The south of Bali island is faced the hindi ocean, it has sprung up along the spectacular beaches, furthermore, the combination of large offshore reefs and shaped coastline have made this region a genuine surfer`s paradise. You can find perfect wave on these beautiful beaches:
- Medewi Beach @ Negara
- Balian Beach @ Tabanan
- Pererenan Beach @ Tabanan
- Canggu Beach @ Canggu
- Peti Tenget Beach @ Kerobokan
- Legian Beach @ Kuta
- Kuta Beach @ Kuta
- Kuta reef @ Kuta
- Airport Left @ Airport Tuban
- Airport Rights @ Airport Tuban
- Jimbaran Beach @ Jimbaran
- Balangan Beach @ Bukit Balangan
- Dreamland Beach @ Bukit Pecatu
- Bingin Beach @ Bukit
- Padang-padang Beach @ Bukit
- Uluwatu Beach @ Bukit Uluwatu
- Nyang-nyang Beach @ Bukit
- Batu Pageh Beach @ Batu Pageh
- Nusa Dua Beach @ Nusa Dua
- samuh Beach @ Nusa Dua
- Serangan Beach @ Serangan Island
- Semawang Beach @ Sanur
- Tanjung sari Beach @ Sanur
- Sanur Beach @ sanur
- Padang Galak Beach @ Sanur
- Ketewel Beach @ Batubulan
- Keramas Beach @ Gianyar
- Lebih Beach @ Gianyar
- Padang Bai Beach @ Padang Bai
- Lembongan Beach @ Lembongan Island
What are the rules for surfing? here are basic knowledge before you wax your surfing board.
Know your Skill and Ability
This is the first thing you should realize. You have to know how good you are at a wave riding and your physical strength (the power your arm and back muscle to paddle out and the important is your ability to hold breath during the rinse cycle time in a bad wipe out)
Know the Environment
Simple tips for you to know the environment is, better ask the locals about the surf break, where is the paddle out point and paddle in point, bottom contour and natural hazard. Please really concern to the latter, you do not want to end up tangled in bull kelp, skimming along beside a shark or heading out to sea on a rip. Do not panic, anytime when you caught in it.
Throw or Hold?
Know when to hold onto your surfboard and when to get rid of it. If you are paddling out then keep hold of your board, you will get out back to the line up more quickly and you will not put anyone paddling out behind you at risk. If you are about to wipe out then get ride of your board. You are far more likely to sustain an injury if you and your board getting washed together, but if you really need to bail from your board, check your tail and make sure that there is no one behind you before you bail and try to keep your board parallel to the beach, to minimize the risk of snapping it because of the impact from the wave`s lip.
Notice
The most hated thing by surfer, always remember! that you are not taking anyone`s wave. Surfer who is closest the wave has the priority.
So guys, please make sure the rules and the fun, you won`t get trouble while you are surfing, are you?
Wednesday 19 September 2007
Tuesday 18 September 2007
The history of surfing
In the early 1900's the Hawaiians organized the Hui Nalu (surf club) and competed in neighborly surf competitions with the Outrigger Canoe Club. This drew a great deal of attention to the Waikiki surf shore, bringing a revitalized interest in the sport, which had fallen out of favor in the late 1800s. Duke Kahanamoku, an Olympic star in swimming, popularized the sport further by traveling internationally and showing off his surfing style to thrilled audiences around the world. He was favored by Hollywood elite; having acted in bit parts in films and was always recruiting new surfers wherever he went. He is credited with surfing the longest wave of all time in 1917, in the popular surfing area now called Outside Castles in Waikiki. His 1000 meters plus wave record has yet to be overtaken.
In the 1930s, the sport of surfing was experiencing a Renaissance. Tom Blake, founder of the Pacific Coast Surf Championships that ended with the onset of war in 1941, was the first man to photograph surfing from the water. Another photographer and surfer named Doc Ball published California Surfriders 1946, which depicts the pristine coastal beaches and good-time, relaxed atmosphere of surf living. Surfing, although curtailed in the aftermath of WWII, revived as always by the 1950s. Bud Browne, an accomplished surfer and waterman, created the first 'surf movie' with his 1953 "Hawaiian Surfing Movie". This inspired many photographers, filmmakers and surfers to continue documenting the sport, culminating with is arguably the best surf movie of all time, 1963's "Endless Summer" by Bruce Brown. The film opened up the genre of the surf movie and the art of surfing to non-surfing people, accumulating fans and inspiring neophytes.
Although surfing was a male-dominated sport, adventurous women surfers can be seen all the way back to the times of the Polynesian Queens. Two notable 'surfer girls' were Eve Fletcher and Anona Napolean. Eve Fletcher was a California-born animator for Walt Disney and Anona Napolean was the daughter of a respected Hawaiian surfing family. The two pioneered the sport for modern women, winning surfing competitions up and down the California coast at the end of the 50s and into the 60s. Hollywood was quick to be on the scene and with the 1959 film "Gidget", surfing was flung far out into the mainstream, never to return to its humble, ritualistic beginnings. "Gidget" inspired a slew of "Beach Blanket Bingo" movies that brought surfing to a new generation of teens and inspiring a new genre of 'surf music' that accompanied films and made The Beach Boys more famous than Elvis in the 60s.
Surfing spread throughout all media and Surfing Magazine was born in the early 1960s by famous surf photographer, LeRoy Grannis. After that, other publications cropped up bringing more information on the sport, equipment and stars of the surfing scene. John Severson, an accomplished filmmaker and photographer, created Surfer Magazine, originally called "The Surfer". These publications brought advertising, professional surfing, surf culture and publicity to the now very popularized sport.
