Surf lesson in Ericeira at the first World Surfing Reserve in Europe, guided by Jo\u00e3o Paulino, a Level 2 certified surf coach who has been surfing since 1990 and running 7\u00aa Ess\u00eancia Surfing School since 2009. This two-hour session takes complete beginners from the beach through their first waves in the water, with all equipment included and a coach who genuinely loves the ocean and what it does for the people who learn to surf in it.<\/p>\n
The session begins on the beach with the essentials: how to put on a wetsuit, how to choose the right board size for a beginner and the safety rules that every surfer needs to know before entering the water. From there you move into the ocean, starting with an adaptation phase without the board to feel the movement and force of the waves before picking up the surfboard and beginning to catch whitewater. The technical progression moves toward standing up on the board, with Jo\u00e3o guiding every stage and adapting his coaching to your pace and confidence throughout. Please note that lesson times depend on tides and sea conditions and the schedule may be adjusted daily to ensure the best possible learning conditions.<\/p>\n
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\ud83c\udfc4 How to put on a wetsuit and select the right board size for a beginner<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfc4 Essential surf safety rules before entering the water<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfc4 How to read and feel the movement and force of the ocean<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfc4 How to catch whitewater waves with confidence<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfc4 The technique for standing up on the board<\/p>\n
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\ud83c\udf0a All surf equipment including surfboard and wetsuit<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udf0a Full certified coaching from Jo\u00e3o Paulino throughout the session<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udf0a Approximately two hours of beach and water instruction<\/p>\n
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Your first waves caught at one of the most legendary surf destinations in Europe, the foundation of surf technique and the particular feeling of having stood up on a board in Ericeira for the first time.<\/p>\n
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I am Jo\u00e3o Paulino, manager and Level 2 surf coach at 7\u00aa Ess\u00eancia Surfing School in Ericeira. I have been surfing since 1990, hold a degree in Sports Sciences from 2005 and have been certified by the Portuguese Surf Federation since 2001. I have been running this school since 2009 and I love surfing every single day. My goal with every lesson is to guarantee the best possible surf experience, whatever your starting point.<\/p>\n
Lesson times subject to tides and sea conditions. Schedule may be adjusted daily. All equipment included.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1446,"featured_media":36373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"listing_category":[154],"event_category":[],"service_category":[153],"rental_category":[],"classifieds_category":[],"listing_feature":[181],"region":[163],"class_list":["post-36393","listing","type-listing","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","listing_category-all-things-sea","service_category-sports-fitness","listing_feature-water-sports-workshops","region-ericeira-workshops"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing\/36393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1446"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36393"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing\/36393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36594,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing\/36393\/revisions\/36594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing_category?post=36393"},{"taxonomy":"event_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_category?post=36393"},{"taxonomy":"service_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service_category?post=36393"},{"taxonomy":"rental_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rental_category?post=36393"},{"taxonomy":"classifieds_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/classifieds_category?post=36393"},{"taxonomy":"listing_feature","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing_feature?post=36393"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=36393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}