My three kids had a great time at surf lessons today with Russell!! They each got waves upright on…read morethe board multiple times! Ages 21, 21, and 14. Everything went so smooth and could not have went better!

Awesome surf school! Took a group lesson for our whole family - we "old" parents and our 13 and 15…read moreyear old kids. Our daughter got up on the board and rode to shore on her first go! The rest of us soon followed. Friendly, positive instruction from our instructor Sunny and just a good time overall. Highly recommended.

So glad we signed up. Their fun, patient and making you feel safe were key to having a great time…read more Would definitely recommend!

Coronado Surfing Academy staff were super responsive when I texted a question prior to our son's…read morelesson. Sam, his instructor, explained everything super well and gave us tips on the area and what to visit (since we were here on vacation). There was construction around their normal meeting place, but the alternate directions were easy to follow. The "COOL BUS" was a dead giveaway. While our eldest was in lesson, the rest of us hung out at the beach and played in the sand. It was a very family-friendly spot. Even parking was easy!

Owner of the establishment is respectful and very informative, will definitely book a lesson in the…read morenext coming weeks. He gave raw knowledge of kite surfing fundamentals along with do's and don'ts.

My boyfriend and I took a 4 hour introductory group lesson with John Arthur and he was awesome! He…read moredoes a nice job explaining the basics and really wants to teach you to succeed. He explains mistakes other teachers make, and makes safety a top priority. He is also available by email to answer any subsequent questions you have after taking a lesson with him (I've already emailed him with a kite question and he responded promptly). There were a total of 4 students in the group. We were all completely new to kite surfing, and the wind was pretty bad (he says sometimes he will reschedule a class due to wind conditions), but this is San Diego and apparently the wind conditions here are some of the worst in the world. "If you can kite surf here, you can kite surf anywhere." He gave us some tips and then we took turns flying trainer kites until we could keep them in the air for a decent amount of time and even make some infinite signs and dives before crashing. He then drew us a diagram of the different wind zones including the launch zones and the power zone, and explained how to fly the kite upwind and in low wind conditions, and how to turn right and left. He told us each what size kite and harness to buy. He had two 9m kites with short lines, which we then learned how to inflate, hook up to lines, launch, fly, depower or "kill", land and put away. He taught 2 kinds of launches (side and watery), and unhooked then hooked flying skills. Since there were four of us, he put us in pairs and spent his time going back and forth between the groups. If you a beginner and not "gifted" like we were, being left to your own devices with a kite like this in these kind of wind conditions was both exhausting and frustrating, thus I'd recommend the $115 private 2 hour lesson over the $179 4 hour group lesson. I don't think any of us got unassisted launching down (though the other group might have managed it when I wasn't watching them), which was probably partly due to the rapidly changing wind conditions. He actually went over the 4 hours by about 30 mins, so we felt he went the extra mile, but I think everyone was pretty exhausted after that much kite time (my current fitness level could be better, I admit!). He gave us some kite surfing magazines at the end which had lots of good pointers and pictures to get us stoked to keep working at it. This sport takes time and dedication: it won't be as easy to pick up as it looks. He says to focus on the kite, not the board: master the kite, and you will master the sport, focus on the board and you will fail. That makes complete sense to me. You can't be looking up at the kite while you ride, it must be a subconscious extension of yourself. One of the magazines recommended buying a trainer kite (I saw a 1.7m complete $59 on ewg.org/amazon) and mastering that before spending your money on a lesson, which I wish we'd done in hindsight. The lesson for 2 people is a LOT more expensive than a training kite and I think our time and money would've been better spent if we'd had basic flying skills down. My boyfriend doesn't agree, however. He feels that buying a training kite without learning the basic skills that John taught us might be frustrating to the novice and deter people from trying a lesson, which is also a good point, so take my advice and use it to do what you feel most comfortable with =).

One of my favorite spots to visit for water activities!…read more They do indeed have life jackets for all sizes and yes you are required to wear them while using their equipment. It's a nice area to go to and generally pretty quiet area as long as you don't go into the channel where the motor boats go, rentals are great but it's soooo much nicer and cheaper to take a kayaking or SUP class for the semester if you have the time on the weekends I think it's only about $40 for the class and the staff are always so nice and helpful. I've met so many amazing people and it's so much more fun to go out as a group :)

Came here for stand up paddle boarding on a Living Social Deal. It was a GREAT deal. Everyone…read morethere is super nice and friendly. The instructors were awesome. I'm glad the lady I booked the deal with told me the little nuances of the place. Like, where to park, follow directions from their website vs. GPS or Google, and how much parking is. Nice facilities and equipment. Would def come back and do their other activities.

5-star experience hands down. Alex and Brittney were exceptional instructors and all around just…read moregenuine people. I HIGHLY recommend trying them out. My girlfriend and I felt safe and confident out there with them the whole time. They were very patient and tutored us on our first Stand Up Paddle boarding lesson. I would definitely look into taking more classes from them in the future! They've even provided us with a welcome packet a couple nights before that included directions/photos to our meetup destination with the forecasted weather/wind conditions! Amazing!

I booked an appointment through the Yelp app and received an email saying that my appointment would…read moretake place at one of two locations. After leaving several voicemails I never received a call back to know what location to go to so I wasn't able to receive my service. I tried to get a refund through the Yelp app I book through only to have them tell me that I needed to speak to liquid paddle board. I called and left numerous messages and never received response. I think this is a scam

"OUTSTANDING FREAKS OF NATURE!" This is how best to describe Oren (& his father) who I was…read morefortunate enough to meet this past week. Although it's becoming a rarity, it's a pleasure meeting people who love their jobs and truly appreciate customer service. While pressed for time seeking to secure a new set of SCUBA fins it became apparent there were none to be had within 100 miles (including ordering them on Amazon ... which I do my best to not use when a "brick & mortar" location is nearby). Either way I'm grateful that another dive shop and my dive master referred me to "Oren and Baja Diving & Watersports." Although I was pleased hearing he had them in stock, I was blown away by the customer service Oren and his shop provided! In the end they are great people that I look forward to working with in the future and trust you too will enjoy this terrific company.

This is the only dive shop south of downtown San Diego that serves the avid freediver or…read morespearfisherman as well as scuba divers. I have purchased scuba and freediving gear many times. The owner Oren, is very accommodating, friendly and knowledgeable about the product and diving. He makes you feel important and asks the right questions to find out what your real needs are before recommending an item for you. This is one of the very few shop where you can try freediving wetsuits on, while others making a big deal out of it and guess your size. If you are spearfisherman, you find all the goodies you need here from the beginner level to the more experienced underwater hunter, BDW has all you need and the excellent customer service. This is also one of the only places in San Diego where you find gear from the french company Beuchat, amazingly warm wetsuits and many other fantastic items. He also carries gear from OMS, DUI, Gannet and more. Give this place a try and you will not be disappointed. I for sure will be back for more!

Wes Cantrell was a fantastic surfing instructor for our family of 5. The land instructions were…read moreclear and we all got up on various waves. Surf was firing too! Thanks again Wes for the instructions and new surf lingo we can take back East

Had a blast! I really thought that I wasn't going to be able to do it but I was able to get on the…read moreboard a bunch! Big thanks to Russell for doing such a great job teaching me!

We had an amazing time learning to rock climb outdoors with Sierra Pros! Instructor was…read moreknowledgeable and friendly, made us all feel very safe. Thanks!