INSTRUCTORS

Our instructors are all BSA (British Surfing Association) qualified, to ensure the highest safety and quality instruction for all our students. They all hold a valid beach lifeguard qualification and, as well as enjoying passing their skills on to other people, are guaranteed to be in the water themselves at every opportunity! For this reason, you can relax in the knowledge that you are in good, safe hands of experienced coaches with good local knowledge.

Instructor Profiles:

Name:Gavin Walsh

Place of Birth: South Africa

Years Surfing: 21

Places Surfed: South Africa, England, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Mexico

Where Next:  Australasia/Indonesia would be nice!

Gavin's surfing roots come from the shores of South Africa, where he learnt to surf over 20 years ago on the False Bay coast of Cape Town.  After 3 years in the colder waters of the Cape, Gavin's family relocated to the subtropical climate of Durban, Kwazulu Natal, on the East Coast of South Africa. Having emigrated to the UK in 1998, Gavin chose to settle in Cornwall in 2000 to study for his degree in Surf Science and Technology, graduating in 2003. As a co-partner in Perranporth Surf School, Gavin took position as manager and  head instructor in 2004.

Name:Nico Keruzec

Place of Birth: Brittany, France

Years Surfing: 13

Places Surfed: France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Indonesia, South Africa

Where Next: Ireland and New Zealand

Nico has been surfing for 13 years, and has been living in Cornwall for 9 of those since relocating from Brittany, France. Having learnt to surf on a longboard, Nico resisted the more common route of most young surfers to progress straight on to a shortboard, and solely surfed longboards for the first 7 years of his career, becoming somewhat of a specialist. Having taken up shortboarding around 7 years ago, Nico has an intimate knowledge of surfboard dimensions and varied styles of surfing. In 2003 Nico graduated with his degree in surf science. He now spends his winters travelling and surfing around the world. During 2007 Nico competed in both the British Longboard and the professional European Longboard tour, finishing with the overall rank of 4th (British) and 10th (European).