Welcome to the Surf School Sri Lanka Blog
Here you will find collected articles that we have written along with some exclusive insights into our surf coaching style and systems.
Learn your manners! Understanding surfing etiquette and localism
Not to scare anyone who tried to escape the confinements of traditional competitive sports by becoming a surfer, but there are rules in Surfing. Well, they’re not really rules, it’s more like an unspoken law; a hierarchy and respect that exists between surfers (which...
19 Things every surfer should know
We would like introduce you to a person that you may already know. He goes by the name Tim Jones, also known as the “the most veteran surf instructor in Europe”. He’s not young, but he’s definitely not old. Tim is a legend, a sort of super-legend, almost part of...
Surfing in Sri Lanka just got a lot safer
International Surfing Association Surf Safety Days Begin! With the heady news that surfing’s to be part of the 2020 Olympic Games, the word ‘opportunity’ comes to mind, but it’s worth looking at the other side of the surfing world where opportunities to train and...
Understanding Surf Board Shapes Part 1
There has really never has been a better time to buy a surfboard. Over the past decade or so, shapers and designers have acknowledged that we are not all surfing at the performance levels of Ms. Gilmore or Mr. Slater and most surfers are not getting any younger. So...
