Surf Trip Suggestions

Polynesian Surf Trip Suggestions

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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.