Errant Team
Errant Ltd is completely independent and privately owned so we are funded only by our own success. For that reason, looking after you as a customer is our number one priority. We are the only UK company solely dedicated to creating amazing, hassle-free surf trips and are passionate about finding the right experience for each and every client.
We cater for individuals, couples, families and groups and can recommend and build the perfect solution for you, whether you are a first time surfer or a pro searching for that perfect surf holiday.
As surfers ourselves, we have traveled the world so know first hand about all the big and the little things that make all the difference when you’re on a surf trip. Errant as a company has evolved from this personal experience so we are dedicated to finding and providing all the best destinations, the right lessons and the perfect breaks. All of our ground teams have been selected because they share our ethos and as your hosts, like us, they want to ensure you have the very best holiday possible.
No other surf tour operator holds as much surf knowledge as we do, and we’re here to share that with you. Our business is built on recommendation so it’s essential that we provide you with the best information and the perfect solutions.
Read on to see a few faces behind Errant Ltd.
Name: Chris Thomson
Position: Founder and professional longboarder.
Description: Chris has worked in surf camps around the world including Fuerteventura, Morocco, France, Barbados and Australia. He knows what is needed to deliver an unforgettable surf holiday. His personal surf travels have taken him to The Gambia, Costa Rica, Orkney Islands, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Asia, Australia, Canary Islands, Vancouver Island, Cape Verde Islands, Holland, Barbados, Japan, California, Mexico, Baja and Chris has lived on the North shore of Fuerteventura for two winters. Chris lives in Newquay and surfs professionally thanks to Fat Face clothing.
Name: Sam Oldham
Position: Senior Surf Coach
Description: Sammy brings a lot of enthusiasm to Errant, this shows through in every way from his own personal surfing, long adventures oversea and his passion for surf coaching. Sam spends his summers coaching for Errant in Newquay, and then heads off each winter to Morocco to coach at the Tamraght surf camp. Tough job!
Name: Damian Freeman
Position: Errant manager and head coach in North Spain
Description: Cutting loose in North Spain since the early nineties, qualified B.S.A. surf coach and professional lifeguard, Damian has been hosting our guests in North Spain now for some time and the feedback we get is second to none.
Damian post surf
Name:Chris Zinon
Position: Surf Tours in Cornwall and Europe (Mountain leader/SPA/BSA level 2 surf coach/RNLI qualified beach lifeguard)
Description: Chris has worked with Errant for over three years. In 2008 Chris will be using his unbeatable local knowledge to run our daily surf tours around Cornwall. For Autumn 2008 he will also be running ten day surf expeditions into Europe. Chris has surfed and lived all over the world.
Name : Lucia Griggi
Position: BSA Female Surf Coach in UK, media liaison for the BPSA and freelance photographer.
Description: Originally from Venice, Italy, Lucia brings with her a passion for surfing which has enabled her to develop her own path in life based around the surf. In between running her own photographic company and working as the media liaison for the UK based surfing industry, she takes time out to coach for Errant in Newquay.
Name: George Solh
Position: Manager of Errant surf school in Costa Rica and BSA level 3 surf coach
Description: George has been surfing the shores of Costa Rica since 1992, returning home to Newquay during the summer months to shoot surf photography. Costa Rica is Georges second home thanks to the non-stop perfect surf and chilled vibe of the Central American people.
Name: Andy Bottomley
Position: Errant camp / surf school manger is South Spain.
Description: Andy came looking for waves in SW Spain in the 90's, he liked it so much ,he stayed out there. BSA Surf coach and NARS Beach lifeguard. Qualified in Oceanography.
Andy - South Spain
