Return by Water: Surf Stories and Adventures by Kimball Taylor  (10)
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There's something unique and mysterious about the way surfers and the waves they ride become almost mystically indistinguishable. This thrillingly illustrated exploration of surfing's mystique examines its growth as a competitive activity, analyzes board design, spins some history and, most enjoyably, captures the effervescent spirit that runs through the sport like an undertow.
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How does it feel to be in the mouth of a 50-foot tube? To carve a perfect 200-degree turn? To get plowed under a thundering mountain of whitewater?
There's something unique and mysterious about the way surfers and the waves they ride become almost mystically indistinguishable. This thrillingly illustrated exploration of surfing's mystique examines its growth as a competitive activity, analyzes board design, spins some history and, most enjoyably, captures the effervescent spirit that runs through the sport like an undertow.
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How does it feel to be in the mouth of a 50-foot tube? To carve a perfect 200-degree turn? To get plowed under a thundering mountain of whitewater?
SurfRiders puts readers in the curl with 100 vivid full-color photographs and more than 20 stories by the greatest names in surfing. Chasing the swells from Waimea Bay to South Africa's Cape St. Francis, it brings to life the near-mystical allure of riding the big wave, the rush of shooting the tube, the draw of the pipeline. Along the way, it shows readers the pivotal points of surfing's development, explores the unique beach boy culture its spawned, provides a fascinating look at the evolution of the surfboard (or "gun" as its called) and recounts some of the most outrageous sets ever ridden.
In the tradition of Ski Fever! and The Olympic Spirit, this visually stunning book also features tons of sidebars, historic photos and incredible images of today's greatest champions. Designed for both die-hard surfers and landlocked dreamers alike, it is as close to hanging ten in big wave heaven as you can get without getting wet.
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Duke Kahanamoku worked in the clear heat at Fresh water Beach, Australia, adz in hand, wood chips scattered around his bare ankles, with a sun-dried length of sugar pine suspended horizontally before him at waist level. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
surf magazines, surf culture, most surfers, good surf, perfect wave, good waves, biggest waves Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Southern California, Nat Young, Surf Fair, Duke Kahanamoku, Greg Noll, Waimea Bay, Beach Boys, Huntington Beach, Laird Hamilton, Mark Foo, Pat Curren, Sunset Beach, Darrick Doerner, Robert August, Surfer Magazine, Tom Curren, World War, Buzzy Kerbox, Cloud Nine, Mickey Dora, Midget Farrelly, Mike Hynson, Surf Crazy, West Coast New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Duke Kahanamoku worked in the clear heat at Fresh water Beach, Australia, adz in hand, wood chips scattered around his bare ankles, with a sun-dried length of sugar pine suspended horizontally before him at waist level. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
surf magazines, surf culture, most surfers, good surf, perfect wave, good waves, biggest waves Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Southern California, Nat Young, Surf Fair, Duke Kahanamoku, Greg Noll, Waimea Bay, Beach Boys, Huntington Beach, Laird Hamilton, Mark Foo, Pat Curren, Sunset Beach, Darrick Doerner, Robert August, Surfer Magazine, Tom Curren, World War, Buzzy Kerbox, Cloud Nine, Mickey Dora, Midget Farrelly, Mike Hynson, Surf Crazy, West Coast New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover | Surprise Me!