PAPAS

Instructor

Papas is the head instructor at Lunazul and has worked for Lunazul for over 20 years. He’s a professional paddle boarder, SUP National Champion, and one of the mellowest and patient humans on the planet.

Papas has a big heart and it’s no surprise everyone falls in love with his mellow vibe.

The most experienced and competent surfers in the crew who can shortboard, longboard and SUP ride in any condiiton.

Andres

Andres has been bouncing around Mexico and fell in love with Sayulita a few years back. Originally taking photos of our surf students, Andres now helps run the back end of things at Lunazul: inventory, customer care, behind the counter sales, etc.
He’s always grounded and extremely patient, always trying to find ways to teach our staff new things and make the business better.

Carlos

Instructor

Born in Tijuana, raised in Riviera Nayarit, Carlos has been teaching at Lunazul for 8 years.

“Carlos really cares about service and does his best to make sure his clients have a good time. Great English skills and a desire to learn make him a great surf instructor and one I love to take lessons with every time I come back”. ——- Susan

Valentina

Vale is a new comer to Lunazul. Born in Mexico but having lived most of her life in Argentina, Valentina always knew she’d come back to Sayulita and live here. Absolutely in love with the ocean and paddle boarding, Valentina is starting to get the surf bug and we look forward to her maturing as a young lady and surfer in years to come.

MEMO

Instructor

Meet Memo. Also known as “Panda”, Memo is a happy, excited instructor who really loves to teach everyone to surf.

Originally from Guerrero, Memo has been at Lunazul for a decade. From teaching lessons to fixing boards you won’t see Memo without a smile on his face. In addition to being able to teach you how to surf, Memo can also teach you a surprising amount of Finnish. :)

“Memo has come full circle. From learning to surf more than a decade ago, to speaking English to becoming a father. He’s a solid instructor who seems to really enjoy seeing people ride waves, and he does his job incredibly well. “ - Kalle

CHALAN

Chalan is a character. He lives in a little town named Palmarito only 10mins away from Sayulita. Chito, who used to work at Lunazul took him under his wing and the Lunazul family alongside Papas, Memo and Carlos have taught him to get ahead in life. In charge of fixing boards, receiving rentals and keeping the area outside the shop nice and tidy, Chalan has come a long way and we hope he continues to learn and maybe one day will become fluent in English and will be one of our instructors. Only time will tell. :)