A common mistake is diving too late, so the whitewater hits while your board is still on the surface. Commit early and go deep.
When do you start your duck dive?
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4/ Nelson Mandela walked free in February 1990, and a new government led by him ended apartheid in 1994. Carroll later said he hoped to change even one person's mind. The lesson: a title lasts a season, but the stand you take is what you carry for life.
April 1985, Bells Beach. Fresh off a second world title, Australia's Tom Carroll said he'd skip the pro tour's South African events in protest of apartheid. Tom Curren and Martin Potter joined him, giving up points and prize money.
Would you have walked away? #surfhistory
3/ Cheyne Horan stayed away that year too. Potter had seen Black surfers arrested on Durban's whites-only beaches. The boycott likely cost Carroll a third title; Curren won it in 1985. By 1989, 25 of the top 30 surfers were skipping South African events.
Thursday riddle from the lineup π
I arrive in a group, never alone. Surfers count me from far out, and when I show up, everyone starts paddling. What am I?
Answer drops tonight. Guess below π
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