A Surfcamp on the Ocean
Need to get away?
Want a surf trip in Brittany?
Soul Surf Camp is for you!
Are you looking for a surfing holiday in an environment full of wide open spaces where you can relax and discover? Do you want to improve or surpass yourself in your discipline?
Depending on the season, this surf camp in Brittany is available for adult surfing holidays, surf & pilates retreats, surf & yoga, surf & sewing, surf accommodation rental, bachelor or bachelorette parties, company retreats, etc… The Soul Surf Camp is designed for all levels from beginner to experienced.
Discover this charming house just renovated in an authentic, warm, bright and surf spirit of course!
140m from the ocean and 600m from the first supervised beach, Soul Surf Camp is located 100m from the GR 34 or Customs Path. You are at the crossroads of the best spots of the region, benefit from a sea view from each window to be sharper in your choice of the spot.
This 10 persons accommodation has 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and offers all the necessary comfort for a family or friends surfing stay.
Equipped with everything you will need, this surf camp immerses you in a surfing spirit. Furnishings and decoration are designed to help you to escape. Decorated with taste, it is a real travel invitation, especially through large photographs of Breton surf spots and other places, by the photographer Jérome Chobeaux.
WLAN, TV, Bluetooth speaker, magazine and board game will allow you to answer your emails or watch your favorite surfing videos, chat and get to know your new neighbors for the week or simply relax during your recuperation time, as long as you are not lounging on the beach.
According to the weeks, different options are available but we can also offer additional dates on request, depending on the number of participants.
The House
Outdoor Areas
he Garden: located in front of the house facing the ocean, this small green area is a real space to enjoy and relax. You will find a barbecue and a large terrace where you can relax in the garden furniture or share a meal around a large table with your new friends. Surf and wetsuit racks are also available to store your equipment between sessions.
The house has a parking area and a wide ground.
Ground Floor
Living room: consisting of a television lounge, a dining room and a toilet.
Kitchen: equipped with an oven, microwave oven, dishwasher, washing machine, hotplates, toaster, citrus press, cooker, raclette machine, teapot, kettle and all the kitchen utensils you need to prepare your favorite meals.
First Floor
Room 1: This large room has two single beds, a bunk bed and a bathroom with a breathtaking ocean view.
Room 2: This large room has a bunk bed, a double bed and a bathroom with a breathtaking ocean view.
Floor: Bathroom and toilet with a breathtaking view of the ocean.
Second Floor
Room 3: Two single beds in the attic with a breathtaking ocean view
Room 4: One double bed in the attic with a breathtaking ocean view
Organization of Your Stay
During the different stays, the welcome is generally done on Sunday from 4 pm but can change according to the days of arrival, followed by the check-in in the rooms and the welcome drink at 6 pm. This is the opportunity to meet the different participants and to get your equipment for the week, after which you are free to go surfing.
The times and places of the activities are indicated during the welcome drink and depend on the weather conditions and the tides for the week. The surfing sessions last two hours. You will go there by your own with your equipment (provided).
Apart from the low-cost workshops, all our packages offer:
- – a welcome drink,
- – breakfast,
- – equipment for the duration of the course,
- – a personalized coaching,
- – a video analysis or Sunset or theoretical course.
You also have the possibility to choose an activity in addition to surfing:
Exclusively for the Snapper Rocks and Snapper Rocks 200% packages: visit of a shape workshop (Rob Surfboards)
Proposed packages
In addition to the packages offered, the Soul Surfing House offers you the possibility to create your own personalized stay (corporate seminar, bachelor or bachelorette party, stay with friends or family) from one to seven nights with a minimum of 5 participants.
Ask for a customized offer.
One Palm Point
– 1 night –
Our “One Palm Point” packages are available in the low season with an arrival on Saturday from 10am and a departure on Sunday morning at 10am: Accommodation, surfing
This package includes 1 night, 1 breakfast and 2 surfing sessions.
130€
See the datesMargaret River
– 2 nights –
Our “low cost” Margaret River packages are available in the low season with an arrival on Friday from 2pm or 4pm depending on the number of sessions you want, and a departure on Sunday morning at 10am: Accommodation, surfing.
This package includes 2 nights, 3 surfing sessions, a personalized coaching.
170€
See the datesCabo Blanco
– 3 nights –
Our “Cabo Blanco” packages are three-day weekends with an arrival on Thursday from 4pm and a departure on Sunday morning at 10am. The days of arrival and departure may vary according to the week.
