No Bad Waves [electronic resource] : Talking Story with Mickey Munoz

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chouinard, Yvon.

Muänoz, Mickey., Author.

Contributor:

Dutton, John, Contributor.

Chouinard, Yvon, Contributor.

Divine, Jeff, Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surfers--Biography.

Surfing--United States--History.

Surfers--History--United States--Biography.

Surfers.

Surfing.

Local Subjects:

Surfers--Biography.

Surfing--United States--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Other Title:

No Bad Waves

Place of Publication:

New York : Patagonia, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mickey Muñoz has been called the “surfer's surfer," and is loved and respected among the cognoscenti for his contributions to surfing and the surfing life for the past 60 years as a surfer, a pioneer of Waimea Bay, a stuntman (stand-in for Gidget), a board shaper and designer, and as a sailor and boatbuilder (America's Cup). Mentored by the Malibu greats of the '40s, and an influence on generations of surfers since, Mickey weaves the story of a California waterman using his own life and that of his friends.

Contents:

No Bad Waves; Title Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Get Out There and Ride Those Waves; The Uplifters Ranch and Early Santa Monica; Pure Luck; Early Influences; Malibu Rocketeering; The Hawaiian Influence; The Early Shaping Business; Buzzy Trent's Commitment; Stunt Doubling; Skiing at Alta; Surfing Waimea Made Me Bigger; Frank Donahue and the Shark; Living in Hawai'i; The Wave Behind the Wave; Carter Pyle and P-Cats; Bodysurfing the Wedge; Dora and the Dark Side; Morey's Noseriding Competition; Bear Wrestling; Demolition Days; Bob McTavish; Building Malia; A Different Way to Build Boats

A Small Boat in a Big RaceMotorcycle Racing; Hang Gliding; Getting to the Surf; Flippy Hoffman; Surging: For Every Current There Is a Countercurrent; Red Pumps on Maui; Joey and Hōkūle'a; Ciguatera in the South Seas; Fun and Games; Dismasted; Hot and Glassy; The Present is Just Layers of the Past; Surfing Hobie Cats in Hawai'i; The Catalina Paddleboard Race; Lucky To Be Surfers; Photography and the Packrat; The Evolution of Speed; Surfboard Design Evolution; Flippy, Surf Honey, and the Mysterious Steaming Coil; Stars & Stripes; The Materials Evolution - Design Evolution Connection

SnowboardingSailing and Surfing; Wind Warrior; Speed and Control; Paddleboard Design; Design to Suit the Need; Nature's Engineering: Think Like a Rock; Sea Lion Attack; Handling Crowds; Bill Wise; The Quasimodo; Surfing Is the Fountain of Youth; Chasing Dora; The Stand-Up Revolution; Flippy's Last Drop; The Mongoose Cup; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Copyright Page; Buy the Book

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-938340-08-6

OCLC:

862831560