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Director/Founder, Coach Denny Cooper, has been an instructor at Carlsbad High School for 20 years, has taught surfing there for 16 years, and was named 2001 National Surf Team Coach of the Year and 2003 Carlsbad Unified School District Teacher of the Year.

The Carlsbad Surf Team has won numerous state championships under Coach Denny Cooper.


Jake Blackburn has co-directed The Camp for seven years, is the Head Surf Coach at Carlsbad High School and in addition, is a Carlsbad High School counselor.

He was the 1994 National Surf Team captain and has over 20 years experience. Jake is a graduate of Point Loma Nazarene University.

Camp co-owners, Louie and Brooke Swayne have over 10 years of experience with YMCA Youth Services, The Crossroads Children’s Safehouse, and the Court-Appointed Special Advocate programs for foster youths. They have over 16 years of experience as surf instructors.

Other staff may include members of the past and present prestigious Carlsbad Surf Team. All staff are CPR/First Aid Certified and are hand-picked by Coach Cooper.”

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