How to teach yourself to surf?

[Lauren Elizabeth]

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Hey my name's Lauren Crosswell
I am from Perth Western Australia.....
I am really REALLY anxtious to get out there aye..
i want to go to a surfing school at Secret Harbour (local teaching beach)
But i know so many people that surf there and i am embarressed they'll think i look stupid lol...
One of my friends suggest i just buy a board and go out and see what its
like..
but i dont even know what board to get? what do the prices start from?
I know nothing bout the waves either...
I really need some advice!!!!!!
Lauren xoxo

[surf patrol]

Hi Lauren Elizabeth, welcome to Surfing Waves.

You may not think so but you are a very lucky (soon to be) surfer. You are based where there are loads of waves to learn on, you have people who can help you learn to surf, there is a surf school close to you if you want to try out some lessons.

If you are from Perth then pretty much everyone you know must surf - I think your best bet is to get one of your friends to take you out on a small day just for a mess around.

i am embarressed they'll think i look stupid

No-one can surf well when they first start, so get in there and start to learn. At Secret Harbour in the summer you are sure not to be the only one in the water who cannot surf very well.

Go and have a look around our main site and have a look at all the information there. It is all geared around learning to surf and looks at the absolute basics that you need to know, there are sections on waves, surf talk and lots more. Have a read and you will have more of an idea.
If you cannot learn to surf then no-one can.

Would anyone else like to offer Lauren some advice or helpful hints or tips?

[Lauren elizabeth]

Hey i was just wondering what is your main web site? lolz |
Cuz i am ready now! lolz hehehe
im hell amped aye :-)
if you want to contact me my addy is lauren_elizabeth000@hotmail.com
thankz guyz
lauren -xox-

[surf patrol]

Just click the Surfing Waves banner in the top left hand corner of the page and that will take you through to the main site.
It is not very clear that this forum is anything other than just that, but it is more of an add-on to the main site. It was not at all clear that there was anything more, so hopefully the "Click for Surfing Waves Main Site" message I have added might get a few more visitors to the main bit.

On a surfing note did you catch any of the swell at the weekend - it was pretty nice, I took a couple of photos after a surf and am going to put them on the main site when I get the chance.

[Lauren Elizabeth]

Yeah i did catch some of the swell all of this week aye ...
all mi friendz were in Margaret River so0o0o they told me al bout it
My friendz dad loves huge waves aye , and he said he was too scared to ride em down south ( Margaret's )
Ps: Do you know anything that would treat a stinger? i got 14!! at the local swimming beach (thats supposed to b protected) but it was relaly hot the last two dyaz i got stung, so thats probly why i got stung...
Anywayz at the moment they're driving me insane! I am itchy.
Cya
Lauren
I would like to thank u for all da info u giving me aye! THNX!!

[surf patrol]

Margs was supposed to be 10-12ft+ I saw. That's a bit big for me - doing most of my surfing in the past back in the North Sea in England I don't have much experience in 10ft surf! Still, now I am here I may get more of a chance I guess.

Do you know anything that would treat a stinger

You really need to treat stings straight away, vinegar does the job - pour all over the stings as soon as you can. If it is still playing up after 3/4 days you might still have some of the stings under your skin. If this is the case you might need a trip to the pharmacist to get something to draw the stings out - Zinc paste should do the job according to my nursing advisor (girlfriend). You could also try repeated bathing of the sting area with water as hot as you can stand.