This new edition of the The Surf Girl Handbook has been revised and updated with fresh photos and additional sections. Whether you're a complete beginner or a standout ripper at your local break, The Surf Girl Handbook will help you to take your surfing to the next level. Packed with practical information, stunning photos and insider tips from the pros, The Surf Girl Handbook is an essential reference for any surf girl. It's like having your own personal surf instructor, lifestyle coach and fitness guru all in one book! "The book isolates the key maneuvers and breaks them down, offering just the right amount of guidance so as not to make it too confusing," writes top Australian surfer Sally Fitzgibbons in the foreword. "The photos really get your adrenaline pumping. The Surf Girl Handbook will inspire you to get out there and do it yourself." Packed with more than 500 color photos, the book includes sections on fitness, diet, travel, equipment, swell prediction, surfing etiquette, technique and the ocean environment.

The Surf Girl Handbook will teach you everything a girl needs to know, from mastering the waves to becoming a standout at your local break. There's detailed information about getting started, understanding how waves work, the equipment to buy, and how to perform manoeuvres. You'll soon be ripping with the best of them!

Discusses the basics of surfing for teenage girls, including equipment, safety, practical surfing attire, and fundamental surfing moves.

CATCH THE WAVE Have you always thought surfing looks like so much fun but lacked the confidence to try it? Do you dream of having sun-bleached hair and surf-toned arms? Maybe you’d like to join those surfers you watch from the comfort of your beach towel? With women’s surfing booming as never before, now is the perfect time to grab a board and get out there! If you’re a girl who longs to mix it up with the boys in the surf, carve graceful lines across the face of a wave, and feel the exhilaration of surfing, this book is for you. Surf’s Up has it all, including • what to look for when buying a surfboard • how to find the right waves • how to paddle out, catch waves, stand up, and turn your board • a colorful history of women’s surfing, from Gidget to Beachley • where to find North America’s dream surfing spots Writing with the passion that comes from living the surfing life for more than fifteen years, Louise Southerden brings her love of surfing to every page, offering a glimpse of surfing subculture, surf lingo, the rules of the waves, and helpful tips from other surfer girls who have survived the learning-to-surf journey. Surf’s Up is encouraging and empowering: a book no surfer girl should be without!

Wish you could catch more waves when you go surfing? Wish you could surf for 90 minutes or more each session? Wish you could improve the power of your manoeuvres and really throw some spray? The Surf Girl Guide To Surf Fitness is a new book aimed at girl surfers of all ages and abilities, from beginner to pro. Illustrated with step-by-step exercises and packed with tips and advice, the book offers a complete training program which will increase your fitness, power and endurance for surfing. Using the latest training techniques, this book covers everything from stretching and flexibility exercises to core strength enhancement and resistance training. Sections on healthy eating, motivation and maintaining fitness are also included, and there's advice about improving balance and flexibility from top yoga and pilates coaches. To keep you energized, there's a selection of quick, healthy and delicious recipes to try out (with quantities given in both US and metric measurements). In the technique section you'll find instructional tips covering fundamentals like popping up, taking off and bottom turning. Cutbacks, top turns and more advanced maneuvers are also fully explained, each with a corresponding specific exercise which will help you turn up the power. The Surf Girl Guide To Surf Fitness will motivate you to improve your surfing, catch more waves, and have more fun. It's like having your own personal surf instructor, lifestyle coach and fitness guru all in one book!

Women's surfing is booming as never before. Written with the passion that comes from over a decade of living the surfing life, Surf's Up is the world's first learn-to-surf book for girls. It takes you through practicalities such as getting over your fear of sharks and buying your first surfboard. There are chapters on finding the right waves to surf, paddling out and standing up, as well as information on how to take your surfing to the next level. Louise Southerden has brought her love of surfing to every page, and offers up a glimpse of surfing subculture, surf lingo and the rules of the waves. She also includes quotes from surfer girls who have survived the learning-to-surf journey.