Comments on: 1 – The Surfing Philosophy – Fun!

By: Dorsey Taylor

Dorsey Taylor — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:24:24 +0000

thank you im 18 and ive been dabbling renting boards for a year, but now that i can go down to the beach by myself, i intend on picking it up heavily year round. i got my own board for my birthday!

By: Marc Manning

Marc Manning — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 04:32:13 +0000

Great stuff. New to your site and have to say the openness of style and the great, coherent, sensible information offered is just so cool. I am a complete new, wannabe at age 58. To have so much right here in one place is just a gas and I salute you for your generous spirit and obvious love of the ocean, sport and fellow surfers. I was run off from the sport in my youth, by locals id’ing “valley kooks” before we could even get in the water, so, I really appreciate the real surfing ambassadors I have encountered since. Anyway, thanks for your site and all you have put into it.

Namaste

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:53:07 +0000

Thank you for the info on the surf attitude. Im 17 and want to learn to surf (my dad surfed for 3 years but almost forgot since its been 10 years) and i live an hour and a half from the beach. So every time i get out there i get so frustrated when i cant stand up but now i know to appreciate even just the journey of learning to surf !
-Thanks!

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:02:38 +0000

Yep, I had my first 2 lessons this week at the beginig of nov09 at the age of 37.

Had 2 different instructors at sennan cove Cornwall, both we excelleant And both taught me that journey is as much fun.

Managed to stand for 5 seconds first time after and hour and half of strong winds and 15 foot swells. Awesome feeling to stand. The second lessons actually stood for 8 seconds with similar conditions.

The brief joy of standing has me hooked.

By: Woushi

Woushi — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:24:25 +0000

Hello,
I am 36 and I just started surfing. Oh, and I am female too. On my second lesson my fantastic instructor from San Clemente just sat in the water with me on our boards and appreciated the ocean and beauty. It made me so comfortable and at ease in the ocean. I am still a little scared because I had a bad experience and almost drowned years earlier but his patients and commitment made it all the better and I am indeed having fun. I think I’ll stick with surfing the rest of my life. I think a great instructor or friend to surf with and a positive attitude is paramount. Thanks for your beautiful words. Woushi

By: dude man

dude man — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:56:13 +0000

dude thank you I like the philosophy part and the part reminding you that it should be fun. often it just feels like so much paddle and not that much surfing when you’re just starting, but each of those lil moments are what count when they add up to a lot of fun and successes