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?

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!

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!