There is no better place to master the art of surfing than Torquay, the Surfing Capital of Australia. Skilled instructors from local surf schools will soon have you standing on a board, looking like a professional. Age is no barrier to learning to have fun on a surfboard.

Squeeze into a wetsuit and feed off its magic powers. Firstly, you feel the part all tightly snug in neoprene looking like all the others. No one can tell if you are a first timer or been at it for years. Secondly, you are warm and toasty inside your new skin and protected from the sand rash that comes when your body slides on and off the board.

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