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Junior after school surfing re-starts this week at Caswell Bay

Here is Lara aged 8 and so much better than her dad at surfing already as featured in Western Daily News this past weekend.  Well done Lara keep surfing!

Junior after school surfing re-starts next week

Schools back, but never mind starting next week we will be running our classes after school down at Caswell Bay Monday - Friday from 16.30 - 18.00 up until October Half term and then will be carrying on our surfing classes indoors at the LC in Swansea.

The cost of the sessions is the same as last year £30 for four sessions, the aim of these classes is to progress water confidence and ocean surf skills.

We provide all the equipment so all you need do is get to the beach for 16.20 to get ready, please bring your bathing costume and a towel.

To book simply contact us with the prefered dates that you would be interested in click here: Book your Junior surfing lessons

Junior surfing lessons at Caswell Bay, Swansea

Stormy Sky, Wind and Rain did not stop Lara and Izzy (combined age 15) from hitting the Surf at Caswell Bay with other young people from all over South Wales and England. Once you are in your wetsuit it really dosn't matter what the weather is doing! In fact surfing is perfect as you are going to get WET in your wetsuit rather than your clothes, so forget the weather and come and have some surfing lessons with us: SurfGSD

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For more information on our junior surfing academy checkout the following page: Junior Surfing Academy

Surfgsd open all year round all are welcome!

Watch the Olympics? Your joking the Gower Surf is cooking and the Boardmasters is on...

Megan a surf star of the future checking the waves and riding them in her mind during a break at the Junior Surfing Academy held at Caswell Bay Mon - Friday 09.30 - 15.30 during school holidays. The picture below is of Megan riding another green faced wave for more pictures of the action click here: Caswell Bay Junior Summer Surfing Lessons
p.s as regards the Olympics I can feel one of my rants coming on. The sun is shining so will give it a rest and just focus on happy CLEAN surfing and I promise that I will not mention the word again... Happy Surfing SurfGSD

Sun and surf at last could this be the week to be on the beach?

Looks like we will have waves all week and the water has at last warmed up, had a lovely breakfast at Castellamare this morning in the sun overlooking Bracelet Bay with the groms getting excited as they could see the clean waves breaking below.

After surfing at Caswell we had lunch at the Langland brasserie which was really nice and also has a superb view, so it has been a perfect day for all. Long may the summer last!

Book your Caswell Bay Junior Summer Surfing Academy places now and avoid missing out on the fun

Not long to go and the summer holidays will be upon us, we have our busy Junior Surfing  Academy running at Caswell Bay every week of the summer holidays. Please see our surfing academy information page by clicking here: Summer surfing at Caswell Bay or you can simply book online here: Shop gsd junior surfing

1) FAQ on our Junior Surfing Academy at Caswell Beach
2) Pay online for Junior surfing academy
3) Print off a consent form and bring with you to the beach
4) Places to stay Swansea Bay
5) SurfGSD environmental policy

If you have any other queries after reading the information please email me and we will try and get back to you within 24 hours, do not forget that you can follow our surfing news/information updates by becoming our friend on facebook

N.B Our Mobile number for last minute bookings is 077 395 361 22

Half term surfing activity courses at Caswell Bay, Swansea

 

School holiday surf club at Caswell beach.   During half term (26th - 30th May) SurfGSD operates the Junior Surfing Academy meeting at 09.30 at Caswell Beach near Mumbles.  Pick up time is 15.30. Monday to Friday only, all those 8 andunder must have parental/guardians present at the beach.

 

New for this season- Early Risers Surf Club.  Drop off the young surfers @ 8.30. £5 extra per day.

 

All under 18's must have parental consent. All surfers must be able to swim 50 meters in a swimming pool. There are two options; one day rate is £30 or 5 day (week package) costs £130. 

 

If you have more than one in your family or would like to send a group of friends along with your own child simply contact us for group discount.

 

Please note that all our surfing courses include the use of surfing equipment.

 

To book your school holiday surf club here on Gower please click here 'surf swansea'.

SurfGSD ex pupil and current employee Josh Hammett wins first leg of the Rip Curl Grom search held in Rest Bay Wales

 

RIPCURL GROM SEARCH 2008

Despite ‘the Seaweed’ giving us a grim forecast, this delighful little contest again continued its tradition of getting lucky. And so, as an icy blast of poo-flavoured winds poured over from the continent, an increasingly keen crew of junior surfers descended on Rest Bay, Porthcawl, to wait for the massive tide to provide enough waves on which to wiggle their way into the judges’ favour.

Saturday was a day of waiting, with comp director Stu Bentley opting to gamble on running the entire event on Sunday. It was a decision that worked out with literally five minutes of tide to spare the following day.

With most of the competitors weighing less than their surfboards, the Under 12s took to the water first thing Sunday morning, with a surprisingly high standard. Young Billy Sharp from the Gower was ripping it up on his mini-board, making Jack Davies really work for the eventual win. Tasman Knight and Ed Bresnan also impressed.

