SURF’S UP!

CALIFORNIA TROOPS CATCH SOME WAVES AT ANNUAL SURFING CAMPOUT.

BY MICHAEL FREEMAN

Patrick Kozak watched the waves. They weren’t as tall as they had been early that morning, but some still reached a couple feet high before breaking into frothy whitewash. He could definitely ride them. This was his second time at Surf Camp, a yearly tradition for linked Troops 506 of La Jolla, California. It’s the most relaxing campout of the year — hanging out with friends, playing games and splashing around in the ocean. But the adrenaline starts pumping when you’re on your surfboard and a good wave approaches. “I was catching some of the waves, but I was falling off of them,” the 14-year-old First Class Scout says. “It’s still fun to catch one. I hope I can get good enough.” All it takes is practice, which requires a lot of wipeouts.…

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Scout Life (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024

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