Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Surfing written by Matt Warshaw and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 1,500 alphabetical entries and 300 illustrations, this resource is a comprehensive review of the people, places, events, equipment, vernacular, and lively history of this fascinating sport.
Download or read book Surf Is Where You Find It written by Gerry Lopez and published by Patagonia. This book was released on 2015-04-17 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by one of the most revered surfers of his generation, Gerry Lopez's Surf Is Where You Find It is a collection of stories about a lifetime of surfing. But more than that, it is a collection of stories about the lessons learned from surfing. It presents 38 stories about those who have been influential in the sport — surfing anytime, anywhere, and in any way. Lopez, an innovator in stand-up-paddle (one of the fastest growing water sports in the world), now shares his stories about pioneering that sport. Conveyed in Gerry's unique voice, augmented with photos from his personal collection, this book is a classic for surf enthusiasts everywhere.
Download or read book California Best Surfer Let the Sea Set You Free Notebook written by Penelope Pewter and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-08 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best surfer out there is the one having the most fun. Do you wake up at ungodly hours just to catch a wave. Do you enjoy writing in old skool notebooks with a pencil or pen? Have you ever called anyone "Dude"? Then you're in the right place. Enjoy cool surf quotes and an awesome notebook to keep track of everything with California Best Surfer, Let the Sea Set You Free Notebook Cool Surfing Quotes Enjoy quotes from some of the top dogs in surfing. Laptop Or Paper Notebook? Technology promises to make our lives more productive. Indeed, some things are faster and easier than ever. Unfortunately, a lot of technology is designed for the task, not for the user. As a result, people are able to take more notes, yet understand less. Have you ever taken copious notes in a class or meeting using your computer only to realize afterwards you still didn't understand? Taking notes on paper forces you to synthesize rather than merely transcribe. Because you desire comprehension and understanding rather than simple transcription, California Best Surfer, Let the Sea Set You Free Notebook is a must. Studies About Benefits of Paper Notebooks Don't just take my word, based on a study conducted at UCLA, the Association for Psychological Science indicated that "taking notes by hand is better than taking notes on a laptop for remembering". Will you take advantage of this knowledge to gain an edge on your competition at school, work, or business? How will better understanding make things help you achieve your goals? Organize Your Life Get rid of little scraps of paper you use to capture inspirations and ideas, daily tasks, notes, and phone numbers. Use California Best Surfer, Let the Sea Set You Free Notebook to neatly organize your life. FREE BONUS INSIDE Included inside is a link to download a free copy or an amazing adult coloring book featuring mandalas, animals and butterflies. Aside from enjoying your White Rabbit Notebook, enjoy hours of enjoyment and relaxation with beautiful adult coloring pages. Feel Better By Logging Your Progress In my corporate days, I'd instruct employees to write down accomplishments as they happened. During annual reviews, we are bogged down with current issues and activities and it's hard to remember the great things we did 9, 6, or even 3 months ago. Write down your accomplishments with your hobbies, weight loss, and other life goals. Use California Best Surfer, Let the Sea Set You Free Notebook notebook to look back feel good about yourself and the things you've done! Inside, you'll find: 100 ruled pages for writing and journaling Loads of surf quotes A 2017 calendar for remembering important occasions A surf culture themed adult coloring design A link to download a FREE adult coloring book What Really Matters? Think about the importance of your birth certificate, marriage certificate, property deeds, or even the laws that govern our society...the stuff that really matters goes onto paper! Make what you do matter! Buy California Best Surfer, Let the Sea Set You Free Notebook today, make what you write matter! ! Click the Buy button at the top of the page to begin.
Download or read book The Best Surfer Out There Is the One Having the Most Fun written by Randall's Noteboks & Journals and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-22 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surfing Quotes Notebook College Ruled Blue Lines, 6x9 Inch Composition Book, 100 Pages. Volume 1 For your desk or back to school, for taking notes, agendas, to-do lists, brainstorming, classroom or as a diary. 100 lined pages to create your way to an amazing day! Just the right size to take on the go. Makes a wonderful gift for all beach, surf, surf life, windsurf, kitesurfing, lovers! Size: 6 x 9 inches For your desk or back to school, the professional designed 6 x 9-inch college-ruled composition books are perfect for journaling or note taking.
Download or read book Swell written by LIZ. CLARK and published by Patagonia. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dangerous Fun written by Ugo Corte and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-06-20 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling ethnography of big wave surfing in Hawaii that explores the sociology of fun. Straight from the beaches of Hawaii comes an exciting new ethnography of a community of big-wave surfers. Oahu’s Waimea Bay attracts the world’s best big wave surfers—men and women who come to test their physical strength, courage, style, knowledge of the water, and love of the ocean. Sociologist Ugo Corte sees their fun as the outcome of social interaction within a community. Both as participant and observer, he examines how mentors, novices, and peers interact to create episodes of collective fun in a dangerous setting; how they push one another’s limits, nourish a lifestyle, advance the sport and, in some cases, make a living based on their passion for the sport. In Dangerous Fun, Corte traces how surfers earn and maintain a reputation within the field, and how, as innovations are introduced, and as they progress, establish themselves and age, they modify their strategies for maximizing performance and limiting chances of failure. Corte argues that fun is a social phenomenon, a pathway to solidarity rooted in the delight in actualizing the self within a social world. It is a form of group cohesion achieved through shared participation in risky interactions with uncertain outcomes. Ultimately, Corte provides an understanding of collective effervescence, emotional energy, and the interaction rituals leading to fateful moments—moments of decision that, once made, transform one’s self-concept irrevocably.
