Ocean lovers know how to test for whether there are sharks nearby: stick your finger in the water and taste a drop of it. If it’s salty, there is a shark in the vicinity. Of course, we surfers tell...
Category: Surfing
Most surfers dream of heading down south and surfing the big swells in Australia. There are dangers inherent in surfing, and riding waves in Australia is no different. But how dangerous is surfing in...
There's not much like the feeling you get taking your brand new surfboard out into the water for the first time. Even if you've surfed your whole life, the new board makes for an exciting day. But if...
Reasonable people know that whenever you want to get better at something, wanting it is not enough. “Practice makes perfect” is a cliche because it’s true, and it applies to everything. But if...
The biggest problem new surfers have is staying upright on the board. It’s an entirely foreign feeling, and the first few times they tumble headfirst into the surf while trying to stand up, more...
Mike Stewart is a world-famous bodysurfer and has famously said, more than once, "You learn more from surfing small waves than you do from riding big waves." You can have fun on them, and let’s...