For a surfer in search of excellence, the question arises: must he necessarily follow a competitive path or prioritize the freedom of free surfing?

Charter for the preservation of wild waves "Wild Wave Preservation Charter" is the title I had in mind at first, but it's less catchy! Let's be honest, I've only just invented this charter, but that's how all the ideas and beginnings of concerted...

Hodgepodge versus reality A few years ago, a magazine dedicated to ecology contacted me by phone, in my capacity as president of Eco-Safe Surfing, a group of surf schools with an eco-responsible approach. The question was: "In the wake of the Covid...

Offers of surf lessons for girls, supervised by an instructor, are all the rage. There's probably a sociological explanation for this, but I'm going to look at another explanation, which has to do with boyfriend syndrome. Definition Surfing is...

Surf reading: Mr Sunset, the Jeff Hakman story

For quality surf teaching: sustainable tourism yes, commercial standardization no.

Teaching surfing, the commodification of labels.

Surfing lexicon: instagrasm, the narcissistic phenomenon of modern times.

Surfing lexicon: the jar, the jar room.

Surfing reading notes: Jours Barbares, by William Finnegan

For a natural, zen approach to surfing, with Ki Surf School, in Seignosse.

The abolition of productivist time in favor of the surfer’s hedonistic time.

Tourism, the uses of surfing, sustainable development versus greenwashing

Surfing localism in France, a survival of the parochial spirit.

Localism in surfing, part 1, the origins.