Lessons from Tom Blake

This is a warm personal piece by Tom Wegener about the pioneering waterman Tom Blake (1902–1994), written after receiving a biography of Blake as a gift from his father....

The Mental Tools - Lesson 3

In this piece Tom explains his theory on the physics behind how a surfer can "hang ten". The key is that the back two-thirds of the board engages the energy within the wave rather than sliding alon...

Surfing History in a Tiny Nutshell

Surfing — Ancient Roots, Modern Boom! Surfing is way older than California. Long before surf culture went global, people were riding waves everywhere — Japan, Tonga, India, China, Peru, and possibl...