
Catch Their First Wave: Tips for Teaching Kids to Surf
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Teaching a stoked grom (kid) to surf can be one of the most rewarding ways to share your love for...

Surf Tips: Master Your Bottom Turn
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Do you ever feel sluggish coming off the bottom of a wave, as if you’re dragging a piece of kelp...

Surf Smarter, Not Harder
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One key feature of our surfboards—and something we frequently discuss in the shop—is how we’ve p...

What to Look for When Buying A Noserider
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Equipment selection is a critical part of enjoying your surfing experience.
Whether you're lookin...

Avoid the Crowds: Find Your Own Secret Spot
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Every surfer dreams of having a secret place to surf; and once you find it, it becomes your missi...

How Do You Find More Time to Surf?
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Last month, we sent out our annual customer survey and to the surprise of very few, you all state...

Use This Mental Checklist Every Time You Surf
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Advice is only useful if its easy to recall.
Here is my simple mental checklist that you should r...

Twin Fin vs. Single Fin
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The TWIN FIN vs SINGLE FIN debate has filled surf parking lots for the last few generations. Whil...

Winter is for Surfing
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I've said it before, and I'll say it again... surfing should be reclassified as a Winter sport.
M...

Improve Your Noseriding
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You bottom turn, set your rail and take 1...2...3... cross-steps to the nose. You reach your righ...

Be A Specialist in Your Work, and a Generalist in Your Leisure
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This is advice that I believe most people need to hear—myself included. Let’s tackle the work pa...

Surf Tips: Prioritize Your Length of Ride
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Your mentality while surfing should be geared toward making decisions that increase your length o...

Our 10 Best Surf Tips of 2023
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Equipping you for a lifetime of enjoyment in the surf goes well beyond just building you great e...

Become A Master Surf Forecaster
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Getting really great waves requires you to either:
A. Get Lucky
B. Know when and where the condit...

Boating to Find Waves
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Car parks and pre coffee surf checks are overrated. The same conversations seem to permeate morni...

How to Duck Dive a Bigger Board
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We get a lot of questions from customers about whether or not specific board models will duck div...

How to Plan Your Dream Surf Trip
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Editor's note: Austin once sailed from Dana Point to Teahupoo with his brother in search of wave...

The Best Mid-Length for Lifelong Shortboarders
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If you are coming off a lifetime of predominantly riding shortboards, you are going to love the b...

3 Reasons You Aren't Surfing As Well As You Should Be...
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Are you are a novice or intermediate surfer, and you aren't surfing as proficiently as you would ...

Scarcity Brain Waves
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What's better than really great surf?
Really great surf when you aren't expecting it.
I'm current...

Take the Cold Plunge
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On this week's installment of Where Surfing Crosses Over With Current Events, comes the inescapab...

Guaranteed Way to Surf More Often
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Want to surf more often?
The best way to ensure you get your behind to the beach and in the water...

The Best Board Might Be The One You Have
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I heard someone say recently that the only true luxury is being completely content, because when ...

Give More Waves Away
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There has been a flurry of "this surfer burning that surfer" videos and articles hitting the inte...

Paddle Out With Confidence
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I was just chatting with Griffin (shaper) and had a realization... the aim of all these articles ...

Cancel Your Membership to the Late & Infrequent Surf Club
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Stop catching waves late. Stop missing the waves you paddle for.
If you properly match your equip...

The Best Time of Year (To Be a Surfer)
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Labor Day, which is only a couple weeks away, marks the official end of Summer.
If you have eve...

Surf Tips: Paddling Out At A New Spot
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Anytime you paddle out at a brand new surf spot, there are considerations to keep in mind. Some o...

Are You Still Making These 3 Common Mistakes?
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I see surfers continually making the same three mistakes—and those mistakes are limiting their su...

Do Your Legs Feel Too Stiff?
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Do your knees and legs feel too stiff when you surf? Do your feet feel heavy when you try to cros...

Mid-Lengths Are Surfing's Cheat Code
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Every surfer should have a mid-length in their quiver, because for the everyday surfer looking to...

6 Tips for Improving Your Paddling
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I have been doing more flat water paddling lately—as a way of staying in surf-shape while traveli...

Are You Traveling to Surf This Summer?
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If you are planning to travel to surf this Summer, come swing by the shop and pick up some Free R...

A Better Way to Teach Surfing?
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I wrote the first version of this article back in 2018. I have been thinking about it recently, a...

Is Paddling A Surfboard the Perfect Antidote to Working on a Laptop?
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I have been increasingly aware of how much time I spend hunched over a laptop.
While I love the v...

Tips for Surf Travel
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Whether it's a trip around the world in search of the perfect wave, or loading a van full of fri...