The surf courses are done every day for the whole year. The lessons are provided by qualified instructors, who are also lifeguards and with their respective official licenses (ISA, FES, or FCS). In this surf camp, you will have five days of surf course. You can start any day you want and you can do five days in a row or with some break in the middle (all depending on the availability). Lessons are personalized to small groups of six to eight students to be able to closely monitor and have equal attention to every student.
The time of the surf course depends on the beach location where the lessons are held. Corralejo for three hours and 15 minutes and El Cotillo for four hours. In every session, 20 to 30 minutes are allotted for explaining the theory, and one and a half hours are spent in the water. The total time of the surf course depends on the beach that you go to. All the equipment is available during the surf session. Surf sessions can be in the morning as well as in the afternoon. The pick-up time changes depending on the conditions and tides.
Beginners
On the first day, you will have the theory, the safety rules, all the bases of surfing, the short warm-up, and then the practice in the water. First, you will catch the foam waves, lay down on the board, practice the good position, as well as paddle up and your balance. As soon as you have control over your board, Amanay Surf School will explain to you how to make a stand-up.
So on the first day, you will already practice the stand-up on the board and catch your first foam waves. In the next following days, you will keep practicing the base from the first day, introducing step by step the new elements. All these in a fun and safe way.
Intermediates
If you already surfed before and you have some bases of surfing, then on the first day, Amanay Surf School will give you a short theory and safety advice. Then, after the warm-up, they will check your surfing skills in the water. This way they can see what level you have and they will adapt the learning and the program of your surf course to you individually, making sure that you do not only learn some new things but also make progress during your surf course. After each session of the surfing, you make a short stretching.
Equipment
The surf material is chosen very carefully, always looking for the best quality. Wetsuits and rash guards are from Roxy (for women) and Quiksilver (for men). The thickness of the wetsuits is 3/2. After each surf session, your instructors clean and disinfect wetsuits and lycra, using the eco product for cleaning. They make sure that the material is always clean and hygienic. Surfboards are of different brands like for example Softech or Ocean Earth or Victory. Amanay Surf School adapts the equipment not only to your weight and height but to your level as well.