How Surfing Ruined My Life: 30 Years of Riding Waves and One Year Trying Not To: 30 Years of Riding Waves and One of Trying Not To - Softcover

Borte, Jason

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1962603474 ISBN 13: 9781962603478

Publisher: Di Angelo Publications, 2026

Synopsis

Jason Borte built a good life based around riding waves. From relatively waveless Virginia Beach, he became a pro champion, journalist and successful camp operator. For 30 years, the wind and tides dictated his every move. He felt sorry for the "legions of the unjazzed," as legendary surfer Phil Edwards referred to the people whose lives didn't revolve around walking on water. Until one day, when he wondered what it might feel like to be one of those people.

Borte decided to walk away from surfing for an entire year, approaching the experience as a social experiment, a personal challenge that might make him stronger. He had no idea that abandoning his surfboard would alter his relationships, his career and the entire course of his life. Join him on a wild ride between his three-decade rollercoaster in the surf and his frightening year on dry land, as well as the tumult that followed.

About this title

About the Author

Jason Borte is an educator, entrepreneur and author of the recent Virginia Is for Surfers. A former professional surfer, he is a pro champion, longtime camp operator and East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame inductee. His books include Pipe Dreams: A Surfer's Journey and The Kook's Guide to Surfing. He lives in Virginia Beach with one eye permanently fixed on the ocean.

Edition details

• Publisher: Di Angelo Publications
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1962603474
• ISBN 13: 9781962603478
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 226