INCREDIBLE: 77 people surfing the same wave

77 people surf the same river wave

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Uncommon surfing spots

You are looking for untypical spots to surf? 

Here is a list of 9 uncommon places to experience, guaranted thrills and hapiness !

High innovative and technology surfboards

1. Surfsens : a high technology surfboard with integrated sensors
2. Surfboard with LEDs integrated

1. Surfsens : a high technology surfboard with integrated sensors

"To turn feelings into facts"

The Spanish companies Tecnalia Research & Innovation and Pukas have cooperated to offer a revolutionized surf board. They created a high-performance surfboard with integrated sensors. It will enable the surfers to record data of surfing parameters in real time which means while riding waves. It is important to have the data to analyse a performance and track the movements.

Teahupo'o

Some surfing spots totally redefine where the limits are. 

Teahupoʻo, in the island of Tahiti, French Polynesia, southern Pacific Ocean is seen as one of the World’s heaviest wave. It can reach from 2 (7 feet) to 7 meters (21 feet). 

Teahupo’o is an aspiration for nearly all surfers. Many of them will remember for life their experience of this curious nature !

Unusual

Let's go back to this crazy event !

A video uploaded to Youtube in 2012 shows two guys in wetsuits surfing the streets of New York City on motorized surfboards. First time something like this happens !

Along their way, they give high-fives to people in the street and grab hot dogs while on their surfboards. Of course, I mean, what a cool way to enjoy a city !

Eco-friendly surfing equipment

The sport of surfing grows and so does its environmental impact. Today the surfing equipment can have a negative ecological footprint because it is made of non-biodegradable materials (synthetic resin surfboards, neoprene wetsuits, petroleum-based surf wax, etc.) 

Some surf equipment manufacturers are focusing on an ecological vision of the sport and offer green alternatives. 

The surfing DOs and DON'Ts

DON'Ts

• Alcohol: surfing under the influence of alcohol is a very bad idea. Save the drinking for the after-surf session with your buddies ! :)

• Food: do not go surfing for at least 45 minutes after a meal.

DOs

• Surfing lesson: you might consider a surfing lesson with a teacher if it is the first time you try. This person could give you useful tips. This is also a way to know whether surfing is for you.

How to ride a wave ?

Surfing

Surfing is a sport of passionate people feeling the intensity with rushes of adrenaline combined with the power of the nature: the ocean. It is a water sport in which surfers ride breaking waves into shore on a surfboard. This sport can be practiced by people at all levels of ability. 

How it feels like to surf a wave

Hey guys, I've read some websites that gathered surfers feedbacks about what it feels like to surf a wave. It will provide you an insight of why people are so passionate about surfing and why this sport is so addictive !

One of the oldest surfers in the world: "Doc" Ball

John Health "Doc" Ball was born in 1907, in Los Angeles. He was a legend among surfers and surf photographers. In the 1920s, when he started surfing, there were around 15-20 surfers around the whole southern California coast. “Doc” was influential in the growth of surfing in California, especially between the 1930’s and 1950’s.