Surf Completely – How To Takeoff at an Angle
The key to riding down the line on a “green wave” is taking off at an angle. Here Britney explains the best way to take off to assure you get a nice ride down the line along with some examples of take...
View ArticleSurf Completely – A Yoga Sequence for Duck diving
If you want to work on your duck dive on dry land, here’s a short vinyasa sequence to activate the core and mimic the duck dive postures in order to strengthen the muscles and get the movements into...
View ArticleHow To Read Waves: Lesson 1 – types of breaks
The first thing a new surfer wants to learn (after they’ve learned the very basics of how to stand up on a wave) is how to “read” waves. While we wish there was a secret password to unlocking this...
View ArticleRelease Your Spine – Advice from Physical Therapist Sofia Costa
Sofia Costa joined Surf With Amigas on a retreat towards the end of 2014. She is a Dr. of physical therapy originally from Puerto Rico, now living and treating surfers in Santa Monica, CA. Sofia has...
View ArticleHow To Make Your Own Surfboard – By Alex Berning
The most exciting thing I have been doing on my vacation is working on my new surfboard. A friend of mine had been constructing a machine to make surfboards for a while now and he had finally finished,...
View ArticleDon’t Check in the Surfboards – I’m Staying! – Alex’s story of making a new...
“Dont check-in the surfboards, I’m staying” These were the last words I told to my then boyfriend, when we were at the airport about to end a trip to Costa Rica for our home in Spain. It was one of...
View ArticleHow to Make Friends and Catch More Waves: Surfing in a Lineup
By Surf With Amigas Surf and Yoga Instructor Carly Fox How to Make Friends and Catch More Waves: Surfing in a Lineup! The beauty of the Amigas retreat experience is that we take a group of radical,...
View ArticleWhat’s Wrong With My Pop-Up? – Video Coaching from Afar
One of my favorite things about Surf With Amigas is the chance to help ladies improve their surfing. But what if you can’t make it on a retreat? Can you still get some tips? YES! We have decided to...
View ArticleThe Best Sunscreen for Surfing
Wondering how best to protect your skin while surfing? Here are our top three pics (two in the video below and one other further down) for sunscreens that stay on your face, as well as other strategies...
View ArticleSurf Tips: Learning How to Cross Step
The cross step. Both graceful and functional, it’s how us long boarders really use the entire surfboard, from front to back & back to front. It’s how the most talented surfers dance and trim their...
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