In the 1930s, the sport of surfing was experiencing a Renaissance. Tom Blake, founder of the Pacific Coast Surf Championships that ended with the onset of war in 1941, was the first man to photograph surfing from the water. Another photographer and surfer named Doc Ball published California Surfriders 1946, which depicts the pristine coastal beaches and good-time, relaxed atmosphere of surf living. Surfing, although curtailed in the aftermath of WWII, revived as always by the 1950s. Bud Browne, an accomplished surfer and waterman, created the first 'surf movie' with his 1953 "Hawaiian Surfing Movie". This inspired many photographers, filmmakers and surfers to continue documenting the sport, culminating with is arguably the best surf movie of all time, 1963's "Endless Summer" by Bruce Brown. The film opened up the genre of the surf movie and the art of surfing to non-surfing people, accumulating fans and inspiring neophytes.
Although surfing was a male-dominated sport, adventurous women surfers can be seen all the way back to the times of the Polynesian Queens. Two notable 'surfer girls' were Eve Fletcher and Anona Napolean. Eve Fletcher was a California-born animator for Walt Disney and Anona Napolean was the daughter of a respected Hawaiian surfing family. The two pioneered the sport for modern women, winning surfing competitions up and down the California coast at the end of the 50s and into the 60s. Hollywood was quick to be on the scene and with the 1959 film "Gidget", surfing was flung far out into the mainstream, never to return to its humble, ritualistic beginnings. "Gidget" inspired a slew of "Beach Blanket Bingo" movies that brought surfing to a new generation of teens and inspiring a new genre of 'surf music' that accompanied films and made The Beach Boys more famous than Elvis in the 60s.
Surfing spread throughout all media and Surfing Magazine was born in the early 1960s by famous surf photographer, LeRoy Grannis. After that, other publications cropped up bringing more information on the sport, equipment and stars of the surfing scene. John Severson, an accomplished filmmaker and photographer, created Surfer Magazine, originally called "The Surfer". These publications brought advertising, professional surfing, surf culture and publicity to the now very popularized sport.
Monday 17 September 2007
The Addiction of Calfornia Surfing
Surfing is a surface water sport in where the individual is carried by a breaking wave while riding on a surfboard. There are various types of surfing, based on the different methods or surf craft used to ride the wave. The more commonly practised types would include regular stand-up surfing, kneeboarding and bodyboarding.
Many people are addicted to surfing in California today. The clean beaches, perfect waves and good weather were always an attraction to anyone who has ever surfed in his life. When you grow near a place like the Pacific Ocean, it becomes a part of you; it is like a religion almost.
Tell me just one person who lives here and never sneak out of classes to go surfing. It is always an adventure for younger: they pack some food and water, the wetsuits and their boards and that would be enough for having a great day on the beach. Sometimes, when the waves are too high and the ocean is agitated, they still have the courage to get on their boards; it fills them with adrenaline.
Choosing the beach is not something that you decide on the spot, it depends on the waves. The places with the best waves are always crowded with surfers, and if you find a secluded place, the waves are not good or sharks might be there. The best places to surf in California are Santa Cruz or the Southern California area. However, if you never surfed before, try other beaches too, you might find one that you like better.
When you will find the right beach for you might find yourself surrounded by strange groups of people, which seem to be tied to California surfing- the surfers. Sometimes they are friendly, sometimes aggressive, it depends on what way do you choose or if you know something about surfing. There are unspoken laws that you would better find about before you try mingle among these ocean creatures. If you will not take ones wave and leave enough space for the others it will be OK. If not, the worst thing it could happen is they surfing over your head and leaves you to sharks.
California surfing is a thing that once gets you; you will never get rid of again. Just check one of California surfing competitions; the true surfers are there, the best in the world. It is a spiritual experience related to the deep ocean and the adrenaline pumping through your veins.
Many people are addicted to surfing in California today. The clean beaches, perfect waves and good weather were always an attraction to anyone who has ever surfed in his life. When you grow near a place like the Pacific Ocean, it becomes a part of you; it is like a religion almost.
Tell me just one person who lives here and never sneak out of classes to go surfing. It is always an adventure for younger: they pack some food and water, the wetsuits and their boards and that would be enough for having a great day on the beach. Sometimes, when the waves are too high and the ocean is agitated, they still have the courage to get on their boards; it fills them with adrenaline.
Choosing the beach is not something that you decide on the spot, it depends on the waves. The places with the best waves are always crowded with surfers, and if you find a secluded place, the waves are not good or sharks might be there. The best places to surf in California are Santa Cruz or the Southern California area. However, if you never surfed before, try other beaches too, you might find one that you like better.
When you will find the right beach for you might find yourself surrounded by strange groups of people, which seem to be tied to California surfing- the surfers. Sometimes they are friendly, sometimes aggressive, it depends on what way do you choose or if you know something about surfing. There are unspoken laws that you would better find about before you try mingle among these ocean creatures. If you will not take ones wave and leave enough space for the others it will be OK. If not, the worst thing it could happen is they surfing over your head and leaves you to sharks.
California surfing is a thing that once gets you; you will never get rid of again. Just check one of California surfing competitions; the true surfers are there, the best in the world. It is a spiritual experience related to the deep ocean and the adrenaline pumping through your veins.
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