This 70-year-old Cape Town granny is no ordinary surfer!

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
  • Bernie Shelly (70) first stepped onto a surfboard when she was just 19. Nearly 30 years and a hip replacement later, this grandmother of eight is still riding the waves.

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  • @damsel72
    @damsel72 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Absolutely love this woman’s perspective. Who cares what people think-this seems to hold so many of us back from enjoying life and being able to test ourselves. Rock on lady❤

  • @Bob_Morrow
    @Bob_Morrow ปีที่แล้ว +3

    THAN K YOU!
    Looking at 70 in a few months... two surf boards in the barn five heart surgeries under my belt and ten good summers to go.
    Your words are just the kick in the ass I need to recapture enough strength to get outside once again and enjoy the waves!

  • @SabraKay
    @SabraKay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Yes! Just surfed for the first time at 50 and I'm so excited. Why did I wait? Doesn't matter because I finally did it!

  • @billdux3271
    @billdux3271 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I grew up in Hawai’i, and surfed most of my life. Then I got married, and worked, and the ocean just went by wayside. Like all of you, I turn 70 in a couple of months, and starting to train. So mahalo Mrs. Shelly for the inspiration. You go girl. 😊

  • @donsurdej7824
    @donsurdej7824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Bless you girl so inspiring

  • @Atlanticmoonsnail
    @Atlanticmoonsnail 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Go for it. I'm 71 and still riding a 6'0".

    • @Anth230
      @Anth230 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Peter Cole I'm 90 and still going strong.

    • @MsIthinkthereforeIam
      @MsIthinkthereforeIam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Anth230 Your ageist humour is truly inspiring 😂 Your HQ even more

    • @Atlanticmoonsnail
      @Atlanticmoonsnail 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Edward Molina Jr I'm Peter Cole from SF, Santa Cruz ( Cowell's 1962), Bolinas and Pacifica and now Oceanside not the older Socal to Hawaiian Sunset charger from the 1940's - 50's to present day.

    • @Mannsy83
      @Mannsy83 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's impressive

  • @dipologtom8261
    @dipologtom8261 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    GREAT...... Started in 66...still going...

  • @rdcruiser4396
    @rdcruiser4396 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Que gran inspiración es oir a esta dama .Tengo 56 años y comencé con el Bodyboard a los 49 y hace 3,empecé con el surf en mi tabla de 8 pies. Mis respetos y saludos desde Chile.🤘🇨🇱

  • @artsline604
    @artsline604 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love her.

  • @zoharhalfon4105
    @zoharhalfon4105 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Power to you Mrs. Shelly I wish we had more people like you in this world especially with your outlook and views on life - flowing love to you!

  • @clarkewi
    @clarkewi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    She still looks so healthy. Shows how great surfing is

  • @FluffyAlpaca81
    @FluffyAlpaca81 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is very inspiring

  • @MisterstereoOso
    @MisterstereoOso 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    English observer: as a 75 year old ( reasonably healthy ) but stuck in a rut I was wondering if it’s pheasible to get back in the water after 50 years of not surfing, So…I searched for oldest surfer & this lovely lady appeared in my feed ! 🙏 Nuff said… here we go !! 🏄 Many thanks to the luvverly lady 😊

    • @surferbois
      @surferbois ปีที่แล้ว +2

      go for it! all the best :)

    • @mackakiwinz4353
      @mackakiwinz4353 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great lady and words of wisdom you will have 20 more summers of surfing at least with your great attitude 🤙

  • @MsIthinkthereforeIam
    @MsIthinkthereforeIam 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You BERNIE SHELLY are smart, super fit, competent and uplifting. Our patriarchal world badly needs free, progressive minds like yours, thank you! Truly inspiring😊.
    Speaking of sexism and ageism ... just look at the title...Cape Town "Granny" .... Although she's a super fit surfer she is DEFINED by being a "granny". How ageist, sexist and small are youmagtv "minds" are? VERY.

  • @jennybosman7360
    @jennybosman7360 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just Fantastic

  • @JONNYHOTROD
    @JONNYHOTROD 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You go girl!!

  • @WhyarewehereNow
    @WhyarewehereNow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Yes!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 such an inspiraron! I live to surf and plan to surf till I die lol.

  • @freddiebowers1125
    @freddiebowers1125 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So inspirational 🙏

  • @tonymartino7892
    @tonymartino7892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The draw of the ocean. Honored to share that with you.

  • @celestekaminska2766
    @celestekaminska2766 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great mind, thanks for sharing!

  • @SheenaPhillips-w1r
    @SheenaPhillips-w1r ปีที่แล้ว

    Cape Town surfers are hard as nails, must be the amount of white pointers they share the line up with.

  • @deanmroberts4335
    @deanmroberts4335 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love and kisses

  • @r.c.salyer3652
    @r.c.salyer3652 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Grannie: Just take "Curcurma with a little black pepper" daily, along with 2-3 tablespoons of coconut oil and none of those age related brain problems won't even happen - don't even have to worry about them! From a 76 year old Surfer retired in Mexico.

  • @luc-alaindehaes3548
    @luc-alaindehaes3548 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    respect GIRL ! ;)

  • @i-independence5601
    @i-independence5601 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    An age is just a number indeed!

  • @gopi6003
    @gopi6003 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    An inspiration to me

  • @Viv8ldi
    @Viv8ldi ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤️

  • @RodneyHaltom
    @RodneyHaltom ปีที่แล้ว

    where is the footage of her actually riding waves?

  • @commentoria
    @commentoria 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think you mean nearly 50 years later.

  • @sarreta01
    @sarreta01 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very motívate speech but we didn’t have seen surfing.

  • @thriverprivate3383
    @thriverprivate3383 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice except “Attitude is everything” cause you saying those who were “Struck” with horrible things had bad attitudes?

    • @Sammy_Kaur
      @Sammy_Kaur ปีที่แล้ว

      Amazing how you twisted her words ….. obviously she didn’t mean that 😠