{"id":1698,"date":"2021-07-29T14:08:29","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T14:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devthewave.wpengine.com\/?page_id=1698"},"modified":"2025-07-03T10:58:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T09:58:38","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--- Image BG Image --->\n<style>\n\t.bg-hero-697b1d89dac41 {\n\t\tbackground-blend-mode: multiply;\n\t\tbackground-size: cover;\n\t\tbackground-image:\n\t\t\tlinear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0,61,76,0.69), rgba(0,61,76,0.39)),\n\t\t\turl('https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CreditImageCabin_VJB_2739-scaled.jpg')\t\t;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\t<div class=\"hero outside-container-base bg-hero-697b1d89dac41\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container min-h-screen-1\/3 xl:min-h-screen-3\/4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-48 text-left lg:w-7\/12\" >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-xs italic text-white mb-40 font-poppins\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Get Breadcrumb Partial-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/\" class=\"\">Home<\/a><span class=\"opacity-60\"> \/<\/span><span class=\"opacity-60\"> Our Story<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"max-w-4xl break-normal\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"text-3xl tracking-3xl font-black text-white uppercase font-poppins sm:tracking-5xl md:tracking-6xl sm:text-4xl  md:text-5xl xl:text-6xl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOur Story\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"my-6 text-base text-left text-white font-poppins md:text-lg wysiwyg-defaults\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!--Button Partial Container -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex mx-auto mb-12 text-center partial-button-width-wide lg:mx-0 lg:mb-24 lg:text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Get Button Partial-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<!--- Button Partial --->\n<div class=\"items-center my-2 row\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--- \/Button Partial --->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"outside-container-base\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"flex flex-col order-last lg:order-first lg:col-6 col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ICG00017-min-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"w-full h-128 object-cover lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ICG00017-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ICG00017-min-scaled-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ICG00017-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ICG00017-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ICG00017-min-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ICG00017-min-scaled.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Desktop Brushstroke SVG -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"relative w-11\/12 h-3 mx-auto bg-opacity-65 bg-brushstroke-2 mb-4 lg:mb-9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Text Col One -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col order-1 col-12 xl:col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3  data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"200\" class=\"w-4\/6 mb-4 text-lg font-extrabold leading-tight uppercase font-poppins text-zodiac-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"300\" class=\"text-sm wysiwyg-defaults font-poppins text-charcoal mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have created a place where people can surf <strong>on consistent waves all year round.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But we aren\u2019t just a leisure destination and The Wave isn\u2019t just about surfing.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s about <strong>sharing incredible experiences with anyone who wants to enjoy them, in a naturally, healthy space<\/strong>. That includes people who may often feel excluded by disability, age, gender, background, income, fears or pressures to conform.\u00a0The Wave is a place where no-one is judged (except on competition days!) and everyone is equal and free to be themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Text Col Two -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"200\" class=\"flex flex-col order-3 col-12 md:order-2 xl:col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"w-4\/6 mb-4 text-lg font-extrabold leading-tight uppercase font-poppins text-zodiac-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"300\" class=\"text-sm wysiwyg-defaults font-poppins text-charcoal mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Surfing is our reset button. Senses are re-awakened. Mind, body and spirit are recharged.<\/strong>\u00a0We\u00a0use\u00a0surfing and the \u2018blue\u2019 environment to\u00a0improve\u00a0health and wellbeing, help people be the best version of themselves and, most importantly, have\u00a0a shedload of fun in the process.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"200\" class=\"flex flex-col order-2 col-12 md:order-3 lg:hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/creditImageCabin_LOTP3788-1-min-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"my-9 w-full h-128 object-cover lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/creditImageCabin_LOTP3788-1-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/creditImageCabin_LOTP3788-1-min-scaled-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/creditImageCabin_LOTP3788-1-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/creditImageCabin_LOTP3788-1-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/creditImageCabin_LOTP3788-1-min-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/creditImageCabin_LOTP3788-1-min-scaled.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex col-12 lg:col-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"100\" class=\"text-2xl font-extrabold uppercase sm:text-3xl tracking-3xl font-poppins md:tracking-4xl md:text-4xl text-zodiac-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"200\" class=\"font-light wysiwyg-defaults intro font-poppins text-charcoal mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"font-poppins font-extrabold uppercase text-lg text-zodiac-500 pb-1\">There\u2019s an old saying &#8211; \u201cThe best surfer in the water is the one having the most fun\u201d This is how we roll.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-base\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are a business with purpose at our core, underpinned by values including <strong>sustainability and accessibility<\/strong>.\u00a0We believe our <strong>business can be force for good<\/strong>.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In order to do this, we are careful with our decision-making, challenge our thinking and always consider the balance and trade-offs to be made. We\u00a0make decisions based on the \u2018triple bottom line\u2019, considering\u00a0the effect\u00a0they have\u00a0on our <strong>profit, the people around us and the planet we share.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-anchor-placement=\"top-bottom\" data-aos-duration=\"1000\" data-aos-delay=\"300\" class=\"hidden lg:block w-full h-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/creditImageCabin_LOTP3788-1-min-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"w-full object-contain my-8 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/creditImageCabin_LOTP3788-1-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/creditImageCabin_LOTP3788-1-min-scaled-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/creditImageCabin_LOTP3788-1-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/creditImageCabin_LOTP3788-1-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/creditImageCabin_LOTP3788-1-min-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thewave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/creditImageCabin_LOTP3788-1-min-scaled.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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Working with local charities and community groups we create opportunities for women and our local, BAME communities to come and have a go at surfing and experience its many health benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"font-poppins font-extrabold uppercase text-lg text-zodiac-500 pb-1\"><strong>Waves of Growth<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-base\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Waves of Growth exists to provide continued support for the UK adaptive surfing community, working towards the ultimate goal of Paralympic inclusion for surfing. We will work with coastal surf schools, train surf coaches and increase the accessibility to surfing for the adaptive community, at The Wave or on the coast. We\u00a0hosted\u00a0the Surfing England Adaptive Open surf championship in July 2021, which was an incredible opportunity to showcase the sport and inspire a new generation of adaptive surfers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"font-poppins font-extrabold uppercase text-lg text-zodiac-500 pb-1\">Waves of Support<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-base\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Waves of Support is about supporting some of the most vulnerable people and communities\u00a0who have been particularly impacted by the Covid-19, through the provision of a blue health space and surf therapy activity. There is a specific focus on NHS\u00a0and MOD medics who have been on the\u00a0frontline\u00a0dealing with the\u00a0pandemic\u00a0and many of whom are experiencing PTSD as a result. We are also continuing the work we started last year in partnership with the Wave Project to support young people suffering from anxiety and other mental health illnesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-base\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are looking for more partners to join us in supporting our social impact programmes, opening up access to surfing and dramatically turning up the volume on what we can achieve in the immediate future and for the long term. 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