How to Surf

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Wear a life vest

Surfing is an awesome sport and statistically quite dangerous. When the waves are too big for you, it is very difficult to make it to the outside and you can pu…

Enter the water

The golden rule: never put the board between you and the oncoming wave. Otherwise you’ll be on the operation table redoing your nose!!! Do not drag it by the le…

How to paddle in surf

As the saying goes, you have to walk before you can run! Same thing goes on the water, before you can surf you should learn to paddle. A proper paddling techniq…

Sit on a surfboard

In between two waves, you can sit on your board. Well placed in the center, so you can see far, in the back like the older guys, or in the front like the young …

Walking outside

If the beach has a gentle, you will probably get out faster by walking till the waters up around your hips rather than paddling Hold the board next to you by th…

Going outside

So now you’re paddling : do not stop otherwise you will have to redo everything. If the foam is low : get over it by lifting the nose of the board a little by a…

Managing the shorebreak

Count to three and jump 😉 More seriously, we must pay serious attention in his situation due to reasons of protecting your gear and also not to loose your surf …

Emergency duck dive

When you’re left with no choice but to drop everything and dive under the wave. When it’s too late it’s too late. You can pray that the lip does not…

Avoiding a crash in surf

Whatever happens, you have to stay in control of the situation. Never let go of the board in the midst of friends or bail out without looking. The gear is big a…

READ THE WAVES

Reading, evaluating and anticipating a wave is surely one of the hardest aspects of surfing, but also certainly the most exciting.   It requires a lot of …

Posting up on the peak

There is a take off point for every wave. On good spots it is often in the same place. This is very true for a reef break, a little more random for a beach brea…

Waiting at the peak

The most complex thing about the peak is the waiting without petting pushed out of the ideal starting area. The wind, the current, sometimes the backwash, take …

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