Surf schools

The following camps offer adult instruction, from privateone-hour lessons ($50 to $80) to weeklong camps ($950 and up;includes food, equipment, and added niceties like massages andsurfboard factory tours). Even good camps can differ in philosophyand style: Talk to previous students before you make yourchoice.

Buzzy Kerbox Surf School. Launiupoko Park, Maui, HI; (808)573-5728 or www.buzzykerboxsurf.com.

Club Ed International Surf School and Camps. 2350 PaulMinnie Ave., Santa Cruz, CA; (800) 287-7873 or www.club-ed.com.

Corky Carroll’s Surf School. 624 20th St., Huntington Beach,CA; (714) 969-3959 or www.surfschool.net.

Paskowitz Family Surf Camp. 26791 Calle Maria, CapistranoBeach, CA; (949) 361-9283 or www.paskowitz.com.

Surf Class. 519 San Clemente St., Ventura, CA; (805)648-2662 or www.surfclass.com.

Surf Diva Surf School. 2160 Avenida de la Playa, La Jolla,CA; (858) 454-8273 or www.surfdiva.com.