rail grab
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John Peck, Pipeline, 1963
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Christian Fletcher, Cabo San Lucas, 1991. Photo: Tom Servais
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Filipe Toledo, Snapper, 2014. Photo: Corey Wilson
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Makaha, 1966
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Gary Elkerton, Pipeline, 1993. Photo: John Callahan
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Kelly Slater, 1990. Photo: Mike Balzer
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History of Surfing
Above the Roar
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Holding the rail of the surfboard; used in any situation where a bit of extra stability is needed. California surfer John Peck made the rail grab famous in the winter of 1962–63, as he blasted through hollow sections at Hawaii's Pipeline in a low, three-point stance, riding backside, right hand locked on the edge of his board for balance. Tuberiding to this day, both frontside and backside, is often accompanied by a grabbed rail
Aerial surfing brought in a new and complicated set of rail gra...