Surfing Illustrated AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO WAVE RIDING
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY
JOHN ROBISON
INTERNATIONAL MARINE / McGRAW-HILL CAMDEN, MAINE • NEW YORK • CHICAGO • SAN FRANCISCO • LISBON • LONDON • MADRID • MEXICO CITY • MILAN • NEW DELHI • SAN JUAN • SEOUL • SINGAPORE • SYDNEY • TORONTO
DEDICATED TO MY MOM, WHO ENCOURAGED ME TO GO FOR THE BIG WAVES.
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