When it rains all the filth and muck that’s accumlated on land gets washed into the ocean.  If you think about all the crap that you see on the streets in your town, it’s pretty nasty.  Paddling out after a rain puts you at risk of getting sick.  Exactly how and when you get sick [...]

Any surfer will tell you that it’s a jungle out there in the water.  It’s an incredibly dynamic environment, and you must be in constant command of yourself and your board as you navigate through rip currents, oncoming waves, other surfers, flotsam & jetsam and all the natural flora & fauna. The more I reflect [...]

Native Hawaiians use the term "kulana nalu" for the place where a surfer paddles to catch a wave; usually the most distant line of breakers.  Learn this and some other Hawaiian surf speak at this site.