I'm Eugene — surfing in northern Portugal, around Porto. Started in my late twenties and three years later the ocean became one of the main parts of my life.
This is where I write about goals, progression, and what surfing quietly shows you about yourself.
Finding your own pace, tracking progress that matters, and keeping going when the learning curve feels flat. Including what changed when I started working with a coach.
Surfing has a way of showing you things — your patience, your reactions, your habits. Notes from someone who started late and pays attention.
Etiquette, priority on a wave, how to read the lineup, how locals look at it. The part that doesn't fit on a beach map.
A practical guide to starting surfing in northern Portugal — Porto and the coast around it. Spots, schools, what to do before your first lesson, and the things that don't usually fit into a guide: etiquette, fear, the slow part.
€14 €9
early bird — 35% off
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