Itholwe eNyakatho ye-Orange County, e-Southern California, i-The Wedge iyigagasi eliyintsha elidume kabi elinakekelayo futhi lihlehle esikebheni ngaphambi kokuba liqhume esihlabathini esingashoni ngokujulile. Amagagasi lapha anzima ukuntweza ngezinga eliphansi kakhulu lokuntweza surf, ngokuyinhloko indawo yokusefa kanye ne-bodyboarding. Amahora amaningi osuku ukusefa akuvunyelwe lapha. I-Wedge iyinto engavamile, eyaziwa ngebhodi layo nekhono layo lokuhlwitha kanye nemiphongolo ebanzi, efana ne-slab evame ukuvala. Isekisini kancane uma ivuliwe, abaningi bazobe bebukele besogwini bejabulela isigameko sokubulala esenzeka eduze kakhulu nogu.
Yiziphi izimo ezingcono kakhulu zokusefa ze-The Wedge?
Iba muhle nxazonke phezulu naphezulu, iba nkulu kakhulu. I-shortboard iyona kuphela i-surfboard ezosebenza kahle lapha, ukukhuphuka kuvame ukude kakhulu ukuthi ukugetshengwa kuhambe. I-Wedge kufanele itshuzwe kuphela ngabatshuzi abasezingeni eliphezulu nabaqeqeshiwe. I-surf lapha ayiguquki kancane (6/10) futhi izogcwala ngendlela ehlekisayo uma iphuka (9/10). Idinga iNingizimu noma iNingizimu-ntshonalanga enkulu ukuze iqale ukusebenza, imimoya yasogwini ivela eNyakatho, futhi isebenza kuwo wonke amagagasi.
Sincoma ukuthi ugqoke i-wetsuit engu-3/2 ehlobo lapho izinga lokushisa lamanzi lifinyelela ku-20 degrees. Ebusika lapho amazinga okushisa amanzi ehla aze afike ku-15 degrees a 4/3 angase ahleleke. Bona ishadi lezinga lokushisa elingezansi ukuze uthole idatha eyengeziwe kulokhu.