Are surfing exercises really necessary? Most surfers are in pretty good shape, and surfing itself is a good workout. But did you know that there are five dimensions to surfing fitness? That’s five different types of exercises to help you get the most out of your precious time in the water. If you’re not addressing [...]
All I ever really needed to know [as a surfer], I learned in kindergarten. It’s true! I just was not aware of it until I read a book of that title by Robert Fulghum. Apparently, surf wisdom is not at the top of the ‘pro circuit’ heap after all, it was there in the sand pile [...]
It’s a wonder that this sport we all love so much is called surfing at all, since we are actually paddling about 90 percent of the time when we are out in the water! Although the glory is in ripping wicked-bad bottom turns and busting out massive air, much of the work in getting into [...]
Surfing is easy IF you can only get to the point of sitting out in the line up, and then catching a wave to drop into. Of all the things that lead up to the physical moment of surfing on a wave, paddling is the one that will make the most difference in improving your [...]
One of the questions we receive most frequently from beginning surfers is this one: “Do I paddle with my back arched“? In the end my dear surfer friends, although there are various answers and discussions about paddling methods and techniques, it is all about the physics of paddling. Arching your back will make sure that your [...]
This may sound like an over simplification, but there is no greater truth out in the open ocean: happy surfers all share similar (if not the same) happy habits. It’s as simple as that. The happiest surfers I know share seven very obvious habits. If you’re looking to expand your general happiness, you may consider [...]
I surf everyday, rain or shine … waves or not, I paddle out for at least thirty minutes. I consider this my daily commune with mother ocean. No on taught me this, and no one has to tell me to keep doing it. This morning, I got into thinking about how many people – the [...]
The hot debate this week in the inter-office mail concerns a touchy subject – do surf products unfairly give you an edge over other surfers out in the line up? It is already an accepted fact that thicker and “floatier“ surfboards give a surfer added buoyancy that allows them to paddle into waves faster and easier than their [...]
With stylish designs and colors emblazened on its distinctive neoprene make-up, the WavzCap is a bold new entry into the “surf hat” market. WavzCap is the water child idea of of Gail Kotowski, an avid water wahine who saw a need for unique water head wear, and has made short work of creating a practical [...]
Meet Sissy and Lois. Two women who do not know each other, and for all intent and purpose will not ever meet each other. But they are bound together by surfing, and how it has affected their lives. Learning to surf is serious business for Sissy … she approaches it with much excitement and methodical [...]
The other day, a group of us were driving home after an unusually small but fun surf day. The post surf conversation turned to surf cameras and water proof video cameras, and expectedly towards finding one of said devices and taking videos of our upcoming surf sessions. Sounds good right? So after someone in the car openly [...]
The past several years, I have kept a small plastic bin in the trunk of my car that has housed surf-related items. Apparently, over the course of many surf sessions I have amassed what has become my very own personalized surfer’s survival kit … a tried and true list of items that continues to ensure [...]
Jason gave up surfing when he met a girl, and they got married. It seems that they needed more time together, and since she didn’t surf, that particular activity was first on the chopping block. Slowly, one day at a time, Jason disappeared from the line up. It didn’t happen all at once – the [...]
