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Surfing:

–        Ability to catch unbroken waves and turn left and right on them.

–        Ability to perform and link major turns; bottom turn, top turn, cutback.

–        Ability to hold position in the line up in 5 foot waves.

–        Ability to perform basic board rescues.

Theory:

–        Have a deep understanding of ocean conditions and how to read a swell chart.

–        Understand waves types, refraction and how the ocean floor affect waves.

–        Have an in-depth understanding of surfboard design.

–        Have a good knowledge of surf history and sport development.

–        Feel confident in speaking in front of small groups.

–        Understand the structure of a surf lesson.

Fitness:

–        Be able to swim 500 metres in under 10 minutes.

–        Be able to complete a 300m swim/300m run/300m board paddle/300m run continuously.

Entry Requirements

Our Surf Development Courses takes participants through a number of developmental phases of surfing (dependent on your length of stay) I.E. Beginner to Intermediate, Intermediate to Advanced Intermediate, Advanced Intermediate to Advanced.

This being said, even if you have no prior surfing experience, you can expect that after the first 2 weeks of your stay, you will be surfing unbroken waves in water depths of 2 metres or more thus requiring every participant to be able to swim 50 metres unaided without stopping.

We have surf coaches from around the world working for us but all of our lessons are delivered in English.  It is a requirement of this course that the participants have at least a basic understanding of English (not perfect) so they can understand the safety advice delivered by our surf instructors.