Pete 17 years old
5th 2008 VQS Junior Final. Top all round sportsman. Precision surfer.
Storm 15 years old
3rd 2008 VQS Junior Final. Keenest surfer in Akld. Region. Sponsored by R & R Sport
Sarah 17 years old.
Strong in the water with good technical approach.
Vinnie17 years old.
Has made a good start to mastering Piha’s waves.
Zen 16 years old.
Zen was1st March 2006 RPM Under 16 contest, 3rd U16 Auckland Scholastics
2006.
4th 2005 Taranaki Rip Curl Gromsearch.
Ex-chess and cricket champ now
dedicated to improving his surfing.
Lee 16 years old
Piha Rescue star. Fast improving surfer. Senior member of HHS Surf Team.
Isaac 16 years old
HHS team member with excellent training ethic.
Luke 16 years old
HHS team member developing steady skills.
Subarn 15 years
old
3rd VQS Finals Grommet Division. Ex- soccer rep and triathlete. Sponsored by R & R Sport.
(Subarn 6, Subarn)
Ethan 15 years old
Strong waterman starting to make fluid critical turns on waves.
James 15 years old
4th Under 16 Boys at 2008 National Scholastics. Has shown he is the freesurfing stylemaster.
Dylan 15 years old
His surf lifesaving background enables Dylan
to display confidence in larger surf.
Taryn 15 years old
Strong member of Henderson High School (HHS) team.
Kim 15 years old
Serious surfer of the future.
Brita 14 years old
Fast improving surf star of the future. Top surf lifesaver.
Olivia 14 years old
Another Piha Surf Lifesaver from strong surfing family.
Jamie B. 14yrs
Has taken to surfing with fervour.
Connor 14yrs:
Water Polo champ. Keen as surfer.
Aden 14 yrs:
Likes to surf with power.
Tom 14 yrs:
Has developed a stylish fade bottom turn in no time at all.
Amy 14 yrs:
Starting to show confidence out the back.
Tori 14 yrs:
Learning basics with ease.
Ashley 14 yrs:
Quickly grasped the technique needed..
Jamie 14 years old
Keen as and starting to command his place in the lineup.
Johnny 14 yrs:
Strong surfing family. Is starting to take good waves from more experienced surfers.
Tamara 14 yrs:
Excellent goofyfoot styles in all conditions.
Ben 14 years old
Joined Piha Surfschool during January '06 holidays and is going from strength
to strength.
Tane 13 yrs
2008 Under 14 NZ Champ. Sponsored by Rip Curl, Byning Spears Surfboards, FCS and Gorilla Grip, and Lifestream Spirulina.
Willow 13 years old
Fast improving with natural gymnast balance.
Josh 13 yrs
Skills steadily improving. Fun to surf with.
Gage 13 yrs
Displaying great improvement after one season surfing.
Seagh 13 yrs
Piha Surf Lifesaver and fast developing a strong surfing style.
Maiya 12 yrs
1st in Lion Rock Boardrider’s Under 15 division at the 2008 ‘End of Summer Classic.’
Member of Competitive Development team.
Damian 12 years old.
Strong surf lifesaver and member of Competitive Development team.
Lauren 11 yrs
An upcoming talent with supreme style.
Josh G. 11 yrs
Natural extreme sportsman.
Phoenix 11 yrs
Not fazed by big drops.
Manaki 11 yrs
Aggressive and flowing goofyfooter. Piha Surf Lifesaver.
Emma 10 yrs
Natural making learning surfing easy.
Ezra 10 years old.
Ezra, The youngest member of the Piha Surf School competitive development
team.
Ezra has been coached regularly since he was 5.
Mika 10 years old
Has just started with Piha Surf school and is gaining confidence quickly.
Nalu 9 years old
Has natural style and has just begun to compete nationally.
Isabelle 9 years old.
Isabelle has Just completed her first term with Piha Surf School.
Niall 9 years old.
Nile fast improving and wanting to win contests.
Luke 8 yrs
Goofyfooter with great natural technique.
Leon 8 yrs
Extreme sports charger!
Ben G. 8 yrs
Unstoppable.
Travis 8 yrs
Clever skills. Knows how to weave his board through difficult sections.
Rumi 6 years old
Surfs with aggression and power. Does not know the meaning of fear.
Jai 20 months
old
Lives and breathes to surf.
Coach and founder, Phil. Piha April 2006.
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