Surf Rules at The Muize
Muizenberg seems much like a grubby little kid who has grown into the friendliest surf dude imaginable. On the southern outskirts of Cape Town, this beachside suburb on False Bay, near St James and Kalk Bay, is one of the top surf spots around. It’s also quirky and eclectic, and certainly doesn’t take itself too seriously, but how can you do so when most people are barefoot?
“Everyone has a surfboard, everyone has a skateboard, and everyone comes to the beach at least once a day to see what’s happening,” says Gary Kleynhans of Gary’s Surf School, quick to add that, “When people are uptight, they need to surf to calm down.”
Like many of the people I meet, Gary grew up here and started his career by teaching his sons surfing in 1989, only to become a doyen of the surf-teaching world. He’s immensely proud that he coached local surfer Michael February, who has gone on
