Stone skipping or skimming

[dtaai-maai]

Believe it or not, I'm working rather than idly surfing the Internet, and in the course of my labours I've come across this little gem:

Stone skipping and stone skimming are considered related but distinct activities: both refer to the art of throwing a flat stone across the water in such a way (usually sidearm) that it bounces off the surface. The objective of "skipping" is to see how many times a stone can bounce before it sinks into the water; the objective of "skimming" is to see how far a bouncing stone can travel across the water before it sinks into the water. In Japan, the practice is referred to as Mizu Kiri, which loosely translates to "water cutting." In Mizu Kiri contests, both skimming and skipping principles, as well as a throw's overall aesthetic quality, are taken into account to determine the winners.

It was always skimming to me, and I had no idea it was so competitive! I was probably quite happy with 5-6 bounces off Hastings beach...

[Big Boy]

We always called it Ducks and Drakes.

[HHTel]

'Ducks and Drakes' it was when I was a boy.

ducks and drakes
noun
a game of throwing flat stones so that they skim along the surface of water.
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[dtaai-maai]

We always called it Ducks and Drakes.

Ponce!

[Big Boy]

Guilty as charged