Category Archives: Archive
Duckdiving
Duckdiving — From: Josepi 1 Subject: Re: Wave Ducking (curse it!) Wave ducking seems to be quite on the talk these days in this newsgroup. (I think I started it!!?) But I got quite some cool tips, of which the … Continue reading
Technique
Here’s an amalgam of technique pointers culled from the Coastalsurvey Water Closet, er, Library of Knowledge: * Look where you will start the turn; know where you will finish the turn * Come back to your balance position between turns … Continue reading
God is a Kook!
Newsgroups: alt.surfing Subject: God is a kook! Date: Sun, 07 Jul 1996 I’m sitting outside at my local beach break this morning in this crappy little wind swell, barely longboardable, all by my lonesome. This guy with a beard wearing … Continue reading
Surfing at Night
From: “Bonzer” Newsgroups: alt.surfing Subject: Re: surfing at night Date: 18 Sep 1996 Anybody else have experience surfing at night? Surfing at night is pretty awesome under the right conditions. Senses a little screwed up due to the shadows, eyes … Continue reading
The Severn Bore
August 6, 2009: the Gloucestershire news reports on a surfer who has chalked up 500 + rides on the Severn. There’s also a few tales of the Bore from alt.surfing: Newsgroups: alt.surfing Subject: Re: Severn bore record goes again Date: … Continue reading
Board Speed
>Longboards paddle faster than shortboards. >Shortboards turn and accelerate faster than longboards. >Which has the fastest top speed? What are used in large waves and why? >What do windsurfers use for speed runs? Windsurfers found out quickly that smaller, narrower … Continue reading
Wetsuits: Off the Rack, or Custom?
Can you tell some custom suit makers up this way in Santa Cruz for my next purchase??? Continue reading
Duct Tape Saved My Life
My version: 17 years old, down in Baja, Punta Abreojos the destination. We were about 40 miles north at the time that my friends ’69 Dodge van blew a belt. Oh man, what a pain. We’d never been to Abreojos, … Continue reading
Epoxy Boards
Epoxy – stiff Poly – flexible Epoxy is about 3-4 times the cost of polyester resin. Epoxy is only as good as the material that goes with it. Continue reading
Boards and Airlines
With most airlines the price for taking boards seems to vary with the mood of the person at the counter. Continue reading