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This book stakes the claim formally and authoritatively that we have entered the technological era of surfing. This argument suggests that the most significant differentiating characteristic of the modern surf era is the common acceptance of new technological inputs and the feverous pace at which the surf industry accelerates and extends the technological arsenal available to surfers.
This book argues, it is time to step back and ask: what does it mean to surf in the Anthropocene Ocean? In what ways is technology improving or diminishing our experiences as surfers and the environments where we participate in it. Only when this dialogue occurs can we begin to understand technology in its present tense before considering what kind of future we can or want to create for the future of surfing.
Contents
1. Surfing in the technological era: What it means to surf in the Anthropocene Ocean.- 2. Wave parks and wave pools: removing surfing from the tyranny of the coast.- 3. Seabed sculpting: altering the seafloor to create new surf-breaks where they currently do not break.- 4. Sharkless surf: Employing technology to save lives.- 5. Understanding surf-break vulnerability in the era of rising seas.- 6. Dodging plastics: Surf environmental organizations and the quest to remove plastics from the oceans and beaches where we surf.- 7. Surfing, streaming and surveillance: the environmental and societal consequences of live surf camera feeds.- 8. Surf media in the technological era: From Mags to Tags.- 9. From Endless Summer to the Surf Spring: Technology and surf social movements.- 10. Utilizing apps to gamify and improve surf-break conservation.- 11. Future Suits: The continual evolution of the wetsuit.- 12. The Search for the carbon negative surfboard.- 13. Technology and accessibility: Expanding access to surfing through a myriad of technological improvements.- 14. Have surf, will travel: the end of surf secrets, crowding in surf destinations and the quest to expand the surf frontier.
