Download or read book Surfer Magazine s Guide to Southern California Surf Spots written by The Editors of Surfer Magazine and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2006-05-04 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surfer Magazine offers the ultimate guide to catching the best waves from the pristine points of Santa Barbara to the sunny beaches of San Diego. For more than 250 spots, this sturdy manual sporting a water-resistant cover delivers a clear assessment of wave quality, prime wave conditions, and local hazards (both natural and manmade). Informative text answers the burning questions that surfers often pose: What tide? What wind? What swell? How are the locals? Are they worse than the sharksor the traffic? With helpful maps, photos, and directions, this Surfer's Guide is sure to become the gold standard for anyone looking to score the perfect wave.
Download or read book The Ultimate Guide to Surfing written by Jay Moriarity and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining color photography with authoritative text, "The Ultimate Guide To Surfing" offers tips and techniques, terms and key skills to get the most out of the sport. The authors employ the latest technique to create a holistic approach centered around a sound mental attitude and correct body equilibrium. Photos.
Download or read book Surfing Places Surfboard Makers written by Andrew Warren and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last forty years, surfing has emerged from its Pacific islands origins to become a global industry. Since its beginnings more than a thousand years ago, surfing’s icon has been the surfboard—its essential instrument, the point of physical connection between human and nature, body and wave. To a surfer, a board is more than a piece of equipment; it is a symbol, a physical emblem of cultural, social, and emotional meanings. Based on research in three important surfing locations—Hawai‘i, southern California, and southeastern Australia—this is the first book to trace the surfboard from regional craft tradition to its key role in the billion-dollar surfing business. The surfboard workshops of Hawai‘i, California, and Australia are much more than sites of surfboard manufacturing. They are hives of creativity where legacies of rich cultural heritage and the local environment combine to produce unique, bold board designs customized to suit prevailing waves. The globalization and corporatization of surfing have presented small, independent board makers with many challenges stemming from the wide availability of cheap, mass-produced boards and the influx of new surfers. The authors follow the story of board makers who have survived these challenges and stayed true to their calling by keeping the mythology and creativity of board making alive. In addition, they explore the heritage of the craft, the secrets of custom board production, the role of local geography in shaping board styles, and the survival of hand-crafting skills. From the olo boards of ancient Hawaiian kahuna to the high-tech designs that represent the current state of the industry, Surfing Places, Surfboard Makers offers an entrée into the world of surfboard making that will find an eager audience among researchers and students of Pacific culture, history, geography, and economics, as well as surfing enthusiasts.
Download or read book Surfing Guide to Southern California written by David Stern and published by Echo Point Books & Media. This book was released on 2015-02-12 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surfing, unlike many sports, requires no teams, rules, regulations, scores, or stadiums full of spectators. Surfing instead encapsulates personal triumph, in which the individual measures the growth and limits of his or her own capabilities while riding the face of a wave. Initially published in 1963, this first ever guidebook to California surfing remains a classic that embodies the essence of SoCal surfing during the Golden Years. In addition to understanding the anatomy of the coastline, get the skinny on private vs. public beaches, weather and wind conditions, water temperature, swell classifications, sea life, and the history of surfing. Accented with over 100 aerial photos, action shots, and maps, Stern and Cleary's witty guide provides precise descriptions of the entire southern coast and essentially everything you need to know before hitting the waves. Although the surfing scene has changed, Surfing Guide to Southern California remains highly relevant for surfers of today and provides a dose of nostalgia for surfers of yesterday.
