Another snap of the surf club including Honorary Member Jim Bailey. Jafar Alam is second from the left and please note the young girl surfers as well. The girls in particular are fighting an uphill battle, not only are women adults surfers nonexistent as role models but the society frowns upon adult women swimming in public. Additionally all of these heroic young surfers have come from and are still in very very poor home situations, so putting food on the table is an everyday chore. There are no days off in this life style.

We hoped that our presence might escalate the status of the club and it's members. We talked with the Rotary Clubs as well as local officials about the economic value of having a group of young people who could help to develop the area as a Bangladesh surf spot. We feel that Cox Bazar has all the ingredients it needs to take off. Young skilled surfers, surf equipment, good waves, a beautiful beach and Cox Bazar is a well known and easily accessed beach vacation area for Bangladeshies.