Clinics & Coaching
Teaching is a big part of my passion for windsurfing. You'll find more about upcoming camps and coaching opportunities below.
I aim to introduce as many people to windsurfing as I can and encourage them to love windsurfing as much as I do. Witnessing one of my students returning to the beach with a smile on his or her face is very rewarding, and it doesn't matter if it was his or her first moment on a board, first planing run, duck jibe or spock!
For all this to happen I make sure that the way I teach has logical progression. The different concepts taught at beginner level will still be valid at a higher level. They evolve while still keeping the same idea and understanding of windsurfing, which is based on the balance between the wind, the rider and his equipment. This teaching method has been worked on and developed by Pierre-Yves Mottier and his crew. This is how "Learn 2 Windsurf" was born.
The courses include time on the water, theory and video sessions.
I've been teaching for many years, on many different spots and to all levels, which gives me the experience needed to help people improve quickly and enjoy their time on the water.
Besides doing camps, I am also available for private and group coaching.
For more information or inquiries please contact me on laure@lauretreboux.com
Also check out the clinics that Surf Shop Préverenges organizes on www.surfshop.ch
23-Jul-2010
New Coaching Weeks in Rhodes for this Summer!
Nothing planned for September yet? Feel like learning new moves or simply take your first steps on a windsurf board?
Check out the flyer below, you might be interested!
The Pro Center and I have planned 2 new coaching events for September 2010 in Rhodes: the "Trick Week" from the 6th to the 11th and the "Open Week" from the 13th to the 18th.
During the first one you will learn all the moves you wish, from carving to aerial freestyle. If you can use the harness and footstraps you're in!
The second one is open to everyone, with no minimum level required.
Both courses include 4 hours of tuition per day, with on water coaching, video analysis and theory sessions.
Price for the 6 day course: 195€
Price for 7 day rental at the Pro Center: 195€
Please contact me if you'd like more information about the coaching. Places are limited so be quick to book your week at info@procenter-rhodos.com!
26-Jun-2010
From islands to islands
Once the Girls Camps in Rhodes were over I took the ferry for my next coaching stop: Kos.
It didn't take long for me to fall in love with the place. Kos is an amazing island full of character, colors and beautiful spots.
I was based at the Kefalos windsurfing and sailing center, right in the middle of Kefalos bay. If you're looking for a windy flat water spot and a chilled but professional windsurfing centre you can go straight there! For freestyle, freeride and slalom, or just for your first hours on a board, it's a really perfect place.
I ran two 3 day courses there and both went really well once again. Happy guests and lots of fun and improvement on the water.
Thanks to all my guests for making me enjoy the coaching so much and a big thank you to Jens, Ben and Charlie for their smile and the great job they do at the centre! I'll be back soon. And thanks Adonis for the pictures.
I flew back from Kefalos on Thursday night. Luckily my little brother was there to pick me up and handle the drive back in the early morning hours. I got a day and a half at home, just about enough time to wash my clothes and organize my boardbags, and it was time to go and check in again for my next destination, Gran Canaria.
It's Canarias time again, with the PWA freestyle event in Lanzarote starting next week, and the PWA wave event in Pozo from the 6th to the 9th of July.
Nayra picked me up from the airport a few hours ago and I'm now sitting at her place in Las Palmas. We just finished loading her van with all our stuff, ready to jump on the ferry tomorrow, off to Fuerte, then drive up north and grab another ferry and get to Lanzarote. And that's just the beginning of this summer story, the European road / island trip has started!
I will keep you posted on how it goes of course. The freestyle event starts on the 30th and the forecast looks alright. Fingers crossed this year will go better than last year! I'll do my best that's for sure. Trying to go there relaxed and to sail as good as while free sailing. And if I can do that it's a good start already...
16-Jun-2010
Girls Camp Rhodes, 2nd Edition
Well, it looks like we'll have to run a 3rd edition in 2011!!!
I'm very happy about the way it all went. The atmosphere was great on and off the water as usual, lots of smiles and happy faces and everyone improved a lot.
I'd like to thank all the girls for making these events such good fun all the time, and everyone at the Pro Center for all their help and the great moments!!!
See you all soon.
25-Apr-2010
Dahab
I finally made it back after a really busy but awesome month in Dahab, Egypt.
4 weeks of coaching non stop with people from all over Europe, all kind of levels and ages. I'm really happy about the way it all went - good wind, happy people and lots of improvement from everyone. A big thank you to Planet Windsurfing and their Dahab crew, always helpful and great to work with. The whole trip was punctuated by quite a few unfortunate events too, like one of my client fracturing his tibia and fibular - we all wish you the best recovery Urs!! And lots of other things... So yeah, a very intense but good month in Egypt.
In the end I got stuck there with no flight, like lots of other people, and even though there are worse places to be stuck in, I could never relax properly and just enjoy my extra days there. I had to keep calling the airport every hour as the place could leave anytime - even at 4 o'clock in the morning. In the end they sent my plane to Vienna instead of Geneva, then put us on a bus from Vienna to Geneva. A nice small 15 hour journey across Austria and Switzerland... But I was going home so I didn't mind that much. I had already missed my only 2 days off at home and my first day at work...
I'm now working at Surf Shop Préverenges, my home spot, for a month. I will be looking after the whole place, the shop and the school, as Pierre-Yves - the owner - is away. The weather is perfect at the moment and I love being here at the lake. The season is starting guys and girls, so if you need a new board, sail, or anything from the shop, or you'd like some windsurfing lessons, Surf Shop Préverenges is where you'll find us! You can also just pass by to say hello, we've got good coffee and ice creams...
After that it'll be time to hit the road again, with first the Bonifacio Windsurf Freestyle Project, a freestyle contest in a paradise place, with sound systems, photo shoots and loads more (check out the poster), then 2 Girls Camps in Rhodos, followed by clinics in Kefalos, another Girls Camp in Holland and more to be confirmed. Check out the posters below for more info. Be quick to subscribe, we're running out of spaces!
It's gonna be a busy and fun summer that's for sure!!
The pictures from Dahab are ©Marc Cheli. Thanks Marc!!
28-Mar-2010
Elevate Girls Camp in Holland
On the 21st and 22nd of August 2010 there is the windsurfing event you can't miss out: the Mission. It takes place in Brouwersdam, Holland, and is one of the best windsurfing event I've been to, hands down.
And just before that, there's the event for all of you girls and ladies: the Elevate Girls Camp from the 15th to the 20th.
There's no level requirement, you're all welcome. So if you fancy windsurfing and improving loads thanks to professional tuition, and just having lots of fun because that's what windsurfing is all about, join us for this 5 days coaching program!
Check out the flyer above for more information (click on it to see it full size), or the clinic and coaching page for details about the tuition. And if you'd still like to know more about it, don't hesitate to contact me: laure@lauretreboux.com
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Be quick as places are limited!
