Chris Brown
Executive Director

Chris began surfing in 1978 at 21st street in Hermosa Beach. He surfed competitively at the University of Southern California and graduated in 1992 with a B.A. in Political Science. Surf travel has been his passion since the mid 1980's. Destinations include Indonesia, South Africa, Europe, Mexico, The Caribbean, Central America and Hawaii. Chris is also an established waterman having paddled the 32-mile Catalina Classic three times in the early 1990's. He owned and operated Peninsula Surf in Rolling Hills Estates from 1999 to 2004, is currently the President of the California Beach Volleyball association and serves on the board of directors of the Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation. When he's not surfing, Chris also coaches many professional and Olympic athletes. Contact Chris

Tommy Ostendorf
Partner

Competitive Longboarder and top Shortboarder from Manhattan Beach. Tommy learned to surf in Manhattan Beach in 1996, started competing in 1999, and has been teaching surfing with us since 1998. He is certified in both CPR and First Aid. In 2005 Tommy was the National Collegiate Longboard Champion and California State Champion. He finished Top 10 overall in the 2002 Professional Surfing Tour of America. His Surf travels include Hawaii, Bali, the Mentawai Islands, the Bahamas, Baja California, Mainland Mexico, Costa Rica, Australia, New Zealand, France, Portugal, Spain, Florida, and Virginia. Tommy recently graduated from the University of San Diego with a degree in Business Administration, where he was Captain of the Surf Team for three of his four years. He has competed in several professional competitions with the world's top longboard surfers. Tommy's been with us since the beginning and is a fluid surfer in and out of the water. Contact Tommy

Mark Gerold
Partner

Born and raised in Manhattan Beach Mark has been surfing since 1996, teaching surfing since 1999, and was a Junior Lifeguard for 6 years. He competed on the Mira Costa Surf Team and is currently attending school at Cal State Long Beach where he surfs regularly. Surf travel includes Hawaii, Baja California, Mainland Mexico, South America, and the California Coast. Mark loves to surf and spread the joy of the lifestyle. Mark has been with us from the beginning and is an experienced instructor with lots of lessons under his belt. Contact Mark