On a recent visit to San Diego, my oldest daughter and her friend wanted to take surf lessons. Surf Diva at La Jolla Shores was highly recommended, so I booked a private lesson for them.
La Jolla Shores is the perfect beach to learn to surf. You don’t have to go out into deep water or crashing surf to get some nice waves to learn on. The Surf Diva instructor was very professional and knowledgeable – AND he was able to deal with the laughter and silliness of teen girls. High praise for that.
After the lesson I found out that Surf Diva Surf Schools also has programs for teaching people with special needs. Their instructors go through a yearly training, and have special boards for adaptive surfing and special wetsuit options. They organize a great kids surf clinic with the Challenged Athletes Foundation every year in September/October. They are also a part of the yearly National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic.
“Surf Diva is open to everyone, regardless of physical ability. We teach girls and boys ages 5 and up and our motto is: “The best surfer in the water is the one having the most fun!” said Izzy Tihanyi, founder and co-owner of Surf Diva. It’s very important to notify us of any special needs before the lesson so we can customize a lesson plan, specific instructor and adaptive equipment to optimize the learning process and create a nurturing environment”
After our great experience with Surf Diva, and seeing the conditions at La Jolla Shores beach for myself, I promised V a surf experience of her own next time we’re in San Diego. She smiled and nodded yes. Surf’s up!
Contact Surf Diva to find out more:
www.surfdiva.com
(858) 454-8273
askadiva@surfdiva.com
2160 Avenida de la playa
La Jolla, CA 92037
Hello,
I will be visiting San Diego in July with my 6 year old son with special needs. I would like to schedule a surfing lesson for our visit. Please contact me at 713-933-4822
Hi Rikki Sue – I actually don’t represent Surf Diva, you’ll need to contact them directly via thier phone number listed above. Thanks and have fun!