Cathal Bennett, better known as Ben is the main driving force behind the Surf Clinic. Originally, from Kildare Ben has been surfing since he moved to Mayo in 1994 to instruct rock climbing. Since completing his Irish Surf Association (I.S.A.) Instructors course in 1995 surfing and surf instructing has been his passion and way of life.

He has surfed in numerous locations around the globe, including trips to California, South America, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia and Indonesia.

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Ben Instructing

Although he loves surfing, instructing others and introducing them to the waves has been what he enjoys the most.

He has instructed in schools in Mayo, Donegal, and Clare, giving him a good working knowledge of many of the surf breaks on Irelands West coast. While recently completing the joint I.S.A. / Australian Surf Associations Level 3 course Ben trained for more technically challenging surf coaching.

He gained invaluable experience and a belief that all surfers could benefit from some form of coaching while working with Mike (Irish Champion 2005) and Nicole (B.S.A. Champion 2005) Morgan. He currently surfs around the Clare coast working on his own surfing.

 Ben enjoying the Cornish surf

The Surf Clinic gives him a chance to introduce a higher standard and level of surfing coaching to surfers of all abilities that feel they need a “few tips to move them to the next step”.

Ben has recently completed a Master in Sports Psychology which has assisted him in his ability to coach surfers of all levels. He is continually looking for new and alternative methods to aiding surfer get the best from their surfing.

Ben has recently recruited some of the most experienced and enthusiastic instructors in the Clare area. All are experienced surfers with over four years’ instructional experience and fully qualified lifeguards and Surf instructors. Watch this space for further details.