Surfer Dad

Surf blog by a wave starved father

Night surfing with nyctophobia

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If you have nyctophobia, you’re afraid of the dark. So nyctophobiacs are unlikely to experience the thrill of surfing at night. There are many good reasons to surf at night: small waves feel like Teahupoo, you won’t get sunburn and crowds are rare. So what do you do if you’re afraid of the dark and […]

Gone surfing

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Sorry I’ve gone to Lacanau, France for two weeks but normal service will resume on 28th September 2011. I will be travelling with my beautiful partner, my 3 year old daughter and without a surfboard! Don’t worry I still plan to be tucking in to those picture perfect French barrels. I’ll tell you how and […]

Bethany Hamilton

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Within surfing circles, Bethany Hamilton is already a living legend at just 21. Following the international release of her film “Soul Surfer”, the world will know her heroic life story before she’s 22. Who is Bethany Hamilton? In case you haven’t seen the film, read her book, or noticed the media frenzy that follows the […]

Longboarding is a girl’s sport

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Girls glide across the waves with grace and glamour. Men might ride longboards with more power and technical complexity, but women make longboarding look effortless. Women’s prowess in the ocean should come as no surprise, they’ve been riding longboards for centuries. The first recorded images of women surfers were captured in Polynesia 1819, and preserved […]

Is surfing better than sex?

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Inspired by the article “surfing vs the no pants dance” in Surf Europe #81 and years of cliches, I decided to give some serious thought to “what is better, surfing or sex?”. I realise that both surfing and sex are about more than the physical activity, and that primal emotion influences our need for both. […]

How to wax and de-wax your surfboard

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Most middle-aged surfers will already know how to wax and de-wax their surfboards, but have you ever seen it done with such style and grace? Apologies to any sensitive surfing feminists out there. But you can watch men wax their boards, in nothing but tight fitting boardies, every weekend at your local break. For more […]

Vintage surfboard meet

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If you like vintage surfboards then dust of the old quiver and get your nostalgic surf bum down to Lusty Glaze tomorrow. There will be a Vintage Surf Meet between 9.30 and 12pm in the Lusty Glaze car park on Sunday the 26th June 2011, that’s in Newquay in case you wasn’t sure. It will […]

International Surfing Fathers Day

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If you’re a Dad and you surf then the 19th June 2011 is a day made for you. Not only is it Fathers Day, but in the UK we are celebrating International Surfing Day (it’s on the 20th June in the U.S.). That means fathers have never had a better excuse to spend the day […]

Surfing survival guide for new parents

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Congratulations! You’re the parent of a beautiful baby. Commiserations: your surfing has been cut by at least 50% If you’re still surfing by the time you have children chances are you don’t do it to look cool, keep fit or impress the opposite sex. You surf for happiness and survival, without surfing you become a […]