Gone Surfing
Intermediate Surfer
Warming up.
Gone Surfing
RIPAR SURF LESSONS
THE EXPERIENCE THAT MAY CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
GET UP, STAND UP! Live life and get connected to yourself and nature.
Alone, with friends, or with family, enjoy the fun of riding waves.
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Our team, THE SUPER HEROES, is made of local surfer dudes, that will introduce you to the surfing lifestyle and culture, in a fun and exciting way.
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Feel free, feel active, feel relaxed, meet new and interesting people from several countries, enjoy beautiful sunsets and most importantly, have fun!
HOW IT WORKS
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The Surf courses are given normally from Monday to Friday. You will surf twice a day, and each surf session last approximately 2h. So, if you spend your days behind the desk, don't forget to practise some sports before your surfing holidays.
The surf spot and class schedule choice are made according to the surf instructor's experience, considering safety, sea and weather conditions, participant's skills (and sure, variety), splitting groups, whenever it seems convenient and sending them to different spots that best match the skills of the corresponding group.
Depending on the conditions and on the level of the students, the lessons can take place at different surf spots within a range of 20 km from the surf school (15 minutes by car). In this case, you will be away for the lesson for a total of 5/6 hours.
It all starts at our surf school base, 2 minutes walking from the beach. There you find a dressing and chill out area, with a shower.
At our surf lessons, we have a ratio of one surf instructor and one surf assistant for a group of 8 participants.
The regular Schedule works like this:
- 09.50 – Meeting point et RIPAR Surf Camp
- 10.00 – Departure to the beach
- 10.15 – The lesson starts
- 12.15 – Lunch time!
- 13.00 – On the water.
- 15.00 – Return to the Surf Camp
This is an example of the most normal schedule. But often occurs schedules changes due to tides and ocean conditions. We may start earlier (around 8h am) or finish at the sunset.
ONE WEEK SURF COURSE INCLUDES
- 20 hours of surf lessons per week / 5 days / 2 sessions per day / 2 hours each
- Certified Surf Instructors
- Transfer from our surf base to other surf spots, if necessary
- Board and wetsuit for the whole day (on course days)
- Free Equipment during weekends
- Sports insurance (on course days)
- Video Feedback (Intermediate / Advanced Level)
- Discount on Backdoor Surf Shop
- Lots of fun
- Wipe outs!
DIFFERENT LEVELS
If you have done some surfing before, but are not sure which is the right course level for you, just book a beginner’s course and on the first day, we will evaluate your surfing.
To join our ADVANCED surfing level, you need to feel comfortable on the water, know the priority rules, and be able to catch unbroken waves on your own and turn. To offer good quality, the advanced group only holds 5/6 participants IN TOTAL!
So, be fast on your booking!
BEGINNERS
Theory
- A short history of surfing
- Introduction to Surf equipment
- The local region geography / How to find the best spots
- Introduction to ocean tides, currents and waves
Techniques
- How to position yourself on the board, how to paddle, sit and turn
- How to go to the line-up and handle the white water
- Basic Techniques on the white water (first waves)
- Take off (standing up on your board) and practice on the sand
- Take off practice on the white water
- Turning on the white water
- First approach to surfing unbroken waves
INTERMEDIATE
- The first session is an evaluation of your surfing skill and establish the best way to improve
- How to choose the best surf equipment according to your level
- Improving your paddling and some beginners techniques
- Understand the correct position in the line-up to surf unbroken waves
- Priority rules
- Shape, size and direction of the wave
- Practicing paddling into the wave
- Take-off on unbroken waves and turning
- Front-side and back-side surfing
- Manoeuvres: trimming (how to get speed)
- Approach to advanced surfing techniques
ADVANCED
To join our advanced surfing lessons, you need to feel comfortable on the water, know the priority rules, and be able to catch unbroken waves on your own and turn.
Here, we are focused on:
- Ocean knowledge
- Surf equipment knowledge
- Choose the best schedules and surf spots in order to practice advanced techniques with less crowd on the water
- Ability to catch and ride unbroken waves
- Practice the classic surfing line: trimming, bottom turn, top turn
- Advanced manoeuvres: tube ridding, cut back, off the lip and floater.
