Surf Safety Series with Nick Carroll

Surfing is fun and a great way to stay fit while enjoying our beautiful coastlines. Surfing can be a dangerous sport, especially when you don't know the basics of staying safe while surfing. That’s why we dreamed up this series. As surfers, occasionally we get ourselves into danger. Sometimes — not often, but sometimes — it’s mortal danger. We also see other people in danger. But how many of us know what to do when things go pear-shaped in the ocean?

Over this series we will...

  • Talk through some of the fact and fiction around who’s at risk in the water.
  • Suggest six things everyone can do, like right away, to make things safe.
  • Show you the first moves to make in a watery crisis.
  • Demo a simple method of rescuing a person using your normal, everyday board.
  • Do a step-by-step, surf-specific CPR instructional,
  • Give you some ideas about resources if you want to take your rescue skills to the next level.

EPISODE 1: FACT & FICTION

EPISODE 2: SIMPLE SAFETY

EPISODE 3: HOW TO HANDLE A CRISIS IN THE WATER

EPISODE 4: HOW TO DO A SURFBOARD RESCUE

EPISODE 5: HOW TO DO CPR

EPISODE 6: AFTER THE RESCUE

Thank you to all those involved in the creation and production of this series.

  • Surfers: Nina Lindley & Dylan Wilkinson c
  • Footage: Matt Dunbar, Surfer Films, Ethan Smith & Surfing NSW
  • Written & presented by Nick Carroll
  • Filmed & produced by Sally Mac

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