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Speaking Surfer

“I will never forget my first surfing summer. Hanging at the old Kom “Block House” with the local surfers. I was such a newbie, clueless to the fact that surfers have their own dialect. Eager to fit in I nodded through conversation and laughed when everyone else did… not sure why but it was cool. […]

Size Does Matter…

“Wave size remains one of surfing’s most popular topics of debate. Each surfers wave scale differs depending on who you ask and there are a great number of variables one has to factor in before calling the size of the surf! Its not a scientific formula but more of a ‘guesstimation’ based on the surfers […]

Only a Surfer Knows the Feeling

“Lets face it, we don’t get out of bed without incentive and the end game being reward. The research tells us our main motivations for attending work are affirmation, good working relationships and remuneration. But what is it about surfing that makes you keep going back? There was a famous quote in the 80’s that […]

Footedness in Surfing

I’m always fascinated to watch learners on the shoreline gearing up for their first time in the water. First lesson entails a number of pop ups and getting to your feet technique and stance. Done in a group there will always be some jumping up left foot forward while others right foot forward. In surfing […]

Calling Yourself a Surfer

There is a difference between calling yourself a surfer, being a surfer and being addicted to surfing. How do you know which one you are? I own a skateboard,granted it is tucked away in the garage, but when people ask me do you skate I say yes! “”Calling yourself a surfer””, yes you may own […]