Surfing Queensland TONIC Magazine - Winter 2014 Winter 2014 | Page 30

TONIC | SURF SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT Get Wet Surf School Services: Get Wet Surf School offer surf lessons to cater for everyone from the ages of 5 through to 75 years, for all levels of surfing ability. Surfing is an awesome way to keep fit and promotes a healthy outdoor life style and it is our mission to introduce as many people as we can, both young and old, to this wonderful sport. Our 5 day Vegemite Surfgroms programs are held every school holidays for 5 to 12 year olds is unique as we are the only surf school in Australia to kick off the program’s first session in the awesome Cave of Waves wave pool at WhiteWater World. The wave pool offers a fantastic environment for the children to gain confidence and develop the basic’s of surfing in a controlled environment with crystal clear perfect waves. For 13 and up we offer our Surfing Essentials programs which is based on the very successful Vegemite SurfGroms. For anyone just wanting to jump on a board and see if they like it, our daily scheduled group lessons are designed to get you out in the water and standing up so you can experience the thrill and even get a new Facebook profile pic. We cater for corporate and school groups, hens and buck events, bucket listers, international students and anyone who wants to GET WET. Proprietors: Andrew and Kerri Jekyll started Get Wet Surf School as a family business 10 years ago. Andrew is passionate about all things water, surfing, boating, fishing, wakeboarding and waterskiing. As a father of 3 he is awesome with children and is so advertise / CONTRIBUTe patient with all students. Kerri has many years in the Tourism industry, in particular small business and customer service. Together Andrew and Kerri’s experience has helped Get Wet grown into the very successful operation it is today. Location: Get Wet operates beach lessons every day at the beautiful Main Beach Spit. Located just a few kilometres north of Seaworld, the spit provides a perfect location for surfers of all levels. The Seaway wall and the Sand pumping jetty provide protection unlike the open more exposed beaches and the formation of great sand banks means that the participants don’t have to be in deep water to be able to catch a nice long ride. Get Wet are proud to be a Surfing Australia accredited surf school and have now also gained Australian Tourism Accreditation. Get Wet are committed to continuous improvement within the business and also within the both the Surfing and Tourism industries. Of course Get Wet also have exclusive access to the Cave of Waves wave pool located at Dreamworld’s water park WhiteWater World where the waves are perfect, water is crystal clear and heated in winter. Instructors:  Andrew and Kerri realise how important it is to have instructors who are as passionate about the business as they. Their full time instructors have been a big part on the growth of the business over the years and love what they do. They realise how important it is that the students feel safe and comfortable throughout the entire experience and at the same time they also do whatever they can to ensure that you have FUN. Our instructors are in the water with the students for the entire lesson and because their instructors are so experienced Get Wet are able to offer a 100% guarantee “stand up in the first lesson or your money back”! Background: Get Wet Surf School began as a hobby for both Andrew and Kerri but it didn’t take long for their professional approach to t B