When the average person thinks of surfing they picture Hawaii in their head and the surf spots on Oahu.  These same average people when they hear Maui, they think of Hawaiian vacations. But Maui also has one of the best big wave surf spot called JAWS.  The big wave Jaws, is located on the North Shore of the island Maui and it the same wave where tow surfing was perfected since you cannot access this wave by paddling out. For newbie surfers, this wave was made famous by Laird Hamilton and he is often seen online in surfing photos of Jaws taming the beast and perfecting tow surfing techniques.

Big wave surfing is not for perfecting tight arc turns but for those people who want to tame the giant waves that the ocean creates. Jaws swells are influenced by storms as far away as Alaska so each set is different and has to be taken very seriously. Jaws waves are deadly if you drop at the wrong time or you wipe out and have not conditioned your lungs and mind to be calm during the ensuing “rinse cycle” of your life. There are few surfers in the world that have the ability to take on big wave surfing so it is an elite club but one that does not have longevity. Each year we hear of surfers who underestimated the wave or overestimated their ability and have died. more…

As many of you already know, Jaco is filled with surfers and champion surfers from around the world. So it is normal for most people to see surfers standing up on their boards. But the look on peoples faces when they see a person standing up on a surf board while holding a boat oar or Paddle ranges from “what is that person doing?” to “WOW!” Officially known as  Stand up Paddle boards aka SUP or SUPS.

Stand up paddle surfing is the most ancient form of surfing or the original form dating back hundreds of years to the south pacific, according to surf historians.  But it was not until recently has the sport taken on new levels in competition. What is great about this type of surfing is that it has greater reach to both genders and age groups. The ease of standing up, maintaining balance, and the greater mobility is the key to this attraction.

SUP surfing can take place in all wave conditions which makes this type of surfing more flexible when choosing to participate and there is plenty of good surf near Jaco for SUP. Traditionally, most surfers live and breath by the change in tides or swells but not so for SUP surfers, they can surf in most conditions. more…

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Scouring the net for fresh content and key questions that surfers are asking, I often find funny and crazy things surfers do or say. I accept that what I think is funny might not seem funny to you but I will give it a go and see how this feature pans out.

If you have a funny posting and want to share it, add it to comments under this post.

First one is about one surfers solution to cold weather wet suit changing and surf breaks between sessions. Check out the comments to this surfers great idea. Note: not all of us are fortunate to have tropical weather to surf in and many prefer the waves in these areas.
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Second one is blooper but funny.
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