Download or read book A Surfer s Guide to the Golden State written by Travis Harper and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-03-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into the Epic Surf Culture of California with "A Surfer's Guide to the Golden State" Embark on an unparalleled journey through the surf-infused coastlines of California, from the rugged shores of the North to the sun-kissed beaches of the South. "A Surfer's Guide to the Golden State: Discovering California's Ultimate Surf Spots from North to South" is more than just a guidebook; it's your all-access pass to the heart of California's legendary surf breaks. What's included in this discovery handbook: Unlock California's Coastal Gems: Journey through a curated selection of prime surf locations, from the notorious breaks of Southern California to the undiscovered havens of the North. Go Beyond the Waves: Discover the intricacies of local surf culture, including the best post-surf hangouts, eateries, bars, nature quests, and eco-friendly surfing practices. Guidance for All Skill Levels: Benefit from personalized advice, whether you're preparing to paddle out for the first time or ready to tackle the state's most formidable waves. Deep Dive into Surfing Heritage: Gain an appreciation for local vibes that enrich the Californian surfing experience. This book skips all the noise and condenses your Cali surfing need-to-knows into a perfect pocket-sized guide. Secure your copy of "A Surfer's Guide to the Golden State" and step into the world of California surfing with confidence and excitement. Perfect for surfers at any level and those passionate about the coastal lifestyle, this book promises to elevate your surfing adventures. Embark on your California surf journey today-exploration and revelation await!
Download or read book Surfing Locations in California written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 64. Chapters: Andrew Molera State Park, Black's Beach, Black Point (Sonoma County, California), Bolsa Chica State Beach, Chevron Reef, Corona del Mar State Beach, Dana Point, California, Doheny State Beach, El Porto Beach, Emma Wood State Beach, Ghost Trees, Hermosa Beach, California, Huntington Beach, California, Imperial Beach, California, Leo Carrillo State Park, Malibu Lagoon State Beach, Mavericks (location), Newport Beach, California, Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz, California, Redondo Beach, California, Red Triangle (Pacific Ocean), Rincon (surfspot), San Onofre State Beach, Scott Creek (Santa Cruz County), Seal Beach, California, Steamer Lane, Surfside, California, Swami's (surfing), T-Street, The Wedge (surfing), Torrance, California, Torrey Pines State Beach, Trestles, Windansea Beach, Zuma Beach. Excerpt: Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 189,992; making it the largest beach city in Orange County in terms of population. The estimate for 2012 shows that the population is 189,707. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the southwest, by Seal Beach on the northwest, by Costa Mesa on the east, by Newport Beach on the southeast, by Westminster on the north, and by Fountain Valley on the northeast. Huntington Beach (aka HB) is known for its long 8.5-mile (13.7 km) stretch of sandy beach, mild climate, excellent surfing and beach culture. The ocean waves are enhanced by a natural effect caused by the edge-diffraction of open ocean swells around the island of Catalina. Swells generated predominantly from the North Pacific in Winter and from a combination of Southern Hemisphere storms and hurricanes in the Summer focus on Huntington Beach creating consistent surf all year long thus giving HB the title 'Surf City, USA'. The Huntington...
Download or read book Fifty Places to Surf Before You Die written by Chris Santella and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering famed surf spots all over the world, this unique full-color gift book and travel guide invites you to discover such unexpected gems as the Amazon and the Gulf of Alaska. From the frigid waters off Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula to Nazaré, Portugal, where in 2013 Garrett McNamara broke a world record for surfing the tallest wave (78 feet!), highlights also include: North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii Gold Coast, Australia Malibu, California Faroe Islands, Denmark Cocoa Beach, Florida Hossegor, France Grajagan, Indonesia Montauk, New York Thurso, Scotland Jeffreys Bay, South Africa And dozens more! Fifty Places to Surf takes readers on a wide-roving adventure, divulging the details that make each venue unique—and plenty of tips for those who aspire to surf there. Author Chris Santella writes in his introduction, “Surfing means different things to different people. For some it might mean longboarding mellow chest-high waves in board shorts, followed by a great sushi dinner; for others it may mean donning a six-millimeter wetsuit to brave near-freezing waters and triple overheads. Fifty Places to Surf Before You Die attempts to capture the spectrum of surfing experiences—from beginner-friendly to downright death-defying.” Featuring interviews with seasoned surfing experts such as pro surfer Joel Parkinson and Billabong executive Shannan North, Fifty Places to Surf Before You Die is an essential travel companion for surfers of all levels who are looking to catch that perfect wave.
