RIPAR TEAM - THE SUPER HEROES!
LOCAL SURFER DUDES!
Rui Pedro
Surf School Founder, a local surfer for more than 20 years. Also a great DJ and musician.
You will see him on the water, or performing as DJ at a local bar.
Xico
Surf instructor since 2003. He's one of the best local surfers. Father of 3 small children, he is patient and careful with all his surfing students. He believes and lives under the influence of Permaculture. "Relationships we can find in nature and can be applied to all aspects of human habitation, from agriculture to ecological building, from appropriate technology to education and even economics."
Pipas
He has Surfed since he started to walk... Local surfer. Surf instructor since 2005. Teaching most of the time at the "improvers" surfing lessons, he will help you enjoy the ride of your life!
Rafael
Surf Instructor. Local Surfer with more than 20 years of experience. Classic style, always chasing some tubes. Also known as the Big Rider of Areia Branca. He has an amazing knowledge of the ocean and is always in tune with nature.
Gonçalo
Surfer since he was a kid and is a surf instructor since 2008. A local surfer from Praia da Areia Branca that loves to surf and during the winter is always looking for riding new waves and experiencing different cultures. Besides sharing his surf and Ocean knowledge with you he will probably also make you dance a bit at one of the local bars on his DJ nights.
Fernando
Being a local surfer at an early age, it's more likely to see him behind a desktop. He will answer shortly, all your questions at info@riparsurfschool.com and also manage all Back office / Booking processes.
Jessica
Welcome Desk / Front Office The best welcome smile in Portugal.
Inês
Master Integral Yoga Instructor. Graduated in Acupuncture,Chi Kung and Shiatsu Massage in 2010 by E.S.M.O.T. (Escola Superior de Medicinas Orientais e Terapêuticas). Since then she's been giving her best services to Ripar, with Chi Kung lessons and Shiatsu Massage sessions.
