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Mounting a GoPro SurfHero camera on a bodyboard is easy. The famous fisheye surf gadget can be installed in all bodyboards, with no exceptions. The best place to mount the GoPro camera in a bodyboard is the nose.

You should center it as close to the edge as possible, with the mounting pad that is sold by GoPro. The further back you go with the mounting pad, the more of your board is going to appear in the photo or video.

Before applying the mounting pad to the bodyboard, it's important that you customize it. That is why you should make two leash plug holes with a portable drill and screw. It's very easy and quick.

Then, cut the remaining upper plastic part that close to the nose. You don't need a large ammount of mounting pad to safely attach the GoPro HD camera. Watch a video on how to mount a GoPro camera on a bodyboard.

With a pen, mark where you want the leash plugs to go in. Pick your favourite screwdriver or drill and make the two holes. Pop the plugs, thread it through and you're done.

Although your board is going to have two leach plug holes, it is definitely worth it because you're about to get the most incredibles rides of your lifetime on tape.


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GoPro has released a mount especially designed for bodyboard.

How do you capture El Rollos and ARS? Surf camera company GoPro has announced the launch of a bodyboard mount that allows you to shoot immersive POV footage, or point the camera back towards yourself to capture selfies while riding waves.

The mount is compatible with boards 1.5'' to 3.5'' (3.8cm to 8.8cm) thick, and includes a camera tether and locking plug for added security in heavy surf.

The GoPro bodyboard mount can also be used in a soft-top or foam surfboard, and standup paddleboard. Last but not least, the kit comes with a mounting arrow to help you choose the best capture angle during installation.


Get the GoPro bodyboard mount and learn how to install it.

Professional big wave surfer Mark Healey teaches us how to take a GoPro head strap mount and turn it into a bite plate without cutting anything.

Simple, easy and very useful. A GoPro mouth mount captures stunning footage, in point-of-view mode. It's a great way of reliving the greatest surfing moments of your life. If you can also impress friends and family, then great.

"There's a few things that you're going to need. One is neoprene tape. You can find this at any hardware store. You can just cut an old wetsuit or just find something soft, so it's not so hard on your teeth. You're going to need scissors and electrical tape." explains Healey.

Start by taking the head strap apart. You don't have to cut anything, just slip the straps right off. You'll only need the plastic mount.

Now, roughly measure the neoprene tape and cut it. Wrap it around the plastic mount, and make sure it's stuck on there good. Then you're ready for electrical tape. A couple wraps of tape and you're ready to hit the waves.

As you can see, with neoprene, tape, and a few simple alterations, you can make a fully functioning bite mount with no harm done to your original head strap.


Get the GoPro Hero3+, a head strap mount, and a floaty backdoor. Enjoy life.

Great electronics gift ideas for Dad. Father's Day 2014 is Sunday, June 15.

Samsung Galaxy S5 Smartphone

With built-in Wi-Fi, this 55-inch smart TV lets Dad easily stream movies, shows, and games in Full HD with crisp 1080p resolution. LED backlighting delivers brilliant colors and exceptional clarity. Plus, LG's intuitive WebOS means less time navigating and more time enjoying premium entertainment.



Classic style. Incredible sound.
Inspire Dad's inner rock star. Modeled after the legendary ES-335, the Epiphone Dot delivers the same warm, rich tone on an amateur musician's budget. This semi-hollow electric guitar features Alnico Classic humbucker pickups, mahogany neck, and laminated maple body in vintage starburst.

Canon EOS Rebel T3i 18 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II Zoom Lens & EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III Telephoto Zoom Lens + 11pc Bundle 16GB Deluxe Accessory Kit



The History of Surfing



Matt Warshaw knows more about surfing than any other person on the planet. After five years of research and writing, Warshaw has crafted an unprecedented history of the sport and the culture it has spawned. At nearly 500 pages, with 250,000 words and more than 250 rare photographs, The History of Surfing reveals and defines this sport with a voice that is authoritative, funny, and wholly original. The obsessive nature of this endeavor is matched only by the obsessive nature of surfers, who will pore through these pages with passion and opinion. A true category killer, here is the definitive history of surfing.

Surf: 100 Greatest Waves



In this book, Transworld SURF’s expert editors and photographers visit the 100 best surf spots on Earth to bring you insider information on beaches everywhere from Australia and California to emerging destinations in West Africa, Japan, Norway and beyond. Packed with amazing photos, pro tips, and travel details, this is the book you need--whether you’re planning a lifetime of trips, or the trip of a lifetime.

