Swell Lines Mag

Bodysurfing yarns woven ‘tween crest and trough

Volume 4 Issue 5

  • Volume 2 Issue 4

    a. The Art of Doing Your Own Thing b. Salty Pages: The Art of Bodysurfing c. Home d. Never a Bad Time in the Ocean e. Closeout Comrades

  • The Art of Doing Your Own Thing

    By Skye Walker SkyeWalkerArt.com One could argue the point of what is cool and what is not cool in this world. I know I have certainly passed judgement on others because what they were doing didn’t appear to be cool to me. But in the same respect, I know that same judgement has been passed on…

  • Sandy Pages: The Art of Body Surfing

    Book review for The Art of Body Surfing by Judge Robert Gardner

  • Home

    You know her moods. You know what she likes. You know exactly what gets her going. Swell size and direction. Wind and tide. You know what will happen as the tide shifts and the swell fills. She’s been good to you and you respect her. You don’t brag to everyone how good she gets because…

  • Never a Bad Time in the Ocean

    Never a bad time in the Ocean… …unless you’re being washed into the boneyard rocks at 30ft Mavericks or stuck in an underwater cave at 15ft Pipeline or being recycled in the waist deep impact zone at 20ft Wedge or fistfighting a great white shark or taking a 10 wave set on the head at maxing Puerto…

  • Closeout Comrades

    Abandon all hope of glory let it fall from your hand, float through grit and settle to the sand. Swim on comrades the Closeout is come.   Breathe in Earth’s aura, the magnificent clear. Where you go you’ll stay held under your fear. Swim on Comrades the Closeout is come.   Kick with resolve the…

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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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