Raimana Van Bastolaer had a long and storied career as a professional big wave surfer before he ended up teaching beginners at Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California.
Maintaining balance while concentrating on keeping his pupils upright is second nature to Raimana and he is capable of incredible moments like this one he recently shared to his socials.
Check it out as Raimana manages to lift a boy onto his board after he was taken out by another surfer, gather up the boy’s board and place him back on it to ride out the remainder of the wave. Hats off to Raimana, in the world of surf instructors this man is king.
Just as reminder to casual surf fans, Raimana Van Bastolaer cut his teeth riding monsters like Teahupoo. The following video was taken in Tahiti on May 13, 2013 and was entered in the Ride of the Year category of the 2014 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards.