Big Kahuna Surf School

This review is long overdue but in the winter I headed down to Florida to take surfing lessons with Kali. I signed up for several days of private lessons. It was super easy to set up our schedule; I told him when I would be in town, he told me when he’d be available, and suggested the best time to meet for good surf conditions. We met, walked to the beach with the boards, and got started. When you are spending many hours alone in the ocean with a complete stranger, it helps for him to be sweet, friendly, and incredibly easy to get along with. Luckily, Kali is all of these things. As far as the lessons, he taught me new skills, gave insightful and clear instruction when I needed to change something and was completely encouraging. On the second day of lessons the ocean was far rougher than I had ever surfed in; it made it a good bit more difficult to surf successfully but Kali was ever supportive, telling me what to adjust for the new conditions. The experience was helpful in showing me I don’t have to be afraid of new surfing challenges! On my final day a bad storm was coming; we met at the beach to assess the situation and Kali decided that for safety it made the most sense for us to cancel the lesson. He immediately refunded my money, gave me some final thoughts of what to practice (in and out of the water) and told me to email him any time I had questions when I returned home. In short Kali is a fabulous instructor, a lovely person, and if you are in the area I would strongly recommend him!