Talent is never gonna be enough

Talent is never gonna be enough

by | May 23, 2017 | Legends

The expectation of parents is a major pressure point on young surfers.    The saddest and most frustrating thing about surfing and sports in general is watching young athletes with talent never reach their potential. Surfing history is littered with these ‘bad boy...
Shaun Tomson talks to the HPSA group

Shaun Tomson talks to the HPSA group

by | Mar 15, 2017 | Legends

Surfer’s Code is a program that Shaun Tomson has created to empower young athletes around South Africa and in the USA. As the vanguard of South African Surfing Legends, he dedicates time and energy to the HPSA, the group’s coaching program. On Monday while he was in...
Gavin Varejes – making a difference

Gavin Varejes – making a difference

by | Feb 11, 2017 | Legends

  When we decided to get this Legends thing going in 2014 on the North Beach Pier, Graham Cormac made the suggestion that we model the group on South African Rugby Legends. I kinda recalled the organization that celebrates the sport of rugby by honouring retired...
Micro Grom Coaching Program Gets Underway.

Micro Grom Coaching Program Gets Underway.

by | Jan 18, 2017 | Uncategorized

The High Performance Surfing Academy was launched a year ago and every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for the past seven months, Chad DuToit and Jason Ribbink have been coaching a group of juniors with the expressed purpose of preparing them for competition. Come rain...
The Legends Story So Far

The Legends Story So Far

by | Dec 30, 2016 | Uncategorized

Here is a short history and activity update through the eighteen months since the official inauguration in August 2014. The Legends story started in May that year, when a group of past SA Surfing greats decided to start a Section 18a company with the purpose...