Extreme Abilities NPO

You're only as limited as you allow yourself to be

overcoming boundaries through surfing

Extreme Abilities is bringing more people from the West Coast closer to the Ocean through surfing. In 2023 we successfully established an adaptive surf club for disabled people that want to surf and in 2024 we officially established the West Coast Surf club, a platform for primary and high school students and their parents. To pilot this endeavor we have surf sessions throughout the year focusing on Paternoster eerste mosselbank and Tabakbaai in Saldanha as our 'grassroots' venues. If you reside within the Saldanha Bay Municipal area and would like to join a surf club.

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15 October 2024 Saldanha Swim (13)
15 October 2024 Saldanha Swim (7)
15 October 2024 Saldanha Swim (10)

Public sessions

Learn to swim

Tuesdays we swim and test our gear in calm waters

dial rock, saldanha
Weskus Parasurf Day 1 (82)

Private sessions

learn to surf

To establish a surf culture we facilitate weekly surf sessions

eerste mosselbank, paternoster

surfing for all abilities

Adaptive Surfing for people with disabilities since 2011. Adaptive Surfing, now Parasurfing, was introduced to the disabled community of South Africa for the first time in 2011 and the first event hosted 15 disabled individuals. Every year the event grew in size to a point where numerous adaptive surf clubs has sprouted nation wide. At the moment Adaptive Surfing is in a fast paced developing stage on an international scale with the first ever World Adaptive Surfing Championships that was hosted in 2015 . The ISA has plans well underway to include Parasurfing in the Paralympics for future games.

established in 2011

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Saldanha Swim 23Jul'24 (45)
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15 October 2024 Saldanha Swim (20)
15 October 2024 Saldanha Swim (36)

our ceo and head surf coach

Albert Millard has experience in and out the water catering specially to the needs of intellectual and physical abilities as a full time caregiver and adaptive surf coach. What he learns in the daily routine of caring for his paraplegic brother at home, he implements to his adaptive surf crew on the beach and in the water. Albert is a seasoned surf coach and has travelled to various places with parasurfers for competitions. His passion for surfing and disabilities is inspired by the surf missions that he and his brother Dries Millard have endeavored over the years. Together they continue to pioneer surfing in South Africa. 

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movement

Unique physical abilities requires unique methods to gain maximum movement

6 Aug 24 Swim (18)
technique

The "adaptive" in adaptive surfing focusses on the various techniques available

6 Aug 24 Swim (8)
practice

Regular practice at weekly sessions always ensures noticeable improvements

6 Aug 24 Swim (27)
desensitization

Decreasing sensitivity opens up opertunity to increase physical ability

surf events coming soon...

During the 2025 season Extreme Abilities will be hosting a series of public events and surf competitions. Contact us for collaborations, booking and inquiries.

  • tuesdays:  dial roack paddle challange and swim
  • thursdays:  paternoster eerste mosselbank adaptive surf sessions
  • weekends:  weskus krewe surf club sessions
  • Holidayas:  learn to surf private sessions
  • 5-22 April:   Surf tour from saldanha to durban  
Tour
Weskus Parasurf Day 1 (24)
Weskus Parasurf Day 1 (26)
Weskus Parasurf Day 1 (20)