This package includes 3 nights, 3 breakfasts and 3 surf sessions:
Benefits of the ” Cabo Blanco ” package
– Welcome drink on arrival day at 6pm
– Breakfast at your disposal
– Personalized coaching
– Theoretical course
– Equipment available for the week
Ahipara
– 4 nights –
Our “Ahipara surfing” packages are done during long weekends with an arrival on Wednesday from 4pm and a departure on Sunday morning at 10am. The days of arrival and departure can vary according to the week. This package includes 4 nights, 4 breakfasts and 4 surf sessions.
Benefits of the “Ahipara surf” package
– Welcome drink on arrival day at 6pm
– Breakfast at your disposal
– Personalized coaching
– Theory lesson
– Equipment available for the week
Snapper Rocks
– 7 nights –
Our “Snapper Rocks” packages are offered from April to November with an arrival on Sunday from 4pm and a departure on Sunday morning at 10am. This package includes 7 nights, 7 breakfasts and five surf sessions.
Benefits of the “Snapper Rocks” package
– Welcome drink on Sunday at 6pm
– Breakfast at your disposal
– Personalized coaching
– Video analysis, Sunset or theory lessons
– Equipment available for the week
– Visit of a shape workshop (Rob Surfboards)
560€
See the datesSnapper Rocks 200%
– 7 nights –
Our “Snapper Rocks 200 %” packages are offered from April to November with an arrival on Sunday from 4pm and a departure on Sunday morning at 10am. This package includes 7 nights, 7 breakfasts, 10 surf lessons (20 hours) spread over the week:
Benefits of the “Snapper Rocks 200%” package
– Welcome drink on Sunday at 6pm
– Breakfast at your disposal
– Personalized coaching, more advanced analysis of technique, better appreciation of the objectives to be reached.
– 1 Video analysis or theoretical course
– 1 Sunset
– Equipment available for the week
– Visit of a shape workshop (Rob Surfboards)
730€
See the datesRelated Activities
Additional activities such as
sewing, Pilates, Yoga can be held at the surf camp.
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The courses are characterized by:
– learning of complete breaths
– importance of alignment and stretching of the spine
– A structure of the session in different stages, with exercises consistent with the practice of surfing:
1. Relaxation
2. Breathing preparation
3. Muscular and articular preparation
4. Practice of combinations and postures
5. Practice of breathing exercises
Yoga sessions allow to work on the 6 qualities of the body and in parallel to engage in a personal development:
– Flexibility and psychic plasticity
– Strength and willingness
– Coordination and harmonization of the different aspects of the personality
– Balance and stability (attention and concentration skills)
– Endurance and perseverance1h30/day
– 1h / day at the Surf Camp
– 30 min. at the beach for a surf warm-up -
Pilates strengthens and stretches deep muscle chains while improving body awareness and control.
Why is it complementary to surfing?
– improve paddling
the centering work allows to increase the energy to push yourself on the wave or to pass the barre more easily.
– protect the back
The awareness of a good placement with specific points of attention allow to protect the back of the oar.– find the balance
a series of adapted exercises with a good shaping and good supports allows to work on the balance in full consciousness, practical to stand on the board!
– stretch the whole body
Surfing is an intense sport, Pilates allows you to realign your body between 2 sessions with muscle stretching and to restore joint mobility.2hrs / day at the Surf Camp or at the beach depending on weather conditions.
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Sewing workshops after surfing? The dream! Come and discover sewing or improve your skills and leave with your own poncho or skirt;
Choice of a common theme for the whole group:
3-day course, with your choice of
– big beach bag
– summer skirt
– zero waste accessories6-day course, with your choice of :
– beach poncho for children or adults
– skirt and zero waste accessories
– beach bag and zero waste accessoriesEquipment provided on site (professional sewing/stitching machine, overlock machine, ironing station, pattern paper)
Materials included (threads, fabrics, iron-on…).
A supplement (max 20 euros per theme per participant) will be requested depending on the theme chosen.
Please bring for each participant: scissors, pen, pin, ruler, tape line.2hrs / day at the Surf Camp
Procedures of Surfing Workshops
Taking place over several days, they are an opportunity to combine theory and practice and to progress throughout the stay. The conditions evolving continuously, you may have the chance to discover several surf spots between the Pointe du Raz and La Torche and maybe even in the Bay of Douarnenez depending on the weather conditions.
These hours of practice give you time to get familiar with your equipment and master it after a few days.
You will feel a real progress, as well on the technique, as on the reading of the environment, the placement, the choice of wave and your endurance.
In addition to giving you an excellent physical condition, this time spent in the water is an opportunity to relax, change your mind and breathe.
After your introductory session (basics of surfing), your instructor will provide you with a follow-up and a personalized program for your stay. His choice of placement on the spot will guarantee you safety, a good frequency of wave catching and energy saving.
