It’s lousy to be a surfer in South Florida.

At least right now anyway.

Sure, there’s sun, sand and that beautiful blue body of water that lures folks to the beach. But the Atlantic just isn’t providing those wild waves that makes being a surfer, well, fun.

So at surf camps throughout the area this summer, kids are learning things like how to paddle, snorkel, even how to tell the difference between the seashells peeking through the sand.

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Hard to ‘hang 10′ in South Florida this summer

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Summer beach and surf conditions have arrived! Now is a great time to do some surfing and enjoy the warm sands and waters.Our Saturday Surf Clinics are great ways to keep yours skills in check.

Click here for Saturday Surf Clinic details

Want to surf and have fun all week long. Consider our Summer Surf Camps offered both in Jupiter and Cocoa Beach:

Click here for Surf Camp details

Florida Surf Lessons now carries a large selection of brand new surfboards, windsurfing boards and other related equipment. We can ship surfboards and equipment nationwide at very completive rates! Check out our store on e-bay:
http://www.stores.ebay.com/Florida-Surf-Lessons

Looking for a great birthday or special occasion gift? Give the gift of Surfing:
http://www.floridasurflessons.com/gift.php

SURFING DO AND DON’TS:

• Alcohol. Surfing under the influence is not a good idea. Save the drinking for the after surf bragging session at your local, telling everyone just how many barrels you got earlier.
• Be Aware. Be aware of other surfers and water users, of the surf conditions, and of where you are surfing (see Patrolled Beaches).
• Comfort Zone. You should surf in waves that you are comfortable in, don’t get in over your head.
• Fitness. Make sure you are physically fit when surfing. You need to be able to swim back to shore if you lose your board at the end of an exhausting session - no
  mean feat in a 3 meter swell.
• Food. As with swimming, do not go surfing for at least 45 minutes after a meal.
• Fun. Surfing is all about having fun, keep it in mind when you are out in the waves.
• Hold or Throw. Know when to hold onto your surfboard and when to get rid of it. If you are paddling out then keep hold of your board, you’ll get out back to the line
  up more quickly and you will not put anyone paddling out behind you at risk. If you are about to wipe-out then get rid of your board. You are far more likely to sustain an injury if you and your board are getting washed around together.
• Patrolled Beaches. If you are surfing on a patrolled beach make sure that you keep within the designated surfing are. Take note of where you should be surfing before you go out, and make sure you stick to it when you are out.
• Priority. Always make sure that you are not taking anyone else’s wave. Remember, the surfer who is closest to the breaking wave has priority. If you see someone already on a wave then the wave is taken and you’ll have to wait for the next one.
• Practice. If you want to improve then you need to be in the water surfing as regularly as possible. No-one got any better at anything by staying home and watching TV.
• Respect. Respect the locals if you are visiting a beach. Remember that you are a guest and that waves should be shared.
• Rips. If you are caught in a rip remember that it’s called R.I.P. for a reason and you will probably not make it back to dry land ever again. Although hopefully you already know that a rip is a strong current that (normally) goes straight out to sea and if caught in one that you should not panic and paddle across the rip (not against it) until you have escaped.
• Sun Block. Always wear a good waterproof sun block. You’ll know about it if you have been out for a few hours surfing in the sun without it. Also if you are not wearing a Wetsuit it is a good idea to wear a UV proof rash vest for body protection.
• Surf Buddy. Always surf with at least one other person. Not only will you have more fun if you are sharing your waves but you will always have someone to help you out if you need it.
• Surf Conditions. Make sure that the surf is safe before you go in. If you are going surfing at a spot you are unfamiliar with it is a good idea to get some advice from a local. Check out the surf spot while warming up.
• Warm-up. Always have a quick warm-up and stretch before entering the surf. This will reduce the risk of muscle injury or cramp whilst you are surfing. It also gives you time to check for any rips or where the best spot to catch waves is.

Please let us know about any surfing request you may have and we will do our best to accommodate.

Aloha! From the FSL Crew

Get ready for a great spring of surfing! We will be offering Spring Break Camps from late February into April. Camps will be 3 hours long and they will be offered in Cocoa Beach, Jupiter and Ft. Lauderdale. We have had consistent surf this season with water temperatures ranging from 78 degrees in Miami to 73 degrees in Cocoa Beach. Mid-day beach air temperatures have been averaging between low 70s to high 70s. So we have things warmed up for you if you are planning on heading to Florida.

Now is a great time to work on your surfing and enhance those skills as we come into the peak of the wave season. If you have taken lessons with us before some of the group programs offer great benefits on getting those waves.

Saturday Surf Clinics run every other Saturday in south and central Florida: Click here

Weekday Workshops (only 2 people are needed to establish this workshop): Click here

Planning on surfing this summer? Check out our surf camp! Click here

FSL Surf News :: FSL Surf News :: 11/2007

Waves season is upon us! As we get into the fall and winter season waves in south and central Florida become more consistent on a daily basis. Now is a great time to work on your surfing and enhance those skills as the season builds. If you have taken lessons with us before some of the groups programs offer great benefits on getting those waves.

