Assertion: surfer | /r/CapableOf | sit on their boards
Facets:
value: after kicking off a wave
type: TEMPORAL
value: in the early days
type: TEMPORAL
value: to form a floating circle
type: PURPOSE
value: successfully
type: MANNER
value: so far
type: OTHER
value: back on the wave
type: LOCATION
value: in the lineup
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Surfers sit on their boards in the lineup and wait for waves to break.
text: A newer addition to surfing is the progression of the air whereby a surfer propels off the wave entirely up into the air, and then successfully lands the board back on the wave.
text: Trinastic: Let’s start with a wave coming in toward a surfer lying on her board.
text: But surfers may still occasionally say they're going to "Hang 10" (to hang so far up the board that all your toes are hanging off).
text: Surfboards are covered with a layer of sticky wax, which allows the surfer to stand on the board without slipping off.
text: In the early days, surfers would stabilize the board by hanging the toes of their back foot over the edge of the board and would steer by putting their foot in the water.
text: Balance is the main reason surfers stay on their boards.
text: Straddling their boards to form a floating circle, they hold hands in union with one another and their fallen fellow.
text: legropes were ridiculed as safety harnesses for surfers who were not skilled enough to hang onto their boards after kicking off a wave.
text: What happens when a surfer stands near the front or back of the board?
text: In physics terms, how can surfers maintain balance when they stand up on top of their boards?
text: There, surfers sit on their boards and watch waves roll in to shore.