Download or read book Surf Shack written by Nina Freudenberger and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Cabin porn goes coastal in Nina Freudenberger’s Surf Shack" [Vanity Fair], and here are bungalows, trailers, cabins, and beach homes where surfers retreat after a day on the waves. Peek inside the homes of longtime enthusiasts and dedicated newcomers that reflect not just a sport or passion, but also a way of life. Blake and Heather Mycoskie of TOMS, hotelier Sean MacPherson, Gypset author Julia Chaplin, and others have set up their spaces to embrace a casual ease and be the break between the waves. With vibrant photographs of design details and bright beaches—from Malibu to the Rockaways, from Japan to Australia—this book captures the soulful milieu of a lifestyle we all aspire to. "A colorful tour of some of the most unique surfer abodes around the world, from Melbourne to New York City." —Architectural Digest
Download or read book For Extreme Sports Crazy Boys Only written by John Coy and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From snowboarding to skydiving, here are the most extreme sports for the most daring boys. "It's that adrenaline rush, I think, that comes with extreme sports. For me it's all about the passion of sport and the goodwill that sport creates." -Robby Naish, windsurfer and kitesurfer From the rush of skateboarding to some of the most ultimate extreme sports like base jumping and ice climbing-there's so much to know about the world of extreme sports. The Olympics and the X-Games have opened our eyes to so much, but there's still so much to see. Do you want to learn more about aggressive inline skating? Do you want to read up on how to protect yourself next time you go sandboarding? If you feel the rush of adrenaline every time you think about riding that big wave, or taking that half-pipe by storm then For Extreme-Sports Crazy Boys Only is definitely the book for you!
Download or read book The Last of the Golden Years in Surfing written by Francine Park Palama and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-22 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Last of the Golden Years in Surfing, legendary surfer Conrad Louis Canha, father and founder of the Hot-Dog style of surfing, shares his experiences and adventures that would forever change the culture of surfing and revolutionized its style. The son of a Portuguese descendant from Madeira who was a machine mechanic on the plantation, Conrad became an ambitious and determined surfer. His style of surfing continues to inspire more than 20-million surfing enthusiasts with his zig-zag, cut backs and tube rides. Conrad tells these stories, written in English with Pidgin scattered throughout (Pidgin is the language of the plantations, still spoken in 21st century Hawaii). He describes his real-life experiences from living on the Puunene sugar plantation on Maui to learning the Hawaiian sport of Kings, surfing, and becoming one of the few people in the world to become an International Surfing Champion. From sailing for the first time from Hawaii to California, and competitive canoe paddles to a teamster driver, Conrad met many of Hollywood's finest - from Walt Disney to Tom Selleck. He worked on the movie set of the original Hawaii Five-0 with Jack Lord, James MacArthur and Kam Fong. During this time, he would also meet Robert Conrad and Connie Stevens of Hawaiian Eye while working on the set of the original Jurassic Park. His stories are mixed with different emotions but would not be complete without sharing the love Conrad had for the three dogs that played such a major part in his life's journey. As the author, Fran Palama (herself a surfing champion), introduces each story, she weaves the history of the era and the reality of the times into stories that can stand on their own even as they are deeply connected to the stories of Conrad's life.Duke Kahanamoku once wrote that the best surfer out there is the one having the most fun. Kimo Hollinger, big-wave rider and author of many surfing articles wrote that whenever and wherever Conrad goes, you have got to know that everyone there is having a good time. The Last of the Golden Years in Surfing is a must have for every surfing enthusiast from keiki (child) to kupuna (elders) to add to their collection. It is an easy read, full of nostalgic photos and stories of life in Hawaii from the 1930s and 1940s and wild surfing experiences of the 1950s and 1960s.
Download or read book Waterman written by David Davis and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2015-10 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Waterman is the first comprehensive biography of Duke Kahanamoku (1890–1968): swimmer, surfer, Olympic gold medalist, Hawaiian icon, waterman. Long before Michael Phelps and Mark Spitz made their splashes in the pool, Kahanamoku emerged from the backwaters of Waikiki to become America’s first superstar Olympic swimmer. The original “human fish” set dozens of world records and topped the world rankings for more than a decade; his rivalry with Johnny Weissmuller transformed competitive swimming from an insignificant sideshow into a headliner event. Kahanamoku used his Olympic renown to introduce the sport of “surf-riding,” an activity unknown beyond the Hawaiian Islands, to the world. Standing proudly on his traditional wooden longboard, he spread surfing from Australia to the Hollywood crowd in California to New Jersey. No American athlete has influenced two sports as profoundly as Kahanamoku did, and yet he remains an enigmatic and underappreciated figure: a dark-skinned Pacific Islander who encountered and overcame racism and ignorance long before the likes of Joe Louis, Jesse Owens, and Jackie Robinson. Kahanamoku’s connection to his homeland was equally important. He was born when Hawaii was an independent kingdom; he served as the sheriff of Honolulu during Pearl Harbor and World War II and as a globetrotting “Ambassador of Aloha” afterward; he died not long after Hawaii attained statehood. As one sportswriter put it, Duke was “Babe Ruth and Jack Dempsey combined down here.” In Waterman, award-winning journalist David Davis examines the remarkable life of Duke Kahanamoku, in and out of the water. Purchase the audio edition.
