SURF LESSONS
Develop or improve your technique, style and performance. With us, you’ll learn to enjoy this sport in a safe and fun way. Take advantage of this unforgettable experience!
KIDS SURF CAMPS
Unbeatable experience for kids and teens! We combine the practice of surf with other outdoor adventures and athletic activities. It’s a unique opportunity to make new friends while living together and sharing unforgettable memories.
SURF LESSONS
Develop or improve your technique, style and performance. With us, you’ll learn to enjoy this sport in a safe and fun way. Take advantage of this unforgettable experience!
KIDS SURF CAMPS
Unbeatable experience for kids and teens! We combine the practice of surf with other outdoor adventures and athletic activities. It’s a unique opportunity to make new friends while living together and sharing unforgettable memories.
ABOUT PEÑA TXURI
Peña Txuri was founded in 1989 to offer our neighbors in Sopela an opportunity to learn the secrets of this sport. The founders aimed to pass on key values to future generations, in order to promote and maintain the lifestyle and culture of of this sport that we love so much, ensuring that future generations will be able to enjoy what was both an honor and a privilege for them. What began as a small family of friends, has become a large family which continues to fight for the same causes and will continue to grow in order to continue promoting everything they have taught us.
UNIQUE EXPERIENCES IN PEÑA TXURI
WHO IS ARITZA SARATXAGA?
Aritza Saratxaga, Aritza Saratxaga, is a surfer with with a career of more than 25 years dedicated to surf and training some of the world’s biggest and most recognized surfers such as Leticia Canales and Natxo González among others.
He has spent a lifetime connected to Peña Txuri where he began to learn this sport that he is so passionate about, and where he has progressed through many different stages of growth in order to become the technical trainer and coach that he is today.
A surfer of all waves, but especially a lover of big waves, Aritza hasn’t stopped training and learning in order to be able to transmit all of his knowledge, day to day, to all that want to attend his classes and trainings.
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
FREE COURSES FOR SCHOOLS IN SOPELA
Every year, in collaboration with the City Council of Sopela, we hold free courses in May and June for 520 kids and teens enrolled in the schools of the municipality.
ADAPTED SPORTS
Courses and therapies adapted for people with physical or intellectual disabilities. We have a team of volunteers to make sure surfing has no barriers.
SUPPORT FOR THE SAHARA
Every year, we conduct a service trip to the Sahara, to distribute surf equipment, clothes and other necessary gear. In addition, we collaborate with ATFAL Getxo, organizing free courses for Saharawi children who come to stay with host families every summer.
BEACH CLEANUPS
Every year, we organize 2 cleanups of our beaches and cliffs. Not only to give back to our environment, but also, to raise awareness of the importance of respecting nature.
FREE FIRST AID AND AQUATIC RESCUE COURSES
Free course designed for younger surfers in order to prevent accidents in the water and teach students, should they need to take action, how to do it in a safe and effective way.
PRO JUNIOR SOPELA
Yearly organization of one of the most important and celebrated European surfing events in and around the city. Championship that brings together the best junior surfers in Europe, and is one of the most valued events in the circuit.
BEGIN SURFING WITH US
“Doing what you want is freedom, liking what you do is happiness. It’s time to take the plunge and change your life!”
