2023 Overseas Clinics [PRE-BOOKING NOW WITH SPORTIF: 01273 844919]

  • 21-28 March 2023: Costa Teguise, Lanzarote, Canaries
  • 10-17 June 2023: Sotavento, Fuerteventura, Canaries
  • 17-24 September 2023: Prasonisi, Rhodes, Greece

Simon is a windsurf, WINDfoil, WINGfoil coach and a Team Rider for Starboard Windsurfing and Severne. As a RYA Windsurf and Dinghy Trainer he is one of only a handful of people in the world qualified to deliver every (non-foiling) RYA Windsurfing and Dinghy instructor course - including Advanced Windsurf Instructor. He specialises in the coaching of intermediate and advanced windsurfing, runs windsurfing clinics in Costa Teguise (Lanzarote), Sotavento (Fuerteventura), Prasonisi (Rhodes, Greece) and Portland Harbour (Weymouth, UK) and has written many coaching articles for Windsurfing UK magazine. He also delivers marine first aid training and offers consultancy services for the setting up of watersports training programmes in clubs and centres. Simon has a passion for being out on the water and for helping others to make the most of their time afloat.

2023 future courses - subject to regular updates - are listed below. 1:1 and 1:2 windsurf, windfoil and WINGfoil lessons can be booked at QMSC all year on demand.

Windsurf Coaching: UK

  • 20/21 April 2023: Windsurf clinic (Thursday/Friday) - OTC [3 places left]
  • 22/23 April 2023: Windsurf clinic (Saturday/Sunday) - OTC [fully booked]
  • 24/25 June 2023: Windsurf clinic (Saturday/Sunday) - OTC [4 places left]
  • 26/27 June 2023: Windsurf clinic (Monday/Tuesday) - OTC [4 places left]
  • 2/3 September 2023: Windsurf clinic (Saturday/Sunday) - OTC [3 places left]
  • 4/5 September 2023: Windsurf clinic (Monday/Tuesday) - OTC [3 places left]
  • 14/15 October 2023: Windsurf clinic (Saturday/Sunday) - OTC [fully booked]
  • 16/17 October 2023: Windsurf clinic (Monday/Tuesday) - OTC [4 places left]
  • 25/26 November 2023: Windsurf clinic (Saturday/Sunday) - OTC [3 places left]
  • 27/28 November 2023: Windsurf clinic (Monday/Tuesday) - OTC [3 places left]

Windsurfing Coaching: 2023 Overseas

  • 21-28 March 2023: Costa Teguise, Lanzarote, Canaries [PRE-BOOKING NOW WITH SPORTIF: 01273 844919]
  • 10-17 June 2023: Sotavento, Fuerteventura, Canaries [PRE-BOOKING NOW WITH SPORTIF: 01273 844919]
  • 17-24 September 2023: Prasonisi, Rhodes, Greece [PRE-BOOKING NOW WITH SPORTIF: 01273 844919]

RYA Windsurfing Instructor Courses

  • 24-28 April 2023: RYA Advanced Windsurfing Instructor - The OTC [CONTACT THE OTC FOR AVAILABILITY - (01305) 230296]
  • 24-28 July 2023: RYA Start Windsurfing Instructor - Queen Mary Sailing Club

RYA Dinghy Instructor Courses

  • TBC

RYA First Aid 1-day Courses

  • Saturday 18 Feb 2023: Reading Sailing Club*
  • Thursday 23 February 2023: Queen Mary Sailing Club (Sailability)*
  • Saturday 4 March 2023: Bury Lake Young Mariners
  • Saturday 8 April 2023: Queen Mary Sailing Club
  • Sunday 30 April 2023: Bury Lake Young Mariners
  • Saturday 8 July 2023: Bury Lake Young Mariners
  • Saturday 15 July 2023: Queen Mary Sailing Club
  • Saturday 7 October 2023: Queen Mary Sailing Club

Booking for Queen Mary Sailing Club

Booking for Bury Lake Young Mariners

Booking for Sportif

*to enquire about spaces on these courses please send a message

 

 

Simon has published 18 articles for Windsurfing UK magazine. The articles are aimed to provide specific guidance on the fundamentals of windsurfing and and written in a varied and entertaining way featuring great photography from the likes of Alex Irwin (Sportography), Andy Stallman, Protography, Mikael Linder (Into Fire and Water), Two Goat Media and Simon himself. A number of articles feature original artwork from Pete Galvin.

Click here to see the articles as FREE PDFs. The subjects covered are:

  1. A Basic Look at How Windsurfing Works
  2. Planing Made Simple
  3. Non-planing Steering
  4. Planing Steering
  5. These Girls Can! Emerging Female Role Models in Windsurfing
  6. The Basics of Coastal Windsurfing Part 1
  7. The Basics of Coastal Windsurfing Part 2
  8. Windsurfing Equipment & Essentials: Taking the Right Stuff
  9. Kit Setup and Tuning Fundamentals Part 1: Rigging, Downhaul, Outhaul, Boom Height, Mastfoot Position
  10. Kit Setup and Tuning Fundamentals Part 2: Footstraps
  11. Mixing It Up: The Cookie Interview
  12. Kit Setup and Tuning Fundamentals Part 3: Fins
  13. Kit Setup and Tuning Fundamentals Part 4: Harnesses and Harness Lines
  14. Windsurfing Photography Part 1: The Selfie
  15. Costa Teguise Lanzarote: The Perfect Playground
  16. Windsurfing Photography Part 2: DSLR Basics
  17. Windsurfing Photography Part 3: Editing
  18. Masts - Everything You Need to Know