Surf Etiquette
You're a beginning surfer at a crowded beach. Where should you position yourself?
Position yourself in a place where if a wave hits you, it won't hit others around you.
Drinking lots of milk and eating lots of food before surfing.
You'll probably throw up.
What are those things on the bottom of surfboards that help keep the surfboard straight on the wave?
Fins
Coral produces its own sunscreen
TRUE
Shaka
Wearing sunscreen early in the morning.
It is still very possible to get a sunburn early in the morning.
What is it called when somebody jumps on your wave when it was your wave?
getting cutoff
Sound travels slower and is weaker underwater.
FALSE. It can travel over 5 times as fast.
You're about to catch a wave, you notice that somebody else to your left is trying to catch the same wave. The wave is breaking to the right, should you pull out or try to catch the wave?
If the wave is breaking right, then the person on your left has priority, they would run into you if you caught the wave.
A giant wave is about to crash on you, you're afraid that if you hang on to your board, it will hit you in the face. Should you let go?
No. There is a good chance you will end up hitting the board anyway, and and even greater chance that you'll hit those around you.
What is it called when you dangle all of your toes off your board while noseriding?
Hanging 10.
The great barrier reef can be seen from the moon
TRUE. It's big.
You're about to catch a wave, you notice that somebody else on your left is trying to catch the same wave. The wave is breaking to the left, should you pull out or try to catch the wave?
It's yours! The other person should pull out. However, be careful, they may not!
Wearing swim trunks on a day where you won't get hypothermia.
You will have increased mobility with no wetsuit.
The part of the wave that is typically the tallest part of the wave and is the first to "break" or "curl' is called the _____.
Peak
The deepest part of the ocean is called the Andres Trench
Mariana Trench
When transporting a surfboard on surf racks, where should the fin of the board be?
pointed towards the front of the car, fin up.
Surfing after it rains.
Runoff from storm drains, sewage, etc make it's way to the ocean after it rains. After an especially heavy rain, a significant amount of bacteria that has built up over time will be washed into the ocean.
What are the sides of your surfboard called?
Rails
It is estimated that 50% of the animals in the ocean have not been discovered yet.
FALSE. 90%