Great lakes surfing bookshop

Professional big wave surfer jamie sterling hopped on a plane with a mission to find and surf decent waves in the great lakes. Strazz and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Located in the heart of the great lakes, gls is the premier shop for kiteboarding, stand up paddlboarding, sup surfing, longboarding and foilboarding. For your reading pleasure, weve assembled a collection of ten books including options for the whole familyyoung to old, surfers and nonsurfers alike. An insiders guide to monster waves along north americas fresh coast. If you dress for it, surfing on the great lakes is second to none.

Surfing the great lakes 9780964631076 by strazz, p. Waves are caused by the transfer of energy from wind blowing over the surface of water. An insiders guide to monster waves along north americas fresh coast by p. Contact surf the great lakes surfing the lakes lake surf surf. The residents of duluth, minnesota can attest to the excellent surfing found on the great lakes, as the city has about a dozen decent places to hit the water close by. For many years we have been dedicated to the celebration of our great lakes. Great lakes surfers journal, glassville, great lakes usa. Noel and i have been filming a ton of sessions for the past couple of years. Lakes where surfing is possible include the great lakes on the united statescanada border and lake tahoe on.

Most of my progress was from surfing the great lakes. The info in the book is voluminous, and the photos are great. We welcome you to join great lakes surfers face book page and greatlakesurfers. Surf reads we all remember the simple pleasure of curling up on the couch or lounging in a hammock with a great book. Ill admit to being somewhat skeptical about surfing on the great lakes before i read it, but after i read my boyfriends copy, i think it is incredible. Sure, not all of them depict headhigh waves, but theres more than 250 pix in the book. While it can get pretty chilly around 05 degrees celsius or 3241 degrees fahrenheit, autumn and winter can produce some of the biggest waves due to wind currents and the lakes immense size lake superior has been known to produce waves over 30 feet in height.

Visit our two michigan surf stores, shop online, or join our community on instagram and facebook. Documenting and celebrating together as community and culture. Why winter surfing on the great lakes is all the rage wgntv. The best of those is found at a place called stony point, where the deep water and unimpeded winds create the largest waves in the area. Being in southern ontario, i was disappointed to find that the most surf friendly locations are around lake superior and lake michigan, which are further away from where i live.