Surf Trip Suggestions
Surf Trip Suggestions
Polynesian Surf Trip Suggestions
Black Wave - Jean & John Silverwood
A family’s attempt to sail around the world implodes in Tahiti.
Ka’unua - Glenn Henning
A borderline ludicrous search for a massive slab in Polynesia.
Kon Tiki - Thor Heyerdahl
Heyerdahl’s epic about sailing on a raft from South America to Polynesia.
Lost Paradise - Kathy Marks
Men Against The Sea - Nordoff & Hall
Mutiny on the Bounty - Nordoff & Hall
Pitcairn’s Island - Nordoff & Hall
Plenty of information on how the Bounty mutineers settled on Polynesia’s Pitcairn Island.
The Moon and Sixpence - W. Somerset Maugham
Classic book loosely based on the life of artist, and Tahiti-transplant, Paul Gauguin.
Mountains of the Sea - Gunter O. Swoboda
Kind of like a Bounty prequel that winds up in Hawaii.
The Pilgrimage - Sean Doherty
50 classic spots to surf before you die.
Seaworthy - T.R. Pearson
My preferred “rafting into Polynesia” book.
Surf Survival - Nathanson, Everline, Renneker
You’ll need this book to stay healthy on your trip. Buy it and bring it.
Tales of the Pacific - Jack London
Well-crafted stories about 19th-Century Polynesian life.
Tavarua - Scott Winer
This is a gorgeous collection of shots from Fiji’s surfing perfection.
Teahupoo - Tim McKenna
You can’t go to Tahiti without having read this book.
West of Jesus - Steven Kotler
Not all about Polynesia, but some great passages about myth in the region.