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.
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.
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
Death
of a gear bag
Stuff
The alt.surfing literary corner
Here's some
of mine, (whether they're good or not...)
If you object to your posts being archived here, just mail
me and I will remove them. {:^p
If you have some that you think I should add I would be pleased to hear from
you.
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Enjoy.