moondoggie Posted September 22, 2010 #1 Share Posted September 22, 2010 Honest opinion, please--I'm middle aged but in great shape. This is on my 'bucket list'. Please give me your recommendations. And, if 'yes' to Flow-Rider, how long a session should I book? Any better places to learn? We're sailing HAL in December, and visiting Aruba, Curacao, Grand Turk, Half Moon Cay, San Juan, and St Martin. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRWhit Posted October 8, 2010 #2 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I am defininitely not qualified to answer, since I have never tried to surf, but I will give it a shot. We were on a Royal Caribbean ship that had the Flow Rider, and I don;t think I ever saw anyone who was new to it pick it up. Mostly they stood for a few seconds and then wiped out. That makes me think that taking a surfing lesson at a beach with natural waves might be the best way to actually learn surfing. But I will say that everyone really seemed to enjoy the Flow rider and had a great time. I think if you do it just to do a Flo rider, and not as a surfing lesson you will enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayra Posted October 14, 2010 #3 Share Posted October 14, 2010 I actually just took a Flowridder lesson (in the exotic state of Ohio) last weekend. It wasn't supposed to be a private lesson, but only the 3 in my group signed up so that is what it turned out to be. It was an hour and a half lesson so we got lots of practice time. We mostly stuck to the boogie board, but we did try to stand up. All 3 of us snowboard, so we thought that would give us some type of balancing advantage. The most any of stayed standing was a few seconds after we let go of the lifeguard who helped us on the board. After a couple of bad falls, I went back to the boogie board. It was lots (and lots) of fun, and I would do it again in a second, but I was worthless and sore the next day. It was a good way to end a weekend away, but I wouldn't want to be that sore while on a cruise vacation. Oh, and I'm a little over 30 and I teach dance in the evenings, so I'm in pretty good shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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