Extreme Academy’s team surfer, Harry Timson, and his family recently featured in surfer’s bible Wavelength magazine. We take a sneak peak.

This entry was posted in Extreme Academy and tagged , extreme academy, Harry Timson, surfing, watergate bay, watergate bay hotel on November 26, 2014

Harry, Josh and Mark are three local guys who all have a passion for watersports. Be it surfing or kitesurfing you’ll regularly find these three in the ocean. We caught up with them to see where they’ve been and what they’ve been up to over summer.

This entry was posted in Extreme Academy, Out & about and tagged , extreme academy, Harry Timson, Josh Coombes, Mark Harris on October 6, 2014

Strapless kitesurfing combines the best of surfing and kitesurfing in one exhilarating sport. And you can now learn to strapless kitesurf at Extreme Academy

This entry was posted in Extreme Academy and tagged , extreme academy, Strapless kitesurfing on September 12, 2014

Kitesurfing is a form of kite boarding that’s specific to wave riding. It’s the ultimate connection between wind and waves. We spoke to the team in the Extreme Academy to ask for their 10 top tips for a beginner kitesurfer.

This entry was posted in Extreme Academy and tagged , extreme academy, kitesurfing on September 10, 2014

Stand-up paddleboarding is the oldest form of surfing, originating in Hawaii. The sport really took off in 2005 when the first SUP competitions took place. Since then the sport has grown in popularity and gained a huge following.

This entry was posted in Extreme Academy and tagged , extreme academy, SUP on September 6, 2014

Having worked at Watergate Bay for over 8 years, it’s fair to say Carl has a lot of fun at work as Sports Manager at Extreme Academy.

This entry was posted in Extreme Academy, Meet The Team and tagged , extreme academy, Meet the team on July 25, 2014

Last weekend, 3-5 May, the UK’s best surfers descended on Watergate Bay to compete for the title of English National Surfing Champion 2014. All the waves. All the Action. All the winners.

This entry was posted in Extreme Academy, In the bay and tagged , English National Surfing Championships, english nationals, extreme academy, surfing on May 13, 2014

Harry, Josh and Mark are three local gents who all have a passion for watersports, be it surfing or kitesurfing you’ll find these three in the surf.

This entry was posted in Extreme Academy and tagged , extreme academy, Harry Timson, Josh Coombes, Mark Harris, sports on April 9, 2014

Hand planing is the latest craze to take hold on the Cornish shores and our guys at the Extreme Academy try and get into the surf with a hand plane as often as possible. Recently we received a set of Waterman wetsuits from our friends at Gul to use specifically on our on hand planing lessons, here’ s why they have made such a difference.

This entry was posted in Extreme Academy and tagged , extreme academy, hand planing, sports on March 27, 2014

You may recognise Josh if you’ve ever been for a lesson with Extreme Academy, but what you may not know if Josh is a professional kitesurfer. We caught up with him to see what he’s been up to.

This entry was posted in Extreme Academy and tagged , extreme academy, Josh Coombes, kitesurfing on February 28, 2014