About Us
We bring together LGBTQ+ folks from all over the world for surfing adventures and retreats. From Morocco to Panama, our retreats feature daily professional coaching or beginner lessons, board rentals, accomodations, yoga and mediation classes, surf theory, photos to take home, and video analysis.
Our Founders
Rich
Rich lives in Vancouver, Canada and first built his skills as a surfer on an LGBTQ-friendly surf safari in Costa Rica back in 2015. Now, he tries to get away once or twice per year to the warm waters of Mexico and Central America to chill on a beach and catch waves. At 44, Rich loves a longboard and is working on walking up and down his board as he cruises long beach break waves. Rich is also the founder of @Surfergays on Instagram, which he created in January 2020 to help connect and show love for all the LGBTQ surfers out there.
Steven
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Steven was an international DJ from the gay circuit who lives in the Canary Islands, Spain. He gets to surf most days and started when his midlife crisis hit (it was surfing or a Porsche!). He also organizes surf retreats in Morocco, Sri Lanka, and the Canary Islands. Surfing has now taken over his life and he’s passionate about sharing that love of the sport with others. He’s now training to be a longboard instructor (at 49 years old!). Steven is the founder of @longboardzaddy on Instagram and loves to share the knowledge he has and see people smile and progress in the water. He’s also a mediation leader.
Our Ambassador
Michael
Michael from Perth, Australia joined the Rainbow Surf Retreats family after a scouting trip with Steven in Bali. He is a DJ and runs a successful media company called Pineapple Fingers. Whenever time and waves allow, he's surfing right in front of his own door. Micahel is very involved in the local queer surf community and the rest of the Rainbow crew is thrilled to have him on our team, even if he is a short boarder.