It can be dangerous to be caught in these rip tides. Swimmers or surfers caught in a rip should swim or paddle parallel to the beach until they can no longer feel the pull. Here are two pictures of winter surfing in Lawrencetown. A man named Lesley Choyce from Lawrencetown won the last Canadian Championship for surfing. Even if there are large sheets of ice on the waves, some surfers still go surfing.
Surfers know how to do special moves or tricks.
The way the surfer goes out to the good waves is to lie on the board and paddle with their hands. Sometimes in Lawrencetown it takes about 15 minutes of strong paddling to get out to the good waves. Before standing up on the board, the surfer turns around and paddles in to gain speed. Click on our logo, the Great Blue Heron, or the words Atlantic View Elementary school to return to our home page.