Surf Tips

Somewhere over the Rainbow…
There are waves of course!
Island folk love the winter time…we are blessed with huge surf on the north shore of Maui. Check out the recent storm, rainbow and all. We don’t take our women surf camps and co-ed surf camps here, but just look at what we have to look forward too!

Gorgeous Maui Rainbow

Better than a pot of Gold

Fishermen love to surf when the Swell is up

A while back my friend Brian started the Maui Activities Club here in Maui, to get people together who liked to do similar activities. The club organizes hikes, plays beach volleyball, and surfs. They also have a huge list of other fun things to do here in Maui.

Here are some of the photos from their recent surf activity a few weeks ago. If you are interested in joining the group for some fun activities contact Brian. I think they have plans to go explore Maui on 4wheelers next, sounds fun.

Thanks Brian for putting this together. If you don’t live on Maui, you can still join the group when you come to Hawaii to visit. Just send Brian an e-mail.

The Equipment just waiting to get in the ocean.

It’s classroom time! But outside of course.

Another woman surfer has been born.

She was nervous to become a woman surfer! Look at her now. She rocks!

Aloha!
I receive this great e-newsletter once a week from Pacific LongBoarder. They have added Pic-a-day to their e-newsletter. Great Images of surfing and wellness. Check them out.

Check out these great Surf Photos.

SwellWomen is a business member of the Surfrider Foundation, a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s oceans, waves and beaches, for all people, through conservation, activism, research and education. We love Surfrider foundation!
Because we are a member (we encourage you to join) we receive an informative newsletter titled, “Making Waves.” In this issue, we received information and the website link for the complete 2007 State of the Beach Report. This document provides information on and evaluates the status of “beach health indicators” for 25 coastal states!!!. Check it out and let us know how your beach ranks and what your plans are for improvement.

Let’s support clean water so that we can keep doing this!

Have you got the land lock blues! Living in Maui we are blessed with surf on all parts of the island but if you live in a place with no ocean in sight, check out this clip on You Tube. Ha Ha!

Here’s a quick tip regarding the center fin on your long board. Depending on your riding sytle, longboard shape, and performance goals, your fin might be more important than you might think.

I recently had some one ask me why my fin was so odd looking? Well, It had more to do with how I wanted my board to ride than the look of the fin. The fin I was using on my longboard is known as a cut away. This lets me have a large fin to stabalize my board, for those great long noserides, but cuts the bottom of the fin away so that I still have a board that turns easy. Of the 4 fins featured below, the black fin is the cutaway.

Many people might just jump on the idea that this fin sound good for all conditions, but it works great for small to medium size waves, and ok for larger waves. The reason is that as a wave gets bigger the fin might be a little to loose and cause the board to be unstable at higher speeds. Thats when it’s time to put on a performance fin. A fin with a longer base, like the red one below.

Experiment with fins and see what works best for your surf break and riding style. A fin can drastically change the way your board rides, so have fun and play around with fin choices.

The fins featured are from futures fins. I use them on all my boards. They make some great shapes and their shortboard fins are amazing. Check them out at Futresfins.com