Gap Year Experiences
Updates and info from on the ground during our 11 week and 5 week Experiences in South Africa
Thursday 12 February 2009
Yesterday marked the end of our surf coaching programme. It was an incredible week with some amazing coaching from one of SA's top surfing judges, Bongi Xulu and one of the top female surfers in the country Tammy-Lee Smith. During the week we have surfed, skate-boarded, been to the flowrider standing wave and spent an early morning out at sea with the Natal sharks board. The girls have been coached, lectured on all things surfing and made to run up and down the beach during some early morning sessions. And by yesterday, everyone was standing, an unbelievable achievement for their 5th day in the water! It has to said though, that the standout from the camp was Eloise who is a complete natural on a surfboard. It was awesome to see the stoke on her face after catching a wave all the way from the backline in to the beach. Even after getting dumped when Tammy told her to paddle in to the biggest wave of the day as it was breaking. The camp has been a great base for everyone to get into the sport of surfing and there will be more than enough opportunity to progress as we move down the coast over the next 2 months.
Cheers for now,
Vince
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