April's Last Sunday

Thirteen is the luckiest number so far of Beach Hut Surf School this very hot summer. Though the heat was strong, the low tide still invited a sporty bunch out of the maddening crowd of the long Labor Day weekend.

DJ Surf Jaime and now Punk Aser taught these students with no sweat at all. This batch was so easy to teach that Aser even found it boring to teach them, except for one minor injury that cannot be avoided in this extreme sport...


Victor Galzote


Mawel Sevilla


Sean Nepomuceno


Sean and Czai


Czarina Pablo




Raymond, Paola and Patrick


Raymond Tiangco


Paola Tiangco


Patrick Tiangco




Corey Cruz






Mark Villegas


Jun Medina




Aser sporting a new haircut




Christine C. Bag-Ao and Jaime


Riza Del Rosario


Andrew Kronby

No pain, no gain, right?

Sunday Skimboarding Tips

Sunday Beach hut Surf School turned out to be as dry as the weather: annoyingly humid heat on summertime in Boracay Island. Therefore, it's just high time to explore the most efficient skimboarding tips as suggested by Skim Online:

Dealing with Wind.
If it is very windy and you are having trouble throwing your board on the sand without the wind blowing it away you can kick sand on the bottom of your wet board. The sand will usually stick (unless you wax it or something) and will make your board much heavier and thereby easier to drop in the wind. Once you drop your board the sand comes right off and your board is just as light as it normally is!

Getting on the Board
Of course you know how to get on the board. Just jump on, right? Wrong. The best way to get on your board is to "run onto it". By running onto the board you decrease your chance of falling. There is a minimum amount of weight on the board so it has less of a tendency to slip out from under you. Furthermore, if you are doing a water drop you wont unnecessarily weight down the board, which creates drag and slows you down. Finally, by running on the board you lose as little speed as possible during the drop. If you jump onto it you are using your energy to jump up into the air instead of using it to move towards the wave faster. When you run onto the board you maintain your speed much better.

Reaching the Waves.
If you are having trouble getting out to waves without sinking you may want to try Side-Slipping. This can be hard to master but its worth it. Basically, while your speeding over the water out toward the wave, you turn your board sideways so that your toes are pointed out toward the ocean. If you trim it just right, you will lose speed at a much slower rate. When you get near the wave, turn your board back to its normal position and ride like you normally would.

Good skimboarding technique.
Always make sure that you back foot is on the back of the board! It is a very common mistake for people to stand too far forward on the board. In fact, I should taker my own advice! I would be a much better skimmer if I took care to stand in the right place.

Preparing to ride a new board.
When you get a new board direct from the manufacturer you may find that you have a hard time getting wax and/or traction pads to stick to it. This is because manufacturers often polish the boards to make them look pretty. They end up looking real nice but that polish makes the surface to slippery for stuff to stick to. To get rid of this problem clean the board as well as you can. Then use rubbing alcohol on the desired area to remove to polish from the surface. After doing this your wax and traction pads should stick much better!


Jaime and buddy Jack

Our Beach Hut Surf School Instructor fervently agrees to the tips stated above, but his Brutish accent simply hinders him to elaborate in such length.

So, tune in for more Beach Hut Clear Spray Sunblock narrations on the Surf School. Only in Boracay...

2nd Bora Bound Day

It was a festive and entertaining event at this year's Bora Bound. At Red Coconut Resort's beach front, celebrities with the likes of Mark Nelson, Wilma Doesnt and Rachel Lobangco, indulged in an all-beach activities, including relay games, beach volleyball (with an air-inflated ball), air gun and so much more. Of course they couldn't have moved so freely and confidently under had it not been for the protection of Beach Hut Clear Spray Sunblock.





Their glorious physiques were further enhanced by Beach Hut SPF 36, and the new variants, such as Max 75+, SPF 20 and the Hair and Scalp oil.



And at the end of it all, the Bora Bound party was awarded Beach Hut Skimboards for their avid promotion.

Congrats to Bora Bound and Beach Hut Clear Spray Sunblock!

1st Bora Bound Day

At 10:30 am, brands like Haagen-Dazs, Motorola, Globe and Nestea hurriedly set-up booth at the melting pot of Boracay's White Beach during this year's Bora Bound event.

Beach Hut Surf School also set up booth (rightfully at Red Coconut beach front)to provide the celebrities skimboarding slots and to accommodate Beach Hut users of their free skimboarding lessons, like..

Che Barasi


Carmel Sta. Ana



Isabel Ong


Mary Padilla

Matthew Osit and Beach Hut Surfing Addict Zoe Rosal


They wanted to get a glimpse of the stars but what they got was more than they asked for--No holds barred Beach Hut Surfing Lessons by our very eccentric part-time instructors William and Steven. Jah, man!






The celebrities paved the way for these avid students, but will take avengence tomorrow on the 2nd day of Bora Bound.

Stay tuned for more exciting entries of Beach Hut Surf School in Boracay.

Nineteenth Thursday

Due to the incessant delays of flights following a plane crash that occurred in the morning of April 19, just 2 students showed interest in Beach Hut's Surf School at Jonah's Fruit Shakes. Gerlan scouted for students in Zuzuni and at Jonah's but only Samantha and David heard her cry.



Samantha (who was camera shy) and David (see below) maximized the two hour lessons with a Beach hut Instructor each at their side. Aser and Jaime taught all they know to these two and awarded a skimboard to the lady who was by no means in distress. As for David, he wanted to avail of Beach Hut's promo but in truth, he's already a skimboarding expert.



Well, at least this should be an addition to David's resume as a future International Expert Skimboarder. Sounds a bit far-fetched, doesn't it? But in Boracay, especially with Beach Hut, anything is possible.

Sunny Sunday

On a Sunny Sunday April 15, 6 students signed up for their privilege Beach Hut Skimboarding Lessons at Jonah's Fruit Shakes. Beach Hut Back-up Instructor Aser could not attend the school due to another demanding sports event, the Boracay Fun Hat Frisbee Tournament at a different area. Instead we hired skimboard enthusiast Ron-Ron to relieve Aser's place in line with the very much in demand Beach Hut Surf School Instructor Jaime Sacapano.


Enrico and Mark

All the students namely Enrico Resureccion, Mark Alvaira, River Rosal, Zoe Rosal, and Zeth Rosal had a blast learning the fundamentals, thus expected obstacles in skimboarding, except for River's husband Zohn Paul Yu who fell on his right arm and not on his buttocks.


Zoe

Good thing that Paul's injury was not major. He has in fact gone back to the beach and enjoyed Boracay's irresistible white beach.

FYI: Always fall on your butt and keep your arms up so no major injury will happen to you. Injuries are expected in this extreme sport, but like everything else, it can be avoided.

So all's well's, end's well. Hence, this is certainly another pivotal Beach Hut Surf School Experience.

Saturday Heat Surf

Hot, hot, hot, and hot! That's how the beautiful party island is, known as Boracay experiences everyday. More so this on this very festive Saturday.

Beach Hut Surf Students Robert Carandang and George Samaco endured the heat and the hurdles of skimboarding, taught only by the dynamic Beach Hut Instructor Jaime.


Robert




George



Need I say more?

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