skookum surf co.-day classes

I signed up for surf lesson and was really, really impressed with Jules. He is laid back, but very excited about surfing and getting others into it. I am a terrible surfer, but he kept encouraging me and making it fun. I spent a week in Costa Rica at a surf camp and learned more (better waves too) in my lesson with Jules.Sign up for a Skookum lesson and you will not be disappointed.

We originally had surf lessons booked for a weekend visit to Long Beach, but got stormed out. Skookum called us the morning of our original booking saying that if we wanted, they would still take us out for our lesson, but we decided against trying to battle the weather at the same time as learning. It was nice to be given the option, so bonus points there.We rain-checked our lessons for a later month (which was outside of the expiry date on our voucher) and brought a friend from Australia with us. Skookum was very accommodating, and did a great job coaching but giving us room to enjoy the process of learning. They've got a neat set up at their building too, which made us feel comfortable getting started.The only thing I could recommend that Skookum do differently is to give at least a half hour more on the lesson time. Our group of 3 is in pretty good shape, and we felt the 2 hours came too quickly. I did notice the others in our group lessons were pretty wiped by 1.5 hours, so I guess it was more of a personal preference. Our instructor brought us in for a break and a fun-check at 1.5 hours, then let us loose for another 20 mins, so if there's going to be a break I'd try to have it a little earlier so the customers aren't caught off guard by only having 20 mins left. But, its a minor technicality.Overall, we had a great experience, felt catered to, and would go back again. I gave Skookum a 5 instead of a 4 because of how flexible they were in re-booking us. The 2 hour limit would be the only reason to give a 4.

Loved the owners, they provided our group with ten classic cruisers. The service was exceptional. Next time we will def go surfing with this company.