Who Am I Kidding - I Can’t Surf Matt and Nick were keen to learn to surf so I’d promised to take them both out when the swell was good. The forecast predicted a new swell arriving on Tuesday arvo, so we headed to the surf shop, rented a couple a long boards and headed out to “Taylors’ Mistake”. Odd name for a beach I thought. After giving them the safety briefing - * Rule 1: When you’re walking out always keep your board beach side of you,* Rule 2: when you fall off, cover your head, grab your nuts and pray for a miracle, and * Rule 3: No bleeding in the water, the great whites love it!!I explained the importance of looking for rips before you paddle-in, and then we all headed in together.
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