Bodyboarding Novice to Intermediate in One Weekend

July 25, 2016

 

In two days we turn a complete novice bodyboarder in to a proficient rider using land based, water, video and photographic coaching. A fun weekend of bodyboarding that saw fast results. 

By Rob Barber 

With sunny weather and a two-to-three foot swell running all weekend, it was straight down to business when the group arrived at 9.30am on Saturday morning.  After enrolment, introductions and goal setting the crew hit the water at high tide Fistral. 

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A group of mixed ages and abilities from all of the UK and two of the crew travelling all the way from Germany.
A sunny, fun line up welcomed the crew at Fistral beach, Newquay
A sunny, fun line up welcomed the crew at Fistral beach, Newquay

The stand out of the weekend was Andy Annetts who took his riding from a complete novice to a proficient level of trimming with good style. He even nailed his first cutback on Sunday morning. We caught up with Andy from Staines for a chat when the weekend was complete… 

 

Andy showing his skills during the second session of the weekend.
Andy showing his skills during the second session of the weekend.

On Sunday we headed out on a surfari up the coast and scored two to three foot waves before returning to the centre for a well earned Sunday roast dinner, fun prize giving and to review our training video. The crew was energized to join us on our future trips abroad and Wales and Cornwall bodyboard camps in autumn. We look forward to seeing them in the future! 

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If you’d like to join us for a coaching weekend this summer, click here for further info.

 

Destinations

23 NIGHTS

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£6437

Nicaragua, El Salvador and Costa Rica

7 NIGHTS

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£1839

El Salvador

7 NIGHTS

 / 

£1699

Portugal

15 NIGHTS

 / 

£4038

Nicaragua and El Salvador

7 NIGHTS

 / 

£1900

Women’s Bodyboard Retreat Secret Morocco

8 NIGHTS

 / 

£2149

Southern Sumatra

15 NIGHTS

 / 

£4439

Costa Rica and El Salvador

7 NIGHTS

 / 

£2199

Secret Morocco with Jeff Hubbard

7 NIGHTS

 / 

£2599

Nicaragua

8 NIGHTS

 / 

£2199

Nusa Lembongan

7 NIGHTS

 / 

£2199

Secret Morocco

7 NIGHTS

 / 

£3599

Tavarua

7 NIGHTS

 / 

£1499

Women’s Bodyboard Retreat

7 NIGHTS

 / 

£3199

Women’s Bodyboard & Surf Holiday Nicaragua

7 NIGHTS

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£2399

Costa Rica

7 NIGHTS

 / 

£1849

Bali

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