Beginners Skills Session Sunday 15 December 2024 (postponed from 17th Nov)

Welcome to another of Sup Melbourne’s Beginners Skills Session with Sharon Bourke (Supfit Sharon)

This session will be held at Royal Brighton Yacht Club Brighton on the evening of Sunday 15 December 2024 starting 08.00am sharp. Please allow plenty of time to park and set up your boards. There is plenty of paid parking but you can always drop your board off and park in one of the side streets. Please read parking signage as it differs from street to street and side to side.  

** Please note this is a non refundable event - If you are not able to attend please advise at your earliest convenience and you will be able to transfer to another date. 

Sharon will be covering the following skills on the day

*Demonstration and explanation of location, conditions, equipment and technique.

*Demonstration of basic paddle strokes and correct paddle technique.

*Demonstration in the safety of carrying a board including entry and exit of water, mounting and dismounting.

*Transition from knees to feet, body balance and posture, falling safely from a board and getting back on in deeper waters.

*             Pack a spare change of clothes

*             Clothing to wear on the water ideally will not hold loads of water when wet, lycra, nylon,

*             Leg ropes (are a mandatory item)            

*             And most importantly – be prepared to have heaps of fun on the day and receive expert tuition from                   Supfit Sharon 

We will be taking photos on the day that will be posted to our Sup Melbourne FB page and Sharon Bourke’s Insta page, please if you prefer to not be included in the photos let one of our helpers know.

Late cancellations and No shows dips into our grant money which enables us to hold these funded events not to mention uses a spot that another member could have attended so please consider when booking ‘that you are able to attend’

Skills session Crew