Madras Week | Surfing Capital Kovalam, near Chennai, welcomes its next generation Little Surfers

The tide is high. Thin waves against the curved arrows of Kovalam. P Harish, all sets, have attracted the attention of a committed wave. He chases after that and quickly in the tone, which the monster temptings. His surfboard easily doubled its size.

Not too far, at a favorite show of fine sports, Sanvi Hegad took his opponent Kamali Mari to a pigback ride on the shore. The second was injured in his ankle. Little Surferrs -jeans come back to their way back after the final heat in their Under -1 C section when it comes to balance Covlong Classic Surf Championship Follow the constant check-in from everyone in the neighborhood. Competition over competition, any day. Here, on this shore, nothing beats the community.

Bergoning Surfing Revolution in Covalam made enough noise more than a decade agoProud of some of the best waves on the east coast, it has become a favorite destination in India for both local and international surfers, the beach and phishing Havel to Havel Have has acquired land as a soundina circuit.

“The situation in the east coast, led by Pondicherry, was consistent with the Surf season, which began in August. Had kept the goal of rebuilding

Today, the village, which is located 5-kilometer away from the city center of Gengalpatu district, has 12 independent surf schools, including these three.

(From the left) Dhamayanti, Kamali, Sanvi and Mahathi | Photo Credit: Johann Satdas

Although the Serthy, religion and Si, surfers, the name of the family, Kovalam is now constantly churning young stars, perhaps the next generation surpliars can be grown from the Koromzel coast. The recently concluded Mahabs Point Break Challenge, and Covelong Classic, it was clear their world -class catalt.

Fifteen -year -old KamaliHe who has been surfing since the age of three, is creating waves. The daughter is a dating single mother, Sugani who sells water bottles along the shore to raise her two children, Kamali picked up the game from her unsuspected Santosh Morath.

“The first time I went to the water, I liked it. When I started to learn right, it was very fun for me,” recalled that the young surfer with the first brush with adventure sports was on the skateboard.

Sixteen-Year-old Kishore Kumar, who grew up in Waters, his mother, was locked on a surfing school and restaurant beach-a breakout star, who is already surfly in sand and Sri Lanka. He says Dharani Bring Why did he water for several hours a day.

Kamali is loyal to the Waters of Mamlapuram where he first started the cruise. According to him, there is no beach that matches the mamlpuram; This is the best place to surf the east coast. However, Kovalam is very close to the second.

“The story of Waves for a long time, made for a long journey,” he said. His brother Harish is a young man of some words. The seven-year-old young man, who has been surfing for the past four years, is the youngest in the Men’s Open section of the Covelong Classic between 15 and 16-year-old. After a special hard under -1 Fam semi -full heat, he remains in vain. What is his favorite thing about Kovalam? “Waves!” He announced before moving away to get ready for the next heat.

Sixteen -year -old Tayin Arun and Kishore Kumar | Photo Credit: Johann Satdas

Compared to the west coast, the conditions here are Ruf, Sanvi in ​​Mangalore. “The waves are even bigger, and the conditions are predicted to the Emier. On the west coast, you need to do a lot of paddle to catch a wave inside. Some do not even hear the commentators to keep the points track.” And therefore, the waters here welcomed the newcomers, fourteen-yer-purana Srinivasvarathi.

For the eleven -year -old Salai Ijmul Ahlam, surfing is all in his own fear. “Some people are not afraid of the sea, they are afraid of what is in the sea. I am afraid of the sharks and jellyfish!” It is hard to miss seven -year -old Damnanti Sriram’s elite to compete among senior surplhers. Missing is tough to miss the Little Surfer in the previous day to spot the jellyfish. “I saw the stinggroys, els l and puffer fish on this shore,” added Sanvi.

It is proof that the next few years will be important for these young athletes who are not identifying their presence in competitive circuits. Recently, Arun said that the SFI was consciously concentrated on children and female athletes.

“Tamil Nadu is mainly leading the development of national and international athletes as well as in the focus of national and international athletes. As we call it in the focus of the past few years, which we call it 16- and under the category under the section.

Harish after Victor’s Hit | Photo Credit: Johann Satdas

In order to acquire skills at an international level, the main point of contact with various conditions and world -class training. “We have invested in coaches not only in India but in Bali and Maldives.

Returning to the beach, small girls are big cheerleaders to each other. Kamali helps the camera-razuk dhamati and Mathi and Sanvi finish each other’s sentences. Tyen and teenager returned to Tosither in the shade after a strong heat, while Prahlad and Harish exchanged Glans.

Once again, the camera proved as the angle of the surf revolution in Covalam.

A scene from the Covelong Classic Championship | Photo Credit: Johann Satdas