Surf Club revels in URI's No. 7 spot on Surfline.com's best surfing conditions list
Betsy Cohen
Issue date: 3/26/09 Section: News
"I had a few older friends in the club, but I met surfers from all over like New Jersey, Philadelphia, Long Island, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, kids from all over New England," Sienko said.
The Surf Club offers "Learn-to-Surf" days on Saturdays or Sundays throughout the year. McCarty said that if weekends don't work, some members can teach new members on weekdays as well.
"We're pretty committed to helping someone learn to surf," she said.
There are about eight to 10 student teachers willing to teach students how to surf for free.
"There's a lot of satisfaction from teaching someone how to surf and watching them stand up on a board for the first time," McCarty said. "You feel proud of them and they're crazy-excited!"
When the club moved up from a Level III to a Level II club and received more than $700 from Student Senate, rental prices dropped. What used to be a $25 rental fee for a board and a wetsuit is now only $13 per day from the local surf shop, Gansett Juice Surf and Skate. This added and extra perk for the top 10 surfing school.
"One of the qualifications for moving from a Level III club to a Level II club is to be able to teach a skill, in this case, how to surf," McCarty said.
The Surf Club takes students surfing all throughout Rhode Island. The club starts up in the fall and runs through May. Carpooling is available for members.
"We teach people up until November when it gets too cold for the wetsuits we rent," McCarty said. "It's pretty easy to progress when you're surfing all year round."
The Surf Club offers "Learn-to-Surf" days on Saturdays or Sundays throughout the year. McCarty said that if weekends don't work, some members can teach new members on weekdays as well.
"We're pretty committed to helping someone learn to surf," she said.
There are about eight to 10 student teachers willing to teach students how to surf for free.
"There's a lot of satisfaction from teaching someone how to surf and watching them stand up on a board for the first time," McCarty said. "You feel proud of them and they're crazy-excited!"
When the club moved up from a Level III to a Level II club and received more than $700 from Student Senate, rental prices dropped. What used to be a $25 rental fee for a board and a wetsuit is now only $13 per day from the local surf shop, Gansett Juice Surf and Skate. This added and extra perk for the top 10 surfing school.
"One of the qualifications for moving from a Level III club to a Level II club is to be able to teach a skill, in this case, how to surf," McCarty said.
The Surf Club takes students surfing all throughout Rhode Island. The club starts up in the fall and runs through May. Carpooling is available for members.
"We teach people up until November when it gets too cold for the wetsuits we rent," McCarty said. "It's pretty easy to progress when you're surfing all year round."
