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How to Get Sponsored for Surfing

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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If you want to get sponsored for surfing, you've got to practice and you've got to impress surfboard manufacturers, managers, the press and the fans. It's not easy to get sponsored, but if you enter competitions and start placing, you may just ... more »

How to Lipslide on a Surfboard

By nkorpon

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A lipslide in surfing is similar to a boardslide in skateboarding. Though it is the same type of motion as a floater, it requires more balance and agility. This is written from a regular footed, or right foot in the back, viewpoint. If you are ... more »

How to Surf in Mediterranean Andalucia, Spain

By nkorpon

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Ten years ago, no one had heard of surfing in the Mediterranean. Today, surfers have realized that if you wait long enough and have the right conditions, the Med can rival smaller ocean breaks in size and power. The smaller waves of the ... more »

How to Take a Surfing Lesson

By awstories

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Make the most of your surf lesson... more »

How to Tote Your Surfboard

By awstories

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The correct way to strap your surfboard to the top of your car and how to carry it to the beach... more »

How to Paint a Surfboard

By Sebastian Grodd

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Let’s pimp your ride. Here you will find step-by-step instructions on how to paint your surfboard... more »

How to Stay Warm While Surfing

By californiagirl

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Your friend is surfing with just swim trunks, but you think the water is freezing. Even if you feel like you are cold-blooded and cannot stay warm in the water, there are steps you can take to be warm while surfing... more »

How to Choose a Beach to Learn to Surf

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Choose a spot appropriate to your skill level. The place where you start surfing will influence your experience and learning curve... more »

How to Cutback on a Surfboard

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Big, powerful cutbacks are one of the signature moves of advanced surfers... more »

How to Determine if You're Regular or Goofy Foot

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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In snowboarding, surfing and skateboarding, you're a 'regular foot' if you keep your left foot forward, a 'goofy foot' if you keep your right forward. Here are three ways to tell which you are... more »

How to Hang 10 on a Long Surfboard

By nkorpon

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Hanging Ten, or nose-riding, is the quintessential longboarding move. There isn’t much that can compare to gliding across the face of a wave with water spitting at your face as you are perfectly balanced on the nose of your surfboard. ... more »

How to Keep Warm When Surfing in Cold Water

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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The waves are head-high and pumping and no one is in the water. So, why aren't you surfing--is it the sub-arctic temperatures? No. Get in there... and stay warm. Don't let the cold water keep the waves to the fish alone. With proper preparation ... more »

How to Pop Up on a Surfboard

By awstories

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Mastering the pop up is essential in surfing because it gets you on your feet... more »

How to Avoid Sharks While Surfing

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Fins are great when it comes to surfing, but only if they're attached to the bottom of your board! Avoid sharks while surfing and you're guaranteed to have a better session. Sharks are beautiful, impressive creatures, but they're better enjoyed ... more »

How to Catch a Wave

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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The surf may be up, but you can't surf until you master this critical skill... more »

How to Stand Up on a Surfboard

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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The "takeoff" - catching the wave, standing up, gaining control and turning toward the shoulder of the wave - is the most critical skill in surfing. Once you're up, the rest is relatively easy. Here's how to take a stand... more »

How to Kiteboard

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Kiteboarding, also known as kitesurfing, is an exciting new water sport. The idea is simple--you stand on a board with foot straps and let the power of a large, controllable kite move you across the water. Just like other sports, ensure that you ... more »

How to Maintain a Surfboard

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Surfboards are expensive and damage easily, so take care of the one you have. Beat-up boards don't perform as well as those kept in good condition... more »

How to Surf in Northern Brittany, France

By nkorpon

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Geographically, Brittany sits on the northwest coast of France. Spiritually, however, Brittany is a million miles away. Influences of its Celtic settlers and a stubborn independence streak set the people of Brittany apart from the rest of the ... more »

How to Tube Ride a Wave

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Surfing inside the barrel of a breaking wave is one of the best surfing experiences possible. Your first quality tube ride will make all the effort you spent learning to surf worthwhile... more »

How to Turn on a Surfboard

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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The first thing you have to do once you catch a wave and stand up is turn toward the unbroken shoulder of the wave... more »

How to Wax a Surfboard

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Surf wax is the stuff that makes your feet stick to the top of your surfboard. It's a good thing... more »

How to Choose Your First Surfboard

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Although you'll probably develop a sentimental attachment to your first board, that doesn't mean it should be expensive - odds are you're going to trash it... more »

How to Paddle Out When Surfing

By eHow Sports & Fitness Editor

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Before you can really test out that surfboard, you've got to get out beyond the breaking waves, also known as "the soup" in surfer lingo... more »

How to be a better surfer

By ehowrocks

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1.you should start by having a day schedule. 2.for example. 7:00:wake up/go for a surf 9:00:have a shower/breakfast 9:45:switch off/relax and so on so you can make a schedule that fits you but remember this ... more »

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