Katrien
Founder and owner
I am a mom of 2 boys with a passion for surfing and the ocean. I started surfing at the age of 25 in Portugal and fell in love with the sport. Since then I was totally hooked, trying to surf whenever and where ever I could. When I started Chicks On Waves in 2008, I wanted to get more girls in the water. Because everyone can learn to surf! Living in Portugal is just great: the sun is out 300 days per year, almost always a wave to surf and Portugese people are lovely.
Aude
Massage therapist
Hello and welcome! I am Aude, a licenced massage therapist with 13 years of experience.I have always had a passion for natural healing and massage has always been one of the most natural and instinctive ways to relieve pain and discomfort.
Massage is also one of the best preventive medicines there is. My approach to massage is very holistic and to an extent spiritual and emotional as well.I believe that as a therapist , i am here to help people feel good inside and out. My mission is to bring the highest quality of care and healing to each massage session.I give ayurvedic massage, dynamic thai massage or a combination of both.
Anina
Chef
Anina is our lovely chef and will serve you delicious and healthy food with fresh and local products carefully chosen from the market every day. She is also a passionate surfer. She’s originally from Switzerland.
Evelyne
Yoga teacher
Meet our yoga teacher Evelyne. She left her home country Switzerland in 2018 to explore India, the motherland of yoga. During the two years spent there, she learnt everything about yoga and meditation. Besides, she found her passion for surfing. In 2020 Evelyne decided to settle in the beautiful Algarve in Portugal and joined the ChicksOnWaves team. She teaches Vinyasa Flow and Yin Yoga, a perfect combination to align body and mind and restore your muscles from surfing. Find Evelyne on the roof of our villa just when the sun rises, to start your day with a gentle flow. Moving slowly whilst gazing at the ocean and letting the first sun rays warm your body and heart. There’s no better way to start the day!
Roza
Surf coach
My name is Roza, since 4 years I have had the pleasure to work as a surf instructor at chicks on waves. Surfing has been a passion of mine since I was young and tried it for the first time! I grew up in the Netherlands, and since forever I just knew i wanted to end up where there were ocean, surf and sunshine! And that is what I found right here in this beautiful place in the end of Europe, where the beaches with waves are endless! I fell in love with teaching, and especially in a great environment with amazing, likeminded women. Join me and the girls for a week full of surfing, cheering each other on and sunshine. I promise you, you will find friends for life as we take you on a surf trip everyday, exploring the best waves we can find and all the cutest spots to explore in the southwest algarve!
Nicki
Surf coach
I’m Nicki. I grew up in Germany, Belgium and France. I found surfing at thirty during a year of travelling around the world and through some amazing surf destinations – Sri Lanka, India, California and Hawaii – and quickly fell in love with it! After returning to London, I continued surfing in the UK every opportunity I got – now in thick wetsuits and choppy seas – and spent a few more years making trips around the world to surf, including Portugal, Morocco, Costa Rica, and back to Sri Lanka where it all began! It became clear to me then that surfing had outgrown being a hobby and turned into a passion that I want to live on the daily and share with others! I’m especially passionate about the relationship between surfing and mental health, as in my own experience surfing is so much more than just a sport. I look forward to sharing my love for surfing with you, see you in the water 🙂