Aloha Surf Lessons is a great way to spend a vacation day.
Owned and operated by professional surfer Chava Greenlee, Aloha Surf Lessons is a fun filled day doing something you have always wanted to do ..... surfing.
Group (max 6), semi-private (max 2) and private lessons (1) are available year round.
Stand Up Paddleboard Lessons are also taught by the same instructors.
There are 2 locations ...... Poipu Beach and Kalapaki Bay (Lihue) to serve you.
To book this adventure .....
714-614-4476
Surfing according to Wikipedia ......
Surfing is a
surface water sport in which the wave rider, referred to as a surfer, rides on the forward or deep face of a moving
wave, which is usually carrying the surfer towards the
shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found in the
ocean, but can also be found in
lakes or in
rivers in the form of a
standing wave or
tidal bore. However, surfers can also utilize artificial waves such as those from boat wakes and the waves created in artificial
wave pools.
The term surfing refers to the act of riding a wave, regardless of whether the wave is ridden with a board or without a board, and regardless of the stance used (goofy or regular stance). The native peoples of the Pacific, for instance, surfed waves on alaia, paipo, and other such craft, and did so on their bellies and knees. The modern-day definition of surfing, however, most often refers to a surfer riding a wave standing up on a
surfboard; this is also referred to as stand-up surfing.
One variety of stand-up surfing is
paddle boarding. Another prominent form of surfing is
body boarding, when a surfer rides a wave on a bodyboard, either lying on their belly, drop knee, or sometimes even standing up on a body board. Other types of surfing include knee boarding, surf matting (riding inflatable mats), and using foils.
Body surfing, where the wave is surfed without a board, using the surfer's own body to catch and ride the wave, is very common and is considered by some to be the purest form of surfing.
Three major subdivisions within standing-up surfing are
long boarding,
short boarding, and
stand up paddle surfing (SUP), and these three have several major differences, including the board design and length, the riding style, and the kind of wave that is ridden.
In
tow-in surfing (most often, but not exclusively, associated with
big wave surfing), a motorized water vehicle, such as a
personal watercraft, tows the surfer into the wave front, helping the surfer match a large wave's higher speed, which is generally a higher speed than a self-propelled surfer can produce. Surfing-related sports such as
paddle boarding and
sea kayaking do not require waves, and other derivative sports such as
kite surfing and
windsurfing rely primarily on wind for power, yet all of these platforms may also be used to ride waves. Recently with the use of
V-drive boats,
Wakesurfing, in which one surfs on the wake of a boat, has emerged. The
Guinness Book of World Records recognized a 78 feet (23.8 m) wave ride by
Garrett McNamara at
Nazaré,
Portugal as the largest wave ever surfed.
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