Design innovations and a new appreciation for the grace and poise of surfing a longer board has lifted the art of longboarding back into the limelight and more importantly, back into the minds of serious surfers who are looking to expand their wave riding experience. The first-half of this guide covers the basics of longboard equipment, wave selection, courtesy, and surfing technique through standing up. The second part gets into intermediate and advanced longboarding skills including: cross-stepping, trimming, turning, turning maneuvers, essential noseriding, and finally, some of the breathtaking tricks that the pros execute so flawlessly. The key points are brought home with a stripped down text and photos featuring some of the best longboard surfers on earth, including Ted Robinson, Colin McPhillips, Jeff Kramer and Mark Stewart.
Recommended by the United States Surfing Federation as a book that every beginning surfer should read, this instructional guide details the basics of surfing gear, conditions, safety, etiquette, and history.
Aimed specifically at the novice outdoor adventurer, this comprehensive guide explains the essential gear, preparations, precautions, and techniques required for day hiking and short backpacking trips.
A beginner's guide to the sport profiles gear, basic techniques, safety, lessons, exercises, and etiquette.
An instructional guide designed to appeal to novice and intermediate level riders.
Whether you've been surfing all your life or have only recently gotten hooked, I urge you to pay close attention to the information in that chapter. Even though a great deal of it may sound familiar, it will help lay the groundwork for ...
388 MITCHELL , JAMES “ CHUBBY ” phy in 1972 , this time as a career . Unlike virtually all his peers , the quiet and genial Moir avoids the annual winter surf scrimmage on the North Shore in Oahu , Hawaii . In 1999 , he photographed the ...
... Longboarder's Start-up: a Guide to Longboard Surfing. Tracks Publishing: San Diego. Young, N. & McGregor, C. (1983). The History of Surfing. Palm Beach: Palm Beach Press. CHAPTER 10 The Commercialisation of Surf Lifesaving in Australia ...
The Longboard Travel Guide features more than 200 color photos by some of the best photographers in the business including Chris Burkard, Alan van Gysen, Simon Williams, Tim McKenna and John Callahan.This book also includes a comprehensive ...
This handbook is an invaluable source of information for both novice and expert.
Today, longboarding is bigger than ever. This book describes the sport’s history, gives riders an idea of how to choose their equipment and begin practicing this unique sport.