Sardinha Surf Coaching

Sardinha Surf Coaching was created in the spring of 2020. It all started in the summer of 2019 when Lidia, our manager, was looking to learn how to surf on a shortboard but she couldn't find anyone who could help her due to the big discrepancy in the surfing industry. There are hundreds of places to learn how to stand up on a longboard to enjoy a "surf experience" and surf clubs for athletes but nothing in between! Lidia spent months looking for something or someone, but not even one surf school or person was capable accepting the challenge of teaching a 27 years old person on how to surf on a shortboard of her size (5'3 Feet), until she meet Filipe, our actual head coach. Filipe decided to let her join a group lesson.

She was going to bring a 7'6ft surfboard and Filipe said bring instead the smallest surfboard she could find! Lidia was in absolute shock and brought the surfboard to the lesson. For her surprised she stood up on the board but she didn't had a clue of how to catch a wave.

By coincidence Filipe needed a person which he could train for a month to complete his surf coach course. Filipe asked Lidia if she would like to do have a ONE MONTH INTENSIVE SURF COURSE with him! She said yes, the immediately started. Lidia began the surf course with the 7'6ft surfboard and 2 weeks after reduced to the famous 5'11ft  that she kept during the summer, but this time she could catch waves with it! In the final days of the month Filipe told her -"Either you get a shorterboard or you will stop progressing and I will not be able to help you anymore."

Lidia followed his advised and found a 5'5ft fiberglass surfboard! Her skills literally sky rocket and since then she became better and better!

A few months pass a Lidia asked Filipe if he would like to share his vision, Knowledge and passion with the world and surf community around us by creating Sardinha Surf Coaching. - A place where you will find all the help you need to become a better surfer, a place where everyone can use a shortboard and a place where you will always feel welcome and home!