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Type your answer here... better to wait after the hotcoat! trust me after making boards and selling them for 8 years, i hope i would know!

Amplitude is approximately half the height of a wave or the vertical distance between still water level and the wave peak.

When people, surf they bring a board into an ocean, or any body of water with waves. Then they paddle into the waves, and stand up. Once they stand up, they maneuver through the wave, and perform tricks. Once the wave is fully crashed, or no longer surfable, they get off the wave.

Having spent most of my life in Hawaii I am well aware that the Hawaiians take credit for surfing. But, Hawaiians did NOT invent surfing! Surfing is depicted on ceremonial vessels of the Viru Culture, 3000 years ago. On these vessels a man is shown standing aboard a little reed craft, surfing. This means that the earliest surfing in the world that has actual physical evidence took place in Peru. There is no anthropological or archaeological evidence for a Polynesian origin of surfing before the mid 1700s.

Surfing involves getting a board, shorts or wetsuit and heading out into the ocean to practice standing up on and manoeuvring the board on moving waves.Thats all!

The main difference between a foam and a fiberglass surfboard is in their strength. Fiberglass has many layers which give it increased durability without increasing weight significantly.

The record for longest distance surfing a wave is held by Brazilian surfer, Picuruta Salazar. He surfed a tidal wave known as the "Pororoca" on the Amazon River in Brazil for 37 minutes while travelling 7.8 miles (12.5 km).

The "Stinger" as it's called by many outside of Hawaii (*actual name is "Sting"), is a design made famous by Ben Aipa in the 1970's. The Sting surfboard's original design intention was that to be of a very short board length, somewhere between 5'10" to 6'6" in length. and approx 19" to 21" in width. The "Sting" namesake came from the "wings" or rather the transition of width, 1/3 up from the tail where the board had a distinct 1/2" or so "wing" aprox 18" to 20" up from the tail. In other words, the board was wide from the nose to the wing, then it narrowed in from wing to tail. Basically, you had the combo of a wide board with a narrower tail section. The Sting was usually finished off with a straight edged swallow tail, but pintails were found on the longer "gun" shapes also. The original Sting was meant to be ridden in small fast waves. I have owned several Aipa Stings in the past and currently have a new one shaped by Ben Aipa, using his original templates like back in the 1970's. I LOVE Stings!

Many long boards can be used as a Stand Up Paddle board, and many of them are becoming more flexible and can also be used as a sit-on-top kayak when a seat is added.

Usually, SUP boards are 11 - 12 feet long. The weight cut-off is 170 pounds - use 11 foot board if you are under 170 - use 12 foot board if you are over. However, lighter weigh people can use shorter boards. The water conditions also need to be considered - surf, flat water, rough water.

If you can balance well on the board, without the tail dragging or the nose dipping, the board will probably work for you.

It hasn't happened yet but

the biggest waves can probably be found in Mavericks,California and Hawaii

No because she is a famous surfer why would she go she is already rich and famous and has a great job!!! as much as i know........
first you should figure out how to spell "college" and she was home schooled. you could read soul surfer to find out more about her though.

Yes, My wife has a friend who says "The ISC" is one of the best surfing centres in the UK. I don't think it has a website but its around the Mosely area?

Hope this helps.

Phill

surfing

the best bodyboarding fins are blunt cuts, power,strength & last extreamly long and no tearing is present like(churchhills,vipers,slashers ect...)

i don't know that is why asked answers

When paddling out into the line up, the easiest way to do so is to duck dive. The way to do this is to push your board under the water, and then your body should follow the board under the wave. Surfers do this so they don't get a face full of water and don't get pushed all the way back to shore. It can also get in the way when popping up or in the barrel. However, when small children are out surfing with their parents, they wear life jackets just because they cant swim

A Tanga wax is a form of hair removal in the bikini area. This form of waxing is named for the triangle shaped pattern created.

sup what you up to

Surf's Up Means That The Waves Are At The Best Height For Surfing. Hence The Phrase."Surf's Up!...Or Tasty Waves. At Least This Is What It Means To Me. A Cali Surfer Girl.

I presume you mean the plastic wax come that comes with the pair of boardshorts?

rip curl give them away as well. Use the come to "roughen up" the wax on your surfboard before a surf for better grip. Cheaper than constantly applying new coast of wax.

Some of them come with a small Allen key (hex key) used for exchanging or removing fins from a surfboard.

Duke Kahanamoku

NOT BLACK AND NOT WHITE! Wear a bright vibrant color that does not resemble wildlife in any way.

rocker is the movement of the board.

its how the board rocks from tip to tail

Well it depends on how much info. you want so I will just go with this... Stand up paddle surfing is an emerging global sport with a Hawaiian heritage.The sport is an ancient form of surfing.The popularity of the modern sport of SUP has its origination in the Hawaiian Islands. In the early 1960s, the Beach Boys of Waikiki would stand on their long boards, and paddle out with outrigger paddles to take pictures of the tourists learning to surf. This is where the term "Beach Boy Surfing", another name for Stand Up Paddle Surfing, originates. The best company to get a Stand Up Paddle board from is definitely Riviera Paddle Surf. they have Boards in many different shapes and sizes and you can easily find a board that is right for you. currently i have 4