Surf Station team rider and grom-extraordinaire Breaden Kopec will be host to his very own blog on Surf Station’s website. Check out Braeden’s first blog post below and check back for more to come!
Learn to surf with the crew at The Surf Station. It will be one of the best things you ever do!My name is Braeden Kopec and I’m a 10 year old surf grom. I’m going into 5th grade. I’ve been surfing since I was 3 years old. I did my first contest when I was 3 and a half in Saint Augustine at the pier. Surfing is such a great sport. There is nothing else like it. Surfing has provided me with so many good times here in Florida and in places like North Carolina, California, Puerto Rico and all over Costa Rica. I just got back from California where I was competing in two big contests. One was a national championship event and one was a global championship event where I was just one of thirty-two to qualify. Surfing isn’t just contests and trophies. It’s a way of life. It is about making new friends and seeing new places. It is about that awesome feeling when you are riding the wave or doing a maneuver. It all starts with a lesson from a great instructor.
Going to a surf camp and taking lessons is a really great way to get started surfing. It is really good to know all that you can about surfing and the crew at The Surf Station are definitely the best in the area. They will take great care of you in the water and before the week is over you will be riding waves and experiencing that great feeling that only surfing gives you.
Don’t be scared or embarrassed. You’ll fall a bunch of times. Trust me you’ll get the hang of it eventually. Surfing is so much fun. You are going to be so stoked when the week of The Surf Station surf camp is over and you are actually riding waves. You will have new friends and you will be able to surf! Going surfing and making new friends are really two of the best things you can do in life.
I hope you have a great time at The Surf Station Surf Camp. And I can’t wait to surf with you!
See ya in the water!
Your friend,
Braeden Kopec
Braeden Kopec has been a Team Rider for The Surf Station Surf Shop for several years. He’s traveled extensively, trained with some of the best in the industry including former world champions and tour pros and has competed in over 125 contests including being invited to surf several major events in California. Braeden is our in-house grom contributor for our blog and he’ll be providing us with a grom’s point of view on everything from surfing to environmental issues and just being a grom!
Here’s a couple photos from a trip to Costa Rica and one from a recent local contest. That’s him in the orange jersey paddling out in front of the big wave in Costa Rica a few months ago.
