Surfing Illustrated

John Robison (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

176 Seiten

2010
International Marine Publishing Co (Verlag)
978-0-07-147742-0 (ISBN)

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Expert instruction beginning and
intermediate surfers need to take their
skills from kook to boss.

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 illustrateevery aspect of surfing: wave dynamics, riding techniques,etiquette, logistics, and more. This entertaining,easy-to-understand visual presentation makes it easyfor you to pick up his techniques and use themon the waves.

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

John Robison (Boise, ID) is a committed surfer with international experience, and the author of the successful and similarly-formatted Sea Kayaking Illustrated: A Visual Guide to Better Paddling.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.6.2010
Zusatzinfo	0 Illustrations
Verlagsort	Rockport, ME
Sprache	englisch
Maße	185 x 234 mm
Gewicht	298 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10	0-07-147742-X / 007147742X
ISBN-13	978-0-07-147742-0 / 9780071477420
Zustand	Neuware