![]() ![]() In October of 1995, my dad Rick Walker walked into the WindAnSea surf shop on PCH in Huntington Beach. San Clemente had one lone surf program, but there were no surf schools in Huntington Beach! In that pursuit, it wasn’t long before he realized his hometown had no surf schools. He was fast on his way to learning to surf well. We rode our first wave together, and it took just that one wave for my dad to get hooked.īy Monday of the coming week he had ordered a surfboard and was surfing every morning before work. Ready to show off my new skills, I voiced up. I might have only found surfing five days prior, but that’s all it took to realize you’d have to be nuts to pass up a chance to get on a board. Other Rick suggested my dad take one of the many surfboards laying on the beach at the party for a ride. My Dad Gets HookedĪt the BBQ, my dad mentioned to the other Rick how he had tried surfing as a teenager. But another venture soon caught his attention while eating some ribs on the beach. Life in Sports was not the success he anticipated. A sports show that families could watch together. ![]() His goal was to create a sports show that grabbed the interest of not only adults, but also kids. ![]() The show featured interviews with professional athletes from past and present. Or at least he had for the past twelve years, commuting from Orange County to Los Angeles every day to produce a television show called Life in Sports. My dad, also named Rick - Rick Walker to be exact - worked in TV production. All the parents were invited.Īnd that’s where my dad got hooked on surfing, too. On the last day, Rick arranged a surf-themed BBQ at the beach. I don’t know if you could call me a surfer at that point, but I was certainly hooked. Just a local school teacher named Rick showing a bunch of eager groms how to surf. One day out of the blue I was invited by my mother’s friend to join her son for a week of surf lessons. I was ten years old when I was converted to surfing. Here’s the story of how Corky Carroll’s Surf School was started. And it just so happened to also be the story of how our family barreled into the surf business. My story involves BBQ, my dad, a local TV show, and one of the most iconic surfers of all-time. This year I am lucky enough to go to Corky Carroll's for three weeks! I am really looking forward to it.Everyone has a story to tell about how they found surfing. I have improved so much over the past four years thanks to Corky's! I am from Massachusetts so I don't get much practice surfing, but at the end of those short five days it seems to make up for a whole year of surfing. I still do even though I am able to surf on my own. ![]() Until I became comfortable in the waves I always had a happy, calm, instructor right at my side to make sure I was okay. I was kinda freaking out about a wave that was coming towards me, but right at that moment of panic my instructor came and lifted me over it. I remember my first time going surfing at Corky Carroll's. The instructors are very laid back but at the same time are extremely helpful. He has helped me with a ton of different stuff (like which board to use), he is really friendly and makes sure everyone stays safe. Keith is a really easy going, helpful, and kind leader. One of the best things about this camp is the social environment. This is literally the most fun and helpful Surf School that I have ever gone to. I have been surfing for about seven years now, four of which have been at Corky Carroll's. ![]()
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