floater
Hovering, neutral-edged maneuver, where the surfer distributes his weight evenly across the center of the board and "floats" laterally across the whitewater—or on top of the curl as it pitches over—before dropping back down the wave face. Australia's Mark Sainsbury, 1986 world amateur champion, is often credited as the first to master the floater, but it was Cheyne Horan, also from Australia, and...
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Kelly Slater, Pipeline. Photo: Tom ServaisSubscribe to view
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Cheyne Horan, 1978. Photo: Leonard BradySubscribe to view
Dino Andino, Haleiwa, 1989. Photo: John Seaton CallahanSubscribe to view
Betet Merta, Bali, 2001Subscribe to view
Davey Smith, 1980. Photo: Greg HuglinSubscribe to view
Kelly Slater, Pipeline. Photo: Tom Servais
Mark Sainsbury
Cheyne Horan, 1978. Photo: Leonard Brady
Dino Andino, Haleiwa, 1989. Photo: John Seaton Callahan
Betet Merta, Bali, 2001
Davey Smith, 1980. Photo: Greg Huglin