So what’s the secret to surfing well into our Golden Years? While there is never a guarantee that everyone can and will be able to surf, here are a few tips to get you on the right track.

Summer camp is an awesome way to help students build confidence and explore unique interests. By engaging independently in new experiences, campers learn problem solving, communication, and grit. Surf camps provide a unique opportunity for campers to explore a particularly unfamiliar environment to learn competence and independence in the ocean. Surf camps have been building 21st century skills in campers since their inception. Read on to discover how your camper can build 21st century skills through surf camps.

Surfing has a long-standing tradition of pride in being self taught. It may take you decades before you learn to paddle out through the breakers and access the real waves that you’re hoping to surf. Who wants to spend their childhood getting beaten up on the inside or their first few years in San Diego being battered by the ocean? You don’t need to spend your beginner sessions that way.

Let’s face it, learning how to surf is difficult. Learning how to surf proficiently is near impossible. Of the tens of millions of people worldwide who try their hand at surfing each year, only a small fraction stick with the sport long enough to get good at it.