New Surf House!

Hi Everybody,

team Surfivor is very happy. We have fullfilled our dream: we have a new House RIGHT AT THE BEACH!
This will be our new Base where all our guests can meet and hang out! It will be where Breakfast is served and where we can BBQ. It is right in the center of town and thereby close to every shop, restaurant and Bars!
At the moment we are working a lot fixing the house and adapting it to our needs, but soon it will be ready and looking great! It will be ready in July!
No pictures yet...we don't want to destroy the surprise....=)

But this wave breaks only 30 m away from the house......

Come visit us!


team Surfivor

Imagine if.....

Imagine if you have never seen the ocean before.
Imagine if you have never seen a surf board before.
Imagine if you have never worn a wetsuit.
Imagine if you have never caught a wave before.

This is the story of Dominik from Switzerland, who never had seen the ocean before, who never had been on a surf board before and who never in his life had caught a wave before!

When Dominik came to Surfivor, it was his first time in a foreign country and it was his first time
he was on an airplane.

His friends Valerie and Raphael convinced him to come over and try surfing. They told him that
he would really enjoy it, specially as a Snowboarder!

We went to Matosinhos beach for the first surf in his life. The waves were nice and small for beginners andwe were really stoked!

As I was standing next to Dominik, who was ready to paddle for his first wave, I told him
that if he would catch the approaching wave and stand up on the surf board, I would buy him
a case of SUPER BOCK (our national beer).

Well, no need to say that he earned his beers, because the boy stood up and surfed the wave.
Of course his tachnique was not perfect, but it is simply amazing how naturally he did it and
learned to surf within a week!

My experience of ten years teaching people to stand up on a Surfboard and ride waves tells me, that any one can do it. Anyone has the ability to surf, no matter what colour, origin or gender.
For some (like Dominik), it's the easiest thing in the world, for other the standing up is more difficult and it is necessary to keep believing and practising. You will make it!

One thing is for sure: evrybody who rides a waves is happy. Everybody gets a beautyful smile on their face and evrybody adapts to the ocean and mother nature (and not the other way around!!!)

Keep riding, keep practising, keep searching for your perfect waves!
You can interprete this as an metapher!

To my dear friends from Team Slide Disaster, thank you so much for coming back and being so relaxed!

My special greetz to you!!!


Cheers


Miguel



Dominik with Swiss Fondue and Super Bock

Rapha, Dominik and Valerie (taking the picture):
real Surfivors !!!

Eduardo at Cortegaça

SURFING IN FEBRUARY

Just to show you that also in the winter we get nice sunny days, 20º air temp (in the afternoon, at night it's cold) and some of the best and cleanest swells through out the year!
On this session last weekend, my best friend Tiago was catching some sun and taking a few pictures of us in the water! How nice the ocean was ....

Hope to see you all soon....summer is starting =)

Miguel

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THIS is how I want to spend my days in 2008!
TOR, what are you up to?





picture: tor

Happy 2008!

want to whish everybody a very happy 2008!
I can't wait for the days to start getting longer and the weather warmer and warmer (it's cold here as well, did 'ya know!)
Slowly I'm starting to make plans for the 2008 Agenda! Pretty sure that we'll have some very nice post-surf activities again this year!
I hope to see some of you back again, in search for those relaxed days at Cotregaca!

Happy New Year

MIGUEL

Summer's gone...

Dear Surfivors,

thanks for this great season. It has been an awesome summer with all you nice people here in Cortegaça!

Thanks also to my team ( of who some still paddle around: Katrijn, Eduardo, Zeza, Mishka), they have been such a great help to make it happen!

This summer again, there were a lot of funny people at Surfivor and the atmosphere has been as always: relaxed, good mood and one big family! The fact that it is a multi - cultural place makes it so special!

Another thank you goes to the great camping and caravan community of Cortegaça to let us enjoy the greatness of atmosphere, down in the very end of that camping, under the green roof of pines and close to the beach; the place we wanna be =)

In September, October and even now in November, the weather and waves have been great and consistent and we're still enjoying sunshine and the Maceda waves!

