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[edit] The Surfer's Encyclopedia

Surferpedia is an encyclopedia of surfing that anyone can edit.

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[edit] Recent contributions:

• Bluey Mayes
• Surfing Reserves
• Surfing the Safety Net
• Surfing World Magazine covers 1962-82
• Surf schools in Australia
• The Stain on the Soul of Surfing
• Surfing the ever present moment
• Thailand
• New Moon in G-Land
• Biomimicry
• Liquid Time
• Outer Island
• Lakey Peak
• Surfing stereotypes
• The aesthetics of risk

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[edit] Did you know...

• Broceanography refers to the knowledge involved in predicting exactly when and where to surf on a given stretch of coast.
• G-Land was first surfed in 1972 by Bob Laverty and Bill Boyum.
• The Bra Boys are named after the Board Riders Association (BRA) of Maroubra.
• The surfer stereotype has changed with the evolution of the sport?
• The Cobra is the name given to the surf break also known as Speedies, when a confluence of surf conditions creates waves that resemble a cobra poised for attack.

[edit] Surfboard design theory

The surfboard design process can be described as building a bridge between shape and context, based on function. According to this approach, the designer is concerned with two sides of a relationship. On one side, there is the shape of the surfboard itself. On the other side is the surfboard's context, which is every external condition that influences its function.

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