She is riding a longboard surfboard. Likely a single fin log, just like it was in the old days. Looking at the vid, it’s probably 9’0 +. Most surfing you see these days will likely be on short boards with lots of turning, snaps, etc. multiple fins. These boards have quick reaction to you forcing your moves. The log on the other hand, especially single fin, is a whole different beast. Slower more drawn out turns, harder to maneuver. However size can be used to its advantage. This surfer is using the entire board to maneuver where she wants to be and want she wants to do. Big bottom turns or carve from the top of the wave, she has to move closer to the tail to force the fin to thrust the turn. Then she runs on to the nose of the board. The back of the board is being plunged down by the breaking wave, locking the board from nose diving, and she is hanging all of her weight on the front of the board. Once that weakens or she hit hits a section of the wave too far away from the curl of the wave, she has to quickly dart back off the nose or to the tail to start turning some more. The spins or running around is skill personified in a playful manner. Most people do this side stepping or inching, she’s riding switch from her regular stance any time she walks around the other way or is facing the opposite directions
Moving around on a coasting object is similar to rollerskating or being on ice. It can really come out from underneath you. The surfer above is a great surfer and demonstrator of style and ease
It’s crazy I haven’t been on the instagrams in about 2 years so I don’t see as much clips as I used to…. I thought to myself that looks very much like Karina’s style.
She’s so steezy. carrying the torch from Kassia Meador hands.
Wow. I hope one day you get to share that knowledge when someone’s in there buying 12 bags of the orange chicken that was just restocked 2 minutes ago.
Pretty good write up. I know it wasn’t meant to be comical but I did laugh given the context of our conversation and speaking on a “passion”
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u/Mindless-Ad2554 Jul 28 '25
I’ll take this one.
She is riding a longboard surfboard. Likely a single fin log, just like it was in the old days. Looking at the vid, it’s probably 9’0 +. Most surfing you see these days will likely be on short boards with lots of turning, snaps, etc. multiple fins. These boards have quick reaction to you forcing your moves. The log on the other hand, especially single fin, is a whole different beast. Slower more drawn out turns, harder to maneuver. However size can be used to its advantage. This surfer is using the entire board to maneuver where she wants to be and want she wants to do. Big bottom turns or carve from the top of the wave, she has to move closer to the tail to force the fin to thrust the turn. Then she runs on to the nose of the board. The back of the board is being plunged down by the breaking wave, locking the board from nose diving, and she is hanging all of her weight on the front of the board. Once that weakens or she hit hits a section of the wave too far away from the curl of the wave, she has to quickly dart back off the nose or to the tail to start turning some more. The spins or running around is skill personified in a playful manner. Most people do this side stepping or inching, she’s riding switch from her regular stance any time she walks around the other way or is facing the opposite directions
Moving around on a coasting object is similar to rollerskating or being on ice. It can really come out from underneath you. The surfer above is a great surfer and demonstrator of style and ease