When Brad Domke goes to the beach, he brings all of his toys. Skimboard, surfboard, and 8ft INT Soft Top. A good run of swell hit this little beach break in California and he was on it, run skimboarding at the dead high tides and mixing it up between riding his Surfboard and board transferring via the Soft Top to his Skimboard.
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Surfing is the art of riding waves. But why do surfers say that offshore wind conditions bring pristine waves?
Wind creates the waves in our oceans. Without the wind, there would be no ground swells and wind swells. The sea would be a flat body of water, and surfers would have to create waves artificially.
Fortunately, the wind is always interaction with the … More
“How To Do Los Cabos is a three-day tour through the beautiful and wave rich region of Los Cabos, Mexico I went with my friends Leila Hurst, and Camille Brady to help out our host, Chris Coté as we surfed, ate, and enjoy a quick, but fun-filled trip to some incredible destinations in Cabo!” – Alana Blanchard
Almost every surfer has been there. On the paddle out or in a wipeout, at least one wave has pushed each of us deep underwater and held us down too long, so long that a little panic crept in: “I need to breathe. I have to breathe.” And if the hold-down continued, “Am I going to drown?!”
That time underwater can feel like an eternity, but in fact, most hold-downs last only five seconds. In large surf, that may stretch to 12 seconds. Even a big-wave surfer subjected to a two-wave hold-down will be underwater only for about half a minute. Objectively, it’s not that long … More