Robb Bailey
Robb Bailey works for South Coast Surf Shops, San Diego’s premiere surfboard distributor and surf apparel dealer for more than 30 years. He has been inducted as a lifetime honorary member of his college surf club, the Cal Poly Surfer’s Association, and has traveled the world surfing for the past 11 years. Find out more about Robb at SouthCoast.com
Articles by this Author
Surf Break Criteria: Research Before You Go
- By Robb Bailey
- Published October 8th, 2008
- Relationships
- Unrated
Experienced surfers have dozens of great surf breaks to choose from even if they live on the New England coast, but each of us has to decide which break to call our own on any given day Or, if you are just starting out as a surfer, you will want to choose one break as your wave of choice and continue going there until you’ve expended all you could from it
Surfing Lessons: An Hour Well Spent
- By Robb Bailey
- Published October 4th, 2008
- Recreation and Sports
- Unrated
It’s perfectly acceptable and, actually, highly recommended to take a surfing lesson when you’re just picking up the sport You might think surfing is logical and that you will have the natural ability to pick it up right away, but the reality is that surfing is a very awkward sport when you first start out and there are tons of little tips that you can acquire only from a surf instructing professional
Long Board Tricks: Hanging 10
- By Robb Bailey
- Published September 23rd, 2008
- Relationships
- Unrated
On a longer board, you will have better balance Therefore, you have greater ability to change positions while riding a wave

