Longsands Surf School

North Shields, North Tyneside, England

Longsands Surf School | Tynemouth At Tynemouth Longsands Surf School, we operate a surfing school and kids surf club from Tynemouth Longsands beach. Beginner surfing lessons from age 6 to 60, our aim is to progress you onto enough confidence so you can hire surf gear and eventually buy your own surfboard and surf the world. Our surf lessons run everyday, Saturday and Sunday at 1pm and weekdays to suit you. Our Kids Surf Club runs every Saturday and Sunday at 10am. Age from 6 to 18. Our surf instructors are RLSS qualified beach lifeguards and I.S.A. (International surfing association) or 'SurfingGB' surfing coaches. They are all D.B.S cleared. For complete beginners, our friendly & encouraging coaching style makes our lessons the perfect start. All equipment is supplied however you will need to bring a towel & some warm clothing. Our lessons consists of the following elements: Introduction( Equipment issue & getting into your wetsuit (which is a lesson in itself at first) ( Beach & water safety( Description of board and leash( Beach demonstration of surfing and correct entry into the sea( Warm up followed by entry into the sea( Catching a wave and correct prone position on board (lying down)( Water confidence building( Correction and praise Once everybody has successfully caught waves and felt the surge and rush of a breaking wave we exit the water together. Next on the beach we demonstrate paddling your board, correct hand & foot position and the hard bit, standing up (on land). The class then have a go at paddling and then jumping up to the standing position on their board, this also tells us if they have a natural or goofy stance (Surfy term for left or right foot forward). We then all enter the sea and begin to catch waves and start stand up surfing. The minimum lesson age is 6 and the session normally lasts around 2 hours.If you have had a couple of lessons before and need a bit of guidance or you have your own board and need a few pointers, we can offer you an intermediate session. We are fully insured and copies of our risk assessments, NOPs (normal operating procedures) and EAPs (emergency action plans) are available upon request. Longsands Surf School is a registered business with North Tyneside Council. Lessons and Hire Hi, our lessons are specially designed for the North Sea, we cater for all abilities and ages with a good warm up followed by safety and your lesson, our aim is to get you standing up in your first lesson, or to progress you, so you are confident enough to practice on your own or with friends. Lessons include all equipment. We offer private and group lessons. 1 Session £30 2 Sessions £55 3 Sessions £80 4 Sessions £100 Equpment hire is based on a 3 hour rental. Surfboard and Wetsuit £15 Surfboard hire £10 Wetsuit hire £10 Boots £3 Gloves £3 Hoods £3 Why not try our 2 day special, first lesson in the morning and practice what you have learnt in the afternoon, second lesson next morning and practice again in the afternoon. 2 day special, 2 lessons and 2 hire £80

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