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The Belgian surfing sport began in Knokke-Heist. Frank Vanleenhove stood there as the first 25-kilo board, with teak sword, boom and a sail like a dish rag. He was thirteen at the time. Today he is an accomplished globetrotter, has been running Surfers Paradise for thirty years and since 2012 also Lakeside Paradise. In 1950 father Vanleenhove became a ... Read more

On 16 December, super typhoon Rai hit the surf paradise of Siargao in the Philippines. This hurricane, announced as category 1-2, suddenly grew into a devastating category 5. With wind speeds of more than 270 km/h, just about everything that could come loose was blown to pieces. Tom Soupart from Knokke-Heist was at the scene, but was able to get to safety in time. Read more

This weekend, all surfers around the world commemorated Jack O'Neill (1923-2017), the man who invented the wetsuit in 1952, allowing water sports enthusiasts around the world to stay out in the cold water a lot longer without worrying. So too at Surfers Paradise in Knokke-Heist, where no fewer than 130 surfers sat on their surfboards in the sea ... Read more

Jack O'Neill Day On 9 July, we commemorate Jack O'Neill, inventor of the wetsuit in 1952, which enabled water sports enthusiasts from all over the world to resist the cold water for longer. Jack passed away in 2017, still living in his legendary cliff-top home in Santa Cruz, California, overlooking the ... Read more

On Sunday 30 May Surfers Paradise becomes Kids Paradise!!! A free day of fun starts at 14h: bouncy castle & water sports! After all that sports, it's all smiles with Papa Chico's fantastic show and enjoying a delicious snack. This super fun day is completely FREE for grommets between 5 and 10 years of age! ... Read more

During the years 1987, 1988 and 1989, the famous American artist Keith Haring was a welcome guest in Knokke-Heist. In his free time he enjoyed spending time at Surfers Paradise, where he learned to surf and enjoyed the relaxed beach life. As thanks, he created a unique Surfers Paradise logo especially for the club in 1989: ... Read more

Anyone wanting to wakeboard at Lakeside Paradise in Knokke-Heist these days is anything but a wimp. Due to the corona measures, changing clothes is not done in a heated changing room but outside on the parking lot in front of Lakeside Paradise. No hot shower afterwards and you can forget about a steaming cup of soup or a hot mug of chocolate. But still the whole ... Read more

Dean Vandewalle and Jack Verbraeken have become first and second respectively at the Belgian championships golf surfing in Ostend, category open men. Dean normally surfs the world from contest to contest as the only Belgian professional surfer and Jack is studying in Australia. Because of corona, they could both be there in the Belgian waves this year, ... Read more

Group bookings at Surfers Paradise are now possible again! This summer we adapted to the corona measures but that does not make us any less attractive. The only difference is the maximum number of people and unfortunately no dance evening with music. However, Surfers Paradise does, as always, offer many other possibilities: A day at Surfers Paradise should include at least one water activity. Read more