Surfing Long Boats

Course Outline

This class begins with an understanding and comfort with the “Wet Exit”, while on land. Then moving the the water we will do a real “Wet Exit” and then move on to the following rescues:

• Launching & Landing
• Discussion of Different Wave Types
• Discussion of Beach Topography
• Discussion of Signals, from the “Beach Boss”
• Discussion of “Leveraging the Rip”
• Low Bracing / High Bracing
• Practicing Staying Up WITHOUT a Paddle
• Rolling or Self- Rescues in Surf Zone
• Safety Considerations in the Surf Zone
• Catching the wave (max 4 strokes)
• Trim, how we control our speed
• Stern Ruddering using the full body
• “Bongo” Surfing, why we DON’T like it
• Surfing Perpendicular to the Wave (Straight)
• Exiting the Wave, Low Brace Turn (Shed the Speed)
• Back Surfing…..WHAT !!!
• Surfing with paddle in One Hand / Then No Paddle !!
• Just in case ” Towing in the Surf Zone”
• Surfing with Eyes Closed, feel the Environment
• Emergency Procedures for Pending Crash
• Position of Boat / Body / Wave , if out of boat , if Helping in a Rescue
• Location of the “De=Fib” ,  just kidding.
• End with some Video Taping

COURSE DETAILS

LOCATIONS: Summer     (Ocean City, MD )  
Fall/Winter/Spring    ( St. Augustine, FL)
                      

DURATION: 6 Hours (10-4)

PRICE:  $125  /  $100 ea. when 2 sign up

EXPERIENCE: Rising Intermediate

SAFETY EQUIPMENT: Helmets / Tow Belts  MIN / MAX :  2  /  6

LEAD INSTRUCTOR: Tom Nickels (ACA IT L4, BCU CL3, SEA)

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