About Us
The Salinas Family – David, Swantje, Siyanya, Joel
David Salinas
With 13 years of experience teaching surf lessons and more than 25 years surfing, David is the youngest of 6 brothers all of whom are well known local surfers in Puerto Escondido. He is beyond competent in all types of surf and is considered a good free surfer who enjoys it like a religion. His ability to understand other languages such as English and German allows him to teach surfing to many people from around the world. He has travelled to various surf spots around the world and often entered surf competitions or helped out with the X-Games in Puerto.
Swantje Salinas
Swantje was born in Germany and is a certified Pilates teacher and travel agent. Since 2006 she lives in Puerto Escondido with her young family. She came to Puerto following the love of her life and a passion for surfing. Besides her family and work, she enjoys the natural beauty of life in Puerto.
Swantje speaks German as well as fluent Spanish and English. She will take care of you during your stay in the surf house.