Download or read book Surfing Newport Beach written by Claudine Burnett and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07-16 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corona del Mar was once California's premier surfing spot, holding the sport's first Pacific Coast competition in 1928. Attempts to tame Corona and to make the Newport Beach harbor mouth safe for watercraft drastically altered board riding, destroying the great "wave-making machine" of Corona and creating the surf giant of today known as the "Wedge." Read about Newport before World War II: experience the Great Rescue of 1925 by Duke Kahanamoku and others, the rum runners of Balboa and the evolution of Newport Bay. Pioneering surfers such as George Freeth, Tom Blake, the Vultee brothers and Pete Peterson helped make a name for the city in surf culture. Authors Claudine Burnett and her surfer husband, Paul, have delved deeply into the past, sharing stories that will give readers never-before-revealed facts not only about surfing but Newport Beach and Corona del Mar history as well.
Download or read book California Surfing and Climbing in the Fifties written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story told by the photographs in California Surfing and Climbing in the Fifties takes place against the larger backdrop of postwar America: Truman and Eisenhower, the Korean War, the Cold War and the Red Scare. Young people were embracing new symbols of non-conformity: Elvis Presley, Jack Kerouac, Marlon Brando and James Dean. All along the California coast, surfing became popular as heavy balsawood boards were replaced with lightweight ones crafted from polyurethane foam, fiberglass and resin. Meanwhile, climbers descended on Tahquitz Rock in the south and Yosemite Valley to the north to test handcrafted equipment that would set new standards for safety, technique and performance. The photographs in this volume include images of legendary surfers such as Joe Quigg, Tom Zahn, Dale Velzy and Renny Yater, in locations such as Rincon, Malibu, South Bay, Laguna and San Onofre; and famous climbers such as Warren Harding, Royal Robbins and Wayne Merry among others, photographed mostly in the Yosemite Valley by the likes of Bob Swift, Alan Steck, Jerry Gallwas and Frank Hoover. Soaked in surf, sun and adrenaline, the photographs in California Surfing and Climbing in the Fifties depict the birth of an era and an exhilarating moment in Californian history.
Download or read book The History of Surfing written by Matt Warshaw and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matt Warshaw knows more about surfing than any other person on the planet. After five years of research and writing, Warshaw has crafted an unprecedented history of the sport and the culture it has spawned. At nearly 500 pages, with 250,000 words and more than 250 rare photographs, The History of Surfing reveals and defines this sport with a voice that is authoritative, funny, and wholly original. The obsessive nature of this endeavor is matched only by the obsessive nature of surfers, who will pore through these pages with passion and opinion. A true category killer, here is the definitive history of surfing.
Download or read book Epic Surf Breaks of the World written by Lonely Planet and published by Lonely Planet. This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lonely Planet explores the world's most righteous spots for riding waves in Epic Surf Breaks, the latest addition to its popular Epic series. From Java's G-Land to Hawaii's North Shore and on to Bells Beach in Victoria, Australia, surfers of all levels are sure to be thrilled. With stunning photography and gripping first hand accounts, there's no denying this ride will be epic.
Download or read book Wavescape written by Chris Towery and published by B.E.S. Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every surfer's dream book, this beautifully illustrated volume describes the world's best surfing sites. Divided into five sections covering Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, and the Americas, this volume follows surfers in their search for that perfect wave. 150 photos.
Download or read book Surf Sand and Stone written by Keith Heyer Meldahl and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Meldahl tells the scientific story of the Southern California coast by blending research from geology and oceanography with a compelling narrative and clear illustrations that take readers out in the field with the author to learn about the processes that have generated the coast as it exists today and how the region will change in the future. The author's geographic scope spans from San Diego to Point Conception, taking in coastal portions of San Diego, Orange, Ventura, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara counties"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Surfing the Border written by Serge Dedina and published by Wildcoast. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Surfing the Border, Serge Dedina takes us on a journey into the world of surf culture and travels around the globe to highlight how surfing connects us to the increasingly scarce natural and cultural niches that remain. Whether he is exploring the wilds of Mexico and Australia or getting a surfing makeover from his teenage sons, Serge Dedina shows us with humor and passion, how riding waves is a gateway to the world beyond the beach.
Download or read book Surfing San Onofre to Point Dume written by and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 1998-06 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine surfing a perfect blue wave off a deserted beach of sparkling white sand. This book takes us back to a time when the earliest surfers were busy inventing the first American beach culture. The beautiful and nostalgic photographs that surfer Don James took of himself and his friends from 1936-46 capture the lost Eden of the California surf dream in all its glory and innocence. Over 100 sepia photos.
