Always Wanted to Surf the Summer Waves of Moonstone Beach and Trinidad, California?
22nd Annual
BODY SURFING,BODY BOARDING, JR LIFEGUARDING, BOARD SURFING & buckets of fun!!
Ages 8 and up--Licensed & Insured
Moonstone Beach 'Endless Summer' Surfcamp
*our non-surfing, office hours are 2 days/wk between April 1 to September 30
(there might be delay in responding to inquiries due to being out of cell service (ie backpacking, river rafting, etc)
ACCEPTING MAIL-IN REGISTRATIONS/SIGN UPS
FOR SUMMER 2023 STARTING APRIL 1, 2023
Summer 2022 Sessions
(can get on waitlist if session is FULL)
Session 1-----June 20-24
Session 2-----July 5-8 (FULL)
Session 3-----July 18-22 (FULL)
Session 4-----August 1-5 (FULL)
Session 5-----Aug 8-12 (FULL)
Session 6----September Sundays Surfcamp September is some of our nicest weather of the year and also a good time to nurture our ocean skills in the changing of the seasons.
Sept 11, 18, & 25, 11 am--3:30 pm
(*Sess 6 subject to cancellation due to air quality and/or not enough participants)
Summer 2022 sessions 1-5 are 3 day sessions, Mon-Wed-Fri, 9am-3pm.
*sessions 1-5 are $200 early bird or $215 ($50 deposit required to hold your spot, pay balance at beach)
Participants may sign up for ONLY 2 sessions, but can be put on our waitlist for an additional session if our sessions do not fill.
Click 'Registration' button for sign up details and Reg form
Water enthusiasts of ALL LEVELS will enjoyably learn the aquatic skills necessary for riding
waves while being immersed in lifeguard water safety, surf etiquette, and beach and ocean
awareness. Our awesome Local male and female surfers/instructors/lifeguards will demonstrate and in-water assist in all three styles of wave riding:
BODY SURFING, BOARD SURFING, Jr LIFESAVING & BODY BOARDING
And all the while guiding and safely facilitating in Jr Lifesaving activities and plenty of fun beach games
**Surfcamp is led by former California State Lifeguard and Credentialed School Teacher, Jeffrey Steinkamp (see 'More About Us' & 'Letter from Director' )
HOW: all equipment provided except wetsuits which are usually available to buy new or used or rent at The Shop in Arcata (707-822-2248), Seven Seas Surf & Cycle (707-630-3309), Pacific Outfitters in Eureka (707-443-6328, and HSU Center Activities (707-826-3357. Surfcampers receive a discount & if you rent a wetsuit and want to buy it after surfcamp, the shops will usually deduct your rental cost from the sale price.
**THE ABSOLUTE ESSENTIAL KEY TO ENJOYABLE & SAFE YEAR-ROUND SURFING ON THE REDWOOD COAST IS OWNING A PROPER WETSUIT . WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO BUY A WETSUIT SO YOU WILL CONTINUE TO FLOAT (difficult to sink wearing a 4+ mm layer of neoprene :-) AND FEEL WARM WHILE SURFING THE COLD, BUT BEAUTIFUL WATERS OF THE NORTH COAST (great investment as it can also be used for aquatic activities on the river , lake, lagoon.....)
* Note: 3mm wetsuits are not thick enough for our north coast water temps. 4mm works for kids in the summer. I wear a 4mm/5mm combo suit year-round.
Wetsuits have been in shorter supply the last couple of years. Parents have been successful finding kids wetsuits out of town in places like Santa Cruz, borrowing or buying from friends whose kids have grown out of them, finding them occasionally on Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace or even pawn shops.