.learn to surf.

I am seriously one of the worst surfing teachers ever. I blame this in part, on the person who taught me to surf, who would take me out on a longboard and leave me on the inside to play by myself and flounder in whitewater whilst he went out and surfed in real waves.
If you've ever paddled out with me, or had me "try" to teach you to surf, then you should know that I have no patience. I have patience in very few aspects of life, and surfing is not one of them. Ask Dars [look Dars, I mentioned you]. She has suffered multiple "You're not trying hard enough!"'s and a few "Try harder!"'s. It's tough love, baby.
However Surfline [after discovering the site I'm semi obsessed] offers a nifty "learn to surf" section which if you aren't Kelly Slater I recommend you peruse in your free time [yes, I'm reading it as well]. In particular, I concur with it's advice to learn to swim well before learning to surf [as they say, surfing is 95% swimming ... ] and taking CPR though this is probably only useful if you surf with people you care about saving [since you can't save yourself and I can think of one person off the top of my head I would enjoy not saving]. The site also goes into depth discussing currents, breaks, etc.


Read, read, read.