Instructors Top Tips

Paddlesport Department

Surf Kayaking

Coaching

Location, location, location! Choose a quality friendly environment.
As a coach, if you feel it is safe for you to be on the beach, take time to get out and observe your group. Get people off the water to observe others as it is often this “visual” element that is missing when coaching surfing. If you have a video camera use it!

Equipment

Get into a boat designed for surfing. E.g. a Mega Cyclone. A boat with fast hull speed will mean you can go fast and still pick up shallow angled waves that are also better for learning on.

Safety

We’ve all seen the Guinness advert…’Good things come to those who wait’. Sit, wait and watch. Check the beach out at low tide for hazards e.g. rocks. Look for light on-shore breezes.

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