Meet Bodie! Surf and Windsurf Instructor At Barbados SOS
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From water baby to waterman! Having grown up in a house by the beach there was only one path in life for young Bodie and learning to swim at the same time he was learning to walk was evidence of that.
By age 9 Bodie was learning to windsurf. At age 13 he was surfing and, as an already accomplished windsurfer, he began working as a part time instructor during the summer holidays for international windsurf center Club Mistral. |
That was the beginning of an ongoing love affair with water sports that has included work in fishing charters, catamaran turtle/snorkeling trips, jet skis, water-skiing and more.
However his real passion always lay with surf/windsurfing and his innate ability as an instructor. Such that within a week of ending his university studies he was working as the windsurf center's chief instructor!
However his real passion always lay with surf/windsurfing and his innate ability as an instructor. Such that within a week of ending his university studies he was working as the windsurf center's chief instructor!
He is presently the only Royal Yachting Association (RYA) certified instructor actively teaching in Barbados.
Its now been over 35 yrs since that summer day he first got on a board and sped off to the horizon and Bodie has lost none of his passion for the sport.
Its now been over 35 yrs since that summer day he first got on a board and sped off to the horizon and Bodie has lost none of his passion for the sport.
Especially teaching kids, as he is living proof of what a positive and profound effect surf can have on a child's life. Bodie's daughters Kealani and Kiri both caught their first wave with daddy as infants and were standing on the board riding tiny waves when they were 3 yrs old!
Having fine tuned a blend of experience, patience, expertise and an ability to convey learning techniques, all the while making his students feel at ease in the water with his confident, friendly, laid back nature makes him one of the top surf instructors in Barbados.
The Barbados School of Surf is Bodie's life long dream and he is extremely proud to have this as a platform to share his wealth of knowledge of the sport.
Having fine tuned a blend of experience, patience, expertise and an ability to convey learning techniques, all the while making his students feel at ease in the water with his confident, friendly, laid back nature makes him one of the top surf instructors in Barbados.
The Barbados School of Surf is Bodie's life long dream and he is extremely proud to have this as a platform to share his wealth of knowledge of the sport.
" I can still vividly remember the pure ecstasy I experienced the very first time I sailed off on a windsurfer or caught and rode my first wave with a surfboard. Teaching allows me to relive those emotions with the added satisfaction of knowing that I'm enabling others to experience such natural thrills." - Bodie
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Meet Rusty! WindSurf Instructor At Barbados School of Surf
Rusty is one of Bodie's life long friends and an extremely experienced windsurf instructor, having worked as a branch manager and instructor at Club Mistral for nearly 15 yrs, until its closure on the island.
A talented windsurfer/surfer himself, Rusty is another of the islands well known "watermen" having also worked as a scuba instructor and manager of the watersports division at a number of south coast hotels during his years.
Rusty oversees all the windsurf rentals and is the main windsurfing instructor with a great passion for teaching and assisting your progression.
He carries with him a wealth of experience in the sport and you won't meet a friendlier face on the island - or anyone with longer dreadlocks!
A talented windsurfer/surfer himself, Rusty is another of the islands well known "watermen" having also worked as a scuba instructor and manager of the watersports division at a number of south coast hotels during his years.
Rusty oversees all the windsurf rentals and is the main windsurfing instructor with a great passion for teaching and assisting your progression.
He carries with him a wealth of experience in the sport and you won't meet a friendlier face on the island - or anyone with longer dreadlocks!
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