SOME BREAKERS.
♪ AUDREY: NEW HAMPSHIRE’S SEACOAST, 17 MILES OF SAND AND SEA, ON HAMPTON’S NORTH BEACH, WHERE LARGE ROCKS DOT THE SHORELINE, THERE IS THE WALL.
A SMALL STRETCH OF BEACH, BETWEEN 10TH AND 12 STREETS.
THIS IS WHERE SURFERS FIND THEIR JOY.
DAVE: THERE ARE GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE SURFING.
IT IS A LOT OF FUN.
THERE’S A LOT OF FAMILIAR FACES AND A LOT OF NEW FACES, LOTS AND LOTS OF KIDS EMBRACING THE SPORT.
THE OCEAN IS A HEALTHY PLACE TO BE.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
AUDREY: DAVE CROPPER HAS BEEN SURFING AS LONG AS HE CAN REMEMBER.
DAVE: I STARTED SURFING WHEN I WAS ABOUT 12 YEARS OLD.
AUDREY: DAVE OWNS CINNAMON RAINBOWS SURF COMPANY, LOCATED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION ON ROUTE 1A.
HE BOUGHT THE STORE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL MORE THAN 40 YEARS AGO.
THE BRIGHTLY-COLORED SURF SHOP SELLS CLOTHING, BOARDS OF ALL SIZES FOR ALL AGES.
IT IS THE COOL PLACE TO BE, WHETHER YOU ARE A "GROM" -- THAT IS SURF SLANG FOR YOUNG AND INEXPERIENCED -- OR IF YOU ARE A "DUDE" THAT KNOWS HOW TO "HANG TEN."
DAVE: THERE’S GREAT WAVES.
IT IS NOT A SECRET ANYMORE, THOUGH, AS FAR AS THE SURF COMMUNITY GOES.
IT’S COLD AND CAN BE INCONSISTENT, BUT IT’S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO SURF, GREAT WE HAVE GOT SOME GREAT POINT BRAKES AND BEACH BREAKS, AND THE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE IS REALLY
WHAT SETS IT APART.
♪ AUDREY: THE BEACH BOYS ONCE SANG, "CATCH A WAVE AND YOU’RE SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD." TRUTH?
DAVE: IT’S YOU VERSUS THE OCEAN, YOU DON’T HAVE COACHES TEAMMATES OR COACHES.
AND ONCE YOU ARE IN THE WATER, IT IS GETTING IN THE RHYTHM OF THE OCEAN, AND WAITING FOR THE NEXT WAVE, ALL THE STRESS OF LAND GOES AWAY.
AUDREY: CINNAMON RAINBOWS MAKES SURE SURFING IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.
EVERY SUMMER, CROWDS GATHER ON THE BEACH, AS CINNAMON RAINBOWS SPONSORS EVENTS LIKE SURFING WITH SMILES, OFFERING LESSONS TO SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS.
AND WOUNDED WARRIORS ARE GIVEN THE CHANCE TO HOP ON A BOARD AND RIDE THOSE WAVES.
DAVE: THAT’S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE DO.
AUDREY: SEASONED SURFERS APPEAR TO GLIDE ON THE WATER OR BALANCE INSIDE A BARRELL, BUT THAT TAKES YEARS TO PERFECT, AND IT’S ALWAYS BEST TO START WITH A LESSON.
DAVE: YOU ARE ALWAYS GOING TO GO WHERE YOU ARE LOOKING, SO WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING THIS WAY, YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE WALL.
BECAUSE IF YOU ARE GOING TO GO IN THE WATER, SO WHEREVER YOU WANT TO GO, YOU WANT TO LOOK.
AUDREY: GRIFF BURNETTE IS MY INSTRUCTOR FROM CINNAMON RAINBOWS.
AT AGE 22, HE IS A VETERAN.
GRIFF: SINCE I WAS A BABY IN DIAPERS, MY DAD USED TO TAKE ME, HERE, ACTUALLY, SO I HAVE BEEN HERE MY WHOLE LIFE, SURFING.
I GREW UP HANGING AT THE SURF SHOP, CINNAMON AND I ALWAYS SAW THE OLDER GUYS I LOOKED UP TO, DOING IT, ALL THE BEST SURFERS AROUND HERE WERE TEACHING LESSONS.
I ALWAYS KNEW I WANTED TO BE A PART OF IT.
AUDREY: SURFING 101 -- UNDERSTANDING THE BOARD.
GRIFF: RIGHT HERE THE NOSE, ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE IS THE TAIL, ON THE BOTTOM IS THE FIN.
YOU WANT TO KEEP HANDS AWAY FROM THEM.
THEY CAN BE SHARP.
AUDREY: THEN COMES THE ALL IMPORTANT POP UP, SETTING YOURSELF UP TO CATCH THAT WAVE.
GRIFF: BRING YOUR LEFT LEG UP THERE FIRST.
THERE YOU GO.
VENUE CENTER THAT JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE, AND YOU ARE GOOD TO GO.
