Courses and Events

 

GSS Luxury Surf Retreat

 

Luxury Surf Weekend, Polzeath 6th-9th June 2013:

George's Surf School and CK Rock have collaborated to offer a luxury residential long weekend surf course. The course combines our expert instruction with the ultimate luxury of CK's Treverra Cottage and food provided by CK's in-house chef Laura Pope.

The long weekend includes: 3 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast, 3 x 3hr daily surf sessions, 3 x 30 min surf knowledge/culture sessions as well as wetsuit & surfboard hire.
Wine/alcohol is not included however we can arrange a mixed case for you from our fantastic local wine merchant.
 
While surfing is the focus we want you to relax and enjoy the facilities at Treverra and the surrounding countryside.

Prices:

Single bed in a shared Twin Room: £620 per person
Two People in a Private Room (Twin/Double): £620 per person
Private Room: £720 per person
 
GSS courses have been carefully structured into modules to teach you the fundamental techniques, water safety and other surfing knowledge you need to progress and enjoy your surfing safely and autonomously. There are a range of day, weekend, 3 and 5 day courses designed to suit a range of ability levels. To help you work out what level you are there is a guide below:
 
Beginner: Never surfed 
Improver 1: I can stand and ride the white water under control (Bronze L2)
Improver 2: I can stand and adjust the speed of the board and change direction in the white water and take off on small unbroken waves. ( Bronze L3)
Improver 3: I can Paddle out and catch unbroken waves taking off  on right and left hand waves riding down the line under control. (Silver L1)
Intermediate 1: I can Paddle out and catch unbroken waves taking off right and left and performing basic turns on the face of the wave.(Silver L2) 
Intermediate 2: I can do all the above and basic cut backs. (Silver L3) 
Intermediate 3: I can do all the above and am linking turns and manoeuvres. (Gold) 
Expert: I can do all the above and am linking radical turns and manoeuvres in the critical section of the wave.
 
Group or 1 to 1? This is a question we regularly get asked. While the benefits of  tuition 1 to 1 lessons are undisputable through experience we often see people progress well with a small private group dynamic. Certainly when it comes to taking a beginner course it's easier to gauge success and to set personal goals when you are encouraging each other, sharing the learning experience and the pleasure of riding waves together.
 
Over the year we run both regular and specialised courses, some in collaboration  with experts from related fields. We run our carefully structured module based courses from May until November. The course is designed to  be worked through in the time you have available. Some people like to complete it by taking weekly lessons whilst others who have to travel further to get here prefer to progress with 3 and 5 day courses. In both cases the same content is covered over time.
 
Surf Courses (minimum 2 people, maximum 6 people):
3 Day £200/person (Daily Format:  3 hour water session + 1hr surf knowledge/culture)
5 Day £350/person (Daily Format: As above)
Weekend £150/person (Daily Format: As above)
 
Specialist Courses:
Core training and fluid mobility for surfing and skiing with George Stoy and Rollo Mahon www.corenergy.co.uk:
‘Our expertise is in the knowledge of biomechanics and movement. Our obsession is in the research of human evolution and how gravity shaped us’ 
 These run as 4 week courses based in London and week long and weekend courses in Cornwall and Switzerland.

Waterskiing & Boat Courses: Charlie Toogood - Camel Ski School, Rock

Avalanche Safety Training: All avalanche training is available in Cornwall May - November
Public Talk: £8/person
Private Talk: Up to 20 people/20-40/40+: £200/£250/£300
Avalanche transceiver training: £45/person (min group: 4 people)
Instructor training and qualifying
Instructor mentoring