
Pick Up Your Leash!
· by Sam · in Stories, Surf Gear, Surf Technique
Learners, never make this mistake. “You have a split second to decide whether you land on your face or your board. Somehow, you do both at the same time.”

Buy A Crap Wetsuit
This is terrible, terrible advice. The first suit I bought was a £20-something, holey nightmare. It was hardly better than a t-shirt, but it was great for my early surfing ability.

Short Boards are Bad (learners!)
A lot of beginners rush to buy smaller boards after only a short time in the water. It’s a strange phenomenon – we don’t learn to drive in supercars or learn to ride on racing bikes – but in surfing we try to…