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
Matt
is currently a student at UC Santa Cruz, 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
Joe
is currently a student at USC in the school of business. He is orginally
from Del Mar, and has surfed since he was five. Joe jokes, just call
me "Jo" for short.
CHRISINE
HERDE
Christine
is a student at UCSD, a San Diego native, and has surfed for 10
years.
mARK
MILLER
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.
All
of our surfing instructors are CPR certified, experienced surfers,
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.
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.
