  
SURFING HOLIDAYS IN PENICHE & BALEAL
PENICHE SURFING HOLIDAYS - SURFING COURSES & SURF TUITION
All the instructors that run the Surf Lessons and Surf Clinics are skilled watermen who have many years experience surfing and coaching at different levels. They have all the necessary skills and experience to help newbies and beginners progress to a level where they can become independant surfers.
The Surf Lessons and Surf Clinics have a low student to instructor ratio for safety and to ensure you get the attention you need on dry land and in the water. All participants are placed with an instructor who specialize in teaching at a particular level.The school is open to people of all ages, skill levels and nationalities.
You will have 5 days of lessons per week with two surf sessions per day. (Over the weekend, you can use the schools surfing material for your own free surfing.) Peniche has so many waves that you are spoilt for choice. It's possible to surf several surf spots on the same day and your instructors will always look for the best spot with the best conditions for your ability each session. This mobile approach means you will visit and surf different beaches during your stay and, we think, this keeps the course interesting.
After the lessons (and if you have any energy left) you are free to use the board and wetsuit for a sunset session if you wish.
Evenings are for chilling and a little relaxation. Get together with the group for informal seminars, watch and comment on the video filmed during the day.
Beginners Course
You‘ll be given a surfboard and wetsuit best suited to you. All the equipment used is specifically designed for beginners and intermediates with safety being the key factor.
Beginners will use boards specifically designed for both stability and safety. The beginners course includes all the basics from learning how to get in and out of a wetsuit ;-) to surfing 'green' (unbroken) waves. Surfing is progressive and everyone develops at a different pace, your surfing may develop to the point where you can join the advanced group and learn more advanced technique. All surf sessions are filmed for later comment and discussion.
COURSE OUTLINE FOR NEWBIES & BEGINNERS
• Basic knowledge of surfing equipment and Peniche surfing geography
• Understanding the setup of the beaches, rips and currents
• Wave shapes and approaches
• Safety rules
• Paddling techniques
• Sitting on and turning the board
• The 'duck-dive' or 'eskimo-roll' (ways of getting through waves with a board)
• Getting to your feet – Standing up and surfing broken waves to shore
• Surf history
• Priority rules
• Learn how a surfboard is made
• Ding repair workshop (learn how to repair your own surf board)
• Positioning in the line up to catch unbroken waves
• Surfing green waves and the bottom turn
• Advanced manoeuvres
• Class championship (To help you understand how a surf championship works and to give you a chance to be part of one).
• 15 hours of surf practice
Advanced Course
To be on this group you don't need to be world champion. You just need to know the basics. This course is aimed at those who have surfed before or followed a beginner course at some time. This way you don't have to go through all the basics again.
The focus of this group is on your individual surfing. Once you have learnt how to take off on a wave, you start to develop your own style and this is when timely error correction will ensure that your surfing develops quickly and properly. The video analysis sessions are invaluable at this stage.
Learn and practice the bottom turn, start to aim for the top section of a wave, finding the pocket and the cut back.
COURSE OUTLINE FOR INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED SURFERS
• Brief surfer diagnoses
• Quick review of surfing basics
• Techniques for paddling and turning for waves (tricks and tips)
• Priority rules (review)
• How a surfboard works
• Types of waves and approach to apply to each of them
• The 'Bottom turn' and its importance for wave riding success
• The importance of the upper body for bottom turning.
• 'Duck dive' techniques
• The 'off the lip'
• The 'cutback'
• General surf manoeuvres
• Ding repair workshop (learn how to repair your own surf board)
Video Sessions
Twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the classes get filmed and we organize a video session at the surf camp, usually followed by a barbecue.
In the video session you get to see yourself surfing, which is the best way for you to understand where you can improve. At the end of your surfing holiday you can take a DVD of those sessions home with you.
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