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Author : George Orbelian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1987-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0961054824
Author : Kevin Lafferty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0991208803
The Essentials of Surfing is a textbook for surfing. You can't learn to surf by reading a book, but The Essentials of Surfing will give you the knowledge you need to be more confident about learning to surf, avoid conflicts with other surfers, and diminish your chances of becoming a productive member of society. The Essentials of Surfing has useful information for surfers of all levels, but it does not cover advanced topics, like pulling aerials, conquering big waves, or tube riding, nor does it teach other sports like bodysurfing, kitesurfing, or carsurfing. The Essentials of Surfing starts out by describing waves, the main resource of surfing. It then lists the many types of surfboards you will see in the water, explaining which ones work best for learning and how to care for your own board. You'll also get advice on what to wear in the water to protect you from sun, rashes, and the cold. Most importantly, The Essentials of Surfing lists the informal rules of surfing to help you get along with other surfers in the line up. Surfing is not as dangerous as driving to the beach, but The Essentials of Surfing outlines common hazards and how you can protect yourself from them. If this doesn't put you off, you can read a step-by-step lesson in surfing your first wave. The Essentials of Surfing then gives general advice on how to advance beyond the beginner level. A glossary at the end lists some technical jargon and slang specific to surfing. Read straight through to get the big picture. Then, use it as a reference as you learn. When you're done, teach a friend and give it to them. After reading The Essentials of Surfing, you will be more informed about the realities of surfing. Maybe you'll decide to take up surfing, or perhaps you'll realize it's not for you. If surfing is for you, you'll be able to converse with other surfers and know what to look in a surf shop. When you leave the shop and head to the beach, you'll be able to better understand the waves and what surfers are doing on them. This will help you learn faster and smarter.
Author : Sydney Felter
Publisher : Freegulls Publishing House
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Surfing is more than just a sport; it's a way of life for many enthusiasts around the world. At its core, surfing involves riding waves while standing or lying on a surfboard. It's a thrilling and dynamic activity that combines athleticism, balance, and a deep connection with the ocean.
Author : Frank F. Lunn
Publisher : Kahuna Business Group
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Motivation (Psychology)
ISBN : 9780972830072
Author : Peter Diel,Eric Menges
Publisher : Meyer & Meyer Verlag
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781841262413
A guide to surfing offers information on the origins of the sport, essential equipment, techniques, and the best surfing locations in the United States, Hawaii, Australia, and Europe.
Author : J. Poolos
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781499435757
One of the most popular and exciting water sports in the world, surfing has a rich history dating back to at least the eighteenth century. The International Surfing Association estimates there are more than twenty-three million surfers worldwide. Windsurfing's popularity peaked in 1984, but by the mid-1990s, it began a rapid decline. Today, however, the sport is again gaining momentum, and younger generations are learning what a fun and exciting sport it is. Readers will learn the history of both sports, the skills and equipment needed to participate in them, and how to surf and windsurf safely.
Author : Raphael Cushnir
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-15
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0811867285
In this eminently readable, evocatively photographed volume, best-selling author Raphael Cushnir provides a simpleand holistic path to achieving lasting peace of mind and body. Through a series of short, deceptively approachable essays, Cushnir details the day-to-day practices that comprise the foundation of a stress-free life. Cushnir's signature mix of personal anecdote and approachable metaphor ensures that each of his 18 lessons rings home. In the spirit of Cushnir's popular How Now: 100 Ways to Celebrate the Present Moment, Surfing Your Inner Sea is a guidebook, a resource, and a wellspring of practical inspiration.
Author : Kathryn Dawes
Publisher : Need2Know
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1861441061
Surfing is a lifestyle choice as well as an activity which requires a high level of fitness, confidence in yourself and good technique. This guide aims to teach you everything you need to know about surfing, from choosing and buying the right equipment, where to look for second hand bargains and your first ride, to advanced manoeuvres like riding the barrel and hitting the lip. The book also covers how waves work, the best surf spots, and the culture, history and competitive aspects of surfing. This book is the definitive guide for anyone just starting surfing as a hobby and also for those who have been surfing for some time but would like to become more advanced. There is also advice on improving your fitness levels and the environmental issues associated with oceans. The surfing bug has bitten millions of people around the world, and whether you want to ride a longboard or a shortboard, rip it up or cruise, this guide will set you up for a lifetimes fun in the ocean.
Author : Simon Hammond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2005-08-01
Category : Ocean waves
ISBN : 0955052009
A GUIDE TO THE SPORT OF SURF KAYAKING FOR ALL ABILITIES OF PADDLER AND THOSE THINKING OF TAKING UP THE SPORT
Author : Top That!
