{"id":3414,"date":"2022-08-08T18:06:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T18:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kisurfschool.gypsea-agency.fr\/surfing-the-duckling-effect\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T14:42:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:42:48","slug":"surfing-the-duckling-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kisurfschool.com\/en\/surfing-the-duckling-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"Surfing, the duckling effect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Learn to find your bearings and space out on the beach<\/h1>\n<p>As soon as you move away from the more <strong>concreted-in areas<\/strong>, the beaches of <strong>Capbreton, Hossegor and Seignosse<\/strong> offer vast expanses where it&#8217;s good to get lost, far from the crowds, with <strong>sandbanks<\/strong>, <strong>dunes<\/strong> and forest as far as the eye can see.<\/p>\n<p>However, not everyone is familiar with the beach environment, and most surfers tend to <strong>end up in the same place<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Lack of reference points<\/h2>\n<p>The waves break at a specific point on the beach, on a single <strong>sandbank<\/strong> on which there are often several surf spots. At either end of the sandbar, long waves usually break, beyond which lies the <strong>ba\u00efne<\/strong>, a vast expanse of deep water feared by bathers because of its currents. <\/p>\n<p>When a surf instructor <strong>points out markers on the beach<\/strong> to help students position themselves, reach the spot and stay there, and gives them a seemingly simple instruction &#8211; such as to go straight in front of the marker &#8211; in <strong>95% of cases<\/strong>, the students have already deviated from their trajectory after a few dozen meters.<\/p>\n<p>Here, to the uninitiated, everything looks the same: water and sand. The eye is then drawn to what stands out in this uniform expanse, starting with <strong>the other surfers<\/strong>, whether they&#8217;re skirting the waves in the ba\u00efne or have been swept away by the current. This is how they all end up in <strong>the same place<\/strong>, while the rest of the sandbar remains untouched.  <\/p>\n<p>A <strong>surfing lesson<\/strong> teaches you to decipher the variations of the ocean environment: the changing topography of sandbanks and bays, the presence of <strong>currents<\/strong> identifiable on the surface of the water, the <strong>color of the water<\/strong> as an indicator of depth, etc.<\/p>\n<h2>Surfing at a distance from each other<\/h2>\n<p>Surfers also tend to enter the water <strong>one behind the other<\/strong>, like ducklings in single file, which is dangerous. If the surfer in front lets go of his board or decides to catch a wave, those behind risk receiving his board and sending theirs onto the others, creating a <strong>domino effect<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>When approaching the waves, surfers do their utmost to <strong>leave space<\/strong> between themselves and others, and try not to get in <strong>the line of<\/strong> other surfers, whether in front or behind them. For everyone&#8217;s safety. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Homo sapiens<\/strong> likes to gather together, it reassures him. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s still possible to surf <strong>quiet spots<\/strong>: you just need to observe the crowds and know how to read the ocean to identify a less crowded wave. <\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s not forget: the <strong>main danger in surfing<\/strong> is other surfers and the possibility of bumping into a board. But a few <strong>basic precautions<\/strong> are all you need to enjoy yourself in complete safety. <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn to find your bearings and space out on the beach As soon as you move away from the more concreted-in areas, the beaches of Capbreton, Hossegor and Seignosse offer vast expanses where it&#8217;s good to get lost, far from the crowds, with sandbanks, dunes and forest as far as the eye can see. 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