In the last 9 days, I went out surfing 7 times, so my shoulders are definitely feeling it. My break has a rating of “medium” for shoulder burn, meaning it’s
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Welcome to the first in many of your Surfboard 101. This is going to take us, like, a million articles. A surfboard looks so, I don’t know, unassuming. A piece
Word of the week is pearling. Such a pretty word, such a lousy thing to happen to a surfer. Let’s unpack. Pearling is when the nose of your surfboard digs
I always wanted to say this: Let’s talk about boils. You’re paddling out, scanning the surface—or not—when you notice a weird patch of water ahead, like it’s bubbling or swirling
Word of the week is Bottom. I’m so juvenile—I hear bottom and I think of fanny. Only people who are familiar with both British English and American English will get
If you’ve ever sat in the lineup wondering whether that lump on the horizon was about to turn into a face, crumble into mush, or close out in your face—this
When I learned to snowboard, I did it on an indoor slope. But when I started surfing, wave pools were not a thing. It’s 2025, and they are so hot
Night Surfing. Is that a new song by R.E.M. or what? A follow-up to Night Swimming? Not quite. Let’s find out. I can totally get behind the idea of surfing
Oh no. Yet another “bad thing” that can happen to you when you surf. It’s called “Surfer’s Eye”, not to be confused with “Surfer’s Ear”, yet another bad thing that
Shakira was right. Hips don’t lie. Even the New York Times is talking big about hip mobility. And here I was thinking it’s only beneficial for a better pop-up. Off
