Nose ride

Noseriding is the art of maneuvering the surfboard from the front end.

Noseriding is one of the most accomplished maneuvers in surfing. Some of the intricacies include, Hang ten toes, Hang five toes, Stretch-five, AKA Paul Strauch Cheater Five toes, Hang heels, Front Foot/heel hang, Back Foot/heel hang, are some of the high-point maneuvers in the repertoire of noseriding. Noseriding is a functional maneuver best performed on waves around head high or less in size, which are found most of the year. Noseriding is performed mainly on noserider style surfboards, which can be short or long in length.

"Noseriding wasn't identified as a maneuver unto itself until the early 1950s, after the surfboard fin had grown big enough to really anchor the tail." wrote Matt Warshaw in "The History of Surfing". According to most surfing historians, the fin was invented by Tom Blake around 1935, for the purpose of anchoring the tail and giving the surfboard direction from the tail to the tip. The fin enabled skilled surfers to walk to the front of the board without the tail skipping out from the wave. In 1947, Joe Quigg recorded, in drawings and words, the noseriding skill of Rabbit Kakai on waves at "Outer Queens" near Waikiki, Hawaii. One of the first commercial surfboard manufacturers, Dale Vezy is credited as being the first to get to the nose to hang five and hang ten in the early 50s. Noseriding is widely considered the origin of "Extreme" surfing and had become such a popular trick by the late 50s that Surfer Magazine publisher John Severson devoted a regular feature, called "Toes on the Nose", starting with his debut issue of Surfer in 1960.[1]

Mastering the noseride takes years to accomplish. Once achieved, the thrill of the moment gives the surfer the sensation that their feet are simply gliding on water and that they are defying gravity. Noseriding defined the surfers of the 50’s led by Rabbit Kakai, then Matt Kivlin and Joe Quigg. Then came the champion surfers of the 60s including Lance Carson, Phil Edwards, Dewey Weber, Mickey Munoz, Joey Cabell, Donald Takayama, Skip Frye, David Nuuhiwa, Gary Proper, Claude Codgen and Bob Purvey. Today's generation includes Joel Tudor, CJ Nelson and Chad Marshall, to name a few men. Women have proven to show such grace that their noseriding demonstrations have excited the sport once again. Current Toe-pointing women Association of Surfing Professional's World Tour champions include Kelia Moniz from Hawaii, Belinda Baggs from Australia, Chloe Calmon from Brazil and Kassia Meador from the USA.

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