Surfing Illustrated

Overview

Main description

Expert instruction you need to take your skills from kook to boss

Author John Robison uses hundreds of pictures-- comical, cartoon-like drawings--to clearly illustrate every aspect of surfing: wave dynamics, riding techniques, etiquette, logistics, and more. This entertaining, easy-to-understand visual presentation makes it easy for you to pick up his techniques and use them on the waves.

Robison covers every aspect of the sport, from paddling out through the surf zone and catching and riding that first wave to nose riding, acrobatics, shortboard riding, and to equipment repairs.

Table of contents

1. Surfboards and Surfers
2. Waves
3. Shoreline Dynamics
4. The Physics of Surfing
5. Surf Etiquette
6. Paddling
7. Reading and Catching Waves
8. Standing Up and Steering
9. Surf Adventures
10. Surfer and Surfboard Repair: first aid for you and your board

Author comments

John Robison is a committed surfer and the author of the successful and similarly formatted Sea Kayaking Illustrated: A Visual Guide to Better Paddling.