Winter of destruction This winter was historic. The Atlantic went crazy for a couple of months and wreaked havoc on our coastline. Villages and towns across the region took a beating and very few could remember a winter like it. Rocks that have sat quietly for thousands of years moved, [...]
We stumbled up this great article written by Dr David Baglow and was posted on Magicseaweed recently. Hypothermia should not be dismissed as something that kills the weak and naive. It has the potential to catch us all off guard at some point. It kills. How it kills depends on the [...]
What's coming up? The days are getting longer for sure. Have we broken the back of this brutal winter or could there be a cold snap just around the corner?. We have a level 1 surf instructor course March 14th - 16th followed directly by a combined SLSGB Surf Lifeguard [...]
Being a surf instructor is a great way to make a living both at home and overseas. We have put together some advice for anyone looking to get into the industry. 1 – Learn to surf to an intermediate level There are people out there that have gone on Level [...]
It will never happen to me In this article we will look at an incident which is always possible with any water sport and that is the risk of drowning. I think that it is true that each and every surfer has a comfort level. For some, it may be [...]
1- Gain experience in the water Being a lifeguard on the beach is very different to inland water or swimming pools. If you want to succeed as a lifeguard you must be strong in the sea, especially the surf and have good knowledge of how it works. You cant buy [...]
What the old guys say The older generation will tell you that the halcyon days of surfing are long gone and exist only in the minds of those that experienced them. In some way i think they are right however, I also think there’s a lot to be said for [...]
After a year of paddling I almost had to be dragged to do the Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) instructor course. I liked SUP but it was yet to fully captivate me. I was a surfer. I wasn’t part of the SUP world nor wanted to be. I associated SUP with [...]