Surfing

ocean on the wild waves with the chance to lose your surfboard and be stranded all alone in the ocean without a limb? Bethany Hamilton had immense courage as a thirteen year old girl who lost her arm to a shark while surfing and not long after losing her arm heroically returned to surfing. Bethany Hamilton was born in Hanalei, Kauai, Hawaii on February 8, 1990. She is the daughter of Tom and Cheri Hamilton. She also has two older brothers. Noah is eight years older than her and Timothy is…

yourself, speak freely, and tell your own story. My author, Bethany Hamilton, used the advice that Zinsser suggested in her book entitled “Soul Surfer”. Her life is mostly about surfing, Bethany said that she started surfing at the age of 3 or 4. In “Soul Surfer, Hamilton mainly discusses her love for surfing. She also talks about her mom and dad being surfers as well and how she didn’t care about other people’s opinion of her being a surfer. Zinsser says that if your sister…

to surfing spots. The city’s beautiful coves and beaches are accompanied by excellent surfing sites. Here is a list of top areas that offer challenging and enjoying San Diego surfing experience. Oceanside: Those looking for a quaint and laidback setting should check out the surfing spots in Oceanside. The area has miles of excellent harbor side with surfing spots. Because the steepest southern parts of the coast have good waves, many excellent and advanced surfers often come here for surfing.…

Let me just clear the air before I start, I am a big man and by no means have I ever surfed or ever dreamed of surfing but it has always fascinated me in different ways. You may be asking yourself as to why I am writing about a surf apparel company that is centered around surf and beach life if I have no real interest in surfing besides the fact that only fit people can do it, and I can't. The reason why I chose this topic is not only the fact that a surfer bum hit it “big” but also the fact…

and released his classic surfing documentary, 'The Endless Summer' (1964) to eventual worldwide success in 1964, he created five other feature-length marvels that are far less known outside of the surfing community: 'Slippery When Wet' (1958), 'Surf Crazy' (1959), 'Barefoot Adventure' (1960), 'Surfing Hollow Days' (1961) and a compilation film, 'Waterlogged' (1962). `The Ultimate Summer Bruce Brown Surf Collection' (2010) wisely brings together all of Brown's superb surfing documentaries in one…

summer and to tell the teacher they have gone surfing. The summer always reminds me of the beach and all the surfers in the water. In the 1960’s California was known as the surfing state. The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, AL Jardine, Mike Love, Dennis Wilson, and Carl Wilson, wanted to go out and have fun. They wanted to have fun and not have any worries. The Boys were showing how to lay back and enjoy the sun. With the song “Surfin’ U.S.A” they are…

Eddie would go. This is a statement known around the surfing world and encompasses big wave surfing. Eddie Aikau developed a reputation of being one of the best big wave surfers in the world. Sadly, Eddie lost his life in 1978 when a canoe he was traveling in capsized and he paddled off into the open ocean for help. He was never seen again but his memory lives on through one of the biggest surfing competitions in the world now known as The Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau. Eddie Aikau will…

it is a love for surfing. Professional surfers work closely with shapers, as each surfer rides waves differently, and they know better than anyone how their surfboard needs to perform. Surfboards have evolved as surfers tackled new ‘liquid terrain’. Ancient Hawaiian surfboards In the early days of surfing in ancient Hawaii. Surfing was a deeply spiritual affair, from the art of riding waves itself, to praying for good surf, to rituals surrounding building a surfboard. Surfing was not only a…

sectional shape has not drastically changed throughout the years is based on the origins of skateboarding. We have to remember that skateboarding was based on surfing. Skateboarding first appeared in the 1950s when Californian surfers thought of a way to “surf” on concrete surfaces [1]. Essentially, skateboarding was supposed to be “sidewalk surfing.” If we examine the cross sectional shape of a surfboard, we see that it has a very small thickness and a width that’s much smaller than its length.…

These are the words of a very strong person who many look up, too. Bethany Hamilton is a very strong and determined person who many would call their hero, even with her disability. She was raised in a home of surfers and could not bare to lose her surfing. Bethany may have been bitten by a shark and live with no arm but she is a very fierce competitor. She is an individual that many think is a hero that shows people that they can do what they want if they strive to do it, even with a disability.…