Surfing Heritage South Africa
Surfing Heritage South Africa was founded to take responsibility for the preservation, promotion and presentation of our country's rich surfing history, culture and development for the appreciation and education of current and future generations. We are a non-profit company formed to create a credible, nationally functioning, sustainable heritage organization to oversee the process of achieving our objectives:
* Ensure accurate representation of South African Surfing and better understanding and enjoyment of surfing as a lifestyle and sport.
* Collect, restore, and document, surf craft, print media, photographs, oral histories, art, music, cinematography and any other memorabilia of
cultural value.
* Maintain an inclusive library of significant books, posters, and pertinent paper records.
* Display significant and representative artwork of all genre representing surfing, from old to contemporary.
* Publish books, pamphlets, posters, films and videos, limited edition items, and other media.
* Engender cooperation with other like-minded institutions in the accomplishment of our goals and encourage and facilitate the use of our resources for scholarly and editorial pursuits.
* Build a community who actively support Surfing Heritage SA with fundraising, promotion and advocacy.
* Establish a world-class surfing visitor centre and resource facility with satellite facilities that might serve as a flagships for the wave riding culture in South Africa.
* Build a professionally executed surfing academy for the development and training of South Africa's Surfing youth to ensure the future of an insightfully minded and ocean competent next generation.
* Manage various trusts related to Surfing and it's people.
Preserve - Present - Promote