Competition at Devil’s Rock
This weekend it’s the Agadir Open Surf and Bodyboard competition. This takes place at the beach straight in front of our surf camp here in Tamraght, at the surf spot known as Devil’s Rock.

Included in the contest are the Moroccan bodyboard champion (ranked 24th in the world), Brahim Iddouch. And in the surf category, pro surfer Ramzi Boukhiam, originally from Agadir, who’s surfed in the same heat as Kelly Slater & Mick Fanning in the ASP world tour, heads the line-up.

Walking down to Devil’s, the beach has been set up with tents and banners, the Moroccan flag flying in the gentle cross-shore wind. There’s music playing out and a buzzy vibe of anticipation as local surfers meet one another on the beach.

It’s low-tide and a small swell when we’re there, so the waves are small, but the bodyboarders, and later on, surfers are giving all they’ve got to get through to the final tomorrow on Sunday. The klaxon blares and the commentators speak fast French; you wonder how nervous the competitors are feeling, especially when in competition with a pro.

We sit in the restaurant overlooking Devil’s Rock, sipping freshly squeezed orange juice, eating a lunch of fried calamari and chips. The sun is beating down, the water a shimmering blue.
It’s the 6th annual Agadir Open, and it’s great to see it’s getting more coverage and becoming a bigger event. It feels really special to be in the village when something like this is on. Everyone makes time to go and see part of it, or knows someone competing. It’s great to be a part of.