The Encyclopedia of Surfing

The Encyclopedia of Surfing
Author: Matt Warshaw
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 820
Release: 2005
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780156032513

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.

Surf Is Where You Find It

Surf Is Where You Find It
Author: Gerry Lopez
Publisher: Patagonia
Total Pages: 571
Release: 2015-04-17
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1938340256

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.

California Best Surfer, Let the Sea Set You Free Notebook

California Best Surfer, Let the Sea Set You Free Notebook
Author: Penelope Pewter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2017-04-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781545262351

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.

The Best Surfer Out There Is the One Having the Most Fun

The Best Surfer Out There Is the One Having the Most Fun
Author: Randall's Noteboks & Journals
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2018-07-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9781723562457

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.

Swell

Swell
Author: LIZ. CLARK
Publisher: Patagonia
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-05-14
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781952338229

It's Great to Suck at Something

It's Great to Suck at Something
Author: Karen Rinaldi
Publisher: Atria Books
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2019-05-07
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 150119576X

Discover how the freedom of sucking at something can help you build resilience, embrace imperfection, and find joy in the pursuit rather than the goal. What if the secret to resilience and joy is the one thing we’ve been taught to avoid? When was the last time you tried something new? Something that won’t make you more productive, make you more money, or check anything off your to-do list? Something you’re really, really bad at, but that brought you joy? Odds are, not recently. As a sh*tty surfer and all-around-imperfect human Karen Rinaldi explains in this eye-opening book, we live in a time of aspirational psychoses. We humblebrag about how hard we work and we prioritize productivity over play. Even kids don’t play for the sake of playing anymore: they’re building blocks to build the ideal college application. But we’re all being had. We’re told to be the best or nothing at all. We’re trapped in an epic and farcical quest for perfection. We judge others on stuff we can’t even begin to master, and it’s all making us more anxious and depressed than ever. Worse, we’re not improving on what really matters. This book provides the antidote. (It’s Great to) Suck at Something reveals that the key to a richer, more fulfilling life is finding something to suck at. Drawing on her personal experience sucking at surfing (a sport she’s dedicated nearly two decades of her life to doing without ever coming close to getting good at it) along with philosophy, literature, and the latest science, Rinaldi explores sucking as a lost art we must reclaim for our health and our sanity and helps us find the way to our own riotous suck-ability. She draws from sources as diverse as Anthony Bourdain and surfing luminary Jaimal Yogis, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Jean-Paul Sartre, among many others, and explains the marvelous things that happen to our mammalian brains when we try something new, all to discover what she’s learned firsthand: it is great to suck at something. Sucking at something rewires our brain in positive ways, helps us cultivate grit, and inspires us to find joy in the process, without obsessing about the destination. Ultimately, it gives you freedom: the freedom to suck without caring is revelatory. Coupling honest, hilarious storytelling with unexpected insights, (It’s Great to) Suck at Something is an invitation to embrace our shortcomings as the very best of who we are and to open ourselves up to adventure, where we may not find what we thought we were looking for, but something way more important.

Dangerous Fun

Dangerous Fun
Author: Ugo Corte
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2022-06-20
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0226820440

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.

For Extreme-Sports Crazy Boys Only

For Extreme-Sports Crazy Boys Only
Author: John Coy
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2015-10-13
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250078628

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!

Kook

Kook
Author: Peter Heller
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2010-07-13
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1439171815

With grit, poetry, and humor, Peter Heller, acclaimed author of The River and The Whale Warriors recounts his remarkable journey of discovery—of surfing, an entirely new challenge; of the ocean’s beauty and power; of the strange surf subculture; of love; and, most of all, of how to seek adventure while crafting a meaningful life. Author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Dog Stars Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award for Literature Having resolved to master a big-hollow wave—that is, to go from kook (surfese for beginner) to shredder—in a single year, Heller travels from Southern California down the coast of Mexico in the company of his girlfriend and the eccentric surfers they meet. Exuberant and fearless, Heller explores the technique and science of surfing the secrets of its culture, and the environmental ravages to the stunning coastline he visits. As Heller plumbs the working of his own heart and finds joy in both love and surfing, he affords readers vivid insight into this fascinating world, with all of its perils and pleasures, its absurdity and wonder. Exhilarating, entertaining, and moving, Kook is a love story between a man and his surfboard, a man and his girlfriend, a not-so-old man and the sea.

Surf Shack

Surf Shack
Author: Nina Freudenberger
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2017-04-11
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 045149606X

"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