Surf Zone & Beyond- Surf Clinic - Hobuck Beach

Each clinic will meet down on Hobuck Beach right in front of the campground right down near the water. Be dressed and ready to go at 9 am on both days. The clinics will end at 12:30 pm on each day.

**You must be signed up for the Surf Zone Week at Hobuck Activity ** to be able to participate in the Surf Zone clinics.

Learn or improve your surf zone skills at this two-day surf clinic at Hobuck Beach Resort at Makah Bay. Participants will learn skills and gain comfort in the surf zone whether your objective be as simple as launching and landing in small surf (essential for coastal trips) or for fine-tuning your surfing skills in long sea kayaks or shorter surf-specific boats. 

The clinic participants will be divided up into several levels depending on prior experience and interest:  1) Introduction to the Surf Zone, 2) Intermediate: Applying Skills and Tactics in the Surf Zone,  and 3) Surfing. At the beginner level 

Those in the Introduction to Surf Zone section will be introduced to paddling safely in the surf zone. The focus will be on safety, confidence, and learning skills to manage you and your boat in very small surf. There will be lots of instructors to maximize safety and learning. You'll learn about surf zone etiquette and how to traverse the surf zone (going out beyond the break and come back in) safely, especially important in a loaded boat.  Later you may learn to ride waves, appropriate for some safe beaches.

Those in the Intermediate group should already be comfortable with going in and out of three foot surf and with riding smaller waves.  This group will focus on learning more advanced skills necessary to push their boundaries a bit farther.

Those in the Surfing section will understand the basics of surfing and are looking to expand their skills and tactics for making the right actions on purpose as you surf waves!  

Both Friday and Saturday will be half-day instruction and the other half will be available for attendees to practice on their own. The clinic portion of the days (9:00-12:30) will be led by instructors. In the afternoon you may play independently in the surf. It is possible that some instructors may be at the beach to help with pointers or feedback.

This clinic is one of the activities in the Surf Zone Week at Hobuck organized by the Tacoma Branch but open to all Mountaineers who have passed the basic sea kayaking class or gotten equivalency. 

**YOU MUST BE SIGNED UP FOR THE SURF ZONE WEEK AT HOBUCK ACTIVITY ** TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURF ZONE CLINICS.