Meet the team of Newquay's best surf coaches

Meet the Coaches

A variety of qualifications and experience makes our team interesting to meet and surf with. We can offer you quality surf tuition at all levels, at fantastic beaches with top facilities, and courses tailor made to suit your needs!

Ashleigh Bennetts

Ashleigh Bennetts:Academy Owner - BSA Level 2 Head Coach. Kids Dept' & Club Coach.

Ashleigh has high standards and great confidence when it comes to coaching, able to command the attention of a large group and and excellent personal 1-1 coach! With 4 years experience at the O'Neill Surf Academy and previous years with club and lifeguard experience Ashleigh is a very valued member of the coaching crew. 
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Adam Griffiths

Adam Griffiths: BSA Level 2 Coach and WCS Sponsored Rider.

Adam is a successful competitior on the Longboard circuit, with great results behind him he is aiming to achieve the position of European champion for the future.

 

Dan Rawsthorn

Dan Rawsthorn aka "Tractor": BSA Level 2 Senior Coach & Surf Tour Manager

Dan first met us whilst joining West Coast Surfari on a surf tour to Morocco. His passion for surfing grew into the area of coaching and he has now been coaching for 4 years. Dan enjoys private coaching as well as group coaching. He rides a longboard most of the time, but rips on his shortboard when the surf gets big! Dan is lucky enough to run all our West Coast Surfari Tours to Morocco, J-Bay, Australia and France. In between his busy schedule of surfing the world's best waves, Dan can be found at Watergate or on the golf course.

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Tom Butler

Tom Butler: Level 1 Coach & Sponsored West Coast Surfari Rider.

Tom joined the academy in 2006 to coach in between his busy schedule of competing. He will be helping to coach all the groms that come through the academy again this year, passing on his valuable skills and knowledge. Tom will be also at the academy daily throughout the year coaching both surf school and Private Lessons. Tom is a brilliant coach and a valuable member of the O'Neill Surf Academy team. Tom will be competing in many British and European surf competitions this year....GOOD LUCK TOM!
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Karl Fice-Thomson

Karl Fice-Thomson: BSA Level 1 Coach. Kids Dept' & Club Coach.

Karl joined the OSA team in the summer of 2007. He is an extremely valued member of our crew, always with a smile on his face. He has great enthusiasm for youth education and development. When he's not busy teaching nippers at the academy, Karl runs his own freelance lecture business teaching childcare to the grownups! He will be running our kids surf club in 2008 along with many new activities such as Rockpool Safaris, Snurfkling and Eco-Coasteering and his infamous Pirate Parties!

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www.kidsdept.co.uk

Jack Phillips

Jack Phillips: BSA Level 2 Coach.

Jack is local to Newquay and has coached at Watergate with us for 3 seasons. He is a keen surfer, great coach and enjoys travelling in his free time. Recently, Jack has been to Canada and achieved his Level 2 Snowboard Instructor Award. Hopefully we may see Jack for a few days at the Academy over the summer!
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