Over the last 7 years, between Figueira da Foz - a small town in Portugal - and the neighbouring beach of Cabedelo, people get together and share. They share waves, surfboards, music, art, and last but not least, they share good food and wine.

Gliding Barnacles appears in an attempt to promote surfing as part of a community, and has given new meanings to a celebration that has started with a group of friends, about the passion for the sea and surfing in Figueira da Foz.

This desire to connect the sea to the city in a big event managed to transform what was a peripheral place - Praia do Cabedelo - into a space that defied its own limits and that united, annually, the four corners of the world through sea culture, art, music and gastronomy.

Rui is the co-founder of Big Raven Portugal, a brand for eco-fiendly and consciously created surf ponchos. In this interview he explains more about his motivation, which is love for the ocean.

Phil is from Barbados Islands and Corina from Switzerland. How many chances are there to meet and eventually fall in love?

It happened in 2014 when they were in Nicaragua for surfing. It sounds like the classical summer loven and surf romance, but their bond was definitely a special one.

Rise Up Surf Retreats is now the number one surf retreat business in Central America. Let’s chat with Phil to know about their story!

I ‘met’ Rainer in our Surfpreneurs Club group and saw that he was both a part of Surfrider Foundation and founder of Rebel Fin Co. producing sustainable and environmental friendly surf fins. With so many hands on surf businesses I became curious. So here’s about Rainer’s ambitions, what makes Rebel Fins so eco friendly, how to manage to get your dose of surf when you live in Germany and the question if to start your idea as a side business or to go all in.

SALTY is a luxury interior design brand that incorporates the art of surfboard shaping with furniture design. 

The elegant waves of Biarritz inspired the surfer Benjamin Rossillon and the designer Philippe Tissot to create unique surftables, perfect for any interior style enviroment.

Surf Vida is a welcoming, cozy space that allows you to sink in and enjoy the idyllic sounds of nature, the ocean views, and de-stress from the constant “go, go, go” of our modern world.

A place to connect with like-minded individuals whilst having the comfort of your own space. Here is the story of how co-founder Jessica Roberts found her way out of the hustle and bustle of America to the homely and beautiful Ericeira.

A common misunderstanding is to believe that social responsibility is something just for big corporations. Greg Gordon, founder of CR Surf Travel Company, knows better than anyone else that it’s not like that.

Inspired by the breathtaking story of Patagonia’s founder Yvon Chouinard, the CR Surf Travel Company was recently nominated Eco-Leader by the 1% for the planet for collaborating with an NGO that protects marine life and empowers kids’ education.

Gota D'Agua is a surf camp at Costa da Caparica, a small beach town near Lisbon’s capital.

We chatted with one of the founders, Ricardo Carvalho, about how they started and what is their business approach.

Nalu Project is a surf brand from Portugal started by Eva Diemer. She started to use old wetsuits and converting them into beautiful neoprene products.

Eva shared with us in this interview her story of building a sustainable surf business.

Marie is from Hamburg, Germany, but lives part of the year in Bali where the pieces of her surfwear label Zealous (founded in 2010) are produced. In our interview she talks about the challenges of founding a surfwear brand (spoiler: there’s a few) but also the benefits that leading a life between a big city like Hamburg and the palm trees of Bali brings.

Thankfully, Pepijn Tigges, a professional surfer from the Netherlands, is helping Dutch surfers to level up their surfing prowess. Amidst his own rigorous training regime for competitions, Pepijn runs his own online surf coaching business, designed for those who feel they’ve mastered the basics, and are ready to take their surfing to the next level.

Have you ever heard of conventional surf wax being harmful to the oceans? Nah? Time to dive deeper into this topic and get to know an alternative wax that is doing good – for the oceans and you.

So here’s the story of surfpreneurs Rory Palmer-Rowe and his wife Jade who have founded The Good Wax Co. Producing a 100% organic wax the company also donates 10% of its profits for helping to save turtles.

Tania Rosenkranz is the founder of Free Your Mind Experience, which is not only a kite school based in Tarifa. It’s a way of life, a different “experience” where to discover kitesurf, catch the best waves, explore undiscovered spots in Morocco, Spain, and other destinations around the world.

Yvette Curtis is the founder of Wave Wahines, a nonprofit organization that aims to empower girls through surfing as a “girls only surf club”. Based in Croyde, a place with beautiful beaches and good surf at the coast of the UK, she tells us about her motivation, struggles and advice for all the other surfpreneurs out there.

When Aideen returned to Ireland after her trip she joined a meetup.com group and went on a surfing weekend in Bundoran, on the west coast. She wasn’t sure she’d enjoy cold water surfing, but just being in the water and connecting with like-minded people was so amazing I kept going back. 

We know: ocean adventures and sustainability are the keys to a great life. And that’s what motivated Jana Garousto co-found Sober&Naked, an eco-bikini brand for active mermaids.

Olmo van Beurden and Hans van Mourik founded together SurfaWhile; a cool booking agency specialised in surf trips. However, it’s not like the traditional ones.

Let’s discover the reason why with Olmo!

Ida Bjerga is the Founder and Managing Director of Noise studio, a Danish studio specialised in digital strategy, branding and design for Sports Brands & Sports Tech. All of the staff members are passionate athletes with a creative mindset. Let’s chat with Ida to understand how to be different can make a difference in your surf business.

Sergi from Spain dedicated his life to doing what he believes in: surfing, woodwork, and environmentalism. As a result, he founded Flama Surf which is committed to building sustainable surfboards made of wood.

António Pedro has a clear goal in his mind. He is the Lifedreamer of a Portuguese association called Associação Surf Social Wave.

With a specific program based on individual and group coaching, he and its team are targeting unemployed people in Cascais to let them grow personally and professionally.