Every surfer dreams of catching the perfect wave--of that magical day when the beach, the water, and the weather come together to make for an unforgettable ride. The editors of TransWorld SURF magazine have been there and surfed that, with some of the world’s top pros. This book collects amazing photos of the 100 top spots to surf around the world, along with hands-on tips on how to go there yourself. From the classics you know and love (Mexico, Fiji, Thailand) to those inside secret spots (Iceland, Lakshadweep, Wales) this is where you’ll find the best surf the planet has to offer. Whether you’re a globetrotting barrelhunter chasing the perfect wave, or a weekend wave-rider dreaming on the perfect vacation, let SURF: 100 Greatest Waves take you there.

Surf Surfer Surfing Wave Handmade iPhone 4 4S Full Hard Plastic Case



BRAND NEW, handmade case for your iPhone 4 or 4S. This 2-Piece clear plastic case provides full protection for the front & back of your iPhone. The photo is printed on specialty high-quality photo paper and laminated on the inside of the case, protecting the image from scratches and peeling. This is a craft handmade item, unique and unlike any other available. Cases are compatible the iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S from all service providers.

Mobiflare Apple iphone 5S / 5 Rip Curl Surfing Snap on Artistry Design Case



Protect and personalize your Apple iphone 5S / 5 with Mobiflare Snap on Artistry Design Case:
Mobiflare Apple iphone 5S / 5 Snap on Artistry Design Case will helps prevent accidental drop, scratches to your device.
High Quality Artwork printed with ECO Ink in USA, Mobiflare does not use sticker to stick on the case
Excellent Slim design fits comfortably in your palm.

These bright and funky surf-style camper van money boxes are a great gift for laid-back savers putting pennies aside for their next beach holiday...

In four vivid painted colours and decorated with appropriate peace sign 'surf' 'chill' graffiti. Totally awesome dude.

        Action Sport Drives have teamed up with the best surfboard companies in the industry to create the original USB Flash Drive short surfboard. We've combined this innovative design with Roxy graphics now you can get your favorite surfboard graphics, and transfer files in style.

        Designed exclusively for Mick Fanning. This is the board the Australian surfer won the World Championship on in 2007. Action Sport Drives have teamed up with the best Surfboard companies in the industry to create the first and only authentic USB Flash Drive short Surfboard. We've combined this innovative design with the graphics from actual Rip Curl Surfboards. Now you can get your favorite Surfboard graphics, and transfer files in style.

        

A book from the publishers of Carve, is in the running for an award at the 2014 British Sports Book Awards. Incredible Waves released last November, has been shortlisted in the Best Illustrated Book category of the prestigious annual awards. Other titles shortlisted in the Best Illustrated Book category include offerings by some blokes called Andy Murray and David Beckham…

“It’s the first time a surfing book has ever been shortlisted for the awards, so we’re stoked,” said publisher Chris Power. ”Big, dramatic ocean waves are the focus of the book so a lot of the credit has to go to the photographers who took the shots, guys like Russell Ord, Mickey Smith, Clark Little, Tim McKenna, Brian Bielmann, Alan van Gysen and Chris Burkard. The book was designed in-house by David Alcock and Jamin Lean, who also did a fantastic job.”

The 144-page hardback includes images of more than 50 world-renowned surf spots including Pipeline, Cloudbreak, Desert Point, The Right, Shipstern’s Bluff, Skeleton Bay, Snapper Rocks, Apocalypse, Aileen’s, The Box and Teahupoo.

Around 30 leading surf photographers contributed to Incredible Waves, submitting images of waves in every possible mood from playful to deadly.

The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at Lord’s Cricket Ground at on 21 May.

You can buy the book here

Thanks to the dedicated work of a few intrepid surfers and eloquent wave enthusiasts, there are few rare surfing reads worth searching for.
Here’s my top ten surf book discoveries:

1. Breath by Tim Winton

Breath is my favourite surf fiction book ever. It’s a coming of age story, in which Pikelet, a young boy on the West coast of Oz, discovers the thrill of surfing. As the title implies the book has a ‘breath’ theme throughout.

As a kid, Pikelet and his best mate ‘Loonie’ would scare onlookers by seeing who could hold their breath underwater the longest. As a teen, the thrill of big wave riding caused a few heavy hold downs. And asphyxiation, resuscitation and didgeridoos all played their part in Pikelet’s adult life.
With experience and emotion drawn from the West Oz ocean, Tim Winton has conjured mythical waves for all to enjoy in Breath. From the fun peelers at The Point to the mind-blowing gut-wrenching Nautilus, there’s something for every surfer to soak up.




