Surfing

Surfing

Surfing is a water sport and recreational activity in which the wave rider, rides the forward face of a wave usually towards the shore. While most suitable waves for surfing are found in the ocean the activity can also be performed on lakes. The wave rider balances on a surf board while riding the waves.

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Clean-up set

Sports; Surfing

A much larger wave or a set of waves, which breaks further outside than normal. A clean-up set usually "cleans" the line-up of surfers caught further inside.

Thickness

Sports; Surfing

A surfboard's dimension as measured from the deck to the bottom of the board.

Mercator

Sports; Surfing

A type of chart that shows a flat surface to the Earth, which is actually a curved surface. A straight line on the curved surface of the Earth actually shows up as a curved Great Circle line on a ...

Fin system

Sports; Surfing

A catchall phrase referring to various inventions allowing fins to be attached and removed easily and quickly, i.e., Fin Control Systems.

Polystyrene

Sports; Surfing

A type of plastic foam used to make surfboard blanks, usually employed together with epoxy resins.

Longboard

Sports; Surfing

A surfboard distinctly longer and broader at the nose and tail than a conventional "short" board; usually over nine feet in length and 22" or more in width, often with a rounded nose, based on ...

Teahupoo waves

Sports; Surfing

Teahupo'o is a village on the south-west coast of the French Polynesia island of Tahiti in the southern Pacific Ocean. The village is known for the awesome, heavy, and glassy waves, often reaching 2 ...