Terminal Velocity
Terminal Velocity is the maximum velocity of a falling body through a medium. Years ago, I lost a friend, who fell in a failed...
Australian Surf Boats Recover from a Dive
Australian surf boats are designed to recover out of a dive. The boats successfully resurface most of the time. Bow shape and quick...
Seamless Transitions
Surfing has evolved with flight. The playing field has forever changed. In smaller waves, surfers take to the sky, performing high...
Peahi Challenge 2018/Contestants Risk Lives in Treacherous Conditions
On the first day of competition, with the surf still rising, professional women competed. Dangerous sets continued to build bigger and...
Love and Support Prevails in the WSL Hawaiian Pro
Priorities? There is always time for love and support , a reprieve from priority jockeying. Tomas Hermes did not like the opening ride...
A Tie in the Rip Curl Meo Pro Portugal Forces Elimination/Science Answers
Kolohe surfed well and optimized his performance on both waves of this 3rd round heat, in the WSL MEO Pro Portugal. Kolohe's second ride...
High Nose Rocker Prevents Pearling, but; Exposes the Underside to a Dangerous High Speed Collision
High rocker prevents a pearl dive, but; the bow becomes vulnerable to high impact. In an air drop, the bow acts as a landing pad due to...
Surfboards Evolve with Art and Science
Polynesians traveled throughout the Pacific in dugout sailing canoes. They navigated through storms and high seas, plotting their paths...
Dusty Payne's Horrific Accident, Bernoulli's Principle
Prayers of healing to the Payne family. Water and air have similar properties. Bernoulli's principle originated in hydro dynamics and is...
Approaching Terminal Velocity, Water Will Not Compress
Water resists compression. Water is difficult to compress because of inter molecular hydrogen bonding. This is known as cohesion. ...
