The Girl Surf Handbook

27.95

The Surf Girl Handbook will teach you everything a girl needs to know, from mastering the waves to becoming a standout at your local break. There’s detailed information about getting started, understanding how waves work, the equipment to buy, and how to perform manoeuvres. You’ll soon be ripping with the best of them!

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The Essential Guide for Surf Chicks Everywhere

SurfGirl have teamed up with some of the best female surfers in the world to bring you the “Surf Girl Handbook”: the ultimate guide to women’s surfing, and the surfing bible for surf girls everywhere! “The Surf Girl Handbook” covers everything you need to know about surfing and takes you from total beginner through to standout ripper at your local break. There’s information on getting started, oceanography and choosing the right equipment, as well as step-by-step instructionals covering everything from your first session in the whitewater, through to how to tube-ride. Plus there’s advice on fitness regimes, yoga and pilates, nutrition and looking after yourself physically and mentally. And the book is full of useful info on the best places to go surf, and how to protect the ocean in which we play. Packed with priceless information, amazing photography, and the ultimate insider tips from the pros – “The Surf Girl Handbook” really is an essential for any surf girl. It’s like having your own personal surf instructor, lifestyle coach and fitness guru all in one book! “The Surf Girl Handbook” – everything you need to know about surfing – and so much more.

Foreward by Sally Fitzgibbons

THERE ARE MANY ASPECTS TO SURFBOARD SELECTION THESE ARE THE POINTS TO CONSIDER

LENGTH

Typically surfboards are measured in inches. The length is measured from the nose to the tail. Choosing the length of the surfboard is dependant on your size (weight, height), board type and waves conditions you wish to use the board for.

WIDTH

The widest point of the surfboard is measured from rail to rail. Generally the wider the surfboard the more stable the board, while a board with smaller width maintains better speed and performance.

BOARD THICKNESS

Surfboard thickness is measured from the top deck to the bottom. The thickness again has a bearing on the board’s performance. Professional surfers will tend to go for the thinner boards as they are lighter and offer better performance.The thicker boards are stronger and because there is more foam under the surfer the boards are more stable.

ROCKER

The bottom curve of a surfboard. Generally the more rocker the surfboard has the more loose (manoeuvrable) the surfboard will be. Where the flatter rocker surfboards will be faster, although they will lack the looseness. The nose is the tip of the surfboard, the nose can vary in shapes and size. Basically the thinner the nose the more response the board will perform, while wider noses are better for stabilization.

STRINGER

Used to increase the strength of a surfboard, a stringer (normally made from wood) runs down the length of a surfboards (typically in the centre of the board from the tip of the nose to the tail).
Boards built with Epoxy, Carbon Fibre and soft boards generally don’t have stringers.

FINS

Generally heavier surfers require larger fins to hold the waves better. Although if you prefer to ride a looser (less hold in the waves), smaller fins would be a better option.

FIN CONSIDERATIONS

Fin configurations have an effect on the ways your surfboards perform.
The following are some of the more common fin configurations.

SINGLE FIN

The single fin was the original fin configuration for surfboards. Based on the idea of the sailboat keel. Single fins are added stabilization and control on the powerful, larger waves, although lack manoeuvrability

TWIN FIN

Are great for small waves, being fast and manoeuvrable, but when put into tight spots on larger waves, they become hard to control. Popular with Fish surfboards.

THRUSTER 3 FIN

Widely recognized as the standard fin configuration, the thruster answers the shortcomings of the single fin and the twin fins configurations.
The thrusters give you stabilization, control and manoeuvrability in all types of surfing conditions.
This concept was the brainchild of Australia’s Simon Anderson

QUADS 4 FINS

With four fins in the water, Quads boasts an extraordinary amount of holding power in larger surf.
You may think that having four fins would sacrifice speed by creating more drag, but this is not the case.
The both sets of fins are working together on the rail, which makers believe they creates less drag than a board with a centre fin.
The manoeuvrability isn’t sacrificed either, with fins directly under your back foot, the quads are very responsive.

KEEL

Similar setup to the Twin Fin, although smaller (low profile) fins are generally placed wider (closer to the rails) on the surfboard.
Popular with Fish and Egg / Retro surfboards.

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