CROUCH AND LOOK FORWARD, JUST LIKE THAT, YOU ARE DIALED.
AUDREY: EXCEPT NOW WE HAVE TO TRY THIS IN THE OCEAN.
IN SURFER SLANG, POWERFUL SURF IS DESCRIBED AS "HEAVY." THE CONDITIONS ON THIS DAY?
YOU MIGHT SAY THERE ARE BABY WAVES.
BUT THEY ARE PERFECT FOR THE NOVICE.
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AND THEN A WORD THAT IS THE SAME IN ANY LINGO, "WIPEOUT," AND MY VIDEOGRAPHER WAS THERE TO CAPTURE THAT ONE.
WIPEOUT!
[LAUGHS] GRIFF: SEEING THE JOY ON ANYBODY’S FACE, WHETHER THEY ARE 70 YEARS OLD OR SEVEN YEARS OLD NO FEELING LIKE CATCHING A WAVE, , LIKE, YOUR FIRST WAVE.
YOU NEVER SEE A FROWN ON SOMEBODY’S FACE WHEN THEY ARE SURFING.
ALWAYS HAVING A GOOD TIME.
AUDREY: FROM UNDER THE WATER TO A FAR MORE ZEN-LIKE WATER SPORT, PADDLE BOARDING IS AN ACTIVITY FOR ALL AGES.
DAVE: WE ARE GOING TO LAUNCH.
AUDREY: CINNAMON RAINBOWS TEACHES PADDLE BOARD LESSONS AND LEADS GUIDED TOURS AT THE NORTHERN END OF NORTH BEACH.
CAN ANYBODY DO THIS?
GRIFF: IT IS SO MUCH FUN, AND IT IS A GREAT WAY TO BE IN THE WATER, SOCIAL DISTANCE, AND BE OUTSIDE.
IT IS VERY EASY TO DO, HOWEVER, FINDING THE RIGHT BOARD, THE RIGHT CONDITIONS, WILL SET YOU UP FOR SUCCESS.
DAVE: YOU HOLD THE PADDLE.
REACH YOUR ARM TO THE SKY, YOU WANT IT TO COME TO THE TOP OF YOUR WRIST RIGHT THERE.
AND ALSO HAVING THE RIGHT BOARD.
KNOWING THE WATER TEMPERATURE, WHETHER YOU NEED A WETSUIT OR NOT.
THE WATER TEMP IS ABOUT 70 DEGREES -- AUDREY: 70 DEGREES!
DAVE: WHICH IS ABOUT AS NICE AS IT GETS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
WE DON’T HAVE A LOT OF WIND, NOT A BIG SURF, SO IT IS IDEAL CONDITIONS TO PADDLE BOARD.
AUDREY: AFTER A FEW TIPS, DAVE AND I HEADED TOWARDS THE WATER, THE BEACH.
THICK WITH SEAWEED AFTER A RECENT STORM.
PADDLEBOARDS ARE WIDER THAN SURFBOARDS.
DAVE HELPS ME ON BOARD AND OUT I GO.
DAVE: NICE AND GLASSY -- THIS IS AWESOME.
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE?
AUDREY: ONCE YOU GET THE HANG OF PADDLING, TIME TO STAND UP, PLACE YOUR HANDS ON THE PADDLE IN FRONT OF YOU.
DAVE: YOU ARE DOING GREAT.
AUDREY: FINDING MYSELF GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, DAVE GUIDES ME BACK.
THE CORRECT WAY TO PADDLE SEEMS BACKYARDS AT FIRST.
DAVE: YOU CAN SLOW DOWN ON YOUR KNEES IF YOU ARE GETTING INTO DANGER.
PERFECT.
AUDREY: THE PADDLE BOARDING CRAZE HAS ITS ROOTS IN HAWAI WITH MANY VARIATIONS INCLUDING, PADDLE BOARDING SURFING AND RACING.
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, THE SPORT IS MORE ABOUT A PEACEFUL WAY TO ENJOY THE WATER, EITHER ALONE OR WITH FAMILY.
DAVE: I THINK EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE OUTSIDE, AND IT IS A GREAT WAY TO BE OUTSIDE.
THERE ARE ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF PADDLE BOARDS.
WE RUN SOME RECREATIONAL BOARDS, THAT WERE SOFT TOP.
THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE SURF SPECIFIC FOR RIDING WAVES.
THERE ARE SOME FOR GOING DISTANCE, IF YOU WANT TO.
THERE IS AN INFLATABLE ONE, IF YOU DON’T HAVE ALOT OF SPACE, IT COMES IN A BACKPACK.
YOU CAN PUMP IT UP, GET IN THE WATER, AND BREAK IT DOWN, LOTS OF DIFFERENT PADDLEBOARDS AND USES BUT THE END RESULT IS THE SAME -- IT’S A LOT OF FUN.
AUDREY: SURFING OR STANDING , KEEPING DRY, OR GOING UNDER, NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.
LET THE EXPERTS AT CINNAMON RAINBOWS GUIDE THE WAY.
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