BOOK CONTENT
The Beginners Surf Companion is an illustrated workbook designed for beginner surfers, surf coaches, and anyone looking to refine their fundamentals. Want to learn how to handle your surf equipment, paddle, and stand up on a surfboard? This book will guide you through the basics with essential surf knowledge and easy-to-understand illustrations. Plus, it includes space for your own notes, allowing you to track your progress. The more you use it, the more valuable it becomes!
- This is the brand new 2nd edition of our praised Beginners Surf Companion, featuring 80 pages full of detailed illustrations and descriptions.
- Topics covered:
- Wetsuits
- handling and caring for your board, leash & wetsuit
- surfboard terminology
- how surf is created
- currents and surf conditions
- beginner surf spot basics
- dangers and protection techniques
- first aid tips
- positioning and paddling on a surfboard
- getting through whitewater waves
- bodysurfing
- catching whitewater waves
- surf stance
- 3-step take-off
- Pop-up
- getting off your board
- shuffle & cross step basics
- turning exercises
- surf etiquette
- wave anatomy
- turtle roll
- getting back onto your board in the water
- basics of taking off on unbroken waves.
- surf glossary
- With lots of space to take notes - grab your pencil and colored markers to add tips and insights from your surf sessions and lessons to the book’s illustrations - leave your mark & make it your own!
- Developed and thoroughly tested by a highly experienced ISA level 2 certified surf coach and a professional designer & illustrator
- Beautiful Illustrations and detailed descriptions for every single technique and maneuver.
- Start surfing with easy-to-follow practical instructions, all the necessary surf theory and valuable tips to help you make progress right from the beginning. Get professional coaching content - and start rippin’!
- 17 Additional Pro-Tips
- Superb offset print on recycled paper (150g/m²) and high quality thread binding
What’s new compared to the 1st edition?
- 4 additional pages packed with more content.
- 13 illustrations have been partly or completely reworked
- Some illustrations are now much larger, spread across a double page
- More detailed explanations to help you understand techniques better
- A new typeface and updated layout for a fresh, modern look.
- A vibrant full-color cover.
Approximate delivery times:
Germany: 1-3 working days
Europe: 3-12 working days
Worldwide: 10-30 working days
In case of crises like pandemics, strikes, extreme weather events etc. shipping in some countries might get delayed.
Delivery to remote destinations, such as island states can take longer than 30 days.
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BOOK CONTENT
The Intermediate Surf Companion is an illustrated workbook designed for learning surfers and surf coaches! Do you want to paddle out into the lineup, catch unbroken waves, ride down the line and perform powerful basic maneuvers (top-to-bottom surfing)? This workbook is packed with essential surf knowledge and easy-to-understand illustrations to help you improve your surfing. Plus, it includes space for your own notes to track your progress — making it more valuable, the more you use it!
- This is the brand new and extensively re-worked 4th edition of our popular Intermediate Surf Companion, featuring 100 pages full of detailed illustrations and descriptions.
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Topics covered (newly added topics are bold):
- wave types
- conditions
- break types
- currents
- positioning in the lineup
- surf etiquette
- paddle techniques
- turtle roll
- duck dive
- pivoting your board
- kick out
- the pop up
- taking off in unbroken waves
- angled vs. straight take-off
- stance
- rail grab
- generating speed
- basic movement patterns for maneuvers
- bottom turn
- re-entry
- snap
- cutback
- floater
- maneuver decisions
- attaching the leash to your board
- (re)attaching a leash cuff in the water
- waxing your board
- board selection
- board logbook
- surf glossary.
- With lots of space to take notes - grab your pencil and colored markers to add tips and insights from your surf sessions and lessons to the book’s illustrations - leave your mark and make it your own!
- Developed and thoroughly tested by a highly experienced ISA level 2 certified surf coach and a professional designer & illustrator.
- Beautiful Illustrations and detailed descriptions for every single technique and maneuver.
- Take your surfing to the next level with a strategic learning approach, performance analysis, and easy-to-follow instructions. Get professional coaching content—and start rippin’!
- 28 additional Pro Tips.
- Superb offset print on recycled paper (150g/m²) and high-quality thread binding.
What’s new compared to the 3rd edition
- 80% more pages packed with valuable content.
- 56 brand new illustrations added to enhance your learning journey.
- 27 existing illustrations completely reworked for more detail and clarity
- Many illustrations are now much larger, spread across a double page for better visual experience.
- Almost 5 times more Pro Tips to help you master your skills.
- 13 additional topics covered – from break types, to duck dive, to snaps, floaters, and more (see bold entries in the topic list above).
- Body mechanics for maneuvers explained in detail (basic movement patterns)
- More detailed explanations to deepen your understanding.
- A new typeface and updated layout for a fresh, modern look.
- A vibrant full-color cover.
Approximate delivery times:
Germany: 1-3 working days
Europe: 3-12 working days
Worldwide: 10-30 working days
In case of crises like pandemics, strikes, extreme weather events etc. shipping in some countries might get delayed.
Delivery to remote destinations, such as island states can take longer than 30 days.
More Than 25.000 Copies Sold
Used by Surfers All Over the World
Based on Decades of Combined Experience and Work
Meet the Surf Coach
Hi! I'm Daniel
Daniel is a sports therapist & certified ISA II Surfcoach. Since his trip to New Zealand in 2009 he dedicates his life to surfing and coaching people to surf.
He is traveling Europe in his van to coach, does research and is always in contact with the surfing community. He has been coaching for more than ten years, which has given him a high level of surf coaching expertise. He shares his knowledge in learning videos on YouTube , in his surf coaching and the surf companion. His mission: Improve your surfing.
Meet the Illustrator
Hi! I'm Florian
Florian is a professional designer & illustrator and a passionate holiday surfer since 2013.
He knows all the struggles of learning surfers, as he is able to surf and get coaching only for a couple of weeks each year. This makes it a real challenge, to achieve a consistent learning curve.
To help solve that problem, over the years he has developed a visual format for illustrating surf techniques, maneuvers and strategies. This has not only enabled him to document his progress and learnings, but also to analyze his sessions and figure out ways to improve.
Tactics
We empower you to make the best decisions in your surfing.
Techniques
Step-by-step explanation of all essential surf techniques.
Maneuvers
Maneuvers broken down into easily understandable movements based on body mechanics
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