Beginner Course | Gather & Glide Surf

Our Beginner Course

We cant wait to introduce you to surfing

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Learn to surf with Gather & Glide in Newquay in a non pressured, fun environment with likeminded women who are also starting their surf journey too!

First time surfing? Or perhaps you've done a couple of sporadic surf lessons, loved it and want more?

Our Beginner Course's are for you! We cannot wait to introduce you to the best sport in the world (We think so anyways) - Join us for a great introduction to surfing and surfing safely.

With over 27 years coaching experience, we created this course combining ocean confidence and in and out of water surf exercises so you learn in a way that makes you feel good!

You will come away from this course with new skills, a ton of good memories, surf confidence and new friends to surf with!

Our Summer 2024 dates

5 Day Courses
29th July - 2nd August
12th - 16th August

2 Day Introduction
31st August - 1st September

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We will take you on a surf journey from the beginning, we learn a lot more than just pop ups (although we will definitely be going through this!) You will learn something new everyday and set you up to keep surfing and practising after the course.

Introduction to surfing
Ocean surf safety
The fundamentals
Catch and ride waves
Learn alternative methods to stand up
Paddling techniques
Turning in the white water
Experience outback beyond the white water
Video and Photo analysis
Ocean Confidence session
Surf forecasting theory
Surf Skate introduction session
& More

Whats on this course:

On Land & In Water Theory

Photo & Video Analysis

1:1 Goal Setting

Progression With No Pressure

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Learn to surf in Newquay with expert tuition. Surf safely, meet new like minded friends and have a laugh.

Is this course for me?

Sometimes you need to learn something new and get out the comfort zone, get closer to nature find a community, relax and see the joy. Or maybe you've always wanted to give it a go or just moved to Cornwall. This course is for you if you:

Have never surfed before
Have tried surfing a couple of times
Want to build ocean confidence
Working on standing up and catching waves in the white water
Enjoy learning and meeting new people

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Our Coaching

We keep our groups small with only 8 people per course, with three coaches, so we can effectively help and advise everyone.

We have a mix of technical theories and open conversations about surfing. We believe improving your surfing isn't just in the technique but also in the mindset. Our ethos is to give you the permission to play and encourage learning from and supporting each other.

Our technical theories use demonstrations, videos, images, on land practice and in water exercises. We have created our curriculum through years of experience and critical thinking combining them in a way that's easier to understand and digest.

5 or 2 Day
Course

Full days of surf progression, Its exhausting but amazing. You will probably understand the words spaghetti arms.

Our 2 day courses contain condensed theory to what the conditions and ability of the group are.

2 Surfs a day

We have organised the dates of these courses around small (neap) tides so we can surf without the pressure of a tide getting too high or too low.

We surf for as long as the group lasts or conditions allow we aren't limited by any time restraints.

We Are Mobile

We pick the best surf spots for the day within our permissions. So we will never be bound to surf unfriendly conditions.

Surf Skate
Session

We use our surf skates for a beginner introduction session and social skate one afternoon/evening. Its amazing to practice turning on land and transfer it to the ocean. *Weather dependent.

'' My confidence and skills within surfing improved drastically after just 1 week with these 2 and I can't wait to book onto another one of their courses next summer!''

Jazz - Improver Course