Yonder is proud to have partnered with the Finisterre Foundation for International Women’s Day 2023. £2 from every sale on the day was donated to the Yonder Surf Academy CIC to provide a multi-day beginners surf course to anyone lacking confidence and community to enter the water. Yonder CIC works with women and girls to build confidence, self-esteem and positive mental health, both in and out of the ocean.

Who is this for?

Calling all the hesitant, the busy, the intimidated, the nervous, the self conscious, lets cross from land to sea together!

There are six places available, sessions will take place on the following Tuesdays @6pm

April 18th, 25th,

May 2nd, 16th and 23rd

Location: Tynemouth Longsands

Time: 6pm - 8pm

Duration: 2 hours in total

What do we provide? We provide everything you need to surf and build ocean confidence; high quality boards, women’s wetsuits, boots, gloves & hoods if needed!

Our range of boards to borrow from include perfect beginner boards to high quality soft tops and fibreglass hard boards.

How many participants on a session?

Six women per session; we have always ensured that our session sizes are small to ensure everyone attending gets the attention and support necessary to progress at their own individual pace.

Who are they for?

These clubs are aimed at those who have perhaps lacked the confidence or community to give surfing a go, it’s aimed at absolute beginners, providing the opportunity to try surfing in a supportive and safe environment with likeminded women.

These sessions are aimed at building friendships and confidence and providing a more regular option for those not able to be as adaptable due to work/family/travel commitments. Women who have attended these sessions have formed friendships and gained skills that have helped them to become confident and independent surfers and water users. We may surf, swim, body surf, splash, all intended to build our confidence and have fun!

There is the possibility of a surf skate session if the conditions would make it more beneficial one week (this is not mandatory and participants can opt out) we will play that by ear and bring Tom in as our certified skateboard coach. we have all the equipment for this.

Important:

Due to the very nature of unpredictable conditions we may not always have swell so will run paddle technique sessions and theory on ocean safety if dangerous conditions or excessively big. Please be advised that the conditions will not always be perfect. These sessions are intended ‘go out whatever’ the conditions, a way of understanding our sea better which is often the reality of the North Sea. Flat sessions are recognised as important in our surf journey as its often during these sessions that we grasp board control and paddle techniques.

These sessions are aimed at building friendships and confidence and providing a more regular option for those not able to be as adaptable due to work/family/travel commitments. Women who have attended these sessions have formed friendships and gained skills that have helped them to become confident and independent surfers and water users.

I’d had a couple surfing lessons elsewhere before the beginning of the five week course, but I was still very apprehensive about getting in the sea and wasn’t very confident in what to do really.

Sally was such a good teacher! She was so informative and attentive with everyone in the group, taking you out for small 1:1 advice sessions if she spots something she can help you improve on. I really felt like I was in safe hands and since the sessions have ended, I have had no apprehension whatsoever and have been renting boards and getting in the sea for practice whenever I can!

The consecutive 5 week long course is really beneficial too as it gets you out in all kinds of conditions which I think helped me start to understand it all a lot better.

Would highly recommend these courses to anyone keen to surf. I’m excited to get some more lessons with Yonder soon! Alex B.

Sally is a qualified ASI Instructor and SLSGB Life Guard with years of experience surfing in the North Sea, this is a great opportunity to learn to surf with a passionate and experienced instructor.