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Let There Be Surf: Remembering the First Decade at DFW SURF

December 30, 2017 by tyler@dfwsurf.com

DFW Surf Remembering 2007-2017

We Did It!  “Is that a surfboard?” they asked; “looks like your boat has a flat tire,” they said, “you can do yoga on a paddleboard?”  10 years later and you might be the one who is crazy if you do not know what is happening on the lakes in your backyard.  

DFW Surf would not have been possible without our amazing team of professional coaches, athletes and surf-bassadors.  Determination For Watersports near Dallas, Texas.  We were determined to pioneer a new branch of watersports aka inland surf sports- wakesurfing and stand up paddle boarding.  Year after year we got one more person to get on board and “drink the kool aid” as we called it.  This could not have been possible without the “kings of kool,” “lake rats,” “surf snobs” aka the DFW Surf Crew |  Team DFW Surf.  

Mike Kekoa and Tyler Marshall at the Grapevine Games
Parker Dunagan, David "DL" Lawrence, Joe Kelly Taylor and Nate Richard at the annual Grapevine Games
Don Anderson and Danny Mitchell at the first annual Grapevine Games paddle race on Grapevine Lake
Nate Richard Team DFW Surf athlete
Trade Marek Photography
Alyssa Mize co-founder of Hype Surf Co with her dog Bear
Mikey Gross wakeboarding
Katie Lynn Whitaker with a huge sunset smile
Steven Stout
Alyssa Mize and Dirk Tailford posing next to a Keep Grapevine Beautiful Adopt a Park sign on Grapevine Lake
The Watermans Paddle for Humanity Austin with Jenn and Don Anderson, Jo Jo and Taylor Thorne
David Vernor and the DFW Surf Comp
Nato Tailford at the very beginning, sup yoga roots aka Float on Yoga on Grapevine Lake
Pam McWhorter
Magen Berry SUP Yoga and massage expert
Fat J @ DFW SURF
Hawaiian Mike Kekoa
Danny and the Dingo
Perry Morrison Team DFW Surf and Tige Boats
Parker Payne Wakesurf Athlete
Talyn Provo
DFW Surf-bassador Jeff Stearns
Tyler Marshall Wins the 1st Annual Bambu Bash on Lake Belton sponsored by Waterside Sports
WPA Region 12 Champs Tyler Marshall and Nate Richard
Parker Payne- How to Get Air Wakesurfing
Mike Kekoa and grandson Zane
Team DFW Surfers Parker Payne, Perry Morrison, Ashley Kidd and Danny Braught at the Tige Boats US Open of Wake Surfing
Ashley Kidd with a Superman
Team DFW Surf dominating the Big Tex Paddlefest in Little Elm
YOLO Board team rider Tyler Marshall
Team DFW Surf Ladies at the Galveston Island G-Bay Paddle Race in 2014
David Hicks White Rock Lake Boat House with a Surftech B1 paddleboard
Scott Mccurry Band rocking out lakeside at Scotts Landing Marina
Joe Joe and Debbie Cunningham Turtle Island SUP with Danny Ching
Tyler and Taylor
Cody Forgy in action at the Big Tex Paddlefest in Little Elm
Graphic Designer Parker Dunagan at the old DFW Surf Shop at Pier 121 Marina
Nate Richard wins $500 at the DFW Surf Open sponsored by Kona Brewing Co
Photographer Tim Marek aka Trade Marek Photography
Justin Hammond and Dominic Lagace at the annual DFW Surf Open
Jenn Bodnar sup yoga with the TCU Yoga Club
Coach Danny Braught and Cody Forgy wakesurf school
Karis and Konae Nowell at Battle on the Bayou paddleboard race near Houston
Barrel Boss longboarding contest 2016 with Tyler Marshall, Todd Johnson, Bubba Gainan and Alec Wood
Dingo the Dude and his weekly SUP Tours at Hidden Cove Park and Marina
Hunter McClain
Andra Dunn and Kristen McGregory Galveston Island Paddle 2015
Dingo the Dude rocking his YOLO Board headband
Coach Konae, Don and Nate
Rich Stewart DUC Elite Olympic Canoe
Team DFW Surf at the Cinco de Mayo Pro 2017
Mike Kekoa
Tina Lopez
Mike Fitzpatrick DFW Surf Coach
DFW Surf Fort Worth with Brian Severance and Family
Sarah at DFW Surf Grapevine
Jeremy Reiber
Brian Sevarance Lakeside Paddle
Chris Fluke
Coach Jake Nelson
Anya Eliseev
Todd Johnson at the 2007 Surf the Lake presented by Waterski America and Malibu Boats