Publisher : Top That! Kids
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2004-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1842297430
An extensive new series of handy-sized reference books. Each title has 48 pages packed with photographs, illustrations, cartoons and plenty of informative text. The series covers a multitude of topics and hobbies. Hobby titles will intrigue beginners and allow them to master a new skill. These titles also provide interest for readers with some prior knowledge, as each spread focuses upon new tactics, skills, insider tips and tricks of the trade.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Surfing
ISBN : UCSC:32106019439253
Author : Elliott Almond
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781594853647
CLICK HERE to download a sample chapter from Surfing * Covers gear, fitness, safety, lingo, and rules of the water * Includes basic to intermediate techniques, surf culture, and competitive surfing * Author is an award-winning journalist and life-long surfer Surfing's not just for rebels anymore: anyone with the desire to ride a wave is grabbing a board and heading to the beach. Each year, this artform-cum-sport gains popularity as business executives, grandmas, teenagers, coastal dwellers, and adventure travelers get stoked to catch swells. This new guidebook by sports writer and waterman Elliott Almond is a primer for the uninitiated as well as a handbook for the experienced ready to build on their fundamental skills. Covering topics ranging from basic surfing techniques to surfing fitness prep (including exercises to get your arms ready for all that paddling and stretches to keep you limber) and from history, surf culture, and a complete explanation of gear, to how to find the right board for you, this book also features insights from industry leaders, pro surfers, and instructors. With more than three decades of surfing experience to share, Almond offers clear, authoritative guidance to help those venturing into uncharted waters find their way safely and confidently.
Author : Volker Janssen,Amy Bix,Linda Nash
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520289109
The American WestÑwhere such landmarks as the Golden Gate Bridge rival wild landscapes in popularity and iconic significanceÑhas been viewed as a frontier of technological innovation. Where Minds and Matters Meet calls attention to the convergence of Western history and the history of technology, showing that the regionÕs politics and culture have shaped seemingly placeless, global technological practices and institutions. Drawing on political and social history as well as art history, the bookÕs essays take the cultural measure of the regionÕs great technological milestones, including San DiegoÕs Panama-California Exposition, the building of the Hetch Hetchy Dam in the Sierras, and traffic planning in Los Angeles. Contributors: Amy Bix, Louise Nelson Dyble, Patrick McCray, Linda Nash, Peter Neushul, Matthew W. Roth, Bruce Sinclair, L. Chase Smith, Carlene Stephens, Aristotle Tympas, Jason Weems, Peter Westwick, Stephanie Young
Author : Alex Wade
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781847394866
If golf is the new football, then surfing must be the new golf. People are flocking to the sport in record numbers, often defying the unforgiving British climate to make the best of what can be some world-class waves. But is it all just surf dudes in VW camper vans heading down for a week's hell-raising in Newquay? Or is the sport attracting a wider range of addicts, often eschewing the established beaches in pursuit of a more solitary, and sometimes more dangerous, goal? In SURF NATION: IN SEARCH OF THE FAST LEFTS AND HOLLOW RIGHTS OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND, Alex Wade takes the pulse of these islands' surfing credentials, and finds a growing army of devotees as well as some stunning locations. A witty and engaging mix of travelogue, reportage and guide to where to find the best breaks, SURF NATION reveals Britain and Ireland to be not just a growing hotbed of surfers but a surf destination of real credibility.
Author : William Finnegan
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780698163744
**Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography** Included in President Obama’s 2016 Summer Reading List “Without a doubt, the finest surf book I’ve ever read . . . ” —The New York Times Magazine Barbarian Days is William Finnegan’s memoir of an obsession, a complex enchantment. Surfing only looks like a sport. To initiates, it is something else: a beautiful addiction, a demanding course of study, a morally dangerous pastime, a way of life. Raised in California and Hawaii, Finnegan started surfing as a child. He has chased waves all over the world, wandering for years through the South Pacific, Australia, Asia, Africa. A bookish boy, and then an excessively adventurous young man, he went on to become a distinguished writer and war reporter. Barbarian Days takes us deep into unfamiliar worlds, some of them right under our noses—off the coasts of New York and San Francisco. It immerses the reader in the edgy camaraderie of close male friendships forged in challenging waves. Finnegan shares stories of life in a whites-only gang in a tough school in Honolulu. He shows us a world turned upside down for kids and adults alike by the social upheavals of the 1960s. He details the intricacies of famous waves and his own apprenticeships to them. Youthful folly—he drops LSD while riding huge Honolua Bay, on Maui—is served up with rueful humor. As Finnegan’s travels take him ever farther afield, he discovers the picturesque simplicity of a Samoan fishing village, dissects the sexual politics of Tongan interactions with Americans and Japanese, and navigates the Indonesian black market while nearly succumbing to malaria. Throughout, he surfs, carrying readers with him on rides of harrowing, unprecedented lucidity. Barbarian Days is an old-school adventure story, an intellectual autobiography, a social history, a literary road movie, and an extraordinary exploration of the gradual mastering of an exacting, little-understood art.
