Gerry
Kantor is a second generation
San Diegan who grew up in the Point Loma and South Mission Beach
areas, both of which are known for their numerous surfing reef
breaks and beaches. He bodysurfed at a very young age, and started
surfing in the early 1960's. He wrote for Surfer Magazine (known
as "the Bible of the Sport") in the 1980's, and traveled
extensively for surf in France, Mexico, Costa Rica and Hawaii.
He is a graduate of nearby UCSD in La Jolla, and a director
of the National Surf Schools and Instructors Association.
Local
high school earth sciences teacher, who is a native of Ramona, California,
and has surfed for 15 years. Dan is a graduate of nearby Cal State
San Marcos.
MATT
BLANCHARD
INSTRUCTOR
Matt
is currently a student at UC Santa Cruz in applied physics, born in
nearby Del Mar, California, and was on the surf team at Torrey Pines
High School. Matt has surfed since he was 5.
JOE
FERRAN
INSTRUCTOR
Joe
is currently a student at USC in the school of business. He is orginally
from Del Mar, California, and has surfed since he was five. Joe jokes,
just call me "Jo" for short.
mARK
MILLER
INSTRUCTOR
Mark is a high school teacher,
who recieved his undergraduate degree from UC Davis, and his graduate
degree in Geosciences from Princeton University. Mark has surfed for
15 years.
bENNY JAMMIN
iNSTRUCTOR
Benny is a native of nearby Carlsbad,
California, and has surfed for 35 years.
All
of our surfing instructors are CPR certified, experienced surfers,
and trained by Leucadia Surf School owner Gerry Kantor to make sure
that all of our clients actually get a chance to ride waves and
actually surf during their lesson or camp. The instructors have
written guidelines to insure the successful outcome of every surf
class. They also have more than enough surfing experience to insure
the safety of your surfing lesson or surf camp.
SURF
INSTRUCTOR TRAINING: We are always searching for new and
qualified surfing instructors to train. If you are interested in
becoming a good surf instructor for Leucadia Surf School, are a
college student or graduate from the UC system or other college,
and a San Diego or California native, with 8-10 years or more of
surfing experience, please email us a note detailing this and your
surfing and vocational background via email. No previous experience
as a surf instructor is preferred, so that we can train you in our
own instructional methods.
Leucadia
Surf School is licensed and fully insured for the beaches of Encinitas,
Leucadia & Oceanside in North San Diego, California.
City
of Encinitas License #17029
City
of Oceanside License #103444
Surfing
Lessons and Surf Camps on the beaches
of Encinitas, Leucadia & Oceanside in North San Diego, California.
Our
surfing lessons and surf camps are near La Jolla, Torrey Pines, Del Mar,
Solana Beach, Cardiff by the Sea and Carlsbad.