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Wes Severson
Wes Severson is a fitness enthusiast and bodyboarder from San Francisco, CA who is always at Ocean Beach hitting the waves. He is also an Emmy Award-winning broadcast news writer and producer and a recording artist who goes by the name Wes Magic.
Latest posts by Wes Severson (see all)
- Surfing Competition Rules & How It’s Scored - May 2, 2022
- What Are The Biggest Surfing Competitions? - April 28, 2022
- What Are the Parts of a Surfboard? - March 29, 2022
Posts by Wes Severson
Wes Severson
May 2nd, 2022
Surfing Competition Rules & How It’s Scored
Surfing Competition Rules & How They’re Scored Surfing competitions can be some of the most thrilling sporting events of our time....
Wes Severson
April 28th, 2022
What Are The Biggest Surfing Competitions?
What Are The Biggest Surfing Competitions? There are hundreds of surfing competitions each year but only a handful of them can claim that...
Wes Severson
March 29th, 2022
What Are the Parts of a Surfboard?
What Are the Parts of a Surfboard? A surfboard doesn’t look all that complicated until you really dig into the anatomy and really define all the parts that make it what it is. Parts of...
Wes Severson
March 28th, 2022
How to Read Waves for Surfing
How to Read Waves for Surfing As if standing up on a surfboard while riding a wave isn’t hard enough, learning how to read waves for surfing is also a tough skill to master. How to Read...
Wes Severson
March 7th, 2022
Surfboard Size Chart & Guide
Surfboard Size Chart & Guide Buying a new surfboard is a big investment. Not only are surfboards expensive, but buying the wrong one without using a surfboard size chart or a surfboard...
Wes Severson
March 2nd, 2022
What’s The Difference Between Waves and Tides?
What's The Difference Between Waves & Tides? Tides and waves are totally different even though they can be often be conceptualized as...
Wes Severson
February 23rd, 2022
Why Do People Wear Wetsuits?
Why Do People Wear Wetsuits? When someone asks, “Why do people wear wetsuits?” there is one obvious answer: To stay warm while they are performing activities in cold water. In reality,...
Wes Severson
October 27th, 2021
Surfing Skill Levels Explained
Trying to figure out what surfing skill level you’re at is not easy because the intricacies of the sport make it very difficult to even define the actual categories of surfing skill levels....
Wes Severson
June 21st, 2021
Boogie Board vs Bodyboard
Boogie board vs bodyboard, what’s the difference? I get this question a lot because I am both an avid bodyboarder and boogie boarder. How can that be? It’s because they are pretty much the...
Wes Severson
April 18th, 2021
Surfing Rules & Etiquette
Surfing Rules & Etiquette With any traditional sport, you have to know the rules before you step on the field or court and start playing. Surfing is no different. There are surfing rules...
Wes Severson
April 13th, 2021
Open Cell vs Closed Cell Wetsuits
Open Cell vs Closed Cell Wetsuits Everyone wants options these days and the wetsuit world is no different. There are several different types on the market today that suit all the different...
Wes Severson
March 30th, 2021