My 12-yr-old daughter's confidence soared after her 2 hours in the water with Shane. I arrived just in time to see her catching her first of three waves. I watched Shane coach her on getting her board past the break. How well he'd set her up for success by patiently waiting for the right wave, changing their location, giving her a little push so she'd carry momentum into the surf. When she was done, it was clear that she had absorbed all the teaching: how to read the ocean, how to choose a wave, all of it. It was genuinely lovely to see. We were both very glad she experienced it.