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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Wetsuit

Sports; Surfing

Typically made of a synthetic rubber called neoprene, wetsuits are worn by surfers for protection from the oft-chilly waters in which they plunge for pleasure. Contrary to what people in Nebraska ...

Twinfin

Sports; Surfing

Two-fin surfboard design with a long and fascinating history; identified most strongly with four-time world surfing champion Mark Richards, who rode a twin in most of his contest successes outside ...

Climbing and dropping

Sports; Surfing

Turning up and down the face of a wave as you surf down the line. A very good technique for gaining speed with each turn.

Stormy

Sports; Surfing

Trashed surfing conditions with strong winds, large chop in the water, and generally accompanied by with rain, hail, snow, and/or lightning. Overall a great time to find something else to do.

SurfTech

Sports; Surfing

Trade name, which may become generic, describing a type of epoxy moulded surfboard-manufacturing process ("Tuflite").

Noseguard

Sports; Surfing

Trade name, becoming generic, for a silicon tip designed to be glued to the nose of a surfboard, theoretically blunting the destructive effect of its collision with the human body or another board.

S-core

Sports; Surfing

Trade name for the hollow surfboard blank designed by sports equipment company Salomon and made from styrene foams and carbon fiber; still in r-and-d in early 2003, and not yet commercially ...