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.

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.

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!