Learn to be a surf instructor in Portugal

For those who are interested in attending an ISA coaching accreditation award, Baleal Surf Camp and Era Adventures will be having level 1 & 2 surf instructor courses and beach lifeguard as well from the 13th to 22nd of March 2017 in Peniche – Portugal.

For more information, please contact Baleal Surf Camp by private message or just click on the link: goo.gl/K1JpdN

Skegness surfer goes viral as police and local media hunt him down.

With respect to the locals it’s not often surfing in Skegness raises much of an eyebrow on the international stage. But a Facebook Live video entitled ‘This is Skegness North beach – someone’s attempting to surf the tidal surge… ‘ by BBC Look North ( http://bit.ly/2jmMAzh ) has gone viral after a local surfer Danny tried to make the best of the recent North Sea swells.

Danny Louth, an obviously experienced and humble surfer just having fun in conditions well within his comfort zone, posted a response which was eloquent, explanatory and reasoned… and has now had over 1.1 million views!

Danny was doing the run around, common in areas with currents when there is swell (think Snapper, if you don’t want to picture yourself in 4 degree murky brown North Sea water) when he was reported to the police and the local media as being irresponsible/in trouble. Two local officers were sent to ‘have a word’ with him, and the press went out in force to see what was going on.

Obviously if you are inexperienced please do not attempt to replicate this. And as always experienced surfers please look out for the general public and less experienced surfers.

Quemao Class 2017 returns to Canarian Pipe

The Quemao Class invitational championship on the island of Lanzarote waiting period kicks off January 8th with competitors on call until March 31st, for the best conditions come to break at El Quemao, known as the Canarian Pipeline.

Riders are divided into two categories: Surf and Bodyboard, with some of the best surfers in the world gathering in the small fishing village of La Santa to enjoy this incredible event.

This year we will see some new faces like the Portuguese Tiago Pires, the Chilean Ramon Navarro, and many more.

The updated invite list for surf is

Alain Riou, Balaram Stack, Benjamin Sanchis, Charly Martin, Dimitri Ouvre, Eric Rebiere, Joshua Braddock, Kevin Bourez, Marc Lacomare, Miky Picon, Nic Von Rupp, Ramzi Boukhiam, Ramon Navarro, Roberto D´amico, Tiago Pires, Tom Lowe, William Aliotti, Alex Zirque, Antonio Marqués, Franito Sáenz, Jonathan González, Jose María Cabrera, Luis Díaz, Manuel Lezcano, Marco Imbernón, Yael Peña, Yeray García, Andy Criere, Aritz Aranburu, Eukeni Masa, Gony Zubizarreta, Hodei Collazo, Indar Unanue, Natxo González.

The Quemao Class is an event that is carried out thanks to the support of the Government of the Canary Islands, Cabildo de Lanzarote, Turismo Lanzarote, Lanzarote European Destination and Tinajo City Council.

Radical Times in Hawaii

Hawaii. It’s big, it’s bold, and it’s reputation may be even bigger and bolder than itself. But all that aside, the enchanted island is diverse. From Muay Thai to Mai Tais, Waimea to Waikiki and solid Pipe to a solid pie at Ted’s…there is something to suit everyone.

This year, the Quik team attacked every angle. They stayed out late at night. They surfed before the sun rose. They did turns, punted airs and got barrelled. They rode everything from ten-foot slabs of concrete to twenty-foot slabs of unpredictable water. It was a bonafide Radical Time.
Dig in, then start planning a Radical Time of your own to Hawaii — you really do owe it to yourself.