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Boardmasters 2016 Big B Sign

Is Boardmasters a surfer’s festival?

· by Sam · in Events, Stories, Surf Culture

There are loads of surf festivals in Europe. Boardmasters is the biggest by far. But is it really for surfers?

The answer isn’t simple.

Big Wave Surfing Foamie Cribbar 16th December Sam Crosby

Big Wave Surfing on a Foamie

· by Sam · in Events, Stories

There’s a mythical beast lurking in North Cornwall, silently brooding beneath the surface of the Atlantic.

It waits patiently for summer to pass, ready to fire when the conditions call…

The Granite Stoke at By Walski

The Granite Stoke at By Walski

· by Sam · in Events, Meanwhile

Through the “London Surfers” group on Meetup.com, (a website where anyone can register to join group activities), I found out about a surf movie screening happening in East London. Joining a “Meetup” was a strange experience to start with, but it was…

Hey! Thank you for the support over the years.

I'm not actively keeping this site up to date anymore, but you can check out my new initiative: Recalling Fire.

Over The Dune is about the in-between. The veiled stuff in surfing that nobody talks about. The veterans don't have time for it and beginner surfers pretend they already know.

So, at the risk of sounding out-of-style. Here's my progress so far:

Learning to surf progress Beginner Learning to surf progress Intermediate.

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Mind Surfer tips: only dreamed of surfing.
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Learner tips: tried once or twice
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Beginner tips: standing up and balancing.Beginner Surfer Stick Man

Intermediate tips: going across the face, paddling out.Intermediate Surfer Stick Man

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SURF SLANG

My surf slang dictionary with loads of surfer Stick Man doodles as examples...



Hack – “Throwing spray” with a quick and powerful top turn or cutback.



Bottom turn – Turning in the trough of a wave to face along it. A crucial manoeuvre and often the very first thing a surfer does after he’s popped up.

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