2-Day Coached Weekend · Cornwall
Foundation.
Learn to surf properly — in one weekend.
Not another one-off lesson you forget by Tuesday. Two coached days that give you a real, structured start — and a plan to keep going.
From
£245
Per surfer · £95 deposit to secure your place
No dates are open right now — register and we’ll email you the moment a cohort is scheduled.
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Level
Beginner Intermediate
Group
Max 6
Duration
2-day weekend
Location
Cornwall (UK)
A lesson teaches you once.
A foundation sets you up.
Most people learn to surf by accident — a lesson here, a borrowed board there, a lot of getting tumbled and not much idea why. You can spend years like that and never really get going.
Foundation is the opposite. Two coached days, deliberately sequenced, with a coach who films every session and tells you exactly what to change. You leave understanding how you surf — not just hoping the next wave goes better.
Small groups — max 6 per coach — so you’re seen, not stuck at the back of a class of twelve.
“The goal isn’t to give you a fun day in the sea. It’s to give you the foundation that makes every session after this one better.”
— Reubin, RSJ Head Coach
Who it’s for
- Brand-new surfers who want to start the right way
- Anyone who’s had a few lessons but still feels lost in the water
- Returning surfers rebuilding their basics with structure
- People who’d rather invest once than waste a season guessing
The Weekend, Hour by Hour
Exactly what happens.
Day One
Get safe. Get standing.
We start on dry land and end with you riding waves. The morning is ocean literacy — how a beach works, where it’s safe, how to read what the sea is doing. Then we’re in the water building the pop-up that actually holds up under a real wave.
- Beach reading, rips & ocean safety
- Paddling mechanics & wave timing
- The pop-up — drilled until it’s automatic
- Your first unbroken green waves
Day Two
Read it. Ride it. Keep it.
Day two is about doing it on purpose. We work wave selection and positioning so you’re catching the right waves, hold a trim line down the face, and — conditions allowing — set up your first turn. Every session is filmed and reviewed.
- Wave selection & line-up positioning
- Trimming & generating speed
- Your first proper turn (conditions permitting)
- Video review — see your own surfing
What’s Included
- ✓Two coached days, 3–4 sessions (approx. 4 hours in-water each day)
- ✓Ocean safety, surf etiquette & how to read a beach
- ✓Pop-up technique, paddling mechanics, wave selection
- ✓Daily video review — see your own surfing
- ✓Written progress plan to keep going after the weekend
- ✓Small group — max 6 surfers per coach (private upgrade available)
- ✓Equipment hire available — or bring your own
- ×Accommodation — Foundation runs as day sessions across the weekend
- ×Travel to Cornwall & parking
- ×Wetsuit & board — hire available at booking, or bring your own
- ×Food & refreshments
Your take-home plan
You don’t just leave with a good weekend — you leave with a written progress plan built around what your coach saw on camera. It’s the difference between a nice memory and a season of real improvement.
What you’ll leave with
A pop-up you can trust — not a fluke that works one in five waves
The confidence to paddle out and pick your own waves
Your first green waves, and likely your first turn, on camera
A written progress plan so the weekend keeps paying off for months
Why it’s an investment,
not an expense.
Random lessons add up — a session here, gear hire there, and a year later you’re still riding straight. Foundation front-loads the learning so you stop paying to repeat the same mistakes.
Two coached days, on camera, with a written plan, works out at a fraction of a season of ad-hoc lessons — and you actually come out the other side surfing. That’s the difference between spending money and investing it.
Frequently Asked
Start properly.
From £245 · dates announced soon — register your interest below.