Book description
Surfing: A Beginner's Manual
is aimed at anyone
who is interested in learning to surf. Alf Alderson takes you through
all the vital steps to becoming a surfer: you will learn where to surf,
when to surf and how to surf safely. You will learn the foundations
such as choosing the correct equipment, which is essential to make any
progress as a beginner; pre-surf preparation, including getting fit with
tips and advice; and your first surfer steps on the beach and in the
ocean. All these stages lead up to you catching your very first wave
and catching the surfing bug.
The sea is renowned for its beauty, but
infamous for its dangers. Alf provides you with transferable skills to
safely enjoy your new hobby. Safety features heavily in the book, and
you will learn all the basic common-sense aspects of surfing that even
the most experienced surfer forgets.
The revised and updated edition will now feature sequential colour
photographs of professional surfers. Green conscious surfers will
love the updated Green Seas section, which will feature updated
organizations and discusses potential impact of global warming/rising
sea levels on surfing in the future. A larger Appendix will also be
added with more web-based information that is vital for any beginner.
Table of contents:
1. Equipment.
2. First Steps.
3. Into the Surf.
4. Surf Manoeuvres.
5. Safe Surfing.
6. Waves and Weather.
7. Surfboard Design.
8. Care and Repair.
9. Green Seas.
10. Surfing Associations.
11. Surfspeak.
The easy-to-follow instructions and photo-sequences will have you
riding your first wave - in a weekend.
Alf Alderson is an award-winning freelance
journalist and photographer based in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales.
He specialises in adventure sports and travel journalism, and his work
has appeared in newspapers and magazines in Britain, the USA, Canada,
Australia and Europe
