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Nine Reasons to take to the water this summer

1) Learning to Surf or Stand Up Paddle Board will further connect you to our planet, because you’ll understand it better. You will be healthier. You will be more flexible, figuratively and literally. Surfing makes you a happier person. Surfing will humble you. Surfing prepares you for change. 2) You will have a greater sense […]

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 […]

10 Benefits of Surfing and Stand Up Paddle Boarding for Children

We asked the experts to tell us what they believe are the benefits of Surfing and Stand Up Paddle Boarding. Here is what they had to say! 1.”By two years of age the child’s brain is nearly as big as the brain of an adult, a hungry highly complex organ with 100 billion cells, with […]

The 10 Surfing Commandments by Roxy Davis

Unlike many of your mainstream sports such as rugby, soccer and cricket, surfing remains fairly unique when it comes to the so called “rule-book”! In fact, surfing doesn’t even have a rule-book per say. It has unwritten rules that are expected to be followed. For beginner surfers and those new to the sport, it’s kind of like being expected to be […]

Back to Basics #05 Paddling for Beginners

Congratulations you are in the water and starting to paddle on your surfboard! Now what? We are here to share some tips on paddling out for beginners.As a beginner your wont be paddling very far, you will be somewhere at the front line and if you had to hop off your board you would be […]