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Re: Where and how begin !!!

Postby LoreSail » Tue Jan 03, 2017 12:37 pm

I pick those 2 because i think they are good place for surf and with the rain season in the opposite period.
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Re: Where and how begin !!!

Postby BaNZ » Tue Jan 03, 2017 2:50 pm

LoreSail wrote: Do u think go surf alone would be too dangerous ?


Yes! It is dangerous even if you're a good surfer. I know many people do surf alone. But if you're a beginner, never surf alone. What I normally do is chat with the people have line up. But I'm guessing if you're planning to take a few lessons, then you probably won't be at the lineup.
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Re: Where and how begin !!!

Postby BaNZ » Tue Jan 03, 2017 2:50 pm

LoreSail wrote: Do u think go surf alone would be too dangerous ?


Yes! It is dangerous even if you're a good surfer. I know many people do surf alone. But if you're a beginner, never surf alone. What I normally do is chat with the people have line up. But I'm guessing if you're planning to take a few lessons, then you probably won't be at the lineup.
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Re: Where and how begin !!!

Postby dtc » Wed Jan 04, 2017 12:15 am

Depends what you mean by alone.

In the surf with no one else - bad
In the surf with other people you don't know - ok (if something is obviously wrong they will probably help, but they won't generally be looking out for you)
In the surf with people you know - best, they will keep and eye on you and help you if needed

But most people will be comfortable with option 2. I sometimes surf on my own (no one else in the water) but only on busy beaches where there is a good chance of someone being on the shore (fishing or strolling). For example there is one beach I won't surf on my own as it's isolated and full of rips and shallow sandbars - if there is no one else in the water I won't go in.
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Re: Where and how begin !!!

Postby RinkyDink » Wed Jan 04, 2017 6:00 am

LoreSail wrote:I pick those 2 because i think they are good place for surf and with the rain season in the opposite period.

If you're going to do it alone, keep in mind that unless you're in perfect physical condition you'll probably be spending two hours a day actually surfing. If you're body is lacking strength, then you'll probably be sore enough that you'll want to take a day or two or three off which, of course, you should. You're on vacation so have fun and relax. I know that if I take a surfing vacation, I'm also going to learn a foreign language (that's my brand of fun) so I will line up a place with an affordable language school. That way I can meet people, maybe even some other surfers, and have fun learning a foreign language. I want to work on my Spanish skills so I look for language programs as well as surf destinations. You might want to plan your trip more along the lines of what you'll be doing when you're not surfing.
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Re: Where and how begin !!!

Postby LoreSail » Wed Jan 04, 2017 9:09 am

RinkyDink wrote:
LoreSail wrote:I pick those 2 because i think they are good place for surf and with the rain season in the opposite period.

If you're going to do it alone, keep in mind that unless you're in perfect physical condition you'll probably be spending two hours a day actually surfing. If you're body is lacking strength, then you'll probably be sore enough that you'll want to take a day or two or three off which, of course, you should. You're on vacation so have fun and relax. I know that if I take a surfing vacation, I'm also going to learn a foreign language (that's my brand of fun) so I will line up a place with an affordable language school. That way I can meet people, maybe even some other surfers, and have fun learning a foreign language. I want to work on my Spanish skills so I look for language programs as well as surf destinations. You might want to plan your trip more along the lines of what you'll be doing when you're not surfing.

Uhhh that's a realy good idea spanish and surf :)
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