Who We Are
Oldest City Surf School was founded by Cory Jackson in the spring of 2024.
Cory began surfing at the age of 5 while growing up in Hawaii and began working as a surf instructor at the young age of 13. In his teen years, his family moved to the east coast where he began competing at the junior professional level. He was successful in many of the professional competitions and eventually earned sponsorships from large surf companies like Hurley and Sanuk.
In his later teen years, Cory decided to give up on competition and focus on traveling the world in search of perfect waves, as well as furthering his education at Flagler College. His global surf travels over the years have brought him to surf spots in Portugal, France, Spain, mainland Mexico, Baja, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, and Vietnam.
Cory graduated from Flagler College in 2022 with a bachelor's degree in Coastal Environmental Science. He spent the next year and a half working as an engineer for a dredging company out of Jacksonville Florida. While it was rewarding to work on beach renourishment projects in order to protect coastal areas around the United States, he decided that his true passion was to share his love for surfing with those who were willing to learn.
Oldest City Surf School was founded in the spring of 2024 with the goal of providing the safest and most professional surf lesson experiences in Saint Augustine Beach. Cory’s surf experience around the globe, as well as his experience working for different surf schools has shaped Oldest City Surf School into the fastest growing surf school in the area. We look forward to serving our local Saint Augustine Community. See you in the water!
