Our State Knows Best: Surfing
Hang 10! Find out what three North Carolina surfing experts have to say about catching waves, their most memorable rides plus, their best advice for beginners who want to get their feet wet. by Zach Skillings
In this monthly online series, we ask the experts to go in-depth on some of our favorite topics from the magazine.
With hundreds of miles of beautiful coastline, our state has no shortage of spots to surf which explains the countless North Carolinians eager to spend their days at the beach, catching waves and riding barrels. For many folks, surfing is not only a thrilling pastime but also a lifestyle that lends itself to travel and exploration.
Surviving brain freeze at the Mid-Winter Surfing Championships
Five decades of New England spite, chilled
By Billy Baker Globe Staff,Updated February 26, 2021, 9:28 a.m.
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Surfers in the water during the 53rd annual New England Mid-Winter Surfing Championships in Narragansett, R.I.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. â I arrived at the snow-covered beach an hour before my heat was supposed to start and had been out of my car for roughly 48 seconds when a one-armed man with a cigarette dangling from his lips began barking at me through a bullhorn to get my wetsuit on and hurry up about it because I was holding everyone up.
The greatest bodyboarders of all time
February 16, 2021 |
Bodyboarding
They have won world titles and inspired generations of wave riders with their timeless skills and style. Discover the greatest bodyboarders in the history of the sport.
It all started in the 1970s with the invention of the
The birth of bodyboarding generated new athletes and businesses, but talent is oftentimes an everlasting asset.
It s an intangible variable that can be easily recognized even by outsiders to the sport.
The following bodyboarders have helped shape modern bodyboarding.
They ve clinched world tour titles, invented new maneuvers, recreated the basics of the sport, and influenced hundreds of thousands of bodyboarding fans and participants.
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