"...nous ne sommes pas des surfeurs expérimentés." Why not 'de' instead of 'des' ?
des vs. de after negation
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Frank, It is because the verb is ‘être’ - “ sommes .. des “
See the exception notes in this lesson
After verbs of state :
Du/de la/de l'/des all become de/d' in negative sentences (French Partitive Articles)
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