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SUP Lessons at Thames Sailing Club

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The Paddleboard School at Thames Sailing Club
Since 2012
The partnership between Thames Sailing Club and the Paddleboard School Instructors has built an unrivalled reputation.
The Paddleboard School at the Thames Sailing Club goes for strength to strength. The same team of instructors that has built their reputation over the past 8 years continues on with the TSCPS as we move forward.

Thames Sailing Club Paddleboard School (TSCPS)
 Portsmouth Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4HH

The original Paddleboard School was started in 2008 by Brian Johncey and soon built up a reputation of excellence and fun training,
being the first ASI qualified school in Europe.
The school established a great relationship with The Thames Sailing Club in Surbiton in 2010 where it has remained to this day

 You’re in safe hands:
The TSCPS team of instructors have been bringing Paddleboarding to the local community since 2008

 The Good News:-
Thames Sailing Club team of Club instructors that built the original school’s reputation continues to teach Paddleboarding at the
Thames Sailing Club "Paddleboard School".


TSC Paddeboard School instructors have all been tutored by Brian Johncey at the Blue Chip SUP Instructor Training Centre. All the TSCPS instructors have maintained their ASI and or British Canoeing qualifications, our instructors are certified by British Canoeing “Paddle-Safe, Safeguarding and Best Practices” along with first aid qualifications..


The TSC SUP Skipper Lessons run on the principle of safety, knowledge, fun and more fun.

  Maximum Student/Staff Ratio 4:1
This is a great sport involving lots of fun and at the same time low impact exercise for your
central core muscle group, legs, arms and general balance.
By the end of the lesson you should be up to the Thames Sailing Club SUP Skipper standard and receive your Skipper Card

Click here for the SUP Skipper course Syllabus and details in full 
 



Click here for the course waver and conditions including our Photo and Video consent policy:

The Thames Sailing Club Paddleboard School is running whilst still
adhering to the government distancing guidelines both on and off the water

TSCPS teaching session for the 2021 season will start Saturday 1st May

How to book your lesson as part of a 2 hour group lessons:-
info@PaddleBoardSchool.co.uk

FREE Lesson:
If you decide to purchase a board from Blue Chip within a month of your TSCPS SUP lesson,
we will allow you a 10% discount to a maximum of £50 off the list price of the board of your choice
 
Parent and Child lessons
> Maximum 1 Parent to 2 childred
> Blue Chip Parent and Child lessons: Minimum age 10 years old
> Minimum child height 1.3 metres
> You child must be a confident swimmer and able to swim 2 x 25m lengths of a swimming pool back to back
This course is open to and designed specifically for "a parent and child leaning together"
info@PaddleBoardSchool.co.uk

FREE Lesson:
If you decide to purchase a board from Blue Chip within a month of your TSCPS SUP lesson,
we will allow you a 10% discount to a maximum of £50 off the list price of the board of your choice
For more information on SUPing at the Thames Sailing Club   

SUP lesson voucher   

For more details, contact us on 0208 715 0040 or   info@paddleboardschool.co.uk

What should I bring for a taster session?

Paddleboarding is not a falling in sport. Virtually none of our clients fall in – and any dunkings that have occurred (are almost always due to over-exuberance (and thus entirely avoidable if you want to stay dry)

So you’re not actually going to get wet, you really don’t need any special kit for paddleboarding (unless you’re going out in the waves, which is not on the agenda for any of our taster sessions). However, if you want to play safe there would be no harm in having a change of clothing and a towel in your car for your first few sessions, just in case.

Your feet are the only part of your body that will come into contact with the water, but boards have good grip so bare feet or some old trainers will be fine. If you have surf boots you want to use then by all means bring them, but they certainly are not necessary. Shorts (or skirt) are the best bet, but you could always just roll your trouser-legs up if there’s no other option.

Please bring bottled water and may be a snack for after your lesson

Sunglasses are advisable, and on hot days it’s worth having some sun screen on , as you always burn faster on the water.

Other than that, just bring yourself and your enthusiasm. You’re going to have fun out there