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belliespressed to theirboards; somestand
up,wobbleand fall into thewaves.The
poundingof thesurfconceals theirsqueals
ofdelight.Theirsmilesreveal it.
“Youhadquiteanawesomewipeout,”
JackViorel tellsaboynamedDyanwhen
thesurfersand instructorsgather inacir-
cle. “Youweregoingdownand thewhole
thing justdisappeared.”
Thenodsall aroundconfirm theepic
natureof thecrash.ThatDyanpaddled
rightbackout illustrates theprecise
pointViorelwantshis surfing students
to learn. It’salsowhyViorel gaveDyan
thenickname “Dynamite.” “It’sabout
wipingout andgettingbackupandgoing
out anddoing it again.”
Viorel,48, runs theIndoJaxSurf
School, a localoutfit thatprovides lessons
topayingcustomers,butalso freeof
charge tochildrenwithserious illnesses
anddisabilities. Inaddition toDynamite,
today’scrop includes8-year-oldMaddox,
whosmilesashecoasts inwithhis
stomachagainst theboard, andEvan, also
hewinddances
softlyacrossthesandatWrightsvilleBeach,
NorthCarolina.Atrimmanwithdeeplytanned
skin,closelycroppedgrayhairandasilver
stripeofabeardstandswithhis feet inthe
ocean, smilingandwatchingasasmallcrowdof
children learnstosurf.Someridewiththeir
T
Beforecamp,Viorel andhis instructors
discusshow tocreate thebest
experience for participants.
