Details

• Where: Montanita, Ecaudor
  • ME Hotel & Villas - Montañita Estates
  • www.montanitaestates.com
  • www.ecuadorfoil.com 
• 2 hours from Guayaquil Airport (GYE)
• When: 7 Days / 6 nights May 23-30 come early or extend at a prorated daily rate
• What: 7 day camp focused on Foil Drive, Surf Foil and Tow Foil hosted by Julia Castro Professional Waterwoman, Luc More from the Foil Life Podcast, and Robert Ross from Ecuador Foil
• Who: Beginners - Advanced looking for a warm water and a tropical foil vacation​
• Family friendly!!

What is included?

• Airport pick up/drop off from GYE, a 2.5 hour drive
• 7 Days/ 6 nights lodging
• Local Pro / Foil Guide
• Daily Foil transfers to the best spots within 30 minutes of Montañita
• One on one coaching for Foil Drive (Julia Castro) Prone and Tow (Robert Ross) with Video Analysis
• Two Tow Days included
• Video/Drone/Fotos - $40 per person daily
• Add Foil Rental for $70 per day

How Much?

Click here to pay $500 Deposit!

• Single Occupancy - $2750 - Hotel Room
• Double Occupancy - $2250 per person - Hotel Room
• 3-6 people in a ME Villa - $2000 per person - 3 bedroom / 2 Bath VIllas,
• Add Non Foiling Family Members Adult / $500, Child $350
• Add tow boogie for $75 per hour and discounts for multiple hours or days
• Add tow foil for $300 per day or multiple days for $250 per day
• $500 to hold your spot, we accept Visa, MasterCard or Paypal

Limited spots available, secure your reservation today!

Conditions

​Travel Tips

• Water temp: 78-80 Fahrenheit, 26-27 Celcius, Boardies amd Bikinis
• Crowd: Zero crowd, foil all by yourself
• Wave: empty reef, glassy no wind, waves 100-300 meters with multiple connection 1-3 minutes long
• Size: waist to a few feet overhead pacific groundswell 12-17 period always reefy, foily waves ​
• Gear - We have Axis rentals for prone and tow, boards from 35- 65 liters

• Non stop flights from Miami, New York, Atlanta and Panama, Madrid to GYE
• Recommend Copa and American that have great flights with short layovers especially Copa through Panama
• No Visas required stamp in but check your Yellow Fever requirements if you are from Brazil, Costa Rica or other tropical Locations​
• We can also pick up in Manta 2 hours away, Quito is 11 hours from the coast or 45 min flight to GYE or Manta

your hosts and instructors

Robert Ross moved to Montanita, Ecuador in 2011 from Los Angeles, California looