Learn all about the resurgent riding style that's sweeping the surfing planet ! Design innovations and a new appreciation for the grace and poise of surfing a longer board has lifted the art of longboarding back into the limelight and, more importantly, back into the minds of serious surfers who are looking to expand their wave riding experience.

In the first half, Longboarder's Start-Up covers the basics of longboard equipment, wave selection, courtesy, and surfing technique through standing up. The second part gets into intermediate and advanced longboarding skills including: cross-stepping and trimming, turning and turning maneuvers, essential noseriding and, finally, some of the breathtaking tricks that the pros execute so flawlessly.

The key points are brought home with a stripped down text and photos featuring some of the best longboard surfers on earth, including Ted Robinson, Colin McPhillips, Jeff Kramer and Mark Stewart.

Doug Werner teamed up with Stewart Surfboards, the world's largest and most innovative longboard design/manufacturing center, in order to produce Longboarder's Start-Up. An avid surfer for over 30 years, Werner is the author of several acclaimed sporting guides including Surfer's Start-Up and Snowboarder's Start-Up.