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Who surfs on NS

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jwaring
Posts: 90 - Karma: 27
http://vimeo.com/21454297 This is an edit I made and I wanted to know how many people actually surf frequently on new schoolers
Mar 25 2011 6:14PM
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jwaring
Posts: 90 - Karma: 27
How do I embed that?
Mar 25 2011 6:16PM
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EmperorKuzco
Posts: 6660 - Karma: 254
i surf frequently 6'4 nsp
Mar 25 2011 6:18PM
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squibble
Posts: 4569 - Karma: 104
if i couldnt ski, i would surf
Mar 25 2011 6:19PM
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kstanz
Posts: 3058 - Karma: 477
this year i went surfing for the first time on a school trip in tofino, best thing ever i had soo much fun. i wish i could do it more. the best part is lack of equipment needed and just chilling at the beach all day.
Mar 25 2011 6:21PM
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Deezy
Posts: 4580 - Karma: 1,004
dont worry, i got the embed

Mar 25 2011 6:23PM
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Spic-N-SpaN
Posts: 2002 - Karma: 1,465
i wake surf a lot in the summer, and if i lived on the coast id probably be all over that shit
Mar 25 2011 6:26PM
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Aaaron.
Posts: 11817 - Karma: 903
i grew up in ventura county. grew up surfing/boogie boarding zuma, point dume, and leo carrillo.
moved to washington dc a few years back... miss it so much. zuma was our favorite, pier 11 all day
Mar 25 2011 6:28PM
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trettzilla
Posts: 931 - Karma: 29
i have surfed. i would really like to do it more
Mar 25 2011 6:39PM
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1337
Posts: 31054 - Karma: 29,231
hell yeah surfer bros
Mar 25 2011 6:40PM
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soulskier
Posts: 17806 - Karma: 3,841
i surf NS daily, i've only done real surfing once though. it was freakin sweet!
Mar 25 2011 7:05PM
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Anathema
Posts: 21048 - Karma: 5,061
i have surfed lawrencetown, NS and long beach, BC, but can't really consider myself a 'surfer'. it's an awful lot of fun though. wish i had an opportunity to do it more often..
Mar 25 2011 7:08PM
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gnarnia.
Posts: 1346 - Karma: 55
I surf at least every other day all year long.
Mar 25 2011 7:10PM
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Downtofilm
Posts: 6896 - Karma: 20,395
i read that wrong as saying like surfing the web but surfing ns
Mar 25 2011 7:16PM
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chicken
Posts: 6843 - Karma: 2,123
I have recently started surfing quite a bit, I only started surfing a couple of years ago. Before I moved to victoria I had only been a handful of times. I still consider myself a beginner but once I actually caught my first good wave I was so hooked.

I haven't even paid off my seasons pass yet this year because I keep surfing instead.

Probably going again tommorow
Mar 25 2011 7:28PM
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MikeWalsh
Posts: 486 - Karma: 13
Ive been surfing about once a week while at uni and 3 or 4 times a week when home... god winter in the U.K is cold!!!! Cant wait to get to portugal in may for some warm weather even if the waves are shitty. 2 weeks solid surfing so stoked!!!
Mar 25 2011 7:30PM
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squibble
Posts: 4569 - Karma: 104
where in vic do you live? whats the closest surf spot?
Mar 25 2011 7:37PM
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RubberSoul
Posts: 11249 - Karma: 14,642
just thought i'd say ive always thought your icon was a class act
Mar 25 2011 8:51PM
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B.Aussie
Posts: 5852 - Karma: 4,531
I surf a tonne when i'm at home.

Nice edit, baring the maccas bit.
Mar 25 2011 8:57PM
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chicken
Posts: 6843 - Karma: 2,123
I live a couple minutes west of UVic. Closest surfing is about an hour away on the juan de fuca coastline, and then of course there is open pacific up island.
Mar 25 2011 8:59PM
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lanny94
Posts: 1374 - Karma: 165
i wish i could surf more than i do which isnt much at all
Mar 25 2011 9:00PM
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ROBOT
Posts: 453 - Karma: 219
i so wish i could surf everyday dude, but it still inspiring to watch ha

