RAFWRA Course

I left the Airforce this summer, but before I did I managed to attend one more Royal Air Force Waveriders Association (RAFWRA) event at St Mawgan, near Newquay. I spent the week supporting a beginners and novices coaching course acting as a beach-hand. It was a great week, and really busy too. There is a fair bit of thought that needs to go into the logistics of moving upto 40 people and equipment 4 times a day between the base and various local beaches. Everything turned out fine, and the beginners had a great week, confirmed by how much money they spent on new boards on the last day!

The staff (I include myself in that) had a week of early rises to catch the dawn surfs and some pretty late nights on the water too. It was worth the pain with clean breaks and empty lineups. My surfing improved in leaps and bounds - continuity really is the key, surfing 2 or 3 times a day for 7 days really paid off.