10-DAYS MALDIVES SURFCOACHING BOAT TRIP
“We had everything we needed to achieve progress in surfing: perfect waves and a very professional coach Pepijn Tigges. Pepijn gave us a lot of great tips during the daily surf video analysis and already after a couple of days we could clearly see improvements in our surf technique!
All in all - epic trip, super coach, great atmosphere, amazing people and very comfortable boat!”
Are you ready to go on the surftrip of your dreams?
Last year I traveled to the Maldives for the first time, Located in the middle of the Indian Ocean, with clear blue water and the perfect waves all around, some people call it 'heaven on earth'. On this 10-day boat trip we’ll do our best to score uncrowded and perfect waves, which is not a rare sight in the Maldives.
This trip is the perfect environment for progressing your surfing. With suprisingly “easy” but very rippable waves, the Maldives lends itself perfectly for surfcoaching.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION:
Dates: 21-31 July 2024 (3 shared cabin spots left)
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Trip type: Surfcoaching
Wave type: Huge variety of reef breaks typically in the chest high to double overhead range.
Surf Level: Level 2 & 3
Level 1: Whitewater surfing
Level 2: Greenwave surfing
(down the line, trimming)
Level 3: Horizontal maneuvers
(making speed, carving, surfing in the pocket)
Level 4: Vertical maneuvers
(learning projecting/cutback maneuvers, connecting maneuvers)
Prices: $3450 (p.p. shared cabin, 2 available left) & $3800 (private cabin, 5 available left)
Group size: Max 8
What boat are we sailing on?
We will be exploring the Indian ocean on a beautiful called Theia. Equipped with everything needed to have a safe and comfortable travel throughout the Maldives. Theia will be your home away from home for 10 days of searching for perfect waves across the Maldives. The crew is very professional, clean, kind and it’s one of the more luxurious boats in the Maldives.
At 32m long, 4 stories high and with a top cruising speed of 10 knots, Theia is spacious and at home cruising between the beautiful atolls that make up the Maldives islands. Despite the ample space and maximum capacity of 20, we keep our groups small with a maximum of 10 surfing guests (and two non surfing guests) across 8 comfortable and air conditioned guest cabins. All cabins have air-conditioning and have en-suite bathrooms, ensuring maximum privacy and a good night’s sleep after a long day of surfing.
There are multiple outdoor areas, a comfortable lounge, a well stocked bar and an amazing sun deck. The award-winning crew are some of the best in the business and the fresh cuisine your chef is capable of knocking up in floating kitchen is truly incredible.
The amazing surf guide from Renegade surf travel will be your point of contact throughout the trip and make sure you’re scoring the best waves on offer each day. With their intimate knowledge of forecasts and surf spots across the region, they will make sure we squeeze every last drop out of our time in the Maldives.
What’s included?
- Meet and greet at Malé Airport
- Transfers to and from the Airport to Theia
- Advanced surf coaching with Pepijn Tigges including:
- Video Analysis
- In water coaching and guidance
- Surf theory and technique
- Exercises to improve your surfing
- Equipment advice
- One-on-one video analysis session(s)
- Use of Donnie (with shade) + Dinghy for flexible surf break access
- 3 incredible chef prepared meals every day
- Unlimited filtered water and hot drinks
- Use of snorkeling & basic fishing gear
- Expert advice and support from your Renegade Surf Travel guide
- All photos and videos from your trip
- Carbon offset of the trip
- Your own re-usable water bottle
- All local taxes
Unique extra’s (included in the price):
- A pre-trip training schedule from Pepijn to be fully surf fit to make the most out of the surfsessions.
What’s not included?
- Flights
- Travel Insurance
- Drinks from the bar
“A really good alternative for people who want to surf uncrowded waves in the Maldives! Our trip started in North Maldives and we headed south were we got to surf quality waves with only the guys on the boat in the water.
I had never tried coaching like this before and didnt have any expectations. But super cool to have the sessions filmed and get quality feedback from Pepi the surf coach. Really learned a lot and made me improve my surfing. Its also really motivating to get some pointers I can work on in the future. So definitely recommend the coaching part. We also got all the video material in the end of the trip. Many good memories on film is cool to have.
The crew on the boat and our guide Dale and surf coach Pepi, also did an excellent job to create a really good environment.
Super professional from first contact, execution and follow up after the trip. Good food, uncrowded waves, cool people, adventure to new locations in the Maldives, swimming with sharks, great boat... Pretty much spot on everything and one of the best trips I have been on!”
What’s an overview of the trip?
Start:
Every trip is unique depending on the forecasts and group of guests. The trip is totally flexible to the wishes and wants from the group. From the waves we surf, to the coaching subjects and the amount of surfsessions per day.
From the moment you arrive in the airport you are guided to your luxurious vessel in the harbour and from there on you’ll be spending the full 10 days on the boat (with a little island exploring in between).
First day:
Most trips we start with getting into the beautiful waves as soon as we can around North Malé on the well known surfspots like Jailbreaks, Honkeys and Sultans.
Then we always have the goal to get down towards the Central Atolls as fast as we can as this is the place where we have a big chance to find emtpy and perfect waves. It’s a beautiful sail down past countless of islands and through the different atolls that make up the Maldivian landscape. This is my favorite part of the beginning of the trip.
Daily schedule:
Then every morning we’ll have a in-water coachingsession where you’ll be filmed and we’ll analyse the footage together every evening so that you’ll be ready with new knowledge for the next morning.
Every breakfast, lunch and dinner will consist of high quality chef-made meals that consist of everything you need to be energized for your next surfsession. (These meals are seriously good and specific dietary needs/wants are never a problem.)
Between meals and surfsessions there is loads to do on the boat but most of the time everything retreats into their rooms for a much needed nap while we make our way towards the next surfspot.
Depending on the day there’s room for multiple surfsessions per day and it’s hard to not be surfed out too quickly. This is why I include the ‘pre-trip training schedule’, so that the risk of being surfed out too quickly or any potential injuries are minimized.
GET IN TOUCH TO BOOK YOUR SPOT:
Fill in the form below or:
Email me iampepijnsocial@gmail.com
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I will get back to you a.s.a.p. with the booking information or an answer to your question(s).
