Autor: Jon Wegener.

Traducción a cargo de: MedSwells Surf.

Para unos pocos, aprender a surfear una alaia es un proceso rápido y natural. Para el resto de nosotros requiere constancia y práctica. Las gente suele preguntarnos trucos sobre cómo surfear una alaia. Así que pensamos en compartir algunos consejos que puedes encontrar útiles.

Ten en mente que no es cómo surfear tu tabla de surf. Las tablas no tienen mucha flotación, menos rocker y sin quillas. No vas a entrar directo remando en tu ola preferida y comenzar a pillar olas. Requiere de un poco de tiempo, y mucha humildad …

Autor: Jon Wegener.

Traducción al español: /consejos-para-surfear-una-alaia-jon-wegener

For a few people, learning to ride the alaia comes very quick and naturally. For the rest of us it takes a commitment and practice. People often ask us for tips on how to ride an alaia. So we thought that we would share some pointers that you might find helpful.

Keep in mind that it is not like riding your surfboard. The boards don't have as much flotation, less rocker, and no fins. You are not just going to paddle out to your favorite lineup and start catching waves. It takes a …

Below are some personal tips on how to keep a wooden surfboard in good condition.

Even though the wooden surfboards are durable, require little care, and, are built to last, this doesn't mean that they are inmune to the toll of time or harsh treatment. In order to make them last long, and maintain them on good conditions, Here are some quick instructions about how to take care of your board. These are simple things, mostly common sense:

1) PROTECTION: SURFBOARD BAG

Get a well protected surfboard bag for transport. For example: for 4' paipos use a 6' cushioned surfboard …

Paipo HyperLooper crafts by the gremie writing this lines.

Some notes on why I craft, repair, and ride paipos and other weird surf crafts ... (and have been doing so for more than a decade, and plan to do so in the future)

Beginnings

From a young age I had the luck of living near the sea. So it was natural to spend summers holidays with friends on the coastline, that was just it, as youngsters we just loved playing with the waves, without any artifacts attached, just catching waves with our bodies, sharing waves, we would just play games to …