2. Dogs of Winter by Kem Nunn


I’m currently reading this book for the third time. Kem Nunn’s Tijuana Straits and Tapping the Source, are also awesome surf books, far better than the usual surf fiction fodder. But Dogs of Winter is my personal favourite.

Kem Nunn writes surf fiction with a dark side, and Dogs of Winter is no exception. Terrible deaths, forbidden waves, local legends, crazed surfers and a washed up photographer, all stirred together in a remote Californian Indian reservation.
If you haven’t read a Kem Nunn book, do yourself a favour and order one. Now. Go on then.





3. The Dawn Patrol by Don Winslow



Boone Daniels is a P.I. in boardshorts based in San Diego. He’s a talented sleuth by trade but a devoted surfer by nature. Just as a once-in-a-lifetime swell is predicted to hit, so does a complicated case that Boone is compelled to take.
Dead strippers, Hawaiian gangs and trafficked Mexican girls, cause the case to take a dark and unpredicted course. Boone gets sucked into an emotional whirlpool, from which only his Dawn Patrol buddies can rescue him.
Will Boone catch the baddies and ride the giant swell, or will the case and his life get sucked into an eternal darkness?





4. In Search of Captain Zero: A Surfer’s Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road by Allan Weisbecker



It’s hard to believe but In Search of Captain Zero is actually a memoir not a work of fiction. As Allan Weisbecker nostalgically recalls his drug smuggling mishaps, Mexican misadventure and a melancholy mission to find his old best buddy ‘Captain Zero’.
From the safe haven of his seaside home in New York to the lawless limits of Central America. Weisbecker’s journey is packed full of deep thoughts, remote waves, colourful characters, and travelling challenges.
His mission is to find long lost friend and fellow surfer Christopher Conner AKA Captain Zero. He fears Chris has ‘gone off the rails’. Considering the extraordinary lifestyles they lead together during the ‘good times’ this could be bad, possibly fatal. Hope is all Weisbecker has to go on.
A true tale, of true surfers living exotic surfing lifestyles, but all good stories come to an end.





5. God Clobbers Us All by Poe Ballantine



Edgar Donahoe is an 18 yr old surfing fanatic and an orderly in a decrepit San Diego rest home during the 70s. Like every teenager, Edgar struggles with romance, death, friendship, and an ill-advised affair with the wife of a maladjusted war veteran.
But things start to get really interesting when Edgar and his best friend Pat, a Blackfoot Indian, are held responsible for the disappearance of their fellow worker, Beverley Fey, after an LSD party gone awry.
Ballantine delivers intelligently crafted prose, but his words are easily consumed and very moreish.







6. Amazing Surf Stories: Tales of Incredible Waves and Remarkable Riders by Alex Wade



Before I read this I thought Garrett McNamara surfing giant waves from crumbling glaciers was a hoax, and had no idea that ‘Kelly’ isn’t Slater’s real first name.
I was expecting more ‘story’ if I’m honest, as all of these little surf gems are told in Alex Wade’s concise columnist style. But what I first thought a fault later became a strength, as each tale is quickly read, easily remembered and joyfully recounted.
Amazing surf stories has given me more tales to tell with surfer friends than any other book.







7. The Wavewatchers’ Companion by Gavin Pretor-Pinney


Gavin Pretor-Pinney is like your favourite teacher, father and mad professor all rolled into one. The science of waves can be a tough read, especially when you talk about every type of wave, wet and otherwise.

However throw in hand picked quotes, heartfelt observations, simple diagrams and magical metaphors, and wave science becomes wave wonder.
This fascinating, funny book will not teach you how to ride waves, but it will show you how to tune into the shapes, colours and forms of life’s many undulations.







8. Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz


Christopher Snow is a 28yr old surfer who lives in Moonlight Bay, California. His claim to fame is also his curse, he suffers from – xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) – a real but rare condition causing light-sensitivity so severe he cannot be exposed to daylight.

So Chris is a creature of the night – roaming freely through the town on his bike, surfing in the moonlight, exploring while most people sleep.
Already weird enough to capture most peoples attention but the next 24hrs get freaky with mutant monkeys, bodysnatchers, murders and his father’s dying words ‘fear nothing’.
Not so surf centered as the others, but enough to justify inclusion. If you like Dean Koontz thrillers and surfing, you can’t lose.





