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Surf USA (United Services Agency)

By | April 25th, 2016|Inside the Barrel|

Since the beginning, the Richard Schmidt Surf School has offered scholarships for students to attend camps and lessons who otherwise couldn't afford it. To help supplement the cost, in 1995 we started a non-profit called Surf USA (United Services Agency). Surf USA's mission statement: To offer surfing and the ocean as a positive, healing experience [...]

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A Liquid Playground

By | April 19th, 2012|Inside the Barrel|

Here is the opening piece I wrote that was originally published in "Santa Cruz World Surfing Reserve," by Save the Waves. Or you can click to download (PDF: 5.5 MB) the whole book. It's a great read on why Santa Cruz is such a special place so many countless number of ways! Aloha - Richard [...]

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Learn to Surf: How to Walk on Water in Seven Easy Steps

By | May 5th, 2011|Inside the Barrel|

Here is the piece I wrote that was originally published on Surfline.com. The core "7-steps" are also found on the bottom of our Surfology page. This is a great beginner's guide to learning how to surf! Aloha – Richard # # # Learn To Surf: How to Walk on Water in Seven Easy Steps. By [...]

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