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Surfing blog #6: Catching My First Green Wave
Surfing blog #6 Catching my first green wave Small Victories: Catching My First Green Wave Whitewater vs. Green Waves For beginners, surfing usually starts in the whitewater—the foamy aftermath of a breaking wave. It’s where you learn to balance, pop up, and feel the board move beneath you. Whitewater is forgiving, but it’s limited. A
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Surfing blog #5: The first time I stood up on a wave
Surfing blog #5 the first time I stood up on a wave The First Time I Stood Up on a Wave Puerto Rico: A Vacation That Changed Everything It happened in Puerto Rico, on a family vacation. The sun was bright, the water warm, and the waves rolling in with that perfect mix of power
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Surfing blog #3: Learning to Paddle
Learning to Paddle: The Struggle and the Breakthrough The Hidden Challenge of Surfing When most people think of surfing, they picture the ride—the graceful glide across a wave, the triumphant stand‑up, the spray of saltwater in the air. What they don’t picture is the paddling. Yet paddling is the foundation of surfing, the invisible work
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Surfing Blog #2: First day on a Surfboard
Surfing Blog #2, first day on surfboard My First Day on a Surfboard: A Late‑Life Beginning Childhood Attempts: Pretending, Not Surfing I had tried a few times as a youth to ride a surfboard with no luck. Growing up near the ocean, it seemed natural to want to imitate the surfers I admired from the