2008 LANZ0 EXTRAVAGANZ0

Dates:  Sun 14 – Sun 21 December

                                               Accommodation

You will be staying in the Famara surf house and near-by apartments. The beach and bars are on your doorstep. The surf house has a roof terrace and chill out room which give you a great place to get together after a hard days surfing. Breakfast will be provided in the accommodation.

                                                 Surf Tuition

The surf tuition is with a Rip Curl pro centre. All of the instructors are qualified under the Spanish Surfing Federation and have years of experience. Whether you are new to surfing or want to take your skills to the next level, the instructors will be on hand to help.

                                                        
The Packages

All of the following packages include 7 nights accommodation, a welcome meal, breakfast, lunch (6 days) and a farewell
 party.


Newbie & Beginner Option - £245

5 Days Surf Tuition with All Equipment

Pre-requisite: Good level of fitness and ability to swim a minimum of 50m in open water.

Who is it for? You have never taken a surf course before or you have already taken a few lessons but are still mastering
 the pop-up and riding white-water waves to the shore.

You'll learn how to paddle, catch and ride your first unbroken waves and hit your first turns on unbroken waves.


Intermediate Clinic - £245

5 Day Intermediate Surf Tuition with Equipment

Pre-requisite: You are already catching and riding green waves on your forehand but you don’t surf your home break
 regularly and are therefore not totally independent.

Who is it for? We consider you a lower Intermediate if you are catching and riding green waves and you are starting to
 make your first turns on either your forehand/backhand. You may also be paddling out back and sitting in the line-up.

You'll improve your wave selection, timing and take off., while practicing angled take offs on your fore & backhand. You will improving your
 bottom and top turns and learn how to cutback.


Intermediate Condensed Clinic with Rental - £225

3 Days intermediate surf tuition + 2 days rental

Pre-requisite: You already have a couple of surfing seasons under your belt and you are comfortable surfing beach breaks.

Who is it for? We consider you an upper Intermediate if you surf your home break regularly and are familiar with beach safety, how to use rips/channels etc. You can paddle out back and you can catch and ride green waves taking lefts and
 rights and are trying to get to grips with the bottom/top turns and the cutback. These are the 3 essential techniques that every surfer needs to master and perfect before moving onto more radical manoeuvres.

IMPORTANT: At the end of the 3 day course all participants will be assessed to make sure they are SAFE to rent equipment and free-surf on their own.
 

Experienced Surfari Option - £185

2 Day Surfari with ex-pro surfer

Pre-requisite: You must be a totally independent surfer with your own equipment, have a few surf seasons under your
 belt and be comfortable surfing hollow beach breaks, reef and point breaks.

Who is it for? Kamikaze pilots who want surf some of Lanzarotes more challenging beach, point and reef breaks. The Famara, La Santa & East coastlines offer something for everybody from mellow point breaks ideal for longboarders to
 world class A-frame reefs like Canarian Pipeline that will challenge the best of the Pro surfers.

What to Expect? Former British Pro surfer and local legend Rob Small will take small groups of 1-4 experienced surfers on a real surfari to sample some of the best breaks the island has to offer. Each day the surf spot will be chosen based
 upon groups ability, swell and wind conditions.

Experienced Option - £149

Pre-requisite: You must be a totally independent surfer with your own equipment, have a few surf seasons under your
 belt and be comfortable surfing beach breaks, reef and point breaks.

Who is it for? Surfers with their own equipment who will be content surfing the variety of beach and reef breaks on offer
 within walking distance of their accommodation in Famara.

Famara has a wide variety of breaks (See list below) that offer
 everything from mellow fun surf to challenging world class reefs all within a 10-15min walk from your accommodation.

   Playa Famara – Beach break – Various mellow peaks ideal for longboarding
   Playa Famara – Beach break - El Barco Escondido – A more challenging A-frame peak
  Playa Famara – Beach/Rock - Papelito – 2 more challenging A-frame peaks down track
  Playa Famara – Outside Reef – A popular big wave and tow-in spot, dust off your rhino charger
  El Muelle – Harbour Left – Fast and powerful Left hand reef break right in the heart of the village
  El Cagao – A-frame reef – fast, hollow and powerful break popular with bodyboarders and local grommets
  San Juan – A-frame reef – Fast and Hollow Left hander with Long carveable walls – Home to the annual WQS 6 Star Pro Surfing Event.