Me + You:  This photo album is dedicated to all of those special moments on the water.  Wakesurfing and stand up paddle are, most importantly, social sports that can not happen without me and you.  Special thanks to all of our customers over the years and a huge thanks to all of our DFW Surf Club members.  So many great relationships, so many good times …  on the water with each other.  Community.

huge barreling wave with Claire Morgan and Danny Braught
Claire Morgan wakesurf national champ
Perry Morrison and Grapevine Lake summer surf camps
wakesurfing at the DFW Surf Open wakesurfing contest in North Texas
Haylee-Marissa and Craig Nolan modeling the DFW Surf line of new t-shirts in Jaco Costa Rica
Longboard Race on Grapevine Lake
Joe Joe and Debbie Cunningham
Longboarding Race on Grapevine Lake at the Grapevine Games
Hawaiian Mike at the Big Boat Invitational
Jeff Rose of Marinas International Dallas aka Safeharbor
SUP Parties at DFW Surf on Lake Lewisville
The Old DFW Surf Shop
Surf Sessions at DFW SURF
Dallas/Fort Worth Wakesurf Club
birthday parties at the lake
paddleboarding rentals on Grapevine Lake
Sunset SUP Yoga at DFW Surf
romantic sunset paddle boat cruise with dogs
wakesurfing lessons
Paddle + Pint SUP Tour
Surf the Lake 2017
Just Let Go- Wakesurf Rope
Womens Watermen SUP Race Frisco TX
SUP Glow paddleboard tours
Womens-Wednesdays-DFW-Surf-Frisco
Trophy Club TX Paddle boarding classes
Summer Surf Camp Flyer showing kids having fun at DFW Surf Camp
Paddleboard Team Building event with the Denton Recycle Group
DFW Surf Club Wakesurfers on Lake Grapevine
Surf Thursdays wakesurfing on Lake Lewisville
Bike2Yoga Classes at DFW Surf in Frisco, TX
Paddleboarding Classes and SUP Rentals DFW Lakes
Girl-Scout-Paddleboard-Badge-at-DFW-Surf-Frisco
DFW Surf/ Paddle Club at Love Field on Bachman Lake featuring Southwest Airlines
Lake Grapevine Beginner Paddleboarding Classes
First Time Wakesurfing with Sheyenne Sullivan
Flower Mound Womens Paddleboard Meetup Group
Paddle for a Purpose Lake Lewisville 2015
Buying-Your-First-Paddleboard
Doomswell-Wake-Surfboards in Dallas
Dallas Stars stand up paddle at DFW Surf- Grapevine
DFW Surf Club on Grapevine Lake
Paddleboard and Kayak Rentals Lake Lewisville at Hidden Cove Park and Marina
DFW Surf Wakesurfing
Kids on Surfboards near Dallas, TX
DFW Surf Shop sunsets
SUP Yoga with the TCU Yoga Club and Jenn Bodnar of Yoga Digest Magazine
Pool Party Aqua Yoga at Lifetime Fitness
DFW-Surf-Club-Brazos-River-Lovers-Leap
Winter-Paddleboarding-on-Lake-Grapevine-with-DFW-Surf-Club
How-Wake-Surfing-Changed-My-Life
Summer Surf Camps
Austin SUP trash cleanup hosted by Centex SUP
First-Time-Wake-Surfing-in-Dallas-at-DFW-Surf
Nick-Matzorkis-and-Joe-Joe-Cunningham-Watermans-Paddle-for-Humanity
Paddleboard-Racing-with-your-Dog
Galveston-Island-Paddle-2014
Joe-Cerdas-and-Tyler-Marshall-Watermans-Paddle-for-Humanity-Austin
Linda-Mccoy-2015-Texas-Paddle-Racing-Series-Champ
Team-DFW-Surf-Kickball
Kids surf free every Tuesday on Lake Grapevine
Kevin Patel
Joe Cerdas and Jubilee Stevens
Dwight Mullens
Kaycee Morganto
DFW Surf Shop Season Opener
SUP Glow Fireworks
SUP Yoga at Life Time Fitness
Hannah Kile at the Twinkle Light Parade on Grapevine Lake
Anya and Andra paddleboarding at the Twinkle Light Parade
SUP Race on Lewisville Lake- 2013
2 Thumbs Up Wakesurfer
dfw surf summer camps

 

We remember, R.I.P, the first ever inland floating surf shop in the U.S- The DFW Surf Shop on Lake Lewisville at Pier 121 Marina.  After the great flood of 2015 we moved our surf shop to a new location just north to Hidden Cove Park and Marina.

 

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: "and then there was surf", Decade of Surf in North Texas, dfw surf club, DFW Surf Shop, first decade of surf, Pier 121 Marina, surf community, Team DFW Surf

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