Surfer Dad

Surf blog by a wave starved father

Essential surfing equipment for beginners

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As the summer fast approaches, you may be considering taking up surfing. Or perhaps you are an experienced surfer, looking to revamp your surfing equipment and clothing. Here are some ideas to inspire a surfing shopping spree, and to set you up for a summer of surfing. Surfboards The most important piece of equipment is […]

Choosing a surfboard for your kid

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I’ve been looking around for my daughter’s first surfboard and there’s very little advice on buying surfboards for kids. With 20 years surf experience and hours of internet research, here’s my advice: Under 6’s If your child is under six there’s little point in buying them a proper surfboard, as they won’t be able to […]

Meet the truly amazing Chris Jones

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Chris Jones is a surfer, mountain biker, skier, husband, father and an ex-soldier who was injured in service. The injury left Chris with 45% loss of mobility in his legs, PTSD and a life threatening brain condition. And yet Chris’s Twitter profile states a jaw dropping list of adrenaline kicks and achievements. Personally I struggle […]

The Best UK Surf Blogs

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A good surf blog is a rare thing, especially in the UK. There’s a few surf magazines and surfwear brands with blogs, but they have advertisers to please and products to sell. If you want fresh organic surfing, you can’t beat real surf blogs, by real surfers based in Blighty. So here’s a few of […]

Surfing is like a good poo

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Surfing, like having a good poo or walking the dog, allows us time to think. With so many demands on our minds, we often struggle to find time for the less immediate dilemmas in life. There are obvious differences between wave riding, bowel movements and dog walking, but they all provide moments to set our […]

A new wetsuit will make you surf better

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It’s true I promise, treating yourself to a new wetsuit will make you surf better and feel fantastic. Rather than gluing up the seams on your salt stiffened, wax encrusted, urine stained wetsuit each season, cough up a few quid for a new suit instead. Here’s why a new wetsuit will make you surf better: […]

Surf Action – what’s it all about?

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I knew Surf Action was a UK charity that helped veterans through surfing, but that was it. Then I discovered their office in Heartlands, Pool and popped in for a chat over a cup of tea. Managing director Russ Pierre, kindly took a break to talk me through what Surf Action do. It turns out […]

Shhh! Secret surf spots in the UK

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I’ve previously said “there’s no such thing as a secret spot in the UK, just inaccessible waves with less crowds”. Some guys at a well known Secret Spot in Yorkshire beg to differ, and argue there’s still waves out there to discover on your own or with a few carefully chosen buddies. The Yorkshire coastline […]