Navy vet Scott Smith choreographs the dance of summer
surfers at Gooch’s Beach in Kennebunk.

By Diane Hudson

Seasoned surfing instructor Scott Smith got into teaching at Aquaholics surf camp in Kennebunk ten years ago because of a health scare. “The former owner took me under her wing, knowing this sport would give me the boost I needed.” Three days a week all summer, Smith coaches kids 8 and up in groups with a 1 to 3 coach-to-student ratio for three hour-and-a-half lessons per session ($175, wetsuit and surfboard provided).

A veteran of eight years in the Navy with five years at sea—three stationed in Japan—Smith, 52, a former military law enforcement instructor, left the service with what he calls “a little bit of an edge” after losing thirty percent

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