The Hawke s Bay farmers who learned to ride a surfboard in two hours
11 Dec, 2020 12:11 AM
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Surfing for Farmers at Waimarama beach
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Gianina Schwanecke
From never having been on a board, to riding their first waves - the first Surfing for Farmers session at Waimarama was a smash hit. Hawke s Bay coordinator Tim Wynne-Lewis said he was totally stoked and couldn t be happier with how the first session went on Thursday evening. It couldn t have been better conditions. There was a really good vibe out there in the water.
Surfing for Farmers was launched in 2018 by Gisborne-based Stephen Thomson, after watching a documentary about surfing being used to help returned US soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).