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Surfing is best
learned together.

Portraits of surf societe mentors

Get access to generational knowledge and decades of experience from surfers who love to share it. With different mentors and different perspectives, you're not doing this alone.

Meet Your Mentors

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Laura Day

Host

Host of The Surf Société & Confession of a Surf Lady Podcast

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Michelle Bautista

Mentor

Lifelong Surfer, Sailor, Nano Engineer

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Leah Donatiello

Surf Guide

Founder of Reconnect Surf Retreats

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Mando Levitt

Contributor

Surfboard Shaper, Founder at Mando Surf

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Surf Girl Tribe

Contributor

Surf Confidence Coaches

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Easkey Britton

Contributor

Irish big wave surfer, Marine Scientist, & Author

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Paul Spooner

Mentor

Surfboard Shaping instructor at UCSD Craft Center

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Dr. Jana Fogaça

Surf Guide

Surf Phycologist

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Alexis Piarulli

Surf Guide

Founder at Fearless Movement Rehab Chiropractic

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Ben Soto

Contributor

Surfboard Shaper, Founder at Soto Surf

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Risa Mara Machuca

Contributor

Founder at Surf It Out! Mexico & Belle Curves

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Anna Soderlund

Contributor

Free Surfer

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Erin 'Worm' Meza-Ashley

Mentor

Longboard Judge

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Kim Chareonbood

Surf Guide

Sports Mental Trainer Specializing in Fear

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Nick Peterson

Surf Guide

Founder at The Lazy Surfer App

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Carl Gooding

Contributor

Retired Surfboard Shaper

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Sasha Jane Lowerson

Contributor

Pro/Competitive Surfer

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Lane Davey

Contributor

Pipeline Pioneer

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Tessa Timmons

Mentor

Noseride Queen, Competitive Surfer, Retreat Host

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Katharina Maloun

Surf Guide

Yoga Instructor

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Manny Vargas

Tour Guide

Founder at Epic Surf Tours

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Daisy Valdez

Contributor

Professional Surfer

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Joann Bolton

Contributor

Free Surfer

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Dana Goodyear

Contributor

Journalist and Poet

The collective keeps growing.

This is just who's here so far. New mentors, guides, and voices are added all the time — each bringing a different perspective and a different piece of the puzzle. Because the best surfers don't learn from one source. They learn from many.

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Their knowledge is waiting for you.

Join The Surf Société and learn from every mentor, guide, and expert inside — through workshops, live Q&As, and on-demand lessons.

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