Swell Lines Mag

Bodysurfing yarns woven ‘tween crest and trough

Volume 4 Issue 5

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    Volume 4 Issue 4

    a. The History of: Duck Feet Fins b. Tripping Fins: Maui c. Sandy Pages: How to Bodysurf by Nelson Dewey d. Throwback to Two Weeks in October e. Global Visions- Feb. 2018

  • The History of: Duck Feet

    Duck Feet fins were a major innovation in the development of effective swimming devices, allowing bodysurfers and Ocean enthusiasts the ability to swim faster and longer. This is the complete history.

  • Tripping Fins: Maui

    Bodysurfing travel log from the island Maui.

  • Sandy Pages: How to Body Surf

    Book review of How to Body Surf! by Nelson Dewey.

  • Throwback to Two Weeks in October

    The southern hemisphere storm and swell track was comatose throughout much of August and September 2017.  The East Coast of the USA saw weeks of pumping, epic tropical swell, while California and Hawaii watched the live cams and highlights jealously. Swell Affective Disorder (SAD) was deep-rooted. Waveriders walked around slouched over, staring longing at the…

  • Global Visions- February 2018

    User submitted photographs of bodysurfing.

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Merry everything. Find your happy little corner. WBC 2025 is on. We hope everyone creates lasting memories with the big bodysurfing family. Thanks to Scott, Casenelli and all of the awesome volunteers who keep this tradition going. Yew! June was solid with consistent combo swells and windows of clean conditions. July began with 6 days of pumping SSW swell. An excellent start to Summer! We met Mark in the water during a massive swell at a local North County San Diego beachbreak. Today our bodysurfing family is saddened to learn of the passing of Fred Simpson. Fred Simpson played a major role in shaping modern bodysurfing performance, culture and equipment. He was a fatherly figure to many young guys scrapping for waves at one of the most famous surf spots in the world. He also designed a fin built to perform for wave surfers. As a vessel of bodysurf and surf knowledge we have lost a titan. He was humble, kind and always willing to share his wealth of experience with us. While he loved Newport, he would often be seen roaming the Oceanside Pier on the Sunday of the WBC championships watching the performers and talking about technical bodysurfing. We wish our wedge family peace in their time of grief and we wish his family the same. Feel free to share memories here and read our two articles about Fred on Swell Lines Mag. 🖤💛 Thanks 2024…here’s to a swell-filled 2025 for all! Pocket rider. Hurricane Gilma provided 3 mornings of fun, peaky tubes.

Categories

The History of.

How to.

All-Time Sessions.

Salty Fins.

The Science of.

Sandy Pages.

Glassy Feature.

Ocean Verse.

Tripping Fins.

Visions of the Month.