Waves: Great Stories From The Surf

by Tim Baker

An illustrated anthology of the best of Australian surf writing. 'together they paddled hard to meet the rearing, feathered swells. Everywhere was spray and sunlight and upreaching force. Leaper and his companion scrambled atop the first and skittered down its back into the path of the next, leaving behind the sound of an avalanche.' - tim Winton Paddle the Ka'iwi Channel between Hawaiian islands with tom Carroll Roam the mean streets of Maroubra with Koby Abberton Cruise remotest Indonesia on a luxury surf charter with Kelly Slater trade waves and wild yarns with Nat Young in Angourie Search the remote Victorian coastline with Wayne Lynch Dodge cleanup sets at Jaws and Mavericks with the world's top big wave surfers trace the last days of surfing's black knight Miki Dora Ponder the ancient origins of surfing, tackle circus gorillas in Peru, and feel the ground shake as a huge swell hits the North Shore of Oahu this collection of great Australian surf stories sheds new light on the 'moveable feast' that is modern surfing, and gives an intimate insider's view of the mad compulsion to ride waves - whatever the costs. If you've never surfed, these stories will make you want to start. If you already surf, they'll remind you why you're never going to stop.

Genres: Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Tim^^^Baker

Tim Baker has contributed to GQ, Playboy, and Rolling Stone, is the author of Go Surf, and is the coauthor of Bustin' Down the Door, Occy, and Surf for Your Life.

Reviews

[Renee · Rating 2 out of 5]

A couple of good chapters (including Pam Burridge's chapter), but otherwise reminded me of everything I hated about the macho surfing culture back when I started out surfing.