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The secret to happiness….

Dan — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:01:05 +0000

With the romance of Valentines day only a week away, we thought you might like an idea of what makes people happy!

David Cameron commissioned the Young Foundation* to look at what makes people happy, (and how public policy can shape happiness) – and the results were blindingly obvious – life experiences! Rather than getting happy by buying more and more things, or having loads of money,…..people actually feel happier if they have happy experiences, and happy family around them. Shared, fun experiences like surfing holidays expand the mind, and give you happy memories that can be returned to time and time again.

So we suggest this Valentines, buy your loved one a week or more of happiness….. with a deposit for a surfing holiday! You can share the fun of surfing n beautiful locations in France and South Africa. You can book a place on either our Jeffrey’s Bay, South Africa surf holiday or our South West France surfing holiday for as little as £100!

You can buy a gift voucher for any amount, say £20, for the full deposit of £100, or the total holiday cost, whatever your budget. So make someone very happy this Valentines and book on a happy surfing holiday.

*You can read the full report by the Young Foundation here.

TV to watch on Fri

Dan — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:10:34 +0000

Watch out for some interesting TV this Friday night….
Safari Vet School on ITV1 at 8pm is filmed in the Amakhala Game Reserve, South Africa, which is near our South African surf holiday destination of Jeffrey’s Bay. And on our amazing holiday we offer a free trip to the wonderful Addo National Park to see the big 5- they are considered Africa’s greatest wild animals – lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino. So come join us in Jeffrey’s Bay on the surfing holiday of a lifetime, and see all this for yourself first-hand!

Kelly Slater and surfing mice

Dan — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:30:10 +0000

Kelly Slater was interviewed by CBS News recently and revealed that he is working on an artificial wave machine under the name Kelly Slater Wave Co. There is to be a circular pool that provides an endless wave, but it is still in the prototype stage, and so far they have only been able to make the concept work in a scale model providing 2 inch perfection. Kelly is quoted as saying “The wave is perfect and it just keeps going round and round. I just wish I was the size of a mouse or something”. Watch it here.

Problems associated with cost and the inevitable whirlpool effect have kept similar designs from becoming a reality. So far the most successful and potentially viable wave technology belongs to Wave Garden in Spain. They have successfully proved their concept in a half-scale model (we blogged about it here), and are currently renovating the first pool to a version that promises to provide head-high tubes, and there are plans to install similar pools around the world.

Next surf holiday – Jeffrey’s Bay!!

Dan — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:06:47 +0000

Our next new and exciting surfing holiday is to the legendary waves of Jeffrey’s Bay, South Africa. From the 28th April to the 20th May 2012 we will be surfing these perfect peeling points.

Our surf camp is based in a beautiful guest house located in Jeffrey’s Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Also known as J-Bay, it is situated at the end of the famous Garden Route; the scenic stretch of coast from Heidelberg to the Storms River.

J-Bay is around an hour’s drive from Port Elizabeth airport, and the surf here really is world-famous….. These South African waves became legendary amongst the surfing community as the home of the ‘perfect wave’ by the film Endless Summer. The film follows 2 surfers travelling the world in search of the perfect wave. After a long search they find it in South Africa at Cape St Francis, near to Jeffrey’s Bay. In the second film they return to South Africa and find Jeffrey’s Bay, which surpasses the waves of the first film!

So come with us and see/surf(!) for yourself the perfect waves of J-Bay. A week’s holiday half-board is from as little as £575 per week. See our South Africa page for all the details.

Quicksilver Pro France Oct 4th to 13th

Dan — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:04:31 +0000

The beautiful beach breaks of Hossegor, les Bourdaines and Seignosse, where we hold our annual France Surf Holiday, will soon host the ASP World Tour where the top 34 surfers will battle it out for the title. With only four events left in the 2011 season the title race is hotting up!

The top 5 rankings are as follows:

1     Kelly Slater             USA
2     Owen Wright          AUS
3     Joel Parkinson        AUS
4     Adriano De Souza BRA
5     Josh Kerr                AUS

Jeremy Flores (FRA) will have home ground advantage. Like every year, the event will also host the World Final of the Quiksilver King of the Groms, gathering 18 of the best under 16 surfers in the World.

Dogs surf into the record books

Dan — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:37:39 +0000

Surfing dogs set to the seas last Sunday, with a little help from their owners, and surfed into the record books! Huntington Beach, California played host to the annual Surf Dog competition and records were being broken! Six dogs attempted to break the Guinness World Record for most dogs on a surfboard. Unfortunately the dogs were not able to stay on for the required ten seconds. However Abbie’G, an Australian Kelpie, set the first-ever Guinness World Record for the longest surf ride by a dog. She caught a wave and travelled 65 yards as a Guinness World Record representative monitored the attempt.

Read all about the day on the official website!

Global Surf crew home today

Dan — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:33:50 +0000

The Global Surf Adventures team are home after a great September surfing in South West France. It has been an amazing France surf holiday with lots of sun, really warm weather, and lots of surfing. Some really big days were accompanied by some small and clean days too. Thanks to everyone who came and enjoyed this beautiful area of South West France with us. We hope to see you again soon. Our next holiday is to Jeffrey’s Bay, South Africa in May 2012.

Afternoon surf on the menu

Dan — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 08:47:35 +0000

We didn’t have our usual dawny surf this morning, as conditions were not suitable. There was some thunder, but the rain has just missed us. We will be surfing this afternoon as the swell has dropped now to about 3ft, so there should be a good little wave at les Bourdaines later.

We had a good time surfing at Cotes des Basques yesterday and it was really hot and sunny.
It’s the World Cup Rugby on in a minute – New Zealand Vs France so everyone is going to the clubhouse to watch the game. Love to everyone back in the UK and see you soon!

France surf holiday photos

Dan — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:22:42 +0000

We have uploaded some of the best photos from our France surf holiday to our Photo Album page. With temperatures of 30C+ and plenty of waves for everyone it has been a great surf trip. Our last day is Sunday then we are homeward bound. Have a look at what the crew have been up to!

Good to meet you Boggy!

Dan — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:29:01 +0000

Really good to meet you at Seignosse on our France surf holiday, and thanks for your comments. You might not like to hear this but it’s nice and warm here in France and the surf has gone big and clean at les Bourdaines, but we got a nice 3-4ft clean surf at low tide just north of the pier for a great surf!! Looking forward to catching up again back in rainy old Newquay!