Millie Little put together a near-flawless heat to take down the Under 12 Girls, leaving Peony Knight and the Poutney sisters, Patsy and Connie, scrapping around for the remains.

Both Under 14 categories were also excitingly competitive, with all spectators leaving the beach confident that there is indeed a bright future for Welsh surfing. Sam Harwood caned it in the Boys division, while Harriet Knight saw off Ainsley Richards in the Girls. Considering Ainsley only competed for the first time a week previously (when she lined up for Welsh Coast Bs in the Inter Clubs), this was a real feat, and she’s sure to go one better in the near future.

The Under 16s was the showpiece of the day though – with the highest Welsh boy and girl winning a trip to the Grom Search European Final, during this summer’s Rip Curl Boardmasters in that Cornish place (the name of which no self-respecting Welshman can ever say or write in public).

In the Girls event Swansea’s Hannah Griffiths was the cat that got the cream. By finishing runner-up to the stylish Megan Burns, she earned her ticket to the Grand Final. Again, the standard in difficult high-tide conditions was through the roof – with all competitors linking smooth, on-rail surfing throughout.

The Boys event saw an upset in the semis, as Tom Good failed to find a back-up wave in a stacked heat. This left the door open for a two-horse race between Porthcawl’s Max Tucker and Gower lad Josh Hammett. The tide filling in fast meant that strategy became paramount, and Josh kept a cool head, weaving great turns in to the waves that came his way for a deserving win, and the title of 2008 Welsh Grom Search Champion.

Thanks to Richard Hutchinson at Rip Curl for backing us, and Stu Bentley of Welsh Coast and the WSF for managing the event. It’s because of these guys that Grom Search has become a great fixture on the Welsh surf calendar. Rest Bay also did its bit, by yet again giving us swell, and while we should keep this amongst ourselves, you should know that some of the biggest of Rip Curl’s big-wigs were seen later that night, at an undisclosed location, discussing the viability of Porthcawl as the venue for this year’s Search WCT – after it failed to take place in West Oz. Mick Fanning making his way down the slip at Rest in a contest jersey? Let’s dare to dream!

            - Tom Anderson

BOYS U12     GIRLS U12

1^ST Jack Davies    Millie Little

2^nd William Sharp    Patsy Pountney

3^rd Tasman Knight    Peony Knight

4^th Edward Bresnan    Connie Pountney

BOYS U14     GIRLS U14

1^ST Sam Harwood    Harriet Knight

2^nd Daniel Bresnan    Ainsley Richards

3^rd William Pountney   Hannah Griffiths

4^th David Williams    Lucy Campbell

BOYS U16     GIRLS U16

1^ST Josh Hammett    Megan Burns

2^nd Max Tucker    Hannah Griffiths

3^rd Dan Rogers    Lucy Campbell

4^th William Pountney   Sophie Sainsbury

Caswell bay Swansea after school junior surfing acadamy re-starting

Starting next week at Caswell Bay, Swansea (£30 for four session all surfing equipment included)

This operates Monday to Friday after school and on Saturday mornings running up to the summer school holidays when we start our famous summer surf camp for young people.

This after school surfing academy helps create confident individuals and gives the young people attending a skill for life. The skill of understanding the ocean and its dangers, GSD aims to help all young surfers become good water people and understand the dangers and risks involved with the ocean and environment. We provide all the surfing equipment needed for the classes and will give advice on purchase of surf equipment when the time comes and the young surfer is ready to start surfing by themselves.

Checkout our junior surfing academy pictures and also surf videos, click here: junior learn to surf pictures, young people surfing, and learn to surf gower pics

GSD is also actively involved with the 5 times 60 sports council project which aims at getting more young people to take part in physical activity after school hours , we offer excellent rates for school and young people's groups simply contact me by clicking here 'swanseasurfschool'

SurfGSD is the industry leader here in the UK for surfing development and is the only four star surf school in Wales. In addition, GSD has produced some of the top British contest surfers including, Josh Hammett, Gwen Spurlock, Beth Mason, Adam Remintitz and Becky Templeton.   To book surfing school place please click here.   nb GSD also offer the above in Welsh Medium click here for more info: Welsh Medium learn to surf, surfing lessons

Junior surfing contest gives me a glimpse into the future

Am just about to go up to Sunset beach on the north shore to watch the final rounds of the surf contest, yesterday I watched this 11 year old Benji Brand rip sunset point apart and post a second place in his heat which is awesome...11 years old out at sunset beach one of the heaviest waves in the world!

I spoke to Benji after his heat and he told me that he had been surfing for six years.... Just think how good he is going to be when he is say, 16 !!!!! 

I am looking forward to the day when ex surf academy surfer girls Beth mason and Gwen spurlock start mixing it up in the water out here, do no forget our junior surfing academy and after school surf squads re-start Easter Holidays

Click here to book junior surf lessons or here for more info click  on swanseasurfschools junior surfing academy