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Solaz Adventures was founded on a genuine love of the sport of surfing,
and a desire to share the relaxed lifestyle, camaraderie, and sense
of renewal that surfing and travel inspire.
We are unique because we offer Surf Trips for Everyone,
providing couples, families, groups, and individuals of all abilities
with safe and fun surf adventures. We are dedicated to keeping our groups
small, 4-12 people, so we don’t crowd or overwhelm the places we
have come to enjoy.
Mexico
Your surf instructor & retreat host Katie
Katie was born and raised in city by the sea: Santa Monica, CA. She first visited Hawaii when she was thirteen years old and completely fell in love with the islands and the surfing lifestyle. Surfing became her passion ever since. Katie has always been naturally drawn to the ocean. She started “boogie boarding” at the age of four. Surfing was a natural progression.
Katie has competed locally in California, and surfed in oceans all over the world. She has surfed the California coast, Mexico, The Big Island, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, Israel, Florida, Costa Rica, Brazil, Bocas Del Toro, Panama, and Puerto Rico. Katie runs her own surf school on the best beaches of Los Angeles and Hawaii; she has taught thousands of people ranging in age from 3 to 80.
In the last 3 years she and Ian have traveled to Peru, Panama, Nicaragua, Indonesia and Spain to surf, explore and enjoy life.
Costa Rica
Your massage therapist & spa owner is Corynne
In Sydney, Corynne studied for 4 years to become a Naturopath, a little known profession in the US however a huge part of the Australian heath care services. As a Naturopath you draw on knowledge of Herbal Medicine, Nutrition, Homoeopathy and Massage Therapy to help people restore balance, health and wellbeing in their life. She has practiced in London and Sydney as a Naturopath, and in various countries as a Massage Therapist.
She is experienced in Sports Massage, Deep Tissue, and Swedish massage however will tailor the massage to suit each individual.Traveling the world is a large part of the Australian culture. Learning to surf first in Hawaii, Sydney then in Playa Grande led to a new found passion, and a great activity to pursue while on these travels.
In the last 3 years she and Ian have traveled to Peru, Panama, Nicaragua, Indonesia and Spain to surf, explore and enjoy life.
Your surf instructor & host is Ian
Both Ian’s parents surfed, and both were Florida state champions. As soon as he could walk he has been surfing, and when you take a lesson from Ian it is hard to not notice his enthusiasm and love of this “lifestyle sport”.
Ian’s surfing experience is extensive. From 1984 to 87 he was on the Virgin Islands surf team and traveled to Puerto Rico, Barbados and Costa Rica. In 1995 he was selected for the Eastern Surfing Association All Star Team.
From 1997, Ian began to excel as a surf judge in, ranked #1 judge 3 years out of 4, on the East Coast US. When he came to Costa Rica he served as Head Judge for the National Surfing Circuit in World Qualifying Series events.
Ian’s attention to detail as a judge has naturally lead to him being a great surf instructor. Being able to discern the smallest of details when a wave only lasts for a matter of seconds means having the ability to pinpoint what a learner is doing wrong. This leads to a much speedier learning process and more fun!
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