Download or read book Surf and Rescue written by Patrick Moser and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2022-06-28 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mixed-race Hawaiian athlete George Freeth brought surfing to Venice, California, in 1907. Over the next twelve years, Freeth taught Southern Californians to surf and swim while creating a modern lifeguard service that transformed the beach into a destination for fun, leisure, and excitement. Patrick Moser places Freeth’s inspiring life story against the rise of the Southern California beach culture he helped shape and define. Freeth made headlines with his rescue of seven fishermen, an act of heroism that highlighted his innovative lifeguarding techniques. But he also founded California's first surf club and coached both male and female athletes, including Olympic swimming champion and “father of modern surfing” Duke Kahanamoku. Often in financial straits, Freeth persevered as a teacher and lifeguarding pioneer--building a legacy that endured long after his death during the 1919 influenza pandemic. A compelling merger of biography and sports history, Surf and Rescue brings to light the forgotten figure whose novel way of seeing the beach sparked the imaginations of people around the world.
Download or read book California Surf Stories written by Tony Gibson and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-11-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a description of 99 (+/-) California surf spots based on my memories of them. It is part memoir, part descriptive listing of surf spots, part rambling musings. Perhaps in time as both humans and nature alter the coastline it will also become a historical document. The timeline spans roughly from 1977 to 1997. The distance spans over 700 miles from the Tijuana River at the Mexican border to the coastal redwoods of Humboldt County. Although surfing and surf spots are the core, it's also to be enjoyed by anyone with interest in the beauty of the ocean and wilderness on earth regardless of whether one ever puts a foot on a surfboard or even in the ocean. The descriptions are written largely free of any surf lingo that would prevent a novice ocean enthusiast from understanding but also detailed enough to be of interest and value to the traveling surfer in search of something new. We all start from the same point on land. Some may just try the sport a few times and others will become obsessed to a degree shared by only the most committed. Regardless of the time spent or a level of proficiency, there's a common experience and feeling shared at the coast and much of that is the core of these stories. Excerpts: "He said to go, that it would be worth the hour and a half drive, 45 minute walk and the 800 yard paddle to and from the spot. I had checked the setup before and knew that he was not exaggerating the distance of the walk, but I could not imagine paddling 800 yards to reach the lineup. It was not an exaggeration." "If I were going to be stuck on an imaginary island and could only take one spot with me it would be Black's" "I don't know how legal it was. I set up my tent on a little bluff just west of Highway 1, but to get there I had to climb through a gap in a fence." "looking at the surrounding hills and mountains... I felt at such peace and in love with the earth that only experience can convey the feeling. I am sure that others who have been there, especially in the evening as the sunlight is glowing on the mountains, feel the same as I." "When I came back out onto the street, I walked into a near hurricane force wind. Sand and trash were flying everywhere. Soon the power went out and when I got back to my car I had to reevaluate just how safe my portable hotel was in this location. More than one large tree had already fallen, bringing down power lines across the street. I looked around and saw several other trees that could potentially fall onto my car, so I set out for a new, safer spot to spend the night." "I was a bit sore from the previous session and sleeping in the car with two surfboards, a cooler, clothes and a wet wetsuit but I was completely fired up to surf this miraculous place again." "I camped on the beach here several times until one night around 2:00 a.m., while I was sleeping in my car, I was awakened by a sheriff who told me camping/sleeping overnight there was illegal and that he "did not care" where I camped as long as it was not in his county." "It is such a wonderful arena of sights, sounds, and sensations. The length of the waves combined with the constant energy flow and flawless form are often as baffling as anything I have experienced. Things like the Alps are certainly wondrous in their own right, but the temporary and constant evolution of waves gives them a certain precious quality of their own. It is things like barely making the most vertical off-the-lip with toes barely in contact with the board on the way down, then falling into twenty yard barrel with a deep blue wall and a silver curtain that is followed by a hard cutback into another barrel and coming out of that and hitting another two or three off-the-lips that must be experienced to be truly understood." "Surfing is really the only place I have yet to experience such overpowering feelings."
