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.

Project Senegal: Surfers for Clean Drinking Water

© Mourad Ben Addy

My friend Mourad is an extraordinary person. Coming from a humble background he now strives to give others a better life. Last january he started the first surf competition in Taghazout for local children.