You'll find Surfs Up school on Polzeath beach... a great bunch of guys in a beautiful setting. I love Polzeath.
We had a two hour surfing introduction lesson - although we ended up being in the water for nearly three hours and they didn't mind at all.
After we got kitted out in our wetsuits, we carried the huge boards closer to the water for our first lesson. We were taught all the basics. How to catch a wave, how to get onto your knees... and how to stand up! Confident, we strode into the water looking for some big waves.
For those of us who weren't quite naturals at this sport, the instructors took a keen interest to make sure we had ample opportunity to try and stand and catch waves. Often this involved dragging us out to sea and actually hurling us down the waves themselves. Props to these guys, they're enthusiastic and really nice chaps.
A nice touch is their photographer - equipped with a ridiculously sized zoom lens, he snapped our successes and even the spectacular wipe-outs. Great souvenirs of the weekend for a reasonable price. read more