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Upcoming Surf Camps, Summer 2010

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Kids Surf Camp, Wrighstville Beach

Kids Surf Camp

We’ve still got a few spots available in some of our upcoming Surf Camps.  Check out our Surf Camp Schedule to see what might work for you and your family.  We’re having a great season so far and we’d love to have you join us.  Check out photos from the past couple weeks on our Facebook Page :

Overnight Teen Adventure Camps:
June 26 – July 7 – Bahamas Teen Adventure Camp, ages 14-17
July 7 – July 13 – Oahu, Hawaii Teen Adventure Camp, ages 14-17
July 8 – July 21 – Barbados Teen Adventure Camp, ages 14-17
July 14 – July 20 – Oahu, Hawaii Teen Adventure Camp, ages 14-17
July 31 – August 6 – Outer Banks Teen Adventure Camp, ages 13-16
August 7 – August 13 – Outer Banks Teen Adventure Camp, ages 13-16

Overnight Teen Surf Camp:
Wrightsville Beach Overnight Camp Schedule
June 26 – July 1 – Wrightsville Overnight Camp, ages 11-14
July 10 – July 15 – Wrightsville Beach Overnight Camp, ages 12-16
July 17 – July 22 – Wrightsville Beach Overnight Camp, ages 13-17
July 24 – July 29 – Wrightsville Beach Overnight Camp, ages 14-17

Overnight Teen Specialty Camps:
July 10 – July 22 – Surf & Lifeguarding Certification Overnight Camp, ages 15-17
July 17 – July 29 – Surf & Scuba Overnight Camp, ages 13-17

Day Camps:
Check availability for Day Surf Camps in Wrightsville Beach and Kure Beach for ages 6 – 10 and 11+: Day Camp Schedule

Adult Surf Vacations:
August 14 – August 19 – Women’s Surf & Yoga Retreat, ages 18+

WB Surf Camp offers world renowned surf schools, surf lessons, and summer camps for kids, teens, adults, and families.  We have something for everyone – whether you’re just learning to surf, looking to hone your skills, craving a surf vacation, interested in surf travel, or looking for a great summer camp for the kids. 

Contact Surf Camp today to learn more about our programs and see how surfing can transform your life! 866.844.7873

2008 Women’s Only Surf Camp

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

    Looking back on this past summer, there were tons of waves, lots of new faces, plenty of laughs and many new friends.  There is no better way to finish up the season than with a Women’s Only Camp. Brian, Jen, John, Chris and myself had been looking forward to this week all summer; a chance to interact with adults, eat out at some of our favorite restaurants in Wilmington and share our amazing sport with fourteen complete strangers. Well, we were not strangers for long……after a quick orientation out on the beach, we cruised into town to the best Thai restaurant that I have ever been to. Once the ladies found out that it was Brian’s birthday, drinks were ordered, Happy Birthday was sung, and a good time was had by all (Then the jokes started flying about Brian getting to spend his birthday with 14 awesome women). As I sat around the table, watching all the soon-to-be surfers getting to know each other, I knew it was going to be a week to remember.

    As usual, our first day out on the beach with the campers began with ground school, followed by some stretching and a group paddle out. After an adrenaline pumping paddle race, it was time to get everyone into their very first waves. I don’t know what it is about riding waves, but whether you are standing up, laying down, young, old, guy, or gal, it doesn’t matter.  It just always puts a smile on your face! After only two hours of surfing, Chrissie along with several other participants, were already trying to figure out how she could move to the coast. The thought of going home to Missouri was too much for her to handle.  We spent that evening eating fresh local seafood around a table at the Bluewater Grill, overlooking the Intra-Coastal Waterway, reminiscing about everyones first waves and of course, wipeouts!

                                                     Womens Only Group Shot

                                                                                                          

    The most spectacular day of the week began with a beautiful boat ride to Masonboro Island, just south of Wrightsville Beach. The ladies had heard us instructors raving about what an amazing place Masonboro is, and low and behold, we walked over the dunes to find chest high, super glassy conditions, with turquoise water and no one in sight. The surfers got some of the best waves of their entire week, hooting and hollering each other into one perfect wave after another. We ate lunch right on the beach, on make-shift picnic tables using our long boards as benches and tables. After lunch, the instructors got to go out and grab a few waves, which made all of our day complete.

    On the last night of the week, Brian grabbed his guitar and put on a performance out on the dock behind the Blockade Runner Resort. Under a full moon, the women sang karaoke, had a dance-off and told jokes till almost midnight. I couldn’t think of a better way to end a perfect week. On our last morning, a few of the surfers were itching to try and catch one of the massive waves breaking behind the resort. With the wind howling and waves in the head high range, we decided that if anyone wanted to give it a try, myself, Brian, Chris and John would take them out. Three brave souls stood up for the challenge and were all rewarded with the most exhilarating waves of their trip. With the other surfers on the beach cheering up a storm, it was hard to believe that just a week prior most of the surfers hadn’t ever even been on a surfboard. Hopefully they will all continue to ride waves and enjoy the ocean as much as I do.

 

-Doug