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As you progress as a surfer, one handy skill you should pick up is how to duck dive. Duck diving the way surfers pass through oncoming waves without losing progress towards a spot in the line-up. While you’re paddling out, oncoming waves can send you back towards shore, causing you to waste energy and time struggling to get to your destination. The more frequent and bigger the waves, the more
Surfing is bigger than ever. Though an ancient Polynesian pastime imbibed with spirituality and cultural significance, it only began to emerge in terms of global popularity during the late 1950s and early 60s. At this time, the modern surfing era began in its ancestral home of Hawaii as well as in California and Australia. Since then surfing has gone through a few booms and even some lulls, but in terms
Why is surfing good for you? We know that physical activity, including sports, can have physical as well as psychological health benefits. But what are those particular to surfing? Is surfing better for you than, for example, cycling, karate or softball? Let’s go over a few of the most beneficial aspects of surfing whether they be physical, mental or more spiritual in nature. Here are 10 reasons why surfing is good
Lead image of Maui surf. Pic: Pic: Dane Siestas (Flickr CC) We recently posted our non-definitive, but still well researched list of the Top 10 surfing destinations in the world, which included such luminaries as Bali’s Bukit Peninsula, Australia’s Gold Coast, Malibu in California and that jewel of southern Europe — Ericeira, Portugal. Yet there were other places that “should” have been in the list, but for one reason or another
So you’ve just started surfing and you want the best board for beginners. Or perhaps your upping your game and want the right board for your particular level and style. Make no mistake: if you’re not rich, forking over the cash for a new surfboard is a commitment. It’s a decision you should make only after being properly informed — through trying your friends’ boards, rental models and reading everything
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