The Girl's Guide to Surfing

By Andrea McCloud and Symbolon

The Girl's Guide to Surfing delivers all a girl needs to score the wave of her choice. The surfing population has recently exploded, and women are in the water more than ever. For all these hearty souls, author Andrea McCloud delivers down-to-earth instruction and indispensable advice. Find out what kind of surf equipment is specifically right for women and how to get it. Learn how to read local breaks and tides for catching the right wave at the right spot. Get the lowdown on surf etiquette to avoid getting yelled at, or worse, crashing into someone. And hear war stories from the pros about how they learned to surf, how they conquer fear, and what it's like to pull into a fat tube. Featuring loads of informative illustrations, sidebars, and tips, The Girl's Guide to Surfing is the bible for any girl who wants to catch a wave.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Chronicle Books Digital
• Release date: Jul 22, 2011
• ISBN: 9781452108988

Andrea McCloud

Andrea McCloud penned The Girl's Guide to Surfing while on an eight-month surf safari which took her to the beaches of Baja, mainland Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. She lives in San Diego.

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Reviews for The Girl's Guide to Surfing

[hugsforhedgehogs · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

3 1/2 Stars. This book was very inspirational and a fun, easy read. I don't think that the illustrations would be particularly helpful if you were learning to surf, but it's great to see a book encouraging more girls and women to hit the waves. A good book filled with nifty line-art and great role-models.