Monday 29 November 2010

Fresh!

Still no snow down here - but it is mighty cold. The old pinkies are feeling it this morning.

Some good news - Kelly will be back next year. When he left to go back to NZ for the winter we wondered whether it made sense for him to continue in role as Elite Coach. Despite his credentials the demand for high level training is very limited, except that is amongst the junior local crew. That's quite ironic - the ones who live by the sea and who surf the most, are the ones who want more training to get even better. And yet those who are land locked but who aspire to improve their surfing, make the decision to crack on by themselves. Anyway, we questioned whether the outlay was justified in the current climate. It's great to be able to offer the local crew training and competition support, but it doesn't pay any bills. On the face of it, it might seem a luxury. Well it would be a luxury if we didn't have a plan up our sleeves.

We've decided to bring him back but to take him away from the normal day to day business of the surf school. He'll be available to our clients if anyone wants a lesson at the higher level, but he's not going to be joining the instructor mix on the beach. We're going to keep this one close to our chest. It's exciting - we're excited. There's much work to do and I'm sure you'll be hearing loads more about this in the coming months.

My sister and her family are off to Hong Kong in the New Year. What a fantastic opportunity - I'm sure they'll have a great time. The cousins are all the best of mates and have the most amazing summer holidays together. Billy and Fin were sad to learn that their playmates won't be around so much next summer, but they quickly got over this disappointment when we pointed out that Bali would be a good meeting place!

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