Global Boarders provides luxury Cornwall surfing holidays, Corporate surfing days, Family Surfing Holidays, School Surf Trips and unique Cornwall Surf Experience packages. Combining the finest surf locations in Cornwall, the highest quality of instruction, customer service, accommodation and food, Global Boarders' Surfing Holidays in Cornwall will leave you with a feel good factor that will be with you long after your holiday is over.
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There are 2 ways: (i) If you do not have any further questions then fill in the booking form and either e-mail it to us and we'll contact you or post it with your deposit cheque (ii) If you have further questions then e-mail or telephone with your details i.e. dates, group size, type of holiday required and we'll get back to you either the same day or within 24 hours.
It depends on the time of year you come - we've surfed in just shorts in the summer and in the winter a winter suit does fine. In extreme conditions you can wear a hood, boots and gloves, but the gulf stream keeps the Cornish waters more than bearable for most of the year. The average temperature of the sea is 12 degrees celcius (53 degrees fahrenheit).
This is a misconceived view which some International visitors may hold. You can see some great surf photography involving Cornish surf spots and surfers here.
Non-surfing partners are welcome. They will be charged the single supplement prices. Should they choose the catered option a further charge of £55 for a long weekend and £105 for a week will be charged.
An excerpt from the New York Times reads "Cornwall... is now considered one of the hip places to visit in England, no matter what your age. With numerous beaches for all levels of surfing, an outpost of the modern Tate Gallery in St. Ives, and the environmentally avant-garde Eden Project in St. Austell, Cornwall is increasingly becoming a popular (international) family destination, particularly for those families with painfully trendy teenagers".
You are welcome to bring your own suits and your own boards [if you are an intermediate] however we still have to have all the equipment necessary for the total number of guests, so we'd suggest that you just save yourself the hassle.
This is hardly ever the case as, with our knowledge and expertise, we can pretty much find a wave at any given time.
There's nearly always a wave to be found somewhere, but if absolutely necessary we can take you go-karting, windsurfing, kiteboarding, wakeboarding, skateboarding, deep sea fishing, kayaking, pleasure cruising, scrambling, horse riding... the list is endless! All of the activites will be at your own cost - however we can instruct you for free (although any equipment and venue hire will be at your cost) in rock climbing (static walls), sailing, canoeing, mountain biking (rough terrain), flying of small power kites and mountain boarding (hill boarding to be precise!), CBT (Motorbike training)... We can also arrange trips to The Eden Project, Lost Gardens of Heligan, St. Michael's Mount, The Tate St. Ives and other such attractions.
Yes, just contact us with your requirements. All of the restaurants have vegetarian options (some of which are listed and some are Specials on each night).
All of the restaurants and menus are hand selected by us so we are confident that they are (a) good quality and (b) the portions are substantial.
We generally ask that guests are able to swim 50 metres confidently and unaided. However, we will never put guests into a situation or conditions in which they are uncomfortable. Coupled with this, our instructors are qualified and experienced lifeguards.
Generally the shoulder months, in the spring March and April and in the autumn September to December. The summer months do bring a reduction in average wave size and swell but there are nearly always waves to be found somewhere - this is why we offer a choice of beaches each day.
We have 4 vans - two VWs and two Mercedes - so we can transport up to 28 surfers at a time, plus wetsuits and boards and safe storage for clothes.
There was - three of us were in the water with it! But no-one was attacked. There hasn't been a shark attack in living memory. Sharks (except harmless Basking Sharks) are an extreme rarity.
Our wetsuits are all Rip Curl as we have found these to be the best. Learners and day surf school clients will use Swell boards, unless they have their own boards. Please be aware that we can't teach sessions that have a mixed line-up of soft and hard boards.
Dolphins are a common sight in Cornish waters. Surfing with a dolphin is one of life's most extraordinary experiences.
We have a pool of BSA qualified instructors we can choose from, many of which have travelled widely and have more than one language. Please contact us well in advance and we will see what we can do.
We are Global on two levels: Primarily we are committed to caring for the planet on both a local and a global level. This is reflected in our attitude towards the companies with which we deal; our banking policies; the use of environmentally safe products and the provision and sourcing of local, organic produce, wherever feasible. Secondly, between us we've surfed from the States to Australia and snowboarded from Canada to the Lebanon. We plan to use our experience and contacts made on these trips to expand the Global Boarders idea abroad... .
Children are welcome, and if over 7 years of age and able to swim 50 metres we can include them in the full programme of lessons. Non-surfing children are accepted. We have registered child minders who can care for kids from 3 months old and five of the Global Boarders staffers have young children so we are well used to entertaining the younger and more demanding customer:)
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Sterling House, North Street
Marazion
Cornwall
TR17 0EA
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