Apparently, if you want to learn how to surf, LBI is the place. This summer, we’re seeing flyers, ads and postcards for surf instructions pretty much everywhere. There are surf lessons, SUP lessons, surf schools, surf camps, advanced surf classes, surf camps just for girls, clinics, clinics for kids, and even a guy who combines tutoring with surf lessons, which is a pretty fantastic method of encouragement.

And all of that is great. Now tourists and their kids no longer have to rent a board and haphazardly attempt to ride…