We took a girls trip to Oahu and one of the highlights was definitely surf lessons with Mike. We were in our own group of three women and got at least 10-15 waves each. Mike gave us feedback after each wave so that we would continue to improve on each try. We really felt like he wanted us to have fun and be as successful as we could being surf novices. Mike gave us great dryland instruction prior to entering the water, I could tell he was honing in our technique so that we would have our best chance of standing on the surf board as much as possible. We felt safe throughout the lesson, he kept his eye out on all three of us to make sure we were all safe and moving along in the right direction. On our next family vacation, I would definitely trust Mike to do surf lessons with my sons.