Hassan Boulahcen, 27, a surf coach at Nuevas Olas surf club, Salim Maatoug, 26, the president of Nuevas Olas surf club, Hossin Ofan, 34, the club's general co-ordinator, and Oussama Segari, 26, who works as the club's treasurer and coffee shop manager, check out the waves in front of the Armas shipwreck in Tarfaya, Morocco. "We have a deal here. Everyone who leaves Tarfaya has to come back and do something for the town," Mr Maatoug says. Reuters
Hassan Boulahcen, 27, a surf coach at Nuevas Olas surf club, Salim Maatoug, 26, the president of Nuevas Olas surf club, Hossin Ofan, 34, the club's general co-ordinator, and Oussama Segari, 26, who works as the club's treasurer and coffee shop manager, check out the waves in front of the Armas shipwreck in Tarfaya, Morocco. "We have a deal here. Everyone who leaves Tarfaya has to come back and do something for the town," Mr Maatoug says. Reuters
Wannabe surfers warm up for a surfing lesson with Salim Maatoug and M'barek El Fakir, 24, a surf coach, on the beach in Tarfaya, Morocco. Reuters
Wannabe surfers warm up for a surfing lesson with Salim Maatoug and M'barek El Fakir, 24, a surf coach, on the beach in Tarfaya, Morocco. Reuters
Learner surfers prepare for a free surfing lesson in Tarfaya, Morocco. Reuters
Learner surfers prepare for a free surfing lesson in Tarfaya, Morocco. Reuters
A learner surfer reviews her surfing positions after watching a video of her surfing during a free theory class at Nuevas Olas surf club, in Tarfaya, Morocco. Reuters
A learner surfer reviews her surfing positions after watching a video of her surfing during a free theory class at Nuevas Olas surf club, in Tarfaya, Morocco. Reuters
M'barek El Fakir, 24, a coach, teaches a free theory class for youngsters learning to surf in Tarfaya, Morocco. Reuters
M'barek El Fakir, 24, a coach, teaches a free theory class for youngsters learning to surf in Tarfaya, Morocco. Reuters
Waiting for the big one ... a learner, or grommet, gets in position to catch a wave during a free surfing lesson in Tarfaya, Morocco. Reuters
Waiting for the big one ... a learner, or grommet, gets in position to catch a wave during a free surfing lesson in Tarfaya, Morocco. Reuters
Children catch a wave during a free lesson in front of La Casa del Mar, in Tarfaya, Morocco. Reuters
Children catch a wave during a free lesson in front of La Casa del Mar, in Tarfaya, Morocco. Reuters
Ahmaida Manssour, 31, a surf coach, and his friends, at Nuevas Olas surf club, before iftar in Tarfaya, Morocco. Reuters
Ahmaida Manssour, 31, a surf coach, and his friends, at Nuevas Olas surf club, before iftar in Tarfaya, Morocco. Reuters
Salim Maatoug, of Nuevas Olas surf club, holds a photo taken in 2008 of himself and a friend in front of the 'Armas Essalama', a cruise ship that connected Puerto Rosario in the Canary Islands to Tarfaya in Morocco. "Reuters
Salim Maatoug, of Nuevas Olas surf club, holds a photo taken in 2008 of himself and a friend in front of the 'Armas Essalama', a cruise ship that connected Puerto Rosario in the Canary Islands to Tarfaya in Morocco. "Reuters
Girls warm up near the old Spanish fort before their free surfing lesson in Tarfaya, Morocco. Reuters
Girls warm up near the old Spanish fort before their free surfing lesson in Tarfaya, Morocco. Reuters

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Surf's up: Moroccans hit the waves - in pictures

A group of beginners take lessons in the sport in waters off Tarfaya on the country's west coast

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May 13, 2021

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