Surfer Dad

Surf blog by a wave starved father

Super Sunday Surf

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If you’re a surfer in England (or Cornwall) – how good was yesterday! Brilliant sunshine, big waves, offshore breezes and on a Sunday. It doesn’t get much better than that. For anyone unfortunate enough to miss it, sorry but “you should have been here yesterday”:

Drop in crimes and punishment

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Never drop in on another surfer uninvited, it’s against the law. Kinda. Carve Magazine concisely explain the drop in law and potential consequences, as follows: “One drop in is an accident, two is rude, three is a twatable offence.” If you do accidentally drop in; exit at the earliest opportunity and apologise to the surfer […]

Why write a surf blog?

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When I told my Dad I was writing a surf blog, he said “I need to get a life”. So that got me thinking. Why do I write a surf blog and do I need to get a life? Here’s a few reasons why I write a surf blog: You can’t surf all the time […]

Surf Zombies

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Surf zombies are seemingly lifeless beings that stand by the sea, motionless for hours, watching surfers with the cold stare of a hungry shark. Their eerie silhouettes scatter the shoreline like tombstones, forcing intrepid surfers to circumnavigate the seaside cemetery. Ok, I’m getting carried away now but you know the people I mean. They’re usually […]

Protect Our Waves

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Surfers Against Sewage are on a mission to get 100,000 signatures to help Protect Our Waves. The goal is to get UK government to recognise the importance of waves as a cultural, social, economic and environmental asset to coastal communities. If we succeed, then our waves will get protection. So what you waiting for, SIGN […]

Awesome surf quotes and wisdom

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Surfers are regularly stereotyped as ‘illiterates’ and ‘dropouts’, who flick through pictorial surf mags and rarely read anything with words. However, if you ask a surfer for a few words about surfing, they become ocean orators. Surf legends Surfing legends are not known for their insightful prose, but occasionally the waves inspire some saltwater wisdom. […]

Longboarding – not just for old people

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I was one of the first of my local surf crew to take up longboarding (in addition to shortboarding). I liked the laid back style and catching waves in smaller surf, but my friends said I was getting old before my time (I was 25). Ten years have passed and my hardcore mates still reject […]

Stuff you don’t know about Kelly Slater

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Everyone knows something about Kelly Slater, even non-surfers. You probably know he’s American, won the ASP World Title more times than anyone else, dated Pamela Anderson and is the face of Quiksilver. But did you know Kelly Slater… …posed naked for a photo shoot. In 2010, Kelly Slater posed naked for the ESPN annual “Body […]