Swell Lines Mag

Bodysurfing yarns woven ‘tween crest and trough

Volume 4 Issue 5

  • Volume 1 Issue 3

    a. Spilling, Surging, Plunging: The Science of Breaking Waves b. The Basics of Fin Acceleration in the Ocean c. Buffalo: By Dr. Hal Handley d. Ode to the Ocean e. Creation Through Movement

  • Creation Through Movement

    “Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I run. I like to make people stop and say, ‘I’ve never seen anyone run like that before.’ It’s more than just a race, it’s a style. It’s doing something better than anyone else.…

  • Spilling, Surging, Plunging: The Science of Breaking Waves

    Breaking waves have an enormous impact on the Earth. They perpetually change our coastlines through weathering, erosion and deposition.

  • How to Get Enough Speed

    We can borrow knowledge from swimming science and infuse it with our own purposes to increase proficiency in our craft.

  • Buffalo: by Dr. Hal Handley

    Sometime in the early 1960’s, TV’s Jim McKay’s narrative on ABC’s Wide World of Sports highlighted the pageantry and excitement of many unusual and lesser-known sports.  His voice rose, crested and fell with stories portraying athletes pushing their limits for the “thrill of victory or the agony of defeat”. From 1962 to 1965, Wide World…

  • Ode to the Ocean

    Giant playground. Massive graveyard. Lore and mythology. Heroes and demons. Kanaloa, Neptune, Poseidon and Amphitrite Hydra, The Kraken and Jaws It’s mystery inspires fear. The immensity encourages exploration. The Ocean. Absorbs red light, leaving behind… The Deep Blue Sea. Salt washed from rocks, flows to the sea. 97% of Earth’s water is saltwater. The Ocean…

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Scenes from a very special run of swell. 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.

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