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The Grill –

with Jason Pereira fr

Who makes up the SUPxscape team
and which areas do each of you
cover?
A good question. Although I am at the forefront of SUPxscape it
is actually a partnership with myself and Sally Brown and we
work jointly on most of our projects together. We are both ASI
SUP instructors and share the teaching of clients between us.
Back in the office we both have very different roles. Sally is
great on the marketing side of things, working on new
packages and dealing with enquiries, whilst I tend to take care
of new business ventures, equipment and product sales.

How did you both get into SUP;
you’ve been involved since the
beginning more or less?
Well I’m not sure we can claim that we have been involved right
from the beginning but we have certainly put in the hours
since 2009. We first saw SUP through all the usual channels on
the internet and magazines but it wasn’t until we arrived here
in Portugal that we first stood on a board with paddle in hand.

Where did you start paddling and
what are your favourite UK spots?
We first started paddling here in Portugal at a place called Baleal
in 2009. Back in the UK I surfed and windsurfed at Pagham, the
Witterings, Hayling and KBay – North Devon and Cornwall for
surf. I SUPed at Bracklesham last winter and actually scored good
surf but it was cold. Sally’s interest in watersports literally first
started with SUP, which makes her a great ambassador for
introducing others to the sport. She has also gone on to start up
SUP Divas UK which is a Facebook page dedicated to women
paddlers. It’s starting to bring lots of ladies together and get
them enthusiastic about SUP and getting out on the water.

How did you find out about the
area you’re based and what makes
it