Surfing Waves

i know a lot of people started surfing even before they were crawling, as for me, i started late, i started 6 months ago, and im 27. i used to be involve in other sports like basketball, football, volleyball, golf, soccer. so, how old did u guys start?

17

14.

20

I started last year when I was 27. I wanted to surf all my life... well since I was 14. Begged my parents for a board but they said no.
well we did not live by the coast so they had a point. But now I live by the coast in stunning Cape Town.
Got my board with my first pay cheque.
Anyhow I dont think it matters when you start.
as long as you start. cause 'only a surfer knows the feeling' as they say...

I first surfed when I was 14 when on holiday in Cornwall. I loved it, but never got chance to do it again. I started bodyboarding about 3 years ago, and have just been bought my first surfboard my my other half, so, in effect I'm starting again at the age of nearly 44!!!!

Think it was round 12ish I started on standup... ended up getting stale and board of the same thing over and over again... paddle-pop-up-turn-cuttie-etc... same old same old till i was 16ish

Then I switched to b00ging and realised my true calling. I love it. Its so versitile. :)

My first ever go was when I was about 8. I started properly when I was 15/16 - I'm now 30 and still going!!

PapaWoolacombe wrote:Think it was round 12ish I started on standup... ended up getting stale and board of the same thing over and over again... paddle-pop-up-turn-cuttie-etc... same old same old till i was 16ish

Then I switched to b00ging and realised my true calling. I love it. Its so versitile.

RESPECT for following your heart....

i think i statred about 3 years ago so i was around 13.

i think its great that people of all ages surf and can experience the thrill of surfing! my dads 50 and he started like last year so to all the 'silver surfers' out there you rock!

i started when i was 16

schanti wrote:I started last year when I was 27. I wanted to surf all my life... well since I was 14. Begged my parents for a board but they said no.
well we did not live by the coast so they had a point. But now I live by the coast in stunning Cape Town.
Got my board with my first pay cheque.
Anyhow I dont think it matters when you start.
as long as you start. cause 'only a surfer knows the feeling' as they say...

same here, always loved the ocean, but never got interested in surfing until last summer..it's true that it doesnt matter what age u start, as long as u start, some people find their soulmates, some find religion, me, i found surfing

at the age of 45. Kinda strange I live right on the beach, and watched surfers for the last 20 years, but in 2005 I decided to become one.

Later

I started when I was 19, but stopped for a few years now im 22 and i just started going every weekend.

i have been surfing all my life, i think surfing is the best. i started at 2 years old and im now 11. I think its really good that people can surf no matter what age.

A few years ago at 27.

I started at 25, i'm now 29. I have played in differents sport, when i was 10-20 i used to play baseball, basketball, soccer and so on. Then I started to climb,mountaineering, mountain bike, kayaking, adventure racing, but once i started surfing, that's all i have done most of the time when i'm not at work.

I started when I was 20. Because of an ankle injury I had to leave snowboarding for a while. Started surfing/travelling. Always knew injuries were good for something.

Haven't snowboarded for 6 years now.