In Apocalypse Now, Colonel Kilgore says, " Charlie, don't surf," but never mind. That means, " The best surfer out in the water is the one having the most fun." Once you're " Shooting the curl," don't forget: " A bad day surfing is better than a good day working." potato chip (puhteytoh chip): A thin (read: comically small) performance shortboard. use: Wax your board, nose to tail and rail to rail. The bevel on your rails help determine how your board will turn, with harder rails granting you tighter snappy turns.
Rail Rails are the sides of your surfboard, running from nose to tail and back. When " Surf's up," you'll simply " Drop in, pull in, kick out." The left and right edges of your surfboard. Radical / Rad High performance or risk taking surfing, awesome or impressive. " I surf because." I believe, " Surfing is life the rest is details." Surfing has several rules, too. On big days, " Eddie would go," and he would certainly keep saying, " Just one more." December 14 Surfing Slang Mega-List: 127 Surf Lingo Terms Every Surfer Should Know SHORTBOARDING Ah, Surfing Slang, you've got to love it haven't you A dialect that makes literally no sense whatsoever to 99 of the worlds population, yet is so fitting in the surfing environment. It also pays to remember that " If it swells, ride it." On crowded surfing days, " If in doubt, paddle out." That might be the only wave available. One popular notion holds that " Work is for people that don't surf." We might agree. Someone once said, " Only a surfer knows the feeling." Then we heard, " No waves, no glory," and, " Drugs? No thanks, I'm a surfer."įor some, " Life's a beach," for others, " Life's a wave." Some words, when put together, stay in our salted brains forever.īut which one's your favorite surf catchphrase? Fortunately, there are catchphrases born in surf culture that capture some of the essence of surfing.Ĭall them mottos, sentences, quotes, phrases, or guiding principles. Rashguard Non-wetsuit protective shirt in short or long sleeve. Hoodie- Neoprene wetsuit hood for ear and face protection.
Booties Neoprene footwear for extremely cold surfing conditions. Floater a surfer going on top of a crumbling section of the wave and ending up in the flats. Flats - shoulder of a wave or the horizontal part of a wave that is breaking. The list of surfing lingo is long and random to say the least, but hopefully the mega list below will help to clarify things a little for you. With unique surfing terms to explain everything imaginable, it's become almost a dialect in its own right.
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It's always hard to express how we feel when we ride a wave. Shortie- Spring suit (Short sleeve wetsuit.) Full Suit- Full body wetsuit. Far out superlative, something beyond normal. Surf slang is the dialogue that surfers use to explain everything surf related. In each decade since the birth of surfing, trends, developments, and new frontiers have been developed. The history of surfing is full of memories, surfers, moments, travels, and unforgettable waves.
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