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    If you have read the list of the different types surfboard attention, you should have become very fast clear which board is for you the most appropriate when you're standing in surfing still in its infancy. There are long, wide and thick boards, which provide for the beginning of the most fun when surfing! The classic beginner board is clearly the Mini-Malibu. Almost every surf school and surf camp each - also we - uses these types of surfboards mainly in the form of soft boards for their

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    that dominates this place, but one major part of the culture here that is often overlooked is surfing. No matter where one is on campus, they will see people headed off to the beach with their board in hand, or headed to Poly Escapes to rent one. I have only been surfing a handful of times in my life, which is why I chose to analyze a surf shop; I have always been fascinated by the huge obsession with surfing that is present. When meeting people for the first time here, it is almost inevitable to get

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    beautiful nature there that they did not have in California. Everyone was thrilled to soak up some sun on the beach and explore the beautiful region although, Lucas had the California State Surfing Conference on his mind. Lucas was very focused on practicing his surfing for the very important California State Surfing Conference. Every day. Lucas practices

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    eye. Out in the ocean you see a surfer catching some waves, and it looks so fun and exciting that you almost grab a board and join in. However you don’t know how to surf and would rather not embarrass yourself in front of all these beach goers. Surfing, however, isn’t complicated at all and can be accomplished in these simple steps. Firstly, you need to get the proper equipment. You will, of course, need a surfboard. The fun board, as well as the foam board, is recommended for beginners.

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    Skim boarding has been around for a long time dating back to the year 1920s mainly in Laguna Beach CA. People began getting more and more interested in this sport and started making skim boards from plywood and used these boards when they went to the beach to enjoy themselves. Furthermore the whole world developed interest in this sport and not only a particular section of people. Also the boards that people manufactured themselves were not in good shape and size, this lead to people not being able

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    Bethany Hamilton was 13 when she was attacked while surfing. She started surfing at 5 years old. She would win major amateur surfing contest by the age of 10. Before her shark attack she was enjoying a day with her best friend Alana, and her best friend’s dad and brother. When out of nowhere a 15 foot tiger shark attacked her, ever since then her life changed. However Bethany got back into the water a day before thanksgiving, reteaching herself how to surf with one hand. Ever since then she’d been

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    Response: Believe it or not, one arm wasn't my biggest setback. I'd say my conscious was my biggest setback. During recover I would always think that my surfing days were over or that it wasn't possible for me to ever surf or be as good as I was again. “Courage doesn't mean you don't get afraid. Courage means you don't let fear stop you” (Hamilton 208). Question 8: How does having one arm limit your daily

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    Because this story is so famous, there was a movie made about Bethany’s experience. This movie was a huge hit and showed the viewers what Bethany’s life was like after the attack. Surfing is something that Bethany has done for a long time. She was 13 years old when she got bit by the shark. She did not give up on surfing. Bethany chose to surf again as soon as possible. When she could surf again,

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    This past summer my family and I ventured to the stunning city, San Diego, California. We stayed at the multiflorus Catamaran Hotel on Mission Bay. While we were in San Diego my sister and I tried a new extravagant thing, surfing, in the Pacific Ocean. Everyday we traveled to different beaches with different marvelous different features, in the different parts of San Diego. The trip was a blast, so many memories were made that will last forever. When we first arrived to the Catamaran Hotel we were

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    result of surfing, the California drought of the 1970s, and the film work and photography of Craig Stecyk, this once dead sport has risen from the dead for good. It all began in the early 1970s when Dogtown, located in Venice Beach, California was home to a secret surfing cove. This area was constantly populated by pyromaniacs, drug addicts, artists, and of course surfers’, but most importantly the Zephyr surf team. This team was known as “The mafia of the waves” (Peralta, 2002). While surfing on the

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