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Surf's Up: The Girl's Guide to Surfing

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I bought this book for my 11 yr old daughter who started surfing with me a couple of years ago. When she was finished, I read this book to see how it was. It was one of the best surf books I ever read. I think that the fact that it was geared towards women by a women, it made it more relaxed and fun. We (men) tend to get to serious and lose the point of it. Anyway, Louise (the author) was playful as well as insightful. You can tell by this book that Louise really loves surfing and her whole souful lifestyle. Her kind and warm personality shown through by her writing.
I would highly reccogmend this book to anyone who wants to learn how to surf or just be part of the relaxed surf culture.

P.S. I bought a copy for myself and refer to it all the time. Great job Louise. I am now a big fan of yours. Aloha

Ron DiMauro

I'm 30 years old female and new to surfing i bought this book before i started my first surf lesson and really help me a lot. This a great book,
i seriously recommend it for begginers any age, is very well detailed and many helpfull tips..
If you get this book you wont regret it.

this is an excellent book for surfers of any level, but focuses on beginners. There's a great history of women in surfing and profiles of today's up and comers. The book is well written and well designed, there are great photographs throughout. I wish I would have had this book when I started surfing, I had to learn the hard way! It's great to see the women of surfing getting the attention they deserve.

This book is the most detailed guide I've found for surfing. The Surf Diva guide is also very good but not as detailed and informative as this book. I highly recommend it.

I have read this book, time and again and in my opinion contrary to what the title suggests this book is equally useful for guys as well as girls.

Well written, nice pictures and comments from pro surfers. It does deal with some of girl specific issues which either guys can ignore or appreciate.

It will definitely be useful for a beginner or heck even an intermediate surfer.

I had high hopes for this book, but it failed to deliver. Part of it is like a Facebook page, part of it like a dictionary, part of it like the Yellow Pages. There wasn't enough focus on actually how to surf. I guess the title gives it away: "The Girl's Guide to Surfing." It's for girls, not women. Women--like men--need substance. And we need to learn to do what we do as independent individuals, not overgrown girls who have to be led by the hand amid constant encouragement and special treatment. The wave doesn't care about your gender.

This book was quite a hoot for my daughters. They got the book after they had already learned to surf quite proficiently so one would expect it would not be useful. Not the case. They both enjoyed it immensely. My older one even commented that reading the beginners section helped her notice a bad habit. At first both were suspect of a book for "girls" as they think of themselves as surfers rather than "girl surfers" but they were both pleasantly surprised. The advice from the pros helps as well. We'd love to see a newer version featuring some of the amazing new females (Coco, Carissa)

The book is a great intro for the beginner surfer. It packs in a lot of info and is much more informative compared to other surf books that I purchased. It contains info on websites for additional information, and on surfing clubs. You can tell that the author is enthusiastic and loves surfing.

Great book if you are a female surfer! Gives you all the basics. Easty to read and understand.