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We started out as an adaptive surf school, it's what we're passionate about. We have won multiple awards for our adaptive surf program and are extremely proud of the impact we have made. Over the years we have conducted our own research on adaptive surf, taken part in interviews, and had a couple of mentions in articles, all of which can be found on this page.

​We run our adaptive sessions from Blyth South Beach, which has fantastic accessibility, including plenty of disabled parking bays, disabled toilets and changing rooms, free use of beach access wheelchairs, and sloped entrance to the beach. We generally operate from the slightly quieter end of the beach for participants who are overly stimulated in crowded areas. We work hard to be able to support most people's needs and can adapt surfing in a multitude of creative ways. We're frequently asked if participants need to be able to swim-they don't, we just adjust to offer smaller ratios, for higher support. The only group we can't currently take into the water is anybody with an open tracheostomy, as there is a severe drowning risk. We have lots of land based activities, that simulate surfing, for people who don't want to or can't get in the water.

'Enabling people through their environment' is core to us because it describes the disabling and exclusionary barriers society puts up, rather than looking at disability through the lens of an individual's impairments or differences. People can be enabled through their environment with adaptations like working lifts for wheelchair users, or braille signage for people with visual impairments. In surfing we aim to make the adaptations necessary to meet the needs of anybody who comes to us. This can mean providing lessons for people at a one-to-one ratio, or sourcing and providing any additional equipment needed. We are currently in the process of getting a custom adaptive board made by a local North East shaper, so we can extend our reach to more people.

​We make every effort to secure funding for adaptive surf and have provided it free of charge and heavily subsidised since 2020. With this model we rely on funding grants, we spend the winter applying for grants, so check back in the 2025 season for these sessions.

Adaptive Surf


We approach surf coaching with the belief that people are enabled through their environment.

Big waves, instructor is pushing the student out to sea on a blue board

I asked him what his favourite part of his session today was and he said "falling in and it used to be the thing that I was most scared of" but not anymore.

OCEAN THERAPY: A DEEP DIVE INTO HAPPINESS

April 25, 2021

The ocean is a sanctuary for many around the globe, but not all of us have equal access to the magic of the underwater world.

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