The Bodyboard Travel Guide

Author: Owen Pye
Publisher: Orca Publications
ISBN: 9780956789303
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
From California to Hawaii, from Australia to Brazil, there are millions of bodyboarders around the world and one thing they all have in common is a burning desire to travel. The Bodyboard Travel Guide focuses on the 100 best bodyboard waves on the planet, and gives bodyboarders all the information they need to get out there and ride 'em. Also includes sections on equipment, training, first aid, boat trips, road trips and meteorology. With a foreword by top Australian pro Mitch Rawlins, this book is a must-buy for all bodyboarders.

The Bodyboard Manual

Author: Ros Barber
Publisher: Orca Publications
ISBN: 9780956789358
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Bodyboard Manual is the definitive guide to bodyboarding, the most exciting and accessible watersport on the planet – fact! This fifth edition has been expanded and updated to include more info, more tips and more dream destinations for bodyboarders of all abilities. For beginners there are sections covering the basics – equipment, technique, safety, swell forecasting...all the things you need to know to get started. For intermediate and advanced riders there’s info about how to bust sick manoeuvres, where to find the best bodyboard waves, how to get super fit, how to win contests, and heaps more. With tips and advice from the world's top bodyboarders there’s useful stuff for every situation. Author Rob Barber is the editor of ThreeSixty, Europe’s leading bodyboard magazine, and a bodyboard instructor with nearly two decades of experience. The Bodyboard Manual includes a stack of quality imagery taken by the best photographers in the biz, including Sacha Specker, Ray Collins, Tim Jones, Rod Owen, Mike Searle, Tim McKenna, Andy Lawrence, Tom Young, Russell Ord and Mickey Smith. The book also includes a comprehensive resources section where boogers can find up-to-date info about travel agencies, surf camps, bodyboard schools, shops and websites. Whether you’re a complete beginner or an air-busting shredder, The Bodyboard Manual will help you take your bodyboarding to the next level.

The Surfboard Book

Author: Sean McCagh
Publisher: McCagh O'Neill Pty td
ISBN: 0992267420
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 154

Book Description
How Design Drives Performance Have you ever wondered how changing design will effect the performance of a surfboard, wanted to really understand what your shaper, surf shop or mates are talking about when they discuss bottom curve or rocker, or more importantly why a particular surfboard goes really well or struggles to perform in some situations? The Surfboard Book includes advice stories and design details from some of the most experienced and credible subject experts in the history of the surfboard in Simon Anderson, Dick Brewer, Steve Lis and Bob McTavish: each are known not only as surfboard shapers and designers but as innovators with a combined design experience approaching 200 years. The Surfboard Book explains: elements of surfboard shape and their effects on performance construction types: from traditional to modern sandwich construction important material properties including environmental issues basic types or classes of surfboard and how they perform how to go about choosing or specifying your next surfboard

Fifty Places to Surf Before You Die

Author: Chris Santella
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN: 1683355008
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 476

Book Description
Covering famed surf spots all over the world, this unique full-color gift book and travel guide invites you to discover such unexpected gems as the Amazon and the Gulf of Alaska. From the frigid waters off Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula to Nazaré, Portugal, where in 2013 Garrett McNamara broke a world record for surfing the tallest wave (78 feet!), highlights also include: North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii Gold Coast, Australia Malibu, California Faroe Islands, Denmark Cocoa Beach, Florida Hossegor, France Grajagan, Indonesia Montauk, New York Thurso, Scotland Jeffreys Bay, South Africa And dozens more! Fifty Places to Surf takes readers on a wide-roving adventure, divulging the details that make each venue unique—and plenty of tips for those who aspire to surf there. Author Chris Santella writes in his introduction, “Surfing means different things to different people. For some it might mean longboarding mellow chest-high waves in board shorts, followed by a great sushi dinner; for others it may mean donning a six-millimeter wetsuit to brave near-freezing waters and triple overheads. Fifty Places to Surf Before You Die attempts to capture the spectrum of surfing experiences—from beginner-friendly to downright death-defying.” Featuring interviews with seasoned surfing experts such as pro surfer Joel Parkinson and Billabong executive Shannan North, Fifty Places to Surf Before You Die is an essential travel companion for surfers of all levels who are looking to catch that perfect wave.

Surfing Illustrated

Author: John Robison
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071748148
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 177

Book Description
Expert instruction you need to take your skills from kook to boss Author John Robison uses hundreds of pictures--comical, cartoon-like drawings--to clearly illustrateevery aspect of surfing: wave dynamics, riding techniques,etiquette, logistics, and more. This entertaining,easy-to-understand visual presentation makes it easyfor you to pick up his techniques and use themon the waves. Robison covers every aspect of thesport, from paddling out through the surf zone andcatching and riding that first wave to nose riding, acrobatics,shortboard riding, and to equipment repairs.

Rio For Parters Visual Travel Guide to Rio de Janeiro

Author: Christiano Nogueira
Publisher: Solcat travel guides
ISBN: 9788589992015
Category : Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description

My First Body Board Book

Author: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc
Publisher: DK Children
ISBN: 9780789465160
Category : Human anatomy
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Labelled photographs help babies identify parts of the body and their uses, emotions, clothing, and other terms. On board pages.

The Stormrider Surf Guide Europe

Author: Bruce Sutherland
Publisher: Wilderness Press
ISBN: 9780953984077
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Stormrider Guides are the ultimate surf travel guide books, providing essential surfing information from around the world. Generally acknowledged as the finest surf travel books available, they are often referred to as The Surfers Bible. Now in one book, the Stormrider Surf Guide to Europe is the most comprehensive guide to where to surf in Europe available. All the heavyweight European countries are covered as well as the North Atlantic island chain plus Scandinavia. Containing detailed seasonal water temperatures and wetsuit recommendations, wave type, and wind and tide information, as well as tourist and cultural information, this book will be appreciated by surfers and non-surfers alike. Includes France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Italy, Denmark, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Wales, England, Scotland, Azores, Madeira, and the Canary Islands.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Hawaii

Author: Bonnie Friedman
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1405367423
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
With beautifully commissioned photographs, and spectacular 3-D aerial views revealing the charm of each destination, these amazing travel guides show what others only tell. DK Eyewitness Travel Guides have been updated to include: expanded hotel& restaurant listings, better maps, enhanced itineraries, and easier-to-read print! Fully Revised and Updated!

See Inside Your Body

Author: Katie Daynes
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9780746070055
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This astonishingly inventive title allows young children to discover the inner workings of the human body in a gently humorous, yet wholly accurate way.