Andrew Doheny (Newport Beach, CA), 20, was impressive throughout the final day of competition en route to his first major men’s final event. Doheny surfed with 100% commitment throughout the event, detonating powerful carves and hacks en route to his runner-up finish.
So you paid your money for the wetsuit and your getting ready to use it for the first time. We have put together a check list of before and after use of your wetsuit to help maintain its life and ensure your stay warm and comfortable.
Jeff from the wetsuit centre takes a look at the brand new summer 3/2 psycho 1 wetsuit from O'Neill. He takes a look at the new Technobutter material to see how it performs and what benefits it makes in the wetsuit.
Firstly we should look at how a wetsuit works before deciding on which wetsuit you need for your sport. A wetsuit is constructed using neoprene that is heated up until it expands then cooled and cut. So the material is then cut into lengths needed to put the wetsuit together.
The first thing you should consider when buying your wetsuit for winter months is how much you are going to be using it. In other words there is no point buying a top end wetsuit if you are only using it for an hour every couple of weeks.
Big aerial rotations? Check. Forehand gouges? Check. Big barrels? Check. At only 16 years old, Liam Turner’s surfing already has all the building blocks for a successful career in professional surfing.
Patagonia Inc and Yulex Corporation have introduced a guayule ‘natural rubber’ based wetsuit, that is being positioned as the first alternative to traditional fossil-based neoprene.
Don’t let the winter months stop you from enjoying your watersport as it doesn’t matter whether your into sailing, kayaking, or kitesurfing ,the evolution of wetsuits and drysuits is enabling these sports to be taken to depths of endurance.
