Jeff Johnson Shares His Unique Perspective On Bodysurfing
Jeff Johnson is a freelance photographer, director, writer, brand ambassador and former North Shore lifeguard. He became Patagonia’s first staff photographer in the early aughts…..
Author: Spencer Dunlap
Great Swimming Quotes from Bonnie Tsui’s “Why We Swim”
Swimming is a great way to improve your aerobic endurance and anaerobic threshold for bodysurfing. It’s a simple equation: the better you are at swimming,….
The Day I Fell In Love With Bodysurfing
I vividly remember the day I fell in love with bodysurfing. I was on vacation in Hawaii and the weather was perfect—hot, sunny, dry, clear….
Bodysurfing: An Unofficial History of the Pastime
Bodysurfing is an ancient pastime rooted in the traditions of indigenous peoples living along equatorial coastlines throughout the world. Bodysurfing predates written history, and much….
Buffalo Keaulana: One of the Best Bodysurfers of All Time
Richard “Buffalo” Keaulana easily makes my list of the top five bodysurfers of all time. But he is so much more than just a bodysurfer…..
Surf and Sea: Rare Book With Timeless Bodysurfing Content
Surf and Sea is a rare book about surfing published in 1965 by legendary waterman John M. Kelly Jr. Surf historian Matt Warshaw calls Surf….
Our Epic Bodysurfing Adventure to the Caribbean
Bodysurf, eat, sleep, repeat. That pretty much sums up our daily agenda during a three-day swell bender along the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. And….
George Freeth: Father of Bodysurfing in the U.S.
George Freeth was a Hawaiian waterman who introduced a number of different water sports to California in the early 1900s. Those sports included surfing, bodysurfing, swimming,….
Mark Cunningham: Great Quotes By (and about) the Legendary Bodysurfer
Not only is Mark Cunningham one of the best bodysurfers of all time, but he also eloquently defines his passion for the sport in a….
Candy Calhoun: First Woman to Bodysurf the Wedge
In the early 1960s, Candy Calhoun became the first woman to bodysurf both the Newport Wedge and the Banzai Pipeline. Note: Hawaiian women likely bodysurfed….