Download or read book Rockaway written by Diane Cardwell and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 2020 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspirational story of one woman learning to surf and creating a new life in gritty, eccentric Rockaway Beach Unmoored by a failed marriage and disconnected from her high-octane life in the city, Diane Cardwell finds herself staring at a small group of surfers coasting through mellow waves toward shore--and senses something shift. Rockawayis the riveting, joyful story of one woman's reinvention--beginning with Cardwell taking the A Train to Rockaway, a neglected spit of land dangling off New York City into the Atlantic Ocean. She finds a teacher, buys a tiny bungalow, and throws her not-overly-athletic self headlong into learning the inner workings and rhythms of waves and the muscle development and coordination needed to ride them. As Cardwell begins to find her balance in the water and out, superstorm Sandy hits, sending her into the maelstrom in search of safer ground. In the aftermath, the community comes together and rebuilds, rekindling its bacchanalian spirit as a historic surfing community, one with its own quirky codes and surf culture. And Cardwell's surfing takes off as she finds a true home among her fellow passionate longboarders at the Rockaway Beach Surf Club, living out "the most joyful path through life." Rockawayis a stirring story of inner salvation sought through a challenging physical pursuit--and of learning to accept the idea of a complete reset, no matter when in life it comes.
Download or read book Catching Paradise in Hawai i written by Winston Conrad and published by Quill. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under the Tuscan Sun for the traveler that lusts for the tropics, Catching Paradise in Hawai’i is a love letter to the islands. This funny, poignant, and heartwarming memoir follows the Conrad family as they relocate to one of the most beautiful places on Earth. From riding big waves with surfing legends and tiger sharks, to marlin fishing and a near shipwreck, to nearly being wiped out by whales while canoeing and surviving volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis, the family grows closer as they stumble through their new life on a trip to paradise that you’ll never forget.
Download or read book Barbarian Days written by William Finnegan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **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.
Download or read book Surf Diva written by Izzy Tihanyi and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2005 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The founders of a surf school for women provide both a practical how-to guide to the sport of surfing and a witty look at the surfing lifestyle, integrating advice from professional surfers and tips on how to stay safe while having fun.
Download or read book Filling the Happiness Gap written by Will Foster and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does pursuing happiness sometimes feel like chasing a butterfly? What if you gave up seeking perfection and simply tried to fill each day with more of the good stuff? Over the last decade, life coach Will Foster has researched the work of hundreds of happiness experts and conducted thousands of hours of life coaching, NLP and personal training sessions with CEOs, mums, athletes and everyone in between. What he discovered is that focusing on the cool stuff in our life, accepting what we can’t (and can) control and becoming more mindful of ‘the present’ leaves us all feeling a whole lot happier. In Filling the Happiness Gap, Will reveals his 21-day Gratitude, Acceptance and Presence (GAP) programme for creating more happiness each day. You’ll learn how to: · Use gratitude practices to help you slow down and view your life from a new and more empowered perspective · Accept ‘what is’ in order to release stress, deal with problems and inspire change · Become mindful of the present moment to help take control of your thoughts · Stop holding back and start creating the life of your dreams Once you’ve completed the programme, Will shares how to make Gratitude, Acceptance and Presence lifelong practices, empowering you to dare greatly, love deeply, live freely and, above all, feel happier!
Download or read book The Best Surfer Out There Is the One Having the Most Fun written by Rob Ventana and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-16 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Best Surfer Out There is the One Having the Most Fun. Blanked Lined 100 Page 6 x 9 inch Surfing Notebook Journal for Writing and Taking Notes.
Download or read book Surf Survival written by Andrew Nathanson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three expert physicians/surfers trained in emergency medicine, sports medicine, and family medicine explain everything you need to know to stay safe in the water. Whether you’re a novice or an expert, an SUPer or a bodyboarder, Surf Survival is the only book that every surfer must have in his or her backpack, car, and beach house. This practical handbook explains everything from how to reduce a shoulder dislocation to understanding waves and currents, from how to treat jellyfish stings to how to apply a tourniquet. Whether you are surfing a crowded beach in California or a remote island in Indonesia, be prepared to handle surfing-related emergencies from hypothermia and drowning to wound care and infections. Topics include: • Fitness for surfers • Prevention and rehabilitation of common overuse injuries • Wilderness first aid • Surviving the sun • Surf-travel medicine • Surviving big surf • SUP • Surfer's ear • And much, much more! Written by three expert physician surfers, packed with color photos and illustrations, this is the authoritative medical guide for surfers and watermen.
