Learn to Surf - James Maclaren

An introductory guide to the sport of surfing discusses traditional surfing, bodyboarding, and body surfing while offering detailed instructions for the complete beginner.

Conversationally written. No jargon or surf lingo to confuse the beginner. Breaks a potentially difficult and complex subject into easy-to-digest tidbits.Targeted for people who have never so much as picked up a surfboard in their lives, but who are intrigued by this exhilarating sport. Anybody can LEARN TO SURF, let's do it!

Surfers's Start-up: Beginner's Guide to Surfing (Start-up Sports) - Doug Werner

This illustrated handbook covers the basics of surfing gear, surfing conditions, safety, surfer etiquette and the history of surfing. Moreover it teaches the novice how to cope: not only with the waves and learning frustrations but with crowds and (gulp!) locals too.

Fit to Surf: The Surfer's Guide to Strength and Conditioning - Rocky Snyder

Not only is surfing an extremely popular male sport, it is the second fasted growing women's sport, behind golfing, and is destined to become even more popular. Surfing is also an extremely demanding sport, requiring absolute fitness for success. No wonder then, that Rocky Snyder sold thousands of copies of this book in its first, self-published edition with minimal promotion and no bookstore distribution. Fit To Surf is filled with black & white photographs and provides valuable information to the reader about how to create a personal conditioning program specific to surfing. The book is designed to help readers build more surfing strength, enhance endurance, increase balance and coordination, and reduce chances of injury. The book contains sample workouts for the home, gym, and on the water.

Surfing Fundamentals - Nat Young

128 pages, including 70,000 words of text, 120 black and white photos and sketches, 10 pages of colour. Now in it1s fourth printing this book has taught thousands of people to surf. The inside information from four times World Surfing Champion, Nat Young. All the tips from his 43 years of experience, good clean advise for the beginner and the advanced surfer, including how to ride a Shortboard, Longboard, Bodyboard, kneeboard and Wave Ski.
The basis of this manuscript was first commissioned by the Warringah Shire Council in 1976 as a guide to Australia1s first Surf School. Over the course of two summers directing their surf school Nat Young refined the information to make a clear, definitive book that could be used to teach people of all ages how to surf, originally coming out as Nat Youngs Book of Surfing.
Part one is BASIC SURFING. Including, Starting out right, Choosing your board. Learning to paddle, Going into the ocean for the first time, Catching your first wave, Standing up, Basic Manoeuvres, Helpful hints, Caring for your board, Things that bite and sting and an important chapter on Attitude.
Part two is INFORMED SURFING. Advanced manoeuvres, from tube riding to aerials. Surfing big waves, Competitive surfing, Waves and weather, Where the waves are, and History through design.
Part three is ALTERNATE SURFING. The art of riding a malibu or Longboard, Kneeboard, Wave ski, and Boogie board, and a Glossary so you communicate.