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Little people, big surfers

Little people, big surfers

If you have kids and want to teach them surf, Moana Surf School is the place to be.  i’ve been watching kids learning how to surf since my first days at Moana 3 years ago. In the first time i was always a bit septical about watching 4 year old going to surf, my...

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Pro Surfer = Pro Instructor

Pro Surfer = Pro Instructor

Eu sou Wellington, sou Brasileiro e agora vivendo em Portugal com minha Mulher e filhos. Após chegar em Portugal minha vida mudou para melhor pois conheci e convivo com pessoas especiais e em um lugar lindo e com energia brutal. A primeira praia que conheci foi a...

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Memories of a 7 year old surfer

Memories of a 7 year old surfer

Gijs or Snowflake Bubbles as he likes to be known, started surfing at Moana two years ago. It was also my first year working as a photographer at the school. Gijs is now 10 years old  and it's been great to follow his surf improvement since 2014. When Gijs arrived...

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Anne – From student to teacher

Anne – From student to teacher

I’ve been both a student, and now a teacher at Moana, so I have experiences from behind the scenes as well as in the lessons. Over time Moana Surf school has become a second home for me. When I first came to the school I was a nervous beginner. All my friends and...

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Working for Moana – Gaby's story

Working for Moana – Gaby's story

Working for Moana Surf School for the past 5 years has been like waves themselves … you have the ups, the downs, but no matter what, you keep going, you keep evolving and keep living the dream! It may seem like the ideal job, but when there are 60km winds, freezing...

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Location! Location!

Location! Location!

Locations is the most important factor when setting up your business they say. For me it is the most important factor in relation to where I choose to live and enjoy my outdoor sports and also share experiences with my family and friends. Cascais and the areas around...

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Keep it simple!

Keep it simple!

Windsurfing, kite surfing, paddle boarding, sailing, water skiing and many others ocean sports are all fantastic, but there are few ocean sports like surfing that give so much pleasure with so little equipment. Surfing for some is pleasure, for others it becomes a...

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Ocean therapy

Ocean therapy

Below is a attempt to explain the Ocean Therapy. If you have enough time to go surfing your mind is set free when you are surfing, and after washing your body in the ocean you are given a new drive of energy. You can be surfing in Hawaii or in England, huge or tiny...

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Learn to surf

…at our surf school in Portugal. Moana Surf School has had students of all ages and it is located at one of the best beaches in Europe, Guincho! Discover why we love Guincho and the Ocean.

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