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Whitsun Opening Times | New Website

Tyson Greenaway

May has flown by so far and now we find ourselves in the final week with the tabloids predicting a heatwave for the bank holiday weekend alongside the customary yearly appearance of a shark sighting scare story. The silly season has begun.

Opening Times

We will be open everyday from 10am to 6pm from now until November so if you are looking for some surfing lessons, surf hire or want to take a SUP out for a paddle then come on down. If you want to get a quick surf check in  the morning you can even head to our Facebook page where we upload a surf report every morning at around 10am.

New Website

The eagle eyed amongst you will notice that we have upgraded our website and updated our logo over the last couple of weeks. We have been working in conjunction with Lighthouse Media and we are delighted with the results.

[themedy_columns structure=”50|50″][themedy_col position=”a”]You may remember David Foster, the chap who runs Lighthouse Media, from the early days of Gwithian Academy of Surfing. He worked with us during our first few years when we ran from the back of a trailer at steps behind Gwithian Lifeguard Hut and still does the occasional lesson for us today. He works in London these days but when he is back down next try to spare a couple of minutes to watch him surf. He was an English Champion in his youth and surfed his way to 3rd place in the European Surfing Championships and 47th place in the World Amateur Championships. He still surfs incredibly well now and has one of the smoothest styles going.[/themedy_col][themedy_col position=”b”]Lighthouse MediaPic by Mike Newman Photography[/themedy_col][/themedy_columns]

Let us know what you think about the website as well as any suggestions you might have in the comment box below.

 

 

Pit Crew: Training a Big Wave Champ – WSL

Tyson Greenaway

Screen Shot 2015-04-28 at 08.34.01Follow the link for an interesting interview with Robert Garcia, a coach who has trained Sunny Garcia, Andy Irons and Kelly Slater during their World Title years.
Source: Pit Crew: Training a Big Wave Champ – WSL

Wipeouts: Margaret River Maulings – WSL

Tyson Greenaway

If you like watching the worlds best surfers getting flogged repeatedly on a barely submerged reef festooned with barnacles and sharp pointy stuff then you’re gonna love this.

Source: Wipeouts: Margaret River Maulings – WSL

Gift Vouchers | Surf Coaching | Other Stuff

Tyson Greenaway

In the classroom…

The dust is settling from this years Easter break and its now time for us to do the first of five ASI Level 1 Surf Instructor courses this year. We have five young surfers on our current course and they are keen and willing to make sure that our next batch of surf coach’s is going to be straight out of the top drawer. This group is mainly from the local area but one guy has made it all the way from Scotland. One day I suspect these courses will be able to be taken over the Internet but for now it can be a real sacrifice for some people. Good on them and the very best of luck.

In the shop…

Meanwhile over in the boutique new clobber is arriving every day and today it was the postman’s pleasure to bring us our brand new posters and gift vouchers. The gift vouchers are available for any amount and can be bought online or through the store. They make a great gift for any surfer who is hoping to improve their surfing with a few surfing lessons this summer but they can also exchanged for surf hire and anything in the shop.

One of the other things to arrive this week are the brand-new Robie Pro Max changing robe. These little beauties are fully waterproof, windproof and will have you dry in no time at all. Better than that the whole concept was created by a local St Ives based company. So not just a pretty harbour but a hive of industry and creativity also.

In the surf…

It’s looking like the weather is set to continue for a week at least. Plus we have been blessed with amazing surf this month so far and it looks like it’s going to continue for a week at well.
Fingers crossed eh?

We’re Open – Summer Starts Now!

Tyson Greenaway

Another winter draws to a close, spring is here and the surf academy is once again open for the summer season. Our coaches are back from their winter sojourns to sub-tropical paradises and are refreshed, recharged and ready to start the 2015 summer surfing season off with a bang.

The shop has been painted, we are buried in new stock from Quiksilver, Gul, Torq surfboards and Ocean & Earth and a new floor has been laid – it’s nice and soft underfoot and has been getting rave reviews from the first of our customers! We also have some lovely new neighbours in the Rockpool Seafood Cafe providing piping hot coffee and delicious seafood & burgers for any surfers passing through.

In short life is good.

We will be open every day from 10am to 6pm from now until the end of October so if you want some surfing lessons in beautiful St Ives Bay, surf hire or a nice new wetsuit then pop in and we can fix you up.

And if you can’t get here but know someone who is coming to Cornwall why not treat them to a surfing gift voucher. They are redeemable against surfing lessons, hire and anything in the shop. Check out our Gift Vouchers here.

 

 

 

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