Here is a taste of the best of alt.surfing in IMHO

In more or less chronological order here are some of my favourite posts from the newsgroup.
New indicates the latest additions in each section and  marks the best of the best.
Last updated: 3/6/2001.

Surf Reports

  • Surf Report for Ventura, 3/12/96 - Tim Maddux
  • 3 best surfs of 1996. - a thread - Started by Ric.
  • (Sitting) Pretty in Pink - Neal Miyake. Also available with pictures.
  • Breaking the Habit - Gadget. (Note by me.)
  • Surf report from the Texas Flowrider - Tim Maddux.
  • Mysto Soup - Tim Maddux
  • Stories

  • Giddy at the Thought - Two tales of fear and stoke by Foondogy and Doc.
  • School Daze - Foondoggy
  • God is a kook - surfco
  • Bertha Blows Chuck's theory of Market as Predictor of Waves out of the Water. - Foondoggy
  • A "Speed Bumps" Revenge - Foondoggy
  • Fast Eddie of Ohio, Meet Big Edouard of the Atlantic - Foondoggy
  • Hortense - not a big wavemaker, but I'd take her to the Prom!! - Foondoggy
  • Don't shoot me! I am just surfing... - Gennaro
  • Barneyhood - Bonzer
  • There's no place like Home (break)!! Foondoggy
  • Have a Seat - Mr. SnakeyPants Foondoggy
  • When does a Green Room become a Green Veranda? - Surfer Bob
  • Surfing and the mind. Surffohio
  • Playing - Surffohio
  • Cranking North Shore - Sponge
  • Surfing and the Mind - Surffohio
  • Small Pleasures - Fang
  • Dawn Patrol - Fang and Foondoggy
  • All the sea's in love, and a brief golden moment - Surfer Bob
  • Beach is back :) - Tauras
  • Surf Report for Santa Barbara, 1/16 - Tim Maddux
  • Atheism at the water's edge (Re: Surf Report) - Surfer Bob
  • Perceptions -- 1/11/97 - Neal Miyake.
  • The Seeker! - Foondoggy.
  • Alt.surfing trivia game - SurffOhio.
  • Cold feet, hot waves [AKA Surf Report - Cornwall] - Gadget.
  • Paying Your Dues -- 1/25/97 - Neal Miyake.
  • I surf . . . - Bonzer.
  • A cry in the sea. - Bonzer.
  • Dancing kelp! - Surfer Bob.
  • The Magic Coat- Foondoggy.
  • Surfnotized - Foondoggy.
  • It's a Tradeoff - Sponge.
  • Blood is thicker than waves - Foondoggy.
  • Hotdogs - Foondoggy.
  • Ghost of surftrips past. - Foondoggy.
  • The Foondoggy Walkabout - Gadget.
  • Death of a Gromit A first surfing experience - noSURFatu and Strayhorn.
  • Hog Heaven - A legendary East coast boat trip - Foondoggy.
  • Manresa Murph  - Stephen Hull
  • The D.J.Files...bits of a surfing life - by The Bear.
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    Discussions and things

    Waves

  • How do you measure wave size? - A thread.
  • Physics of Waves - A Thread.
  • Fetch - Started by Bob.
  • What causes sets? - A thread started by John W.
  • And Again - by Gleshna.
  • Doing it.

    Gear

  • Google: A.Sers current rides?
  • Longboard or Shortboard - Started by Madison
  • Discussion of the Fin Control System - Started by Rik Jansen
  • New Death of a gear bag
  • Stuff

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