Saturday Surf Clinics run every other Saturday in south and central Florida:

Click here to see clinics

Weekday Workshops (only 2 people are needed to establish this workshop):

Click here to see workshops

If you want to pursue private lessons from now until November 20th you can save half of the price of a lesson by taking it with a friend. All you have to do is sign up a friend or friends and yourself for a lesson and you only pay half for your part of the lesson!

Get ready for some great waves!!

FSL Surf News :: FSL Surf News :: 9/2007

2008 Surf Camps—Register Today! click here
We have just finished up our summer surf camps this summer and we had great success getting some newbie’s surfing and having an awesome time. Camps ran from late May and into August. We had family, teen, kids and even adult camps. We are already setting things up for camps next summer and plan to have camps in Cocoa Beach and Jupiter.

We had a number of large events this summer from a variety of organizations. Our better group sizes ran from 40 to 80 students.

Stand Up Paddle Surfing!

Stand up paddle surfing (SUP) is an older concept of surfing practiced by Hawaiians in the past. It consists of using a large long surf board and you move by paddling with a long paddle. The Beach Boys did it way back when and now even Jimmy Buffet is shown doing SUP on screen with his latest tour. SUP is an alternate choice of surfers to stay in shape and ride waves. Board designs and shapes have been innovative and SUP has now evolved to be the hip, slick and cool thing to do on the water. Some board designers are incorporating mounts for sails so the SUP can act as a sail board, surf board or paddle board.

The learning curve can be challenging especially at first in ruff surf or when working currents or wind. SUP is a great upper body work out but it takes a lot of patience and practice to get good in the waves. The optimal wave to work with would be a slow moving one to tow foot wave that builds and breaks slowly and hopefully does not close out too hard. With practice, just like surfing this can be another fun water person activity

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FSL Surf News :: 6/2007
Florida Surf Lessons - Giving Back To The Community

	If you haven’t already then now is the perfect time to make a charitable contribution to the local, national, and international organizations you care about.Giving back to the community is important and also very rewarding.For 2006 Florida Surf Lessons has made contributions in the form of donated professional services and membership to several non-profit organizations.
Miami Childrens Museum

Some of these non-profit organizations include:

1. Easter Seals of Florida
2. Miami Childrens Museum
3. Miami Youth Symphony
4. Surfrider Foundation
5. The Kings Academy in West Palm Beach

Other charities and wonderful organizations we support:

1. The National Breast Cancer Foundation: click here
2. The Humane Society: click here

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FSL Surf News :: 6/2007
Florida Surf Lessons Featured On The Fox Sports Network

The Fox Sports Network came to us to teach one of their top TV personalities, Allison Williams how to surf for the popular TV show “Sports Rap”.

The lesson and the filming took place in Miami Beach. We had great weather and great waves to work with. It was an all around fantastic day. We got Allison surfing!

Read More and Check Out The Pictures Here: click here

To see other media we have included in: click here

FSN - Fox Sports Network:: www.sunsportstv.com

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FSL Surf News :: 6/2007
Safe Surfer Certification Now Available

We are is pleased to announce our newest certification program: Safe Surfer Certification

This program has been in development for over 3 years, and is the result of countless hours devoted towards research and development.

Remarkably it is the first of its kind in Florida and was created with new surfers, experienced surfers and ocean front personnel supervising surfing activities in mind. The core of this program focuses on repetition and memorization of important concepts such as: knowing safety procedures, understanding rip currents and knowing how to recognize dangerous marine life, just to name a few.

By doing this the student gains a deeper and clearer understanding of the principles that need to be understood in order to pursue surfing in a safe and comfortable manner.

Find out more how you or someone you care about can become Safe Surfer Certified.

For more information: click here

Remember: safety always comes first and safe surfers always have more fun!

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FSL Surf News :: 6/2007
Kelly Slater, Florida Surfer - Now 8X World Champ

Kelly Slater has been crowned the World Champion of surfing for 2006. This is his 8th World Championship victory! Well Done Kelly - Making your fellow Florida surfers proud.Some personal info on Kelly Slater:DATE OF BIRTH: February 11, 1972 HOMETOWN: Cocoa Beach, Florida HEIGHT: 5’9” WEIGHT: 160 pounds SPONSORS: Quicksilver

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FSL Surf News :: 6/2007
Florida Surf Lessons - In The News Again - A Great Story Too!

We were very excited when we found out that we were being included in the August 25th edition of the Englewood review.

Debbie Kiewiet, staff writer for the review, put together a wonderful story on her sons surf lesson experience with us.

The Englewood review is distributed on the west coast of Florida.

Read the story: click here

Find out all the media sources we have been in!: click here

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FSL Surf News :: 6/2007
City Of Margate - The Park and Recreation Summer Camp Goes Surfing!

On Friday, June 16th - 2006 we taught a group of inner city kids who come from all over Florida to participate in the City of Margate “Camp Senior” summer camp program This program is one of a kind due to the fact that it focuses on adventure activities. While kids at other camps are chasing each other with squirt guns or just bouncing a basketball ball around these guys are actually doing things like: going surfing, para-sailing, and deep sea fishing just to name a few!

