Global Warming

If this is global warming then bring it on. In the last 16 years I can't remember a start quite like this - hot, hot, hot and with surf, everyday. This has been going on for weeks now - and with the ten day forecast showing much of the same, it's happy days. Water's warming up too - most of the instructors are just summer suiting it - no boots, no gloves. (oh just had a weather update from the Met office. Apparently in Devon and Cornwall rainfall is 70% down for March and a massive 84% for April, with no sign of rain in the near future. Driest start to the year in 50 years. South West Water, however, say there's no chance of a hosepipe ban as they've opened two new reservoirs recently .. I'll keep you posted on this one - it's baking out there now, got to be mid 20 degrees, in April!)

We've put out a very strong team this year - Rach who joined us a month or so ago has taken over the office. She used to run her own business, so she knows what's required. She just gets on, no fuss and picks things up real quick. It's great to know that we can be away from the beach and everything stays as is. Wailin leads the beach - he's been given sole command ie building his own instruction team and running the lesson side of things. This must be his eighth year. He also has experience running his own business - it makes a difference. When he's at the helm you just know all is going to be well. And then we have Big Sam, again a Surf's Up! old timer -takes the helm when Wailin has his day's off. Top performer of seven years? Must be something like that. And then Kelly, who coaches some of the British Team. He's come back from NZ firing on all cylinders. In anyone's book, that's a strong team.