“It is one of those experiences, like first-time sex and driving at great speed, which will stay in the memory. There is a burst of power, a surging, swelling roar of water, a rush of adrenalin and I hurtle towards the shore on the crest of a wave, moved beyond my usual element, mixing water and air, where are the cameras? Where are the lights? Because I’ve got the action.”
Antony Sattin
Sunday Times
“After a couple of failed attempts to catch a wave, Aidan showed me some personal attention. My finest moment in the waves was the first time I rode a wave all the way to the shore”
Emily Payne
The Sun
“Rob Barber is a guru for the realists who have given up the dream of being the next Kelly Slater and have taken up the instant and rewarding buzz of bodyboarding. On a family bodyboarding safari Rob Barber improved our skills and finessed our style; Brendan had my learning disabled brother catching waves. This was a day none of us will ever forget. Proper priceless family harmony, chuckles and joy. Try achieving that on a surfboard. Skills are high and the attitude is low from teachers at the Bodyboarding School. Even the surfers in our family loved learning about bodyboarding. Everyone who enjoys riding waves should do a bit of time with Rob.”
Kate Spicer
Sunday Times Style
“But when I finally catch one, it’s a euphoric feeling giving me the confidence to seriously consider taking up the sport.”
Lisa Scott
Metro
“Fistral beach, an easier, cheaper and safe starting point for learning to bodyboard and this beach is britains surfing capital, provides the best local spot.”
“It was the most insane, radical, extreme experience I’ve ever had! All joking aside I had a fantastic time and Rob got me riding on my 6th wave. Thanks!”
Carrie (news reader)
Radio 1
“Rob, the English surf-team coach, is around to show us the ropes. Within minutes he’s run through the basic manoeuvres and got us catching four-foot waves.
“Training centres such as Rob Barber’s Located at Fistral welcome all skill levels”
Nathan Ditum
Mens Fitness
“The Mentawai islands area of the Indonesian archipelago is renowned for those fantastically clean tubing waves. That’s the ultimate thrill for bodyboarders—to ride within that vortex.”
Red Bulletin Magazine
Rob recently taught John Bentley from the Gadget Show on Channel 5 to bodyboard and tested the top wetsuits on the UK market, check the clip.