I Live In Massachusetts And Have Been Dying To Learn To Surf- Where Can I Go ?
Monday, July 13th, 2009 at 11:03 am
Im 17 and live in western mass and i want to learn to surf. I have been wanting to do this for a while but now im actually ready for it. Im looking for either a camp or something to that effect not to far away to learn. I attend to start by mid to late July.
Category: Learn to Surf
Tags: Been, Dying, Have, Learn, Live, Massachusetts, Surf, Where
July 13th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
First of all, surfing is an ocean sport. It should only be attempted by persons who are competent, confident ocean swimmers. Skill in a pool doesn’t count when dealing with undertows, rips and big waves.
Lessons are the only sensible way to start surfing, either from a professional instructor, or surfing family or friends who are experienced surfers. There are way too many dangerous people in the water now, who THINK they can surf. Please don’t join their ranks.The VERY LAST THING the rest of us experienced surfers want is people to take silly on-line advice, and go down to the beach, grab a surfboard, and go out and get in our way.
Don’t worry about buying a board. Rent a board to learn on. Most instructors provide boards with lessons. Although it’s colder up there than I like, there are plenty of New England surf spots, with coastal towns with good breaks and good shops. I’ll enclose a good link that will help you get ‘oriented’ once you drive east.http://www.surfline.com/travel/#2145
“Massachusetts boasts the longest surfable coastline of any New England state, an abundance of surf and by far the largest general population, yet it doesn’t share the densely packed lineups of Rhode Island and New Hampshire. Boston is the hub, a rocking college town with lots to do and lots of kids who are the right age for surfing. Yet only a miniscule percentage of those kids surf. The breaks of New Hampshire are only an hour to the north, Rhode Island’s surf is 90 minutes to the South and there can be good waves much closer to the city and on Cape Cod.” Surfline.com
And, I know there are lots of nice kids who want to share information with you on line. But don’t take the advice from youngsters, who may know even less than you do about surfing, a surfboard is a big investment. At 17, you should be mature enough to read through the BS that lots of people throw at you on line.
Good luck with finding a spot to learn surfing. I have been at it for over 42 years, and I hope you learn the right way, and enjoys it as much as I have.
July 13th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
i’m from hawaii and i go to maine every summer, they have some pretty nice surf actually, even though its FREEZING hahah, so if your willing to drive a little, i would look into one in maine or cape cod, around that area definitely has surf and some camps.google it
July 13th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
The only place I’ve heard that actually gets surfing type waves is out on Cape Cod. I think that would be your best bet. A lot of the coastline is pretty much flat. It’s a pain finding a good spot..I guess there is a reason not many people surf around here.
Good luck!
July 13th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Try Looking in surf shops in the local Area.http://www.northeastsurfing.com/neslesso…