The Art of Tandem Surfing
with Steve and Barrie BoehneIn fifty two minutes of fast, exciting tandem surfing, Steve and Barrie show how beautiful a guy and a girl can master a sport together. Their surfing is the perfect example of combining male and female attributes in such a powerful, but graceful, way that this very difficult sport almost appears easy. Classic Old footage of the tandem pioneers, plus footage from the 70's, 80's, and 90's demonstrates how the sports has grown in technical difficulty. An amazing workout at "Muscle Beach" shows where many of the tandem lifts originated. A variety of surfing locations, plus tandem skateboarding, make the presentation interesting and informative. Steve and Barrie have always given freely, even to their toughest competitors, the techniques and lifts they have created. This video helps any team wanting to learn tandem surfing to leap forward in their skills. All of the lifts are carefully demonstrated. Tandem girls learn style and grace from watching an array of flawless competitive performances by Barrie. The guys learn from Steve the timing of doing a lift while carving and trimming a 12' tandem board. Nearly every top competitive tandem team in the world has studied this video to help them become more competitive at this richly rewarding sport. For those not needing an instructional video, the history and surfing are fabulous. You can see why the tandem event at every contest is always the most popular with the spectators. It is more fun and beautiful to watch than regular surfing. These highlights of Steve and Barrie's competitive career are inspiring. It is easy to see how they won 6 United States Championships, 6 Makaha International Championships, 2 World Contest Titles, and dozens of small, local contests. |
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