How to Catch a Wave
The surf may be up, but you can't surf until you master this critical skill. Paddle out beyond the breaking waves, sit on your board facing out to sea and wait for a good wave. Sit just behind the middle of your board, with the nose pointing ... [... more]
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How to Stand Up on a Surfboard
The "takeoff" - catching the wave, standing up, gaining control and turning toward the shoulder of the wave - is the most critical skill in surfing. Once you're up, the rest is relatively easy. Here's how to take a stand. Paddle hard in the [... more]
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How to Choose a Beach to Learn to Surf
Choose a spot appropriate to your skill level. The place where you start surfing will influence your experience and learning curve. Avoid crowds. You need some experience before you can successfully catch waves without getting in the way of ... [... more]
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How to Maintain a Surfboard
Surfboards are expensive and damage easily, so take care of the one you have. Beat-up boards don't perform as well as those kept in good condition. Invest the extra $30 or so in a "board sock," or cloth surfboard bag, to protect and store your . [... more]
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How to Cutback on a Surfboard
Big, powerful cutbacks are one of the signature moves of advanced surfers. Make sure you're well ahead of the break and moving at high speed before you cut back. Before you turn, be sure your feet are set solidly, that you are well balanced and ... [... more]
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How to Understand Surfing Right of Way
One of the most important things to learn as a beginning surfer is how to stay out of the way of other surfers. Understand that the surfer closest to the breaking wave has the right-of-way. Remember that if you're in the water and a surfer is ... [... more]
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How to Do an Off the Lip on a Surfboard
This spectacular move off the top of a breaking wave is a staple move for modern hotshots. Begin with good speed at the bottom of a steep, vertical wave that has a lip ready to break. Before you turn up the face of the wave, be sure your feet are ... [... more]
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How to Determine if You're Regular or Goofy Foot
In snowboarding, surfing and skateboarding, you're a 'regular Put forward whichever foot makes you feel the most balanced, controlled and relaxed in that position. Generally, this will be the same for you from one board sport to another. Lie on ... [... more]
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How to Stay Warm While Surfing
Your friend is surfing with just swim trunks, but you think the water is freezing. Even if you feel like you are cold-blooded and cannot stay warm in the water, there are steps you can take to be warm while surfing. Food. You must eat something ... [... more]
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How to Surf in Mediterranean Andalucia, Spain
Ten years ago, no one had heard of surfing in the Mediterranean. Today, surfers have realized that if you wait long enough and have the right conditions, the Med can rival smaller ocean breaks in size and power. The smaller waves of the ... [... more]
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How to Surf in Menorca, Spain
Menorca is the second largest of the Balaeric Islands, off the coast of Spain. While traveling around the island, you can see how it would be easy to get lost for days at a time. UNESCO declared the island a Biosphere Reserve, and that is ... [... more]
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How to Learn to Surf
Surfing is one of the most enjoyable activities at the beach if you're good at it. Learning to surf can be a long, cold, and wet process but once you got it, it sticks with you for life. Pick out a surfboard that suits you. Your first one does ... [... more]
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