Learn to Surf

Every beginning surfer should read this book. I picked it up and couldn't put it down. MacLaren takes you through every aspect of surfing with wit and humor. I read it cover to cover, then went out and bought a 9 foot longboard (as suggested) and hit the beach. Within the first hour in the water I was standing up and riding waves in, without shelling out alot of cash for lessons. You don't need lessons, all you need is THIS BOOK!!!

I am a newbie surfer and I found this book to be outstanding. It is a straight read. (That is, you can sit down and read to whole thing cover to cover in one setting without getting bogged down in jargon.) It covers everything you need to know to get started in the sport. It is full of good advice and good humor. If you want to get started with surfing, this very well could be the only book you'll ever need. (The rest you'll get from other surfers and magazines.) Buy it and read it before you hit the beach or buy any equipment.

This book gives up the basic technics on surfing. Mr. MacLaren gives simple step by step instructions on how to position yourself in the board, to buy perfect surfboard for you and paddle the perfect waves. The only thing he can't do with this book is to tell you which is the perfect wave in the really life. I recommend this book, for all of us who wanted to know how to do this and really couldn't find anyone that can teach.

Learn to surf is the most comprehansive, yet simplest "teach yourself" how to surf book. It is packed with many fantastic tips that would make a competent surfer out of anyone. After I read this book, I took to the waves and haven't since looked back. This book helped me bring forth the passion of the waves in me and I feel a much more complete person for it. The book is best used in conjunction with live surfing tuition to get the best results. I am now a fully trained surfing instructor working in Newquay, and I believe it is this book that helped me get there. If any of you aot there want to get into surfing, this is the book for you!!

I started surfing when I was 17 (19 now). This book prepared me to go out and catch my first wave. From buying wax to cruising down the line, this book educates you with the basics of Surfing. I reccomend this book to anybody interested in this adictive sport!!!