Waves
What do you call the sides of a surfboard?
Rails
What were the first surf boards made of?
Wood
What do they call getting stuck in a breaking wave?
a washing machine
What part of the wave does a surfer ride?
The face
list 2 ways to identify a rip
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What do surfers call it when they are completely covered by the curling wave?
Tubed, barreled, pitted
What are surfboards made of now?
Polyurethane foam wrapped in fiberglass
The curl or the tube of a breaking wave is called?
The Barrel
What do you call a surfer placing ten toes over the front of the board?
Hanging Ten
What does DRSABCD stand for
Danger, response, send for help, airways, breathing, cpr, defib
What is a large group of waves called
What part of the surfboard do you stand on?
The Deck
What is a kook?
Someone new to surfing
If a surfer has their right foot forward their stance is?
Goofy
3 risks at Rafts
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What term refers to turning at the top of a wave?
Carving
What group of people invent surfing?
The ancient Polynesians
Why do you get noodle arms?
From paddling a long time
When trying to slow down on a wave, what body part can help slow you down
Hand in the wave
what should you do if caught in a rip.
swim to the side, don't panic, let it take you out, signal for help
Name 2 famous waves outside Australia
Pipeline, teahupoo, uluwatu, cloudbreak.... and so on
What are the two different lengths of boards we use in this class?
7-8ft
Dropping in on someone is what?
Getting on their wave when they were already on it/ had priority
When catching a wave, why is it important for a surfer to paddle at the same speed as the wave before standing up?
So the wave carries their speed and they can catch the wave.
Name all items you need to bring to school so you can come surfing.
towel, bathers, change of dry clothes, shoes/sandals