Finding your next good intermediate surfboard
Finding a good intermediate surfboard is basically the moment you stop struggling with your gear and start actually having fun on the wave. It's that weird transitional phase where you're definitely over the massive foamie you learned on, but you aren't quite ready to go full Pro-Tour on a wafer-thin shortboard. This middle ground is where the most progress happens, provided you don't make the classic mistake of "under-boarding" yourself too soon. ...