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By Jay DiMartino, About.com

What is Surf Style

Surf Style is an empty lineup

Jay DiMartino
So we return to the question: What is surf style? It's not clothes or long hair or talking slang. It's something unexplainable yet somehow understood.

A surfer lives his/her life like the waves themselves. Although battered by cross winds and cross chop and bent by reefs and sandbars, they always stay true to their source and direction. And a surfer, no matter how heavy the responsibilities of life may become, will always make it to the beach. This experience goes far beyond the thrill of a good ride. The sun rising over the ocean, a good wipeout, the view of a perfect unridden wave, or even a joke made among friends in between sets all serve as food for the surfer's soul.

So even when it's hard to make time for a session and life's pressure is weighing heavy, just remember that just a little nibble on the surfing experience will make you whole again, and even though you may not look like a "surfer" or talk like a "surfer," your commitment and passion for wave riding give you all the style you need.

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