Instructor Profile: Darren, Senior Instructor
Darren learned to surf on the beaches of North Devon at the age of 14 and was instantly hooked. He founded Surf South West in 1996 after returning to the UK following an extended surf trip around the world.
His coaching career began in warmer climes, teaching Aussies to surf on the beaches of Queensland for the Australian Surfriders Association. After 14 years at the helm of Surf South West his enthusiasm for surfing is as strong as ever and if not at the surf school, or in the Surf South West office he will probably be found surfing the waves of Croyde.
He has set up and led all of the escorted surfing holidays that Surf South West run and has travelled and surfed in France, Portugal, Spain, Ireland, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Costa Rica, South Africa, Azores, USA, Mexico, Indonesia, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Barbados, Tobago, Virgin Islands, Tahiti, Tonga and Western Samoa.
Darren is a qualified RLSS Beach Lifeguard and BSA Level 4 Senior Instructor. He currently rides a 6'0" Shortboard, 6'3" Shortboard, 7'0" Semi-Gun.
