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Ana Penha Costa May 18, 2023 0 comments

Pedro and Yannick from Saline, the surfing experience Lisbon was longing for.

Hanging Out With Pedro Mandacaru and Yannick Luca from Saline.

Saline was born out of a simple idea from the duo of bringing a high-quality, hassle-free, holistic surf experience to Lisbon - everything we were longing for. We met with Pedro to talk about inspirations, life plans and their project.

Can you tell us your story so far?

My name is Luísa, I was born and raised in Lisbon, and I love this city. I took a Design degree and I am extremely passionate about color and graphics. Music has always been a big part of my life, it helps me to focus on work and to never stand still. Ever since I was little I have experienced a lot of different genres of music. My mother was always listening to Fado at home, so it’s a genre that I keep very present.

Four years ago I received my first vinyl record, an album and ever since then I haven’t stopped buying music. After that I took some beginner lessons in Djing with a good friend of mine and have become more and more interested in this craft. New opportunities to play started coming up so I began to focus more on Djing, playing mostly in events and clubs. Nowadays I have a monthly program at an online radio - Collect Radio - where I play lounge and dance music.

I fell in love with Surfing couple of years before and had the idea of designing my own home in shipping containers, send them to Portugal and start my new life together with my girlfriend and daughter close to the sea.

Why Pt? Because I was travelling Portugal in my Van for more than 12 years and every time I was spending a couple of weeks at the coastline, first Zambujeira do mar, later I went South where I started to surf. The amazing nature, the Portuguese lifestyle and surfing, it was a dream for me to come there. So at the end I got things done and moved close to Budens / Vila do Bispo, where I enjoy my time, improve surfing day by day and working on my creative projects.

Can you tell us your story so far?

Born in Lisbon and stayed for all the good reasons. My family passed down surfing, and it has brought peace, challenges, growth, and endless joy into my life. Through all life's changes, it has remained my job, hobby, and therapy since my teens. I've had amazing surfers guide and inspire me, but the most important connection surfing brought was to myself. That's what I try to pass on when I teach, that surfing is just a fun way to connect with yourself and with nature.

Next steps for you?

The next steps are to develop new ways of sharing this mindful approach to surfing with as many people as possible. Also, my friend Yannick joined in to support this growth!

Best spot in Portugal?

A small village called São Luís on the coastline of Alentejo is just paradise. Good surf, good food, surrounded by nature and happy people. My soon-to-be-wife and I bought a house there, and, with our baby daughter, we've been having the dreamiest days there.

What does style means to you?

Knowing who you are and wearing your personality with pride that's real style.

What motivated you to get started with The Peak House?

The Peak House was a dream come true. Since a long time ago when we both started traveling around the world, chasing the perfect wave, most of the times we ended up staying in places with the same feeling as The Peak House, where the contact with local people was always a priority to us. These people and friends inspired us to embrace this lovely journey

What does style mean to you?

Style means atitude, conscience and sense of responsibility for the Mother Nature and the other human beings, in and outside of the water.

What does style mean to you?

What motivated you to get started with Saline?

My main motivation was to create something innovative and aligned with my values. Although Lisbon is known for surfing, no one provided a seamless surf experience. I wanted to make surfing as simple, individual and accessible as possible.