December 20th, 2007Give the #1 Killer Surf Present Everyone Wants
A juicy right-hander that’s peeling down the line. What more could someone want for Christmas?
Yes that’s right, be a good bastard and give someone a wave this year.
As you see it forming up in the distance and you’re in pole position, sus out the chap or chick who’s next in line after you.
If they’re a deserving character that’s been waiting their turn patiently, give ‘em the nod then hoot them on to that wave with full gusto.
As you sow, so shall you reap:
- You may kick off a killer session where everyone cheers each other on and waits their turn like good little girls and boys.
- Your noble act may be seen by someone who later bails you out when you’re going to get your ass whipped in the parking lot by some local dicksmacks.
- You might make a friend for life.
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Hope you get some sweet swell during your Christmas break.
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December 20th, 2007 at 8:03 pm
Great post, Sebastian!
December 20th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
Nice one.
I really liked you’re take on the most precious gift.
Thanks for stopping by!
December 21st, 2007 at 11:14 am
Genious bro! Man if someone gave me that for christmas I would never forget it
No sweet swell for me this xmas tho… its -4º and snowing already here in the dam… and I’m too pussy to surf in that :O
Keep up the good blogging bro!
December 22nd, 2007 at 8:28 am
Thanks bro!
Mary said you went to Indo earlier this year. That must’ve been sick. Am saving up to hit that next year. Haven’t got the skills yet but I’m keen as to give it my best shot.
Maybe you can make the most of the cold and hit the slopes instead.
December 24th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
Yeah man, just signed myself up for a week snowboarding/skiing in ‘Risoul’, France, in late February, with some crazy young dutchies. Stoked! (and broke!)
(Still, give me surf over snow most days ;))
Indo was unbelievable. The only issue of course is the better the waves, the busier/more aggro the crowds are… Although a unique and beautiful thing about Indonesia is that localism doesnt exist so much - the locals are always just surfing and cheering and having a good time; its all the holiday surfers looking for their 1 week of good waves per year that get aggro about it!
January 19th, 2008 at 1:19 am
I loved your post on ‘the perfect gift’. I am also fascinated by the lingo that you surfer-dudes use and I need your help! I am just learning to surf (you can check out my New Year’s Resolution at my blog - blog.calactive.com) and whilst I initially thought that mastering the pop-up was my biggest challenge, I am now realising that learning to speak Surf is by far the more daunting task. Made worse by the fact that one of my colleagues is a full on surf-dude and won’t take my attempt to learn to surf seriously unless I learn a few tasty phrases - and then he may just take me out for a few free lessons. So, can you help me with even just one sentence to knock his socks off?! Any help would be hugely appreciated. Love your posts - keep ‘em coming!
April 15th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Hi CalActive,
Thanks for stopping by! Sorry for the dealay in getting back to you, your post got catght up in my spam filter.
Probably be a great start to get a handle on surfing termanology for conditions like: glassy, ground swell (or “groundy”), calling the size (e.g. it was 3 to 4 ft), offshore, mushy (or “mush burgers”), punchy etc.
You can also check out all these words at http://www.riptionary.com/
It’s a dictionary about surf lingo!
Next time you see your surfer mate here’s a few other ideas:
surfing = shredding
your mates = your bros
larger waves = it was pretty sizey
good waves = it was sick
a tretcherous break = sketchy
My advice would be to not overdo it but just drop a hammer in the odd sentence and stay stoked!
Have fun out there,
Seb.