Mar 25 2011 9:02PM
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jwaring
Posts: 90 - Karma: 27
yeh guys i surf every day go to my vimeo account and check out my other videos
Mar 25 2011 10:52PM
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Charlie_Kelly
Posts: 11954 - Karma: 12,297
I would love to surf but eastcoast surfing is stupid and worthless.
Mar 25 2011 10:55PM
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SPskier543
Posts: 2413 - Karma: 324
Not true at all. Up where I live in new england there is a bunch of awesome surfing spots. I lived in the bed of my truck for a couple of weeks over the summer just going from provincetown on the cape down to watch hill road island hitting up the best surf spots. It's definitly not as great as the west coast, but there are some really good places to surf in the east
Mar 25 2011 11:00PM
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Charlie_Kelly
Posts: 11954 - Karma: 12,297
I get what youre saying, its probably a better place to learn because the waves are a lot smaller. Im just saying the water is A LOT colder, the waves are smaller, and, from what I've seen, the ride is a lot shorter. I guess i shouldn't call it worthless but to me it just doesnt seem as fun as surfing in australia, hawaii, or the west coast.
Mar 25 2011 11:04PM
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SPskier543
Posts: 2413 - Karma: 324
Anywhere north of LA is going to be the same as the water out east, if not colder, obviously it will be colder in the northeast in the winter, but in the summer it will be warmer due to the ocean currents thatrun off the east coast that come from the tropics. Look up the wedge in Newport beach ca, I skimboard that area when i go visit my grandpa who lives out there, it's epic but really sketchy
Mar 25 2011 11:24PM
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Spic-N-SpaN
Posts: 2002 - Karma: 1,465
oh word My dad used to surf the wedge growing up. said the waves were super nice, but really sketch getting up close to that rock thing (break water?, not really sure the name of it)
Mar 25 2011 11:34PM
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vzdz
Posts: 782 - Karma: 87
me
Mar 25 2011 11:39PM
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ganja_enthusiast
Posts: 1119 - Karma: 34
i durf but the only downside is i live 3 hours o 4 away from any mountains
Mar 25 2011 11:52PM
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DUKES
Posts: 5150 - Karma: 691
i live in florida we have no breakers......well except in hurricanes
Mar 26 2011 12:05AM
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Shredability
Posts: 2756 - Karma: 501
I wish I could surf
Mar 26 2011 12:56AM
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pelle_munch
Posts: 4110 - Karma: 503
that was sweet, i want to go surfing
Mar 26 2011 1:12AM
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.frenchy
Posts: 18221 - Karma: 12,321
I'd say i'm a pro at boogie-boarding. nbd tho
Mar 26 2011 10:34AM
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DrZoidberg
Posts: 5675 - Karma: 4,268
I do the surfing. I need get a wetsuit though. I'm on spring break now and would be in the water if I had one.
Mar 26 2011 10:41AM
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the-big-lepowski
Posts: 1212 - Karma: 541
Rhody surfer here. Had an epic adventure last wednesday, driving 5 hours to cape cod, just to be in the water for 1.5 hours. absolutely worth it. I got quite thrashed though, because it was 5-7 ft pounding beachbreak and I haven't duckdived in a while. I'm sure its still possible with a 6'0'' ...Lost fish, but I struggle. took some crazy bails too, including a lip that catapaulted me into a swan dive
Mar 26 2011 10:59AM
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Heart
Posts: 6156 - Karma: 3,462
i wish i could surf, unfortunately i never have. went to maui and saw pro surfers hitting 30 foot waves, that was pretty sick though
Mar 26 2011 11:28AM
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Z-Juice
Posts: 3151 - Karma: 1,504
threads
Mar 26 2011 12:45PM
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Dylan_
Posts: 9824 - Karma: 1,403
i surf waves, not NS
Mar 26 2011 12:46PM
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Aaaron.
Posts: 11817 - Karma: 903
not true

the outer banks. nicest east coast water i've ever been in. parts of florida have epic swell, super warm water too, and new england in storm season is just gnarly
Mar 26 2011 1:49PM
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RRhighrider
Posts: 2140 - Karma: 1,124
I started to surf my last two years of college.  I did it just about everyday during the summer.  I moved to Mammoth the fall after i graduated and how not surfed since.  I need to make time to surf this summer.
Mar 26 2011 3:13PM
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kstanz
Posts: 3058 - Karma: 477
does anyone know of any camps like camp of champions,windells, etc for surfing?
Mar 26 2011 4:16PM
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EmperorKuzco
Posts: 6660 - Karma: 254
Either sass or evolve chile not sure which one has a session where you go surfing for a couple days or one
Mar 26 2011 10:09PM
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SPskier543
Posts: 2413 - Karma: 324
There are also a few in costa rica which I think would be awesome. Costa rica is such a sick place, if only they had snow..
Mar 26 2011 10:13PM
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Bukkakeskitrip
Posts: 5677 - Karma: 95
oh hai

someone needs to start a cult
Mar 26 2011 10:13PM
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seemeski
Posts: 4210 - Karma: 124
I met a really nice guy in Costa Rica, Will Skudin, who is a big wave surfer for Red Bull and he has a camp in Long Island NY. I think it's called Skudin Surf or something. Definitely check it out, him and his friends ripped.
Mar 26 2011 10:20PM
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sammy_
Posts: 1597 - Karma: 467
i have only been surfing once but that was a sweet edit. i liked it
Mar 26 2011 10:30PM
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the-big-lepowski
Posts: 1212 - Karma: 541
he did a tow-in at an monster reef-that-shall-not-be-named with his brother a few years back. one of the biggest waves in new england.
Mar 26 2011 10:54PM
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blah..
Posts: 534 - Karma: 13
I've never been surfing before but I really want to get into it sometime. Can anyone recommend how? I'm mediocre at longboarding which is basically the action of surfing, but it seems a lot harder. I get to go to Puerto Rico very other summer, but I haven't seen much surfing there. Would anyone recommend any particular class or camp I could get into for a summer?
Mar 26 2011 11:07PM
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chicken
Posts: 6843 - Karma: 2,123
Just rent a longboard or a funboard (don't worry about those foam ones). Play in the whitewash until you can pop up, then paddle out to a nice uncrowded beachbreak and start learning to catch waves.

Once you catch your first clean wave you will be so unbelievably addicted. For me, It's the only thing more pure and refreshing than skiing.
Mar 26 2011 11:43PM
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evelli
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Mar 27 2011 12:42AM
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