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.
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22) CERTIFIED. ADMINISTERING EMERGENCY OXYGEN CERTIFIED.
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All
of our Instructors are currently or will be shortly certified with
one or more of the following certifications: Lifeguard Certified
/ CPR for the Professional Rescuer / First Aid Title 22.
The minimum certs that our instructors have are CPR/first aid.
MATT
BLANCHARD
Matt
is currently a student at UC Santa Cruz majoring in mathematics, was
born in nearby Del Mar, California, and was on the surf team at Torrey
Pines High School. Matt has surfed since he was 10. Matt is on his
third year with Leucadia Surf School.
dANE
HOLLEN
Dane
is currently a student at University of San Diego in the school of
business. He is a native Californian from Redondo Beach who moved
to Rancho Santa Fe when he was in the third grade. He has surfed since
he was 11, and was a member of the Torrey Pines High School surf team.
We have found Dane to be a consistently well mannered, energetic and
excellent surf instructor. This will be Dane's second year with Leucadia
Surf School.
SIDNEY
MADDEN
Sidney,
one of the preeminent surfers of the 1960's, native of Encinitas,
California, who called Swami's his home break, will be instructing
for us part time this summer. Sidney was the first surf instructor
for Leucadia Surf School back in 2002, and we are happy to have
him back, part time. He will also be making beginner surfboards
for our students. Contact us for further information.
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SIDNEY MADDEN SURFBOARDS FOR BEGINNERS AND ADVANCED COMING SOON.
JOE FERRAN
Student at USC, Del Mar, San
Diego native, has surfed ten years. His third year with Leucadia Surf
School. Always helpful and energetic.
NICK
COLETTI
Nick
is an Encinitas, California native and a student at Mira Costa College.
At 19, has surfed over half his life. We have found Nick to be a very
good instructor and very helpful for our clients.
STEVE KLINSKY
Steve Klinsky is originally from
the Monterey California and has been surfing for 40 years. This will
be Steve's second season working for Leucadia Surf School.
All
of our surfing instructors have high degrees of American Red Cross
water safety certifications and are one or more of the following:
Lifeguard Certified / CPR for the Professional Rescuer /
First Aid Title 22. They are all experienced surfers of
many years, and trained by Leucadia Surf School 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. ALL INSTRUCTORS MUST GET ONE
OF THE FOLLOWING: LIFEGUARD TRAINING OR CPR AND FIRST AID TRAINING
FOR THE PROFESSIONAL RESCUER. You can do this after you
are working, but if you have these or similar (EMT) certifications
and training now, this will help you to get a job as a surf instructor
at Leucadia Surf School.
Leucadia
Surf School is licensed and fully insured for the beaches of Encinitas,
Leucadia, Carlsbad & Oceanside in North San Diego, California.
City
of Encinitas License #17029
City
of Carlsbad License #1227987
City
of Oceanside License #103444
Surfing
Lessons and Surf Camps on the beaches
of Encinitas, Leucadia, Carlsbad & 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, Carlsbad and Oceanside.