Dr Rip's Essential Beach Book, 9781742238074
Paperback
Understand beaches, waves, and rips: stay safe, have fun!

Dr Rip's Essential Beach Book

everything you need to know about surf, sand and rips

$32.02

  • Paperback

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    30 September 2023

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Summary

Ride the Waves of Knowledge: Unveiling the Secrets of the Beach

How do waves break and what makes good surf?

What are dangerous rip currents and how do you spot one?

What would you do if you got caught in one?

Australia’s best-known surf scientist, Rob ‘Dr Rip’ Brander, takes you on a fascinating and entertaining journey to uncover how our beaches form and behave, the science of waves and currents, how beache…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781742238074
ISBN-10:1742238076
Author:Rob Brander
Publisher:NewSouth Publishing
Imprint:NewSouth Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:30 September 2023
Weight:240g
Dimensions:22mm x 210mm x 136mm
About The Author

Rob Brander

Rob Brander is a coastal scientist at the University of New South Wales Sydney who specialises in rip currents and beach safety. He has been giving talks on ‘The Science of the Surf’ to the community and thousands of school children since 2001 and gained the nickname ‘Dr Rip’ for his habit of jumping into rip currents and releasing harmless purple dye. He is a past recipient of an Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Australian Science Research and was appointed Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2023 for his service to coastal science and the Australian community through beach safety research and education. He is a former caretaker and a Life Member of the Tamarama Beach Surf Life Saving Club in Sydney. Rob likes bodysurfing and lying in hammocks on remote beaches, and has a secret passion for mountains.

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