Surfing: A Beginners Manual - Softcover

Alderson, Alf

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1898660247 ISBN 13: 9781898660248

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1996

Synopsis

Go with the flow.........

Surfing – the coolest sport on planet Earth. And this book is your passport to taking the drop and cruising the juice in style.

Wayne Alderson′s easy–to–follow instructions and photo–sequences will have you riding your first wave – in a weekend. You′ll learn where to surf, when to surf and how to surf safely. Finally, he leads through a progression of manoeuvres, all in preparation for the big barrels!
∗ Equipment
∗ First steps
∗ Into the surf
∗ Surf manoeuvres
∗ Safe surfing
∗ Waves and weather
∗ Surfboard design
∗ Care and repair
∗ Green seas
∗ Surfing associations
∗ Surfspeak

About this title

Review:

"This is just the book for anyone wanting to get into surfing...a fine combination of authoritative explication and practical know-how." -- TimesOnline, Tuesday 19th August 2008

About the Author:

Wayne ′Alf′ Alderson has been surfing for 17 years and has ridden waves on every continent except Antarctica. The author of ′Surf UK – The Definitive Guide to Surfing in Britain′, he works as a freelance journalist and has written for surf magazines in Britain, Australia and the USA.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1898660247
• ISBN 13: 9781898660248
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96