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Still stuck on your boogie board? Make some serious waves this summer by learning to surf! Ridin' the swells is fab exercise and, well, what's cooler than a wahine wa·hi·ne   also va·hi·ne
n.
1. Hawaii A Polynesian woman.

2. Sports A woman surfer.



[Hawaiian, from Proto-Polynesian *fafine.
 girl? Scared scare  
v. scared, scar·ing, scares

v.tr.
To strike with sudden fear; alarm. See Synonyms at frighten.

v.intr.
To become frightened: a child who scares easily.
 you'll be more Blue Crash than Blue Crush? Check out Suffer Girl: A Guide to the Surfing surfing, sport of gliding toward the shore on a breaking wave. Surfers originally used long, cumbersome wooden boards but now ride lightweight synthetic boards that allow a greater degree of maneuverability.  Life ($12.99, littlebrown.com), the awesome handbook by real-life teen surf babe Sanoe Lake. Or get The Girl's Guide to Surfing ($12.95, chroniclebooks.com), which tells you how to paddle-out, pop-up, drop and carve carve  
v. carved, carv·ing, carves

v.tr.
1.
a. To divide into pieces by cutting; slice: carved a roast.

b.
 like a pro. Ready to own the ocean? We're giving away 15 copies of each book, so drop us a line at Hang 10, GL, 4517 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21214 by July 31. Toes on the nose, grom.
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Title Annotation:Why not?; 'Suffer Girl: A Guide to the Surfing Life'; 'The Girl's Guide to Surfing'
Publication:Girls' Life
Article Type:Book Review
Date:Jun 1, 2005
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