Surfing Nicaragua - Popoyo and around

L. going in for a sunset session.

Where to eat, sleep, surf & repeat in Popoyo, Nicaragua.

Surfing Nicaragua - San Juan del Sur & around

Where to eat, sleep, surf & repeat in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua.

Surfing by Feeling: teaching blind and nearly blind people how to surf!

© Jurgen Netto / Surfen op Gevoel

Surfing the cold waters of the North Sea started in the small beach town of Zandvoort for me. In 2011 two guys I surfed with started First Wave Surfschool there and they have been growing ever since. A few weeks back I got a text message from Erik, one of the owners. The message was very brief: "Would you like to teach blind people to surf" it said. I texted back, briefly enough: "Sure, why not?".

Surf Project: A day of teaching a bunch of cool kids!

© Jurjen van den Broek / Surf Project

Every season, Surfana, one of the surf schools I work for, is host for the Dutch version of the Wave Project: Surf Project. I have to admit I was enrolled as a teacher quite by accident, but after the first initial training I decided it was totally worth joining.