Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Another Great Family Surf Lesson

During a two hour surf lesson, some people are able to get the basics down so well that they can try more advanced moves on a surfboard.

In this case, two parents went tandem surfing with their children.

All four on one wave.

As they surf closer to the cameraman it is difficult to get them all in the same frame.

Father and son surfing.

Mother and daughter.

Finally, as the sun hid behind a cloud and James hid behind the son >>>

the whole family got a great photo.

Just need a little Photo-shop to hide the instructor.

Such an amazing family surf photo.

Making magic at Hans Hedemann Surf School.

www.hhsurf.com

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Saturday, February 28, 2009

Surfing on the Qiantang River Tidal Bore, China


This break is better than the one in the Amazon.

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Gerard Sports Marketing (GSM) has teamed up with Chinese partner, Wabsono International–and the Chinese government–to bring the sport of surfing to the Chinese people.

Everyday–twice a day–in the City of Hangzhou (pronounced “han-joe”), a tidal bore wave rolls upstream on the Qiantang (pronounced “kwin-tang”) River. And each year, in September, the wave is at its largest.

To witness this awesome sight, hundreds of thousands of Chinese people come to the annual Wave Watching Festival in Hangzhou. And this year, they’re here to see surfing for the very first time.

For this trip, we brought the Long brothers, and Mark Healey.

The purpose of this trip was to demonstrate to the Chinese government that surfing on the river was feasible… and that the idea of broadening the annual festival to include surfing is a good one.

This year’s surfing event was a huge success. In fact, the day of the festival, it was a top story on the Chinese national news channel (CCTV)–and was viewed by approximately 1/2 the entire Chinese population!

GSM and Wabsono have signed a long term exclusive rights deal with the City of Hangzhou to develop the surfing festival concept. The plan is to include industry brands and promote the sport on a large scale to the Chinese people. Stay tuned for updates!
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