Surfing has always held a fascination for the American public ever since the surfing movies of the 50’s and 60’s. To be able to ride a huge wave with nothing more than a board between you and the ocean is the dream of adventure that many a young man and woman has had. There are great schools in the San Francisco area that offer surfing lessons for all ages. The only requirement is that you know how to swim. That should be obvious, but sometimes it is not. Each of the schools teaches a bit differently than the others. You need to go and meet with them and see exactly what they teach and how they teach. See what the beaches where they hold the surfing lessons are like. You need to be comfortable with the location and the teacher. When taking lessons like surfing, you have to have absolute trust in your instructor, and most importantly respect your fellow surfers and follow the safety rules. Surfing is not an activity where you can fool around. That being said, go and pick your surfing lessons and become one with the waves in San Francisco.
Adventure Out has surfing lessons for students aged 13 and up. Their Beginner Surfing Lessons consists of a two day clinic with 3 hours each day. All students must know how to swim and the lessons will consist of ocean awareness, wave breaks, ocean conditions, safety in and out of the water, wave etiquette, paddling, push up and pop up techniques and balancing. Next comes Beginner Surfing ll then Intermediate Surfing lll. There is a special clinic with surfing lessons for Ages 8-12 and private lessons also. Adventure Out LLC
PO Box 7040 Santa Cruz, California 95061, just north of San Francisco.
Bolinas specializes in giving surfing lessons to adult beginners, but they will consider younger students. They have Group Lessons, 1 ½ hours. on Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday and Friday. If you can put together a group of from 2 to 40, you can get your own private group lessons, the more you get, the more money you save. They also have special combination packages of surfing lessons, group+ private. They are located just up the coast from San Francisco in Bolinas, California 94924.
Open Ocean Surfing has private, semi private and group surfing lessons. Put together a group and you qualify for discounts. And they have lessons for surfers of all levels and all ages. They also have surf camps for all ages during spring break and summer vacation. They are located at # Surfer’s Beach, Princeton By The Sea, Half Moon Bay, California, a short drive from San Francisco.
