My Wife and I and a couple we were traveling with booked a SUP lesson with Maria during our recent trip to Maui. The experience was amazing and Maria is a great teacher, ensuring safety the whole time. She made us all feel at ease, so much so that we were all up and paddling around on our frist attempt!... More

Our family had a truly wonderful experience with Maria Souza for a family SUP lession on Maui. This lesson was a high light of our trip to Maui. Our children - Griffin - 8 years old, and Molly 7 years old both had a great time and both were able to get up and paddle and had a blast. My... More

My wife and I had a great time during our SUP lesson with Maria. We felt safe and relaxed the entire time on the water. I particularly liked the way she practiced with us on land first-- training with the boards on wobbly balls to get used to standing up and balancing. I was surprised how easy it was once... More

Maria is the best instructor of anything that I have ever had. From the initial warm-up and training on dry land to developing an individualized strategy based on my capabilities, everything built seamlessly on each other to ultimately make me successful. All the while, she instilled confidence in me to the point where I just knew I would succeed. Once... More

My boyfriend and I attended a private lesson with Maria. We were thrilled with the attention that was given to us prior to entering the water. She taught great fundamentals as well as water safety. We were both standing by the end of our time in the water with her. She made it fun and also gave us a great... More

My boyfriend and I had a private lesson with Maria a few days ago. That was our first time on a board of any kind. Maria gave a very informative lesson and warm up before taking us into the water, which was very helpful. We felt totally safe and in control. Without her lesson we would have been completely lost... More

My 16 year old sister and I spent the New Year SUPing for the very first time with Maria Souza. Maria held a preliminary lesson at her home to go over the basics- an introduction to the sport and the tolls used and most importantly body mechanics and technique. It was really nice to do this in private rather than... More

I highly recommend a stand up paddle board lesson with Maria. She is a PRO, not only at the sport, but at teaching. She uses the time in the lesson to perfection and is very skilled at knowing how to get you ready to be paddling away. All of the elements she incorporated in our lesson will stay with me... More

I have been taking lessons from Maria over the last 2 years. She taught me from scratch and now I am able to enjoy not only flat water paddling but also some surfing. She teaches you the basics and every lessons leads to a refinement of your skills. She also gives you tips on how to read the ocean, wind... More