22 Gee Cormack - Surf Coach & Founder of Chix Surf School

What if you could transform your surfing by discovering your unique rhythm, conquering fear, and riding every wave with purpose and confidence?

In this episode, Michael Frampton speaks with Gee Cormack, founder of Chix Surf School in Sydney, Australia. Gee shares her innovative approach to surf coaching, blending technical precision, emotional awareness, and the joy of soul surfing. From her time as a snowboarder with the Olympic development team to her experience shaping the future of women's surfing, Gee offers transformative insights that will inspire surfers of all levels to rethink their relationship with the ocean.

• Learn why emotional awareness is as important as technical skill in progressing as a surfer.

• Discover how understanding your environment and your body can lead to confident and joyful surfing.

• Gain practical strategies to improve your wave-reading ability, overcome anxiety, and enjoy surfing for life.

Listen now to unlock a fresh perspective on surfing, build confidence in the water, and find your soul surfer within.

Key Points

• Gee Cormack, the founder of Chicks Surf School, believes that the best surfers are those who find their rhythm with the ocean and surf with a smile on their face.

• Gee emphasizes the importance of understanding one's emotional state and why they surf, as it allows them to progress in their surfing.

• Gee teaches her students to read the ocean conditions, such as wave size, wind direction, and tide, to understand how it affects their surfing.

• Gee encourages her students to visualize themselves on the wave and commit to it, emphasizing that they are in control of the wave, not the other way around.

• Gee breaks down technical aspects of surfing, such as proper pop-up technique, weight distribution, and speed generation, to help her students improve.

• Gee believes that falling and making mistakes are essential for learning and progression in surfing.

• Gee works closely with her shaper, Marcus Grey, to design boards that complement her students' surfing abilities and goals.

• Gee's Chicks Surf School clinics focus on helping women understand why they surf and progress in their surfing through education and hands-on training.

For the passionate surfer—whether you're a weekend warrior, a surf dad, or an older surfer—this podcast is all about better surfing and deeper stoke. With expert surf coaching, surf training, and surfing tips, we'll help you catch more waves, refine your paddling technique, and perfect your pop up on a surfboard. From surf workouts to handling wipeouts, chasing bigger waves, and mastering surf technique, we're here to make sure you not only improve but truly enjoy surfing more—so you can get more out of every session and become a wiser surfer. Go from Beginner or intermediate Surfer to advanced.