SURF coaching done with love

Went on a surf coaching trip with Pepijn. I myself have been surfing for about 13 years. The steps I took this week is more than I have done in the past 6 years combined. To be honest, I soon found out that I mainly ‘just’surfed down the line. Caught nice waves, but not really any true control.

Made some serious progress this week due to the way Pepijn coaches. I’m now have much more control and finally made serious progress in my top and bottom turns.

To be honest, as the week progressed, I got the feeling that we were kind of like a big group of friends having a great week.

All in all, a very strong recommendation. You should be aware of one disadvantage if you go for this coaching: it will be difficult to top this coaching experience elsewhere. That is why I have decided to stay on the periphery of Pepijn for the next few years. I look forward to the next coaching trip, Pepijn!

- Christian (Dutch, level 2 surfer)

“I don't think that you will get a coach like this anywhere if you are not a pro-surfer. There are not many coaches who go so much in depth, adjusting exactly to your surfing. There is absolutly nothing missing in this coaching experience. On top of that Pepijn is just a great human beeing, caring alot for all of the students. My 3rd trip / coaching with him already. I started working with Pepijn 1,5 years ago and feel my surfing improved in so many ways.”

10/10 would recommend!

- Peter (Dutch, Advanced surfer)

Whilst I had been working with a different coach for the entire year leading up to that trip, I must admit that Pepijn's coaching surpassed my expectations. His explanations were incredibly clear, and suddenly everything about surfing started to click for me. I finally understood the precise actions I needed to take on the wave in order to achieve the desired results.

Not only was Pepijn a surf theory genius, but he was also the coolest person to hang out with. He possesses a warm, thoughtful, and encouraging personality that made the experience even more enjoyable.

Overall I made some serious progress under his guidance, and now I can't wait to plan another trip with him!

- Pauline, (German, Level 2 surfer)

I had the pleasure of joining Pepijn on his 7-day coaching trip in France. I absolutely loved it and would totally recommend Pepijns trips to anyone who is considering it.

As this was my first acquaintance with Pepijn, I was not sure what to expect. However, the hear say of Pepijn being an amazing coach was fully true. From the very first moment, Pepijn created a pleasant, open atmosphere that resulted in a safe learning space for the group. He has extensive and deep knowledge about surfing and is able to transfer this easily and effectively through active learning methods. His dedication, enthusiasm and individual advices have led to highly valuable insights on how I can improve my surfing.

Thank you so much Pepijn, for the super fun trip (and my new group of friends) and see you soon again for the next one!

- Jetske, (Dutch, Level 2 surfer)

The surf coaching week was a great combination of high-quality coaching and a nice trip with like minded surfers.

Pepijn has the ability to recognize key elements for improvement and explain them in an adaptive manner. Either with theoretical detail or more applicable. I have been on several surf weeks that included decent lessons, but the depth of information that I got during such weeks pepijn is able to explain in 10 minutes. Basically it was a lot of fun and I got more than enough information to improve my surfing in the coming time.

- Jan (Dutch, level 2 surfer)

I recently did a surf coaching trip with Pepijn in the Maldives.

He did a great job of analysing the surf videos of everyone on the boat, and in a very positive way, clearly explained how to improve the things that we each needed to work on in very detailed and easy to follow tips.

I was amazed, that already on the second day I could see remarkable improvements in everybody's surfing, mine included .

Pepijn is a great guy and you can see that he really enjoys coaching people and helping them to improve their surf skills, I can totally recommend him as a patient and attentive coach, I'm looking forward to surfing with him again in the near future.

I have continued to follow Pepijn's pointers and continue to see my surfing improving with every session since my coaching trip. Thanks Pepijn 🤙

- Ed (Australian, level 3 surfer)

I embarked on a renegade surf trip to the Maldives in March 2023. Everything about this trip felt different to my previous surf holidays, this was an elite experience and the coaching was another level to what I have previously experienced.

Pepi is a professional surfer, he competes for his country, it’s his life and when he’s not competing, he’s coaching.

Other coaches in the past don’t have his experience and knowledge, there’s a huge amount to learn in surfing and when you want to push yourself to that higher level, you want a professional….Pepi is that coach.

There’s a lot of coaches out there who can give you basic guidance, but if you want to take it to the next level from intermediate upwards, you need a professional like Pepi.

His video guidance is so vital to improving and I’d say to anyone who wants to progress is to get him to analyse your videos. It’s so so helpful.

- Ben (United Kingdom, level 2 surfer)

Pepijn is an excellent surf coach to work with. His approach is very kind and honest which really helps you develop as a surfer.

His ability to breakdown complex manoeuvres on a wave into simple bite size chunks makes learning new things a lot easier.

Overall, he is an awesome guy to hangout with generally, and he helps you develop your surfing at your own pace.

- Jamie (United Kingdom, level 3 surfer)

He breaks down complicated techniques into really simple steps, and gives you visual prompts that are easy to remember in the water ('pick up the box!'). This makes transferring the theory into practice so much more effective than I've found anywhere else. The level of insight, from beginning level foundations right through to advanced surfing, is incredible - you really understand the mechanics of surfing after working with him. I've made huge progress in my surfing and would massively recommend Pep for anyone who feels stuck in their progress and can't quite break through to the next level.

- Nick (America, level 3 surfer)