Get Ripped!

Check out riptionary.com for contemporary and historical surf lingo. You will be surprised by how much of our everyday language has been influenced by surf culture. Even if you have never caught a wave yourself, learn how to describe wrapping, on-rail turns, vertical attacks and above-the-lip moves with the words of a core surfer rather than a land shark.

Wahine Surfers

Still in sunny Florida - and enjoying snorkeling, kayaking and watching Surf Camp. Two of the four surf instructors are women, Christine and Megan. Christine had both her daughters, 1 and 5, in the water. While her one year old is not surfing yet, she is on Christine's hip in the water constantly. I was inspired by both surfers and thought I would share some links about women or "wahine" surfers: Women Surfers, History of Women Surfers, Great Women Surfers of the Wooden Era, EastCoastWahines.com, and some photographs by Elizabeth Pepin who has been photographing women surfers in California for 20 years.

Sequence Surf

Getting ready to take my annual trip to Florida, and I thought some surf installments on the blog would be fun. I will try to keep them design or photo related, of course. For starters, check out club of the waves. This site has a killer section on surf photographers – Ben de Camp and Andrew Shield are two of my favorites. Another link for great visuals–this time video– is surfline. Click on the "sequence of the week" - after the video loads, you can "scrub" it back and forth by rolling your mouse over it, and see each frame of the action.