Surfing Robertsport, Liberia - Broken Boards & Broken Dreams

As a way of relaxing for the weekend, I went up to Robertsport with a group of people from Tearfund. Earlier on in the week I had checked the US Navy Website and it was showing a big system moving in from the mid-Atlantic. A lot of 'green' moving towards Liberia so I knew for sure that there would definately be some big surfing in Robertsport, so big in fact that it snapped one of my boards in two. One Liberian surfboard repair coming up!


'Loco' as they call it, a point break with a rocky bottom where the surf is always twice as big as anywhere else in Robertsport, was definately working! What I have discovered is that Liberian kids now have four surfboards which they share amongst maybe ten of them, or whoever is brave enough to venture into the water. I don't think these kids realize what they have on their hands with living in Robertsport and being able to see the surf day in/day out, seeing the best of the best and the worst of the worst days that it has to offer. Alfred, a young kid who has been surfing for approximately two years now has developed some decent skills in such a short period of time. I would expect that from anyone who has the opportunity to surf Robertsport day-in/day-out without fighting anybody for waves - every surfer's dream.


Anyways, enjoy the pictures.