07 Mar 2023
I was so fortunate to receive a private lesson from Hans himself at the North Shore on very short notice (booked a day prior). Hans is an extremely experienced, knowledgeable, and caring teacher who was so patient with me and got me up on the board. I am not a very strong swimmer and was apprehensive about this lesson, but I am so glad i took the dive! Hans worked with me on the shore and we were in the water after about 5 minutes of on-shore instructions. he made it so easy to get started. Every time I tried to catch a wave and fell off the board, Hans would give me one pointer to focus on - and to my greatest surprise, I was able to surf after about 5 tries!! Of course, there was a lot of trial and error after that, but I am deeply grateful for the lesson, and highly recommend it to anyone who might be interested!
Thanks!
Joe