Children are eligible to join our Sandhoppers section the summer they turn 7, then progress to Nippers the following year up until the age of 13. We train Friday evenings throughout the year, on the beach in the summer and at Redruth Swimming pool in the winter.

There is a swim requirement of 50m without stopping or touching the sides when they join Nippers. (This increases for older age groups)We strongly advise swimming lessons to be taken alongside Nipper training as we teach surf lifesaving skills which are supplementary to swimming.Names for children wanting to join Sandhoppers can only be taken the summer before a child is old enough to join.

Please note siblings of Nippers who are current members will get priority.. Waiting lists for current age groups are extremely long so at this time we are only taking names for next year’s Sandhopper intake (children born 2015)

Please contact Portreathnippers@outlook.com if you require further information.