This is the first time we have encountered a city summer camp program like this - simply amazing, and certainly a model for other cities follow.

It was a wonderful experience working with these kids. They all stood up and rode waves! What a blast! Rick, one of our instructors was quoted saying “Guys, nothing would make me happier then to paddle out at at my favorite surf spot and see some your faces out there in the line up”. Ditto Rick - the rest of us feel the same way too!

Check out some of the pictures we took to capture the day: click here

If you have group, or summer camp and want to treat them to surfing then contact us today!

Call Today: (561) 625 6375

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FSL Surf News :: 6/2007
Costa Rica Surf Trip - 2006

May 14 - 19, 2006 - Costa Rica Group Photo

Our May Costa Rica trip was a blast! Many of the clients who joined us are already talking about signing up for one of our trips in 2007!

See All the pictures from the trip here: click here

For more detailed info on our Costa Rica surf trips: click here

Call Today: (561) 625 6375

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FSL Surf News :: 6/2007
One Of The Best Surf Camps In The World By Newsweek Magazine!

Magazine: Newsweek
Issue Date: May 22, 2006
Section: Tip Sheet - Page 76

Most of the time hard work and dedication go unnoticed. When someone does notice and compliments you on it, it usually makes you feel good, and sometimes even - real good!That is how we felt when Newsweek Magazine listed Florida Surf Lessons as one of the best surf camps in the world. Someone noticed!

When we were informed several weeks back that we were being considered for inclusion we simply thought that we were going to be listed along side the best surf schools and camps in Florida.

It turned out that since Newsweek is an international magazine they were interested in the worlds best surf camps, not just the best surf camps of one state or country.

Needless to say we are very excited to have achieved recognition from such a wonderful magazine.

Read the web / online version here: click here

Experience Surf Camp this summer with Florida Surf Lessons in Cocoa Beach! Have fun learning to surf while creating memories that will last a lifetime. Find out how: click here

Our surf school has been in the news more then once - see for yourself: click here

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FSL Surf News :: 6/2007
Women’s Lacrosse - A Little R&R With Florida Surf Lessons!

The Women’s Lacrosse team from the State University of New York, Potsdam enjoyed a full day of surfing and relaxing in the Florida sunshine with Florida Surf Lessons.They choose surfing with Florida Surf Lessons as their perfect way to end the week after a full 5 days of spring lacrosse training in Palm Beach.

The Florida Surf Lessons goal: Get 20 women lacrosse players standing and surfing.

The result: success!! everyone was standing and surfing by the end of the day!

It was for sure a fun and memorable day.

See a few pictures from that day:

1. Potsdam Lacrosse Surfing 1 - click here
2. Potsdam Lacrosse Surfing 2 - click here
3. Potsdam Lacrosse Surfing 3 - click here

Fun Idea! - Do you have a group, sports team, or company that would enjoy spending the day learning how to surf? If so then click here for more information!

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FSL Surf News :: 6/2007
Easter Seals of Florida & Florida Surf Lessons

Now is the perfect time to make a charitable contribution to the organizations you care about.Recently here at Florida Surf Lessons, we made a contribution to Easter Seals of Florida.

This is a wonderful non-profit organization created to help adults and children with disabilities and special needs.

If this is a charity that you would like to help out then please make a point to visit their web site: click here

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FSL Surf News :: 6/2007
Florida Surf Lessons Surf Instructor Featured On MTV

MTV came to us to interview one of our most fantastic female surfing instructors, Parya. On a gorgeous day we met in Miami Beach and shortly thereafter the interview began and the camera started rolling..

Read More And See The Pictures Here: click here

MTV - Music Television :: www.mtv.com

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FSL Surf News :: 6/2007
Florida Surf Lessons Featured In The Palm Beach Post

Florida Surf Lessons was recently featured in the Palm Beach Post. They chose to write a full page article on their surfing experience with us in the “Accent” section.

See For Yourself What The Palm Beach Post Says - Read The Article: click here

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FSL Surf News :: 6/2007
As Featured In The Miami Herald

Florida Surf Lessons was recently featured in the Miami Herald. They chose to write a full page article on us in their “Tropical Life” section.

See What The Herald Says - Read The Article: click here

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FSL Surf News :: 6/2007
Surfing Lessons With Swept Away TV

Check us out in our third major TV appearance teaching people how to surf! This time we worked with the cast and crew from Swept Away TV in Deerfield Beach, Florida.

Everyone that day had a great time learning to surf. We had a wonderful time teaching.

Swept Away TV is a Nationally broadcasted television show created by teens for teens.

See a few pictures from the filming:

1. Swept Away Surfing 1 - click here
2. Swept Away Surfing 2 - click here
3. Swept Away Surfing 3 - click here
4. Swept Away Surfing 4 - click here

“Swept Away TV” Airs Nationally - Check Your Local Listings To See When It Will Be On In Your Area