
a. Tripping Fins: South Florida b. The Fin Rail c. Spectating d. The Stoker e. Visions of the Month

Where are all the East Coast USA bodysurfers? Hundreds of miles of beachbreak (albeit inconsistent) barrels. As we know from Eric’s Tripping Fins to North Carolina, there is a lot of bodysurf potential on the “Right Coast.” Over the past couple years, I’ve spent some time working in South Florida. Last year, I bodysurfed ankle-high…

rāl: a bar or series of bars, typically fixed on upright supports, serving as part of a fence or barrier or used to hang things on. There are only so many ways to design swim fins. Our physiology dictates the efficient mode of swimming and good swim fins slap a couple inches of rubber to…

Everyone enjoys watching waves. Its mesmerizing. Oceanfront property is so expensive because everyone likes to watch the Ocean. People go on beach vacations and spend the entire time sitting on the beach staring at waves. Bodysurfing provides the best possible vantage point for spectating wave action. The next best thing to being in the barrel is…

Here’s to our stoker our rosy eyed friend, who dreams of glassy curls and sessions without end. Here’s to our stoker the first on the sand, waking hours before the sun makin plans to be grand. Here’s to our stoker scouring weather models and maps, no time for the grind rally the crew…

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