Swell Lines Mag

Bodysurfing yarns woven ‘tween crest and trough

Volume 4 Issue 5

  • Bodysurfing in Nicaragua

    Volume 4 Issue 3

    a. Tripping Fins: Nicaragua b. 2017 Point Panic Experience c. Analog Bodysurf #3 d. World Bodysurfing Championship Gallery e. Perspectives: World Bodysurfing Championships Love/Hate

  • Perfect waves in Nicaragua

    Tripping Fins: Nicaragua

    I‘d seen the photos and heard the stories…tropical beachbreak barrels and offshore all day! What? Really? Its perfect offshore all day? Apparently, Lake Nicaragua sits just inland from the coast and disturbs the typical land/sea breeze cycle. After 10 years of the afternoon, blown-out sea breeze in Southern California, it was a must to check out…

  • 2017 Point Panic Experience

    Photo gallery from the 2017 Point Panic Experience, bodysurfing contest.

  • Niknonos wave photograph

    Analog Bodysurf #3

    In the 3rd installment of Analog Bodysurf, we feature a variety of photos taken with a variety of cameras, in a variety of locations. I have very much enjoyed the challenge of shooting the Nikonos V in the water. Judging the focus distance as a wave approaches, setting the focus and taking the shot at…

  • Gallery 2017 WBC

    Photo gallery from the 2017 World Bodysurfing Championships in Oceanside, California.

  • Perspectives: Love to Hate World Bodysurfing Championships

    Perspectives: World Bodysurfing Championships Why I hate them and why I’ll never miss a year. The World Bodysurfing Championships is a yearly bodysurfing contest held at the Oceanside Pier in the middle of August. It is hard to overstate how polarizing this contest is among dedicated bodysurfers. There are many riders who refuse to participate.…

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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.

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