Surfing Waves

Hi guys,
Firstly I really appreciate you reading this (its kinda long). I've got two questions on the type of board for 2 different people. I have surfed before but 3-4 years ago. I was quite experienced and surfed a 5'10 shortboard for about 4 weeks per year for about 3 years. I haven't surfed since and would like advice about which board to buy. The time I go I will be 18 and around 5'10. I will be going for 3 weeks on a surfing holiday to cornwall next july/august and hopefully surfing everyday. I remember the technique of getting up etc but obviously I haven't done it for so long so I would have lost a lot of my ability to surf. I'm thinking maybe just to re-teach myself( or just get myself back up to what I was) because i don't have the money to fork out for lessons. I was looking to buy a 6'8-7 fun-board.What do you guys think?
The second question is about my girlfriend. She's never surfed before and with rent prices so high were considering buying her 2 boards: a long board and a fun board. So she can re sell one of them after the trip which will be cheaper than renting. She's 18 and 5'4. Obviously were buying 2nd hand. I'm hoping to teach her to surf,1st off with the long board then after a couple of weeks we can move her onto the fun board. What would you guys recommend for sizes etc or any other suggestions.
Cheers,
Andy

andyb39 wrote: I will be going for 3 weeks on a surfing holiday to cornwall next july/august and hopefully surfing everyday.

You'll be lucky. Flat-spell season!

Ignoring what you can do, you're likely to need a big volume board for weak summer waves anyway. So for the mrs, forget about the funboard, just get her on a mini-mal and let her learn at her own pace. Something like a 7'6 will be suitable for someone her size.

As for yourself, presumably you've grown quite a lot since you were on a 5'10 shortboard? If you're not going to be surfing regularly, you'll need to almost re-learn your technique every time you go so, again, volume is your friend. You could go for a similar mini-mal like your other half - it would up your chances of catching waves in small summery conditions - or maybe down to a 7' funboard.

Don't make the mistake of forcing yourself onto a small board and making life hard for yourself - if you were moving to the beach and were going to surf everyday for the rest of forever, then I'd say get a smallish board and just keep on doing it till you get it. But for a summer holiday, it's all about catching as many waves as possible

I was used to surfing in November so I didnt know it was going to be small surf in Summer haha! I really appreciate the advice,cheers dude!

drowningbitbybit wrote: You'll be lucky. Flat-spell season!

Haha!! Not so DBBB, I have surfed the North Cornish coast for the last two summers, and I have surfed evey day when I've been.
Admittedly in 2012 it rained everyday, but then when you are spending all day in the water does a bit of rain really matter? It also has the added benefit of keeping the holiday makers away so the beach is less crowded. This year we weren't so 'lucky' and we had glorious sunshine the whole time, which made for a much MUCH busier beach but ther ewere still plenty of waves to play with, even reaching 6-8ft at one stage!!

Don't worry Andy, I'm sure you'll get the waves, just can't count on the sunshine! This is England after all!

English summers are notorious for being up and down like a damn yoyo, From what i heard (and the one year i decide to leave the country) its been pretty hot.

Dont count on sun thou, your best bet would be to expect rain, If you get some sun its a bonus