Thursday, March 29, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Derek Rabelo, blind surfer at Pipe
This has been posted all over, but it's a pretty amazing story, worth another look.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Surf terms defined: offshore vs onshore wind
These are two of the terms you will hear the most during the rest of your life as a surfer. They can mean the difference between an epic day and a horrible one. You can probably guess what they mean, but how do they affect surf conditions?
If you can remember one thing, it would be onshore = bad, offshore = good. Why is that?
Well, if the wind is blowing on-shore (that is from out in the ocean and towards the beach), you can think of it as pressing down on the back of the wave and causing it to crumble early. This can give the waves that nasty look of a washing machine at full tilt.
On the other hand, an off-shore wind (blowing from the beach side and out towards the ocean) will tend to 'hold up' waves as it blows up the front of them. This helps give waves that pretty, smooth, blue face that is ideal for riding (as opposed to the messy whitewater mentioned above.)
Well, if the wind is blowing on-shore (that is from out in the ocean and towards the beach), you can think of it as pressing down on the back of the wave and causing it to crumble early. This can give the waves that nasty look of a washing machine at full tilt.
On the other hand, an off-shore wind (blowing from the beach side and out towards the ocean) will tend to 'hold up' waves as it blows up the front of them. This helps give waves that pretty, smooth, blue face that is ideal for riding (as opposed to the messy whitewater mentioned above.)
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