 1972 and founded Dune Riders International in 1995 to help govern competition sandboarding. Since my first day on a sandboard I have continued to this day. Much of my life has been dedicated to advancing, promoting and sharing this sport with all who are interested. Sandboarding is a wonderful activity. It has some of the best aspects from snow boarding, skate boarding as well as surfing. Sandboarding is inexpensive, available year round, enviro friendly, healthy and a whole lot of fun! If you like board sports in general you're going to love sandboarding.