How do I know I’m the right level?

Breakthrough is for intermediate surfers who can confidently catch and ride unbroken (green) waves but feel stuck riding straight, or whose turns aren’t connecting. If you’re still working on standing up consistently, start with Foundation — we’ll happily point you there.

Can three days really break a plateau I’ve had for years?

Yes — because the plateau is almost never about effort, it’s about information. Three consecutive coached days with daily video compress months of trial-and-error into a weekend. You stop guessing what’s wrong and start fixing the specific thing that is.

Why three consecutive days?

Because progression compounds. What you fix on day one becomes the platform for day two, which sets up day three. Three one-off lessons spread over months don’t stack the same way — the consecutive block is the whole point.

Do some dates really run abroad?

Select Breakthrough blocks run abroad (e.g. Portugal) where the swell and consistency suit the work. Most run on the UK coast. Each scheduled date lists its venue when it opens.

How big are the groups?

Maximum 6 surfers per coach, with daily 1:1 video feedback. A private Breakthrough is available if you want the block entirely to yourself.

3-Day Coaching Block · UK & Select Dates Abroad

Breakthrough.

Break the intermediate plateau over three days.

You’ve been surfing for years and you’re still riding straight. The plateau isn’t about effort — it’s about information. Three days fixes that.

From

£395

Per surfer · £150 deposit to secure your place

LevelIntermediate

GroupMax 6 per coach

Duration3-day block

WhereUK · occasionally abroad

No dates are open right now — register and we’ll email you the moment a cohort is scheduled.

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Level

Intermediate

Group

Max 6

Duration

3-day block

Location

UK · occ. abroad

The plateau is real.
It’s also fixable.

Almost every intermediate hits the same wall: you can catch waves, you can ride them — but you’re going straight, your turns won’t connect, and more surfing isn’t making it better. Sound familiar?

That’s not a talent ceiling. It’s a feedback ceiling. Without someone filming you and telling you the precise thing to change, you just repeat the same wave a thousand times. Breakthrough replaces a thousand reps of guessing with three days of knowing.

Three consecutive days, daily 1:1 video, max 6 per coach — built so each day compounds on the last.

“Nobody plateaus because they’re trying too little. They plateau because no one’s told them the one thing to change. We find it on day one.”

— Reubin, RSJ Head Coach

Who it’s for

Intermediates who can ride green waves but go straight
Surfers whose turns won’t link or generate speed
Anyone who’s stopped improving and doesn’t know why
Surfers ready to commit three days to move forward fast

The Three-Day Build

Each day stacks on the last.

Day One

Diagnose & rebuild the bottom turn

We film you surfing the way you surf now, then take it apart. The bottom turn is where 90% of plateaus live — get it wrong and every manoeuvre after it fails. Day one rebuilds it from the feet up.

✓Baseline filming & honest video breakdown
✓Bottom-turn mechanics & compression
✓Generating speed instead of bleeding it
✓Setting the platform for everything that follows

Day Two

Rail-to-rail & your first cutback

With a real bottom turn under you, we go rail-to-rail. Day two is the day most surfers land their first proper cutback — the manoeuvre that takes you off the shoulder and back to the power source.

✓Rail-to-rail transitions on demand
✓Your first true cutback
✓Reading the section ahead of you
✓Same-day video to lock the change in

Day Three

Link it & make it repeatable

Anyone can land a turn once. Day three is about doing it wave after wave — linking manoeuvres, choosing better waves, and turning a good session into your new normal. You leave with a focus plan for your next block.

✓Linking turns into a flowing ride
✓Advanced wave reading & positioning
✓Pressure-free reps to make it stick
✓Personal focus plan for what’s next

What’s Included

In the price

✓Three consecutive coached days — built to compound
✓Rail-to-rail transitions & bottom-turn mechanics
✓First cutback & linking turns
✓Advanced wave reading & positioning
✓Daily 1:1 video feedback
✓Small group — max 6 surfers (private available)
✓Personal focus plan for your next training block

Plan separately

×Accommodation — local options shared ahead of UK & abroad dates
×Travel to the venue (UK coast or select abroad dates)
×Wetsuit & board — hire available, or bring your own
×Food & refreshments

Daily 1:1 video

Every session is filmed and reviewed with you one-to-one, the same day. You see exactly what your bottom turn, rail and cutback are actually doing — then fix it on the very next wave. Seeing it is what makes it stick.

What you’ll leave with

A bottom turn that actually generates speed — the engine for everything

Rail-to-rail transitions and a repeatable cutback

The wave-reading to put yourself in the right spot, more often

A clear focus plan so the breakthrough compounds, not fades

Three days now,
or another season stuck.

Most surfers spend years — and a small fortune in trips and gear — circling the same plateau, hoping volume alone breaks it. It rarely does.

Breakthrough is a single, deliberate investment that resets your trajectory: one focused block that turns the next ten years of your surfing into something that actually progresses. The cost of not doing it is another season riding straight.

3 consecutive daysDaily 1:1 videoMax 6 per coachPersonal focus planPrivate option

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