Surfing Instructions

General Discussion
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I am a daily reader and occasional contributor here. I was looking through some papers the other day and came across this gem that I wanted to share. It was wriiten a few years back by my daughter, who was 8 years old at the time, after her first introduction to surfing (on a board I was able to make for her. Thanks!) It helped me put in perspective the complicated and sometimes convoluted theories and designs discussed here as applied to the watercraft on which we ride the waves. Enjoy!!

How to Surf Katy

First, pick up your surfboard. Then, walk your board out to the water. Next, put your board in the water. After that, paddle out in the water. Finally, catch a wave and surf it all the way to shore.

Ride on,

Tom

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Love it, really puts things in perspective…

Kids are great at that…a real leveller

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Classic!

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how to surf

by paul

first watch surf movies like blue crush and north shore maybe bay watch

get urge to be cool after mind surfing on the couch for 1 year

move to the gold coast

go to surfshop and buy label surf clothing and 300 dollar sunglasses

wear these cloths for another year while hanging around beach side cafes disccussing the conditions with other like minds

buy new surfboard (preferably one thats very small and very shiny and has 3 fins) with new leggy bag and grip and stickers for your surf style wagoon

wait around for a few months discussing conditions at beach side cafe until the surf looks like how it does in the movies

attempt to paddle out

get washed around in impact zone for ten minutes

nearly drown

straggle out the back

get abused by old grumpy local

paddle over to the shoulder with all the other 200 hundred surfing legends

get sunburnt

catch a wiitetwater in on your gut

impress girlfriend with lies

i mean theres no way she spoted you in amongst the other 200

under no circumstances should you paddle out first or where there is no crowd

and if it looks like you may have

make a comment to your friends about it being

to small or messy

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Beautiful tkelly. I have a 16y/o daughter that has given me similar advice, on a wide range of subjects, over the years.

Perspective… as Hicksey said.

I was talking to a friend the other day. He makes a living as a sculptor.

I mentioned my new passion of shaping surfboards and asked how he creates such beautiful artwork.

He got kind of a far off look in his eyes, thought for a minute before responding. And said, “I look at the material I’m working with, visualize the finished form, grab a tool and take away the parts I don’t need.”

So far his advice hasn’t worked for me as well as your daughters has.

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I think I’ll take that advice.

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“I look at the material I’m working with, visualize the finished form, grab a tool and take away the parts I don’t need.”

That’s a nice way to proceed, looking at things from a different point of view. The words above are by Michelangelo Buonarroti.

Cheers to all of you!

Tav