Level 8 Advanced Level Surfer
Overview
Customise surfboards to achieve better performance and more advanced level manoeuvres - vertical re-entry and floater, in surf up to 6ft.
ASI Level 8 Advanced Level Surfer is able to:
Surfing Environment:
- Predict surf conditions at different surf breaks taking - weather, tide, and land formations into consideration
- Identify hazards at surfing at the advanced level
- Select a surfing location for the advanced level surfer
Equipment:
- Identify the specifications to customise surfboards to suit your style and prevailing surf conditions
Surfing Skills:
- Negotiate advanced level waves
- Identify different types of take-offs
- Identify techniques to control the surfboard and set up for maneouvres
Perform Surfing Manoeuvres:
- Fade
- Stall
- Roundhouse cut-back (forehand & backhand)
- Snap (forehand & backhand)
- Vertical re-entry (forehand & backhand)
- Floater (forehand & backhand)
- Linking manoeuvres with speed and power
Experience surfing at:
- beach breaks
- reef breaks
- point breaks
- river mouth breaks
- surf up to 6 ft (2 metres)
Pre-requisites
Have Level 7 Advanced Surfer skills and competence.
Skills Development
From Level 7 Advanced Surfer, it takes approximately 220 - 450 hours to acquire Level 8 Advanced Surfer skills.
Resources
ASI Learn to Surf for Advanced Level manual
ASI Surf Wise Level 8 Learn to Surf Advanced Level Student Workbook
ASI Surf Wise Level 8 Learn to Surf Advanced Level Logbook
Surf Wise Course - Level 8 module only
8 sessions (1-2 hrs each session) + practice
You must already be a competent Level 7 Advanced Surfer.
Learn how to identify the specifications to customise surfboards to suit your style and prevailing surf conditions. Perform vertical re-entry (forehand & backhand), floater (forehand & backhand) and link manoeuvres with speed and power.
It will take approximately 220 - 450 hours of additional practice to learn these skills.
Resources: ASI Learn to Surf Advanced Level Manual & ASI Surf Wise Level 8 Learn to Surf Advanced Level Student Workbook or Logbook.
Certificate Issue: ASI Advanced Surfer Level 8 Participation Certificate.
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Vertical Re-entry
Floater