Last year I went on a trip to Hawaii for my birthday present and it was amazing. One of the best parts of my vacation was when I went to the the Goofy Foot Surf School. My instructor was Mack and he was awesome. He was very social and funny and nice. The first thing we did after we got all the paperwork and stuff signed was go down to the beach ...
my wife and i just wanted to share how great of a time we had in maui. One of the highlights was surfing with outrageous surf school. A great service they provided was having the boards waiting for us on the beach, and we didn't have to carry them down to the beach. Our instructor was todd!
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STAY AWAY from Goofy Foot
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 01/21/08
I was really excited about my first time surfing. Mike from Goofy Foot started off with a put on smile, but as the lesson continued his arrogance, impatience, and lack of a fun, upbeat learning environment clearly showed through. I was very disappointed with Goofy Foot's customer service and negative atmosphere.
Always wanted to surf and now have pictures and a little diploma to prove it. Great instructor who explaned what I needed to know and got me surfing in less than two hours. People taking lessons were from kids (their own instructor) to my group that was over 40. Early morning classes compared to the other schools so you can be back to do things with the non-surfers without blowing the entire day.
I went here with my family to learn to surf, and starting out, I was very scared/nervous. The people at Goofy Foot Surf School were encouraging, and were the nicest people!!! My instructors were Luke and Mikey, so if they are reading this, this is Evelyn, and you guys were the best! Inow go to San Diego to Surf Diva, which is also great, and am surfing (almost) like a pro!! Thanks again!
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Better Surf Schools in Lahaina
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 05/16/07
I just got back from Maui, and was disappointed in Goofy Foot. The surf area is really crowded with other surf schools, and there are quite a few people with Goofy Foot - which leads to accidents in the water when you are a new surfer. I found a much better surf school on Kaanapali beach, where I was staying, in front of the Marriott property - ...
Did the group lesson. Can't beleive they actually got me to stand up the 1st time. I had a blast. Instructor was great and very patient. Made sure we all did it and had a good time
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Awesome!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 07/05/06
My 8-year old son and I had a great time learinng how to surf. A great confidence builder for him! Neither of us beleived we'd be riding waves after one lesson, but we were! A great life experience! Teachers are friendly and knowlegeable.
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Had fun - but maybe too many students
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 03/19/06
We took our oldest daughter their 3 years ago and she was up and surfing within a half hour. The instructors were very upbeat and encouraging (not to mention beach bum gorgeous!). We went back again this year with two teenage daughters, but the class had too many students - really cut down on the wave-riding time, since only a couple of kids go out in the surf at a time.
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It was Awesome!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 02/26/06
I took my 11 year old son and 14 year old daughter for surf lessons at GoofyFoot. They had the best time ever and it was the highlight of their trip. They especially loved their instructor Dan (with the tan). They both got up surfing which was a great confidence booster and the experience was first rate! I highly recommend it.