Meet Frank Solomon: Pro Surfer helping out Hout Bay's underprivileged kids

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JOHANNESBURG — Cape Town-based Frank Solomon is famous around the world for being a big wave professional surfer and for having featured in a popular Red Bull film dubbed 'Let's be Frank - the double life of Frank James Solomon'. Frank has been described by some as breaking the stereotype of surfers by having never really been sponsored and having first gone to university before taking on the world's biggest waves. But he's started breaking new ground by also launching something called 'The Sentinel Ocean Alliance' - a programme which helps underprivileged kids learn more about the ocean, surfing and even enabling them to become lifeguards. In this interview, Frank tells us all about the initiative. - Gareth van Zyl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 May 2019 11PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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