AY Honor Surfing

Surfing

Skill Level

2

Year

2024

Version

04.11.2025

Approval authority

Australian Union

Overview

Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer, uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Surfing involves riding ocean waves with a surfboard. To catch a wave, the surfer swims a ways out into the ocean lying on their stomach on the surfboard. When a wave comes, the surfer aims the board into land and begins to paddle to “catch” the wave.

The Challenging Part

The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:

16. Participate in a two-hour surfing lesson OR go surfing at least five times with someone who can teach you.