PORTUGAL
Sept 28 - Oct 5th, 2019
Peniche is one of the most versatile stretches of coast in Portugal with a wide swell window, great flexibility for offshore winds and a significant variety of waves that range from super friendly beach breaks to really hollow reefs. There is a good break for every level of wave riding and, with a little exploration, it is not rare to find an amazing wave breaking in solitude. We will be staying at the cozy village of Baleal, which has easy access to lots of spots and pleasant activities outside surfing. A walk to the delightful fishing village of Baleal will put you right in between two of the most surfed spots in the area, as you cross the natural sand bar bridge that will put you on its tied island. From here, there is a lot more to go searching for perfect surf!
You will enjoy
- 6 fully coached surf days with up to two in water sessions a day - about us.
- 3 wave riding complementary training of your choice - approach.
- 1 theoretical session a day with video analysis of your surf.
- Yoga & meditation to create ocean connection and flow.
- Transport from and to the airport in Lisbon.
- 7 nights stay at one of the beautiful houses in Baleal.
- Private chef preparing 3 delicious and organic meals a day.
- Surfboard equipment and wetsuit - bringing your own is advisable for intermediate riders.
A typical day in your journey
6:30 am - Yoga & meditation 3 times during the week
7:30 am - Coffee & light, before-surf breakfast
8:30 am - Morning coached surf
11 am - Brunch
12 - 3pm - Free time for own exploration, massage, beach, etc.
3:30 pm - Theory and/or complementary training
5 pm - Afternoon surf
8 pm - Dinner
7:30 am - Coffee & light, before-surf breakfast
8:30 am - Morning coached surf
11 am - Brunch
12 - 3pm - Free time for own exploration, massage, beach, etc.
3:30 pm - Theory and/or complementary training
5 pm - Afternoon surf
8 pm - Dinner
Your head teachers
OCEAN
Herbert Miron
Herbert is the founder of Wave Riding Journeys and an ocean grommet for life. He started riding waves with lifeguards when he was 15, since then his relationship to the ocean has translated into traveling to many places around the world surfing and bodysurfing, playing water polo, lifeguarding and from 3 years back teaching ocean skills and wave riding. His wholistic approach to teaching is based on the belief that if you open up to the energy Mother Ocean carries in her waves, you can incorporate it into your life and change it for the better. When the ocean is flat you will find him skateboarding bowls or empty pools. He has been teaching skateboarding for 8 years and uses it as a magnificent tool to teach how to perform on a surfboard.
Aaron Peirsol
Aaron is a three time US Olympic swimmer and multiple Olympic medalist who developed his relationship with the water in the ocean, and continues it there to this day. Water was never just about swimming, but about developing a tool to help explore nature and engage around something sustainably healthy. Swimming is the foundation of a lifestyle that includes all the reasons to enjoy being around the water: surfing, lifeguarding, sailing, serious and not-so-serious play, community and all else, which are part of a grander lifestyle that was ideologically passed to him by the generations of those that lived in, on and by the water before him. And like those that came before him, Aaron feels it is a privilege and a responsibility to pass along this knowledge to the generations to come.
YOGA & MEDITATION
Karina Turtzo
Karina is the co-founder of TribeWire and a certified Holistic Health Practitioner- her focus is helping people cultivate energy, vitality and embodiment. Her approach to wellbeing includes meditation, yoga, energetic internal arts, breathwork and nutrition. Karina holds space from a place of non-judgment, creating a container where people can shed, remember, reconnect and expand mindfulness.
Getting there
Airfare not included - book your flight to Lisbon Airport (LIS).
- Pick up Sept 21th 2019 anytime after 9am, drop off Sept 28th 2019 anytime.
- Car drive to Peniche is about 1 hour.
THE INVESTMENT
7 NIGHTS ALL INCLUSIVE- ACCOMMODATIONS, TRANSPORTATION, 3 MEALS A DAY, EQUIPMENT RENTALS, ALL COACHING.
SHARED BEDROOM: $2,395 USD
LIMITED TO 10 PARTICIPANTS
ONLY $500 TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT!
SHARED BEDROOM: $2,395 USD
LIMITED TO 10 PARTICIPANTS
ONLY $500 TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT!