My name Is Francisco Gomes, people call me “Xico”, I´ve been an instructor for Moana for 6 years now but it started waaay before that, in a place where I like to call Home. On the start of a surf class when we walking down to the beach it as been quite offen for...
I can’t teach you to surf but that didn’t keept me away of the Moana Surf School Team! “Working” for Moana behind a computer is what I do. Well, sometimes I also grab a surf board for some fun! 🙂 It was June, 2016, and Alex was having trouble...
Meeting time 18.00 Cascais shopping car park! My wingman for the evening and photo/website master Tiago Alves. Destination Ericeira for the 2016 Surf Summit / web Surf Summit! Was a great evening starting with food and drinks mainly produced from the Mafra region....
It is not as easy as you think to get a great picture from the water. The photographer needs to swim around for long periods of time with a heavy water housing filled with a expensive camera at the same time often being pounded by huge waves!. A lot of time and...
Torq Surfboards Maldives Mission 2016 Yeahhhh! Here we go! Boat trip with some good friends and some new faces to paradise! The Maldives mission was ON! Meeting point Lisbon airport Emirates check-in. The objective was to have a great time with friends and surf some...
My first time at Moana Surf School was when I was just 4 years old. I remember the school back then; just a small container right on the middle of Guincho beach. The smallest wetsuit was probably a couple sizes too big and had to be folded at the arms and legs but it...