9. The Big Drop: Classic Big Wave Surfing Stories by John Long


This is no ordinary collection of tall tales told by egotistical surfers. The Big Drop contains 32 true stories of legendary big wave adventures, throughout the evolution of big wave surfing. From the early days of Greg Noll at Waimea to modern day Mavericks, there’s a story for every generation of wave rider.

The book’s focus on the early era of big wave riding during the 1950s and 1960s, demonstrate how times have changed, how far we’ve come in big wave surfing but also how brave and bold the first big wave surfers were.
The Big Drop is an intoxicating concoction of charismatic characters with great names and great legacies, including Jose Angel who shouted at sharks, Ken Bradshaw who rode legendary Log Cabins, and Mark Foo whose life and death will be remembered forever.
If you want to discover where big wave surfing began and what it’s all about, you can’t beat The Big Drop.


10. Surfers Code: 12 Simple Lessons for Riding Through Life by Shaun Tomson


Shaun Tomson should need no introduction, but in case you don’t know he’s a pioneering professional surfer from South Africa.

At his zenith Shaun Tomson had won a World Champion title, setup a multi-million dollar surf clothing brand (Insight) and was an inspirational speaker. But then his 15 year old son Mathew died in a tragic accident.
From his considerable experience of life’s ups and downs, Shaun has compiled ‘12 simple lessons for riding through life’ starting with ‘I will never turn my back on the ocean’. Shaun is not a modest man, and rarely misses an opportunity to recount his successes, but that makes his tales of loss more poignant.
His code and lessons will certainly ring true for surfers young and old and are well worth remembering. As he says in his introduction “if a young surfer or anyone for that matter can read Surfers Code, learn some useful information, and ultimately get more enjoyment in and out of the ocean… then it will be the best thing I have ever done”. He may well be right





Other surfing books that have been highly recommended, but I’ve not yet had the pleasure of reading include:
• West of Jesus: Surfing, Science, and the Origins of Belief by Steven Kotler
• Riding the Magic Carpet: A Surfer’s Odyssey to Find the Perfect Wave by Tom Anderson
• Saltwater Buddha: A Surfers Quest to Find Zen on the Sea by Jaimal Yogis
• Kook: What Surfing Taught Me about Love, Life, and Catching the Perfect Wave by Peter Heller
And finally if you’re new to surfing or want to learn more about surf spots along the coast of California, Wave Riding by Neil Grunig is well worth a read.

I’m sure there are many more surfing novels to discover, so please send me your suggestions.

Some say it's a marketing strategy, others consider it to be a 4+1 fin setup. The most extreme experts also say that the five-fin setup is only suited for beginner surfers. So, how useful is the five-fin surfboard?

One of the most important rules in the surfboard fin manual is that there are optimal fin setups for different wave types. Yes, you can - and you should - adjust the feel of your board to a mushy or vertical wave face.
There are three important variables in which fin setups have a strong influence: drive (speed), lift and hold. As a rule of thumb, and in an average wave, a thruster is usually slower than a quad.

Quads have been recruiting a growing number of surfing fans and shapers. The theoretical idea tells us that you combine the freedom of a twin-fin with the traction of a thruster. This means that if you can actually trim the surf line, you'll be able to manage the additional speed provided by quads.

So, why should we think of getting a five-fin setup into our quiver? There are quite a few reasonable motifs to do so. First of all, you'll have an all-round surfboard that you can ride in any ocean wave. Go twin-fin, thruster, quad or five fin. It's up to you. Just swap it and ride.

The advanced connoisseur will also appreciate five fins. If you enjoy your quad setup, try adding a small "guitar pick" in the same surf session, so that you can notice the difference. It will increase drive and provide directional control through turns, without losing speed, flow, or the traditional quad freedom.

The five-fin setup means freedom to choose. The fifth "skeg", also known as "Nubster", was developed by Sean Mattison, a surf coach and former pro surfer. Kelly Slater first used it during the Quiksilver Pro New York.

Although Mattison was not the first to put a fifth fin on a surfboard, he redesigned the classic fin to make it useful and effective. The "guitar pick" can be moved forward or backward in the fin box, whether you want less drive and more freedom, or more speed and more stability/hold, respectively.

There are four relevant products in the market: Von Sol Nubster, FCS VS Knubster, Futures Fins' The Middle Finger, and Rainbow Fins' 5th Finner.

Also, take a look at the most popular surf fin brands, and how to choose the best surf fins.