Frank’s Blog

For a boy who grew up so close to the water and fell in love with the ocean at a young age, it’s not surprising to see such a child grow up to become a man dedicated to making a successful career out of his passion. Frank Chenault grew up along the coastline of West California and attended Carmel High School.

Frank Chenault always walked by the sea on his way home from school, and it was during one of these walks that he fell irrevocably in love with the ocean and the shore. His love for the sea led him to abandon his previous hobbies, baseball and golf, to focus on surfing.

Every day after school, Frank Chenault would paddle out into the waves on his board, trying to catch a wave. He struggled with this for nearly a year, falling off the board almost every day. Instead of letting this discourage him, it only strengthened his resolve to catch a wave. He persisted, and eventually, he caught his first real wave. This determination led him to a professional surfing career, during which he qualified for national events.

Frank Chenault didn’t stop there—he also learned to ride tubes at Salt Creek in Laguna Beach, California. His perseverance, combined with his childhood connection to the ocean, caught the attention of the local surf community in Laguna Beach, and they took him under their wing.

Not long after joining them, Frank Chenault began participating in Western Surfing Association amateur events, qualified for the USA Surfing Federation state championships, and even earned a spot in the National Competition. All of this happened in his early 20s. Afterward, Frank Chenault took a break from competitive surfing to focus on business and support his marriage until 2003 when he returned to the professional surfing scene.

Despite years away from professional surfing, it was evident in his smooth and successful return that he was never far from the sport he grew up loving. In addition to revitalizing his surfing career, Frank Chenault’s deep love for the sea can be seen in his commitment to a volunteer organization dedicated to protecting oceans and water bodies.

For more about Frank Chenault, visit his LinkedIn profile.