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It’s ‘activities week’ at the local schools which means that the beaches are packed with hundreds of frothing teenagers and the lucky ‘work experience’ kids who realised that a week with a surf school means at least 4 hours in the water a day talking about surfing.

When I was their age I was sweeping the local surfboard factory and making flagons of tea for the shaper but I still managed a cheeky surf here and there. Best week of my life!
We’ve got three of them with us this year and they are doing pretty well so far. The wetsuits are cleaned and put away in good time and the back room has had it’s first decent clean of the year.
They’re rubbish at making tea though. If they don’t buck their ideas up they’ll have to make do with a proper career!

Every now and then we take a booking that we know is going to be interesting and even more rewarding than usual. Over the next few weeks we will be working with some autistic youngsters and helping them into their first few waves as part of the Wave Project. This group was set up in 2010 to help disadvantaged young adults and children experience the joy of surfing and is going from strength to strength.

We have worked with autistic children in the past and while it can be challenging the vast majority enjoy themselves and get a lot from the experience. Autism, from what I have seen, is certainly no barrier to a full and rewarding life in and out of the water. In fact one of my favourite surfers, Clay Marzo, has Aspergers Syndrome, a form of autism and you could argue that it has made him the surfer he is today. Certainly his trait of laser intense focus is one I wish were my own. And boy can he surf.

Without wanting to delve into the mawkish depths of hippy mumbo-jumbo the sea can be a healing environment that can bring the best out of anyone.
It’s one of the reasons we love surfing isn’t it?
But back to the Wave Project. Obviously to do these lessons in a safe manner takes more man-power than usual so if you would like to get involved you can volunteer your time and help out. You’ll even get some money for your travel expenses.
You can get in touch with them at info@waveproject.co.uk

Easter has been and gone so we now get a chance to clear the decks and get ready for the season to hit. The May Day bank holiday is only two weeks away and that usually marks the beginning of what will hopefully be a season rich with good waves and barmy weather.
Fingers crossed.
Junior Surf Club has been a big hit this year so we have added a mid week session for those who can’t make the Saturday surf. The new session is at 4pm on Wednesday afternoons.

We also have a few clearance wetsuits for sale on our online shop so if you’re looking for a good wetsuit to get you in the water and don’t mind last years style then grab yourself a bargain.

The summer starts here! The surf school is awake after its winter hibernation and we are open seven days a week from 10am to 6pm.  The beginning of the season is always a bit of a shock to the system but its great to be out of ‘admin mode’ and back in the surf coach mindset.
Meanwhile all of our summer stock has arrived in the shop in the last week so we are getting to grips with all the new clobber. Being a new dad I have brainwashed myself into thinking that we should stock children’s clothes so we tasked the creative geniuses at ASP screenprinters with coming up with a few designs.

And boy did they deliver! The My Dad Surfs Better Than Your Dad baby-grows and tees are on the shelves and very reasonably priced they are too!

Baby not included.