The first sessions will allow you to assimilate wave catching and straightening.
But the goal is to catch a maximum of waves, your time in the water is counted.
The following sessions, you know what you have to work on, you have set goals with your instructor, the practice time is getting longer.
The following sessions, you know what you have to work on, you have set goals with your instructor, the practice time is getting longer.
A teaching method adapted to your level
Beginner Surfer
You will learn the basics: how to stand up, how to glide as long as possible, how to take a direction etc… Your instructor will take the time to explain how to recognize the currents of the Baïne* and how to behave in case of a problem. With your feet on the ground and water around your waist or on the paddle, depending on your level, you will begin to observe and understand the correct positioning. Your autonomy will be partial.
*(The “baïnes” are natural pools caused by the waves, which fill up or empty according to the tides).
Medium Surfer
If you have already practiced, your instructor will let you evolve freely for about ten minutes in order to analyze your technique. Then, educational goals will be fixed for you.
Do you want to learn to surf diagonally on rolling waves? Your instructor will provide you with the theoretical and technical knowledge that will allow you to have a good position in the water. Your perception, coordination and anticipation will be your best friends.
Experienced Surfer
Your objective is to work on your trajectories? To learn to generate speed through coordinated motor actions?
Your instructor will analyze and dissect your technique, and set appropriate goals for you.
Useful Information
How to get to Surf Camp :
The surf camp – number 55 of the rue du Menhir – is located 100m from the ocean, close to the Menhir beach and 2.5 km from the town of Plozevet where you will find a bakery, a butcher, a supermarket and the Tourist Office.
From the Quimper train station, you can take the bus line 53, which will drop you off in Plozévet (direction of Audierne). Plozevet is located after Landudec on the road to Audierne.
You can also opt for a cab.
Transport
If most of the activities take place at the Surf Camp such as Yoga, Pilates, sewing, etc… other activities will take place on different beaches or elsewhere. Your transportation during your stay will not be provided by the school, so you should plan ahead. It will be difficult for you to get around without a vehicle.
The house has a parking lot.
However, if necessary, we can put you in touch with a car or bicycle rental agency.
Welcome
The welcome drink is usually held on Sunday evening at 6pm. It is an opportunity to get to know each other, to give you the program of the week and to distribute the equipment while enjoying a little refreshment, after which you are free to go surfing.
Breakfast
You will find everything you need to prepare your breakfasts. Tea, coffee, powdered chocolate, fruits (bananas, apples, oranges), milk, spreads, jam, honey and the team will drop off fresh bread and pastries in the morning.
Bed linens
Sheets are not provided in the packages. Two options: either you take your own sheets or you rent some at the Surf Camp. Please let us know before your arrival if you wish to rent some.
- – 3 euros per towel
- – 10 euros for single bed sheets
- – 13 euros for double bed sheets
Surfing lessons locations and schedule
The places and times of the courses will be fixed according to the tides and weather condition. For a concern of optimization the quality of choice, it will be specified at the last moment during the welcome drink.
Theory Course
It will be an opportunity to enhance your knowledge of the submerged part of the iceberg (weather, history, equipment, knowledge of the environment etc …)
Sunset
A session at the end of the day when the sky and the earth reveal their most beautiful colors.
Video analysis
Your sessions are filmed, which allows you, with the help of your instructor, to analyze your technique accurately and to set up adapted exercises. Your body attitude can be analyzed in order to find adapted teaching tools. If the conditions do not allow the use of the camera (rain), a theory course or a Sunset will be offered.
Nearby
In the village you will find everything you need, a bakery, a pastry shop, a butcher, a fishmonger, a supermarket, restaurants and bar, a post office, a pharmacy and a tourist office with information on the various tourist excursions and points of interest.
During your stay, we invite you to go to Plouhinec to test a very complete “Breizh-Pumptrack”.
In the heart of the development of a sports leisure area, the pumptrack of Plouhinec (29) is a complex which offers:
- – a real green loop, well apart, to discover the practice in all serenity on 170ml.
- – a blue-red-black complex composed of a large blue loop of 270ml, a red line with a bridge and a wall ride and a short black line that leads to a table whose landing leads to a Resi (cushioned landing)
- – Area about 2500m² – Green 170ml – Blue 270ml – Red 80ml – Black 25ml
An exceptional playground to work on carving between two sessions.
We also invite you to discover the extraordinary variety of our natural heritage ( Pointe du Raz, Pointe du Vent, Pointe du Millet etc. ….) and human heritage (archeological site of Menez Dregan, Tréousien mill, Keriolet mill, Saint Julien chapel, Saint They chapel, Poulgoazec fish market etc…)