The camp at the camping is now closed (since we got expelled in late September from the campsite for assaulting their beach bar, in search for the last drop of alcohol...), but our surfhouse will be open all winter, for those who still would like to enjoy a little escape, in nice warm shelter!

Take advantage of the new Low Cost connections to Oporto, coming from Germany, Holland and since yesterday also Sweden!

So, it would be really great to see some of you again! We're always ready to take you surfing

and enjoy your holiday!

Keep up to date here on the blog, here goes the promise that this write lazy Mr. Flexible will update frequently about what's going on on Surfivor!

Obrigado!!!

Miguel

Photos from Tor!

Hi,

once again our dear photographer Tor Pande Braathen, from Norway, has been at Surfivorcamp to shoot some pics, the way only he does...check out a few!

Misty morning

Surfivor BBQ

Sunset session at Maceda beach

Mr. Flexible doing his thing

Beach chilling after surf!

One wave...never again!

Ther are many more pics Tor took during his stay in July at Surfivorcamp, together with his brother Erling and friend Harald! Maybe you will see some on Surfivor's next website update! Stay in touch and come over for a great surfing holiday!!!

Aloha

Miguel

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Team Surfivor '07

This year’s Surfivor staff is perfect. We gathered people from all over Europe to cover all different tasks necessary to make Surfivor work. Without them the Surfivor camp wouldn’t be as fun as it is now!

Miguel is the organizer and director of Surfivor Surf Camp. He grew up in Germany and moved to Portugal in 1988 where he started surfing. From that moment on, Miguel’s life took a new direction and he hasn’t stopped catching waves since then. He has worked in many surf camps in Portugal where he gained his experience as a surfing instructor. In 2003 decided to start his own surf camp: Surfivor. Furthermore is he the regional champion of 2004 and 2005 and first place in the ranking of this year’s championship.
His passion however is to teach people how to surf and make them understand the surfing lifestyle.

That’s what happened to Katrijn, one of his students in 2005. And nowadays Katrijn is our most dedicated surf instructor. In April 2007 she completed the BSA level 1 surfing instructor course in Cornwall UK. Next to giving surf lessons, Katrijn is a film director. She is Dutch, but since three years integrating in the Portuguese culture and language. Her company is the cutest dog in the world, Zezinha.

Zeza is like the mom of Surfivor Camp. She takes care of the breakfast and maintenance of the surf camp and makes sure it is always clean and tidy. She is THE best! She speaks Portuguese and is learning English, the most caring and sweet mom for all guests and she fully supports her son Educardo at his surf contests.

Eduardo is sixteen and the son of Zeza. Although he doesn’t eat vegetables, he is running the Portuguese Junior Championship and is on the 8th place at the moment. All he wants is to paddle out and catch waves. Outside of the water he practices on his skateboard, trying out new moves and tricks. He is the most humble and simple person, always ready to give you a hand and guide you whilst surfing.

Chris, our German chauffeur drives in an American car (Ford). You can find him somewhere along the airport of Porto and the train stations of Espinho and Cortegaça. It is his job to pick you up on your arrival and take you to the surf camp. In his leisure time he likes to go to the beach for surfing.

Luca is our Italian surf coach assistant. After spending winter season on the Canary Islands he came to Surfivor to assist in the surf lessons and catch some waves in his leisure time. Furthermore does he work in Dacasca Bar, pouring out caipirinhas to all Surfivors. His good mood and Italian lifestyle will guarantee lots of laughing.

Lisette studies tourism in the Netherlands and does promotional work for the Surfivor Surf Camp. She used to come to Surfivor Camp on weekends, to escape the routine of her internship in Salamanca. She is good at languages, but is still learning how to catch a good wave…

Do you want to get to know us better? Go to our website at http://www.surfivorcamp.com/ and book your surftrip!

see you soon

Team Surfivor