Volume 4 Issue 5
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a. Press Release: The International Bodysurfing Association b. Tripping Fins: Oceania c. Throwback: A Week in Florida- March 2018 d. Why? How? When? e. Intergalactic Whomparama- Carolina Beach, North Carolina
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The Formation of the International BodySurfing Association – IBSA. On August 19, 2018, in Oceanside, California, six representatives of bodysurfing from their respective regions across the globe, signed a constitution forming the IBSA. The constitution and also a universal judging criteria has been championed from the inception by France’s Patrice Grieumard, who is the President…
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Learned a few lessons about online trip planning: don’t let the google algorithm choose the vendor of your rental camper van and do not save $2 a day choosing the bottom-dollar cheapest airport parking. When I pulled into the Inglewood (always up to no good) parking lot, the attendant was yelling at a customer because…
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I work in Florida for a couple months each winter. Sometimes I’m conflicted. Florida provides an interesting place for new adventures and new ecosystems. Rocket launches at Cape Canaveral, The Everglades, Miami, gators, bald eagles and manatees, sometimes fun waves. However, winter waves are generally much better in San Diego than south Florida. The winter…
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Do you ever float in the Ocean wondering… Why do waves come in sets? Why do sets come in sets? Why do some sets have 4 or 5 waves while others only have 1? How does a storm’s pressure gradient effect the consistency of a swell? When will swell come again? Why do some waves…
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After moving to North Carolina from West Coast USA, Alex Torres was a lonely bodysurfer. When he got the time off work and family duties his favorite pastime would find him alienated amongst many beachgoers who had never seen anyone swim onto a wave and ride it to the shore spinning and getting tubed. One day…
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