The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Boardriders club recently held a beginners weekend on the 23rd/24th June 2007. This was a all girls weekend and the course was fully booked. The event was held at Gwithian on the North Cornwall Coast and commenced at approximately 0930 on the 1st day. With instructors and beginners divided into groups training began in earnest with lots of warm up exercises on the beach followed by some basic surfing instruction. Then it was time to take to the waves to put the lessons learned into practice. Great fun was had by all in the early sessions. The waves slightly mess but small provided adequate conditions for the beginners. After lunch another lengthy in the water session followed. After a hard days surf beginners and instructors retired to the nearby campsites for a hot shower and refreshments in the form of a barbeque. The 2nd day was all about practising the lessons from the previous day and it was encouraging to see the majority of beginners surfing with some confidence. In all this was a fantastic weekend which is becoming more popular with each event. The next beginners weekend will be held on the 8th/9th of Sept at Gwithian Cornwall. Details are available from the Club Secretary POACMN Williams (Bungwa) at 771 NAS RNAS Culdrose Helston Cornwall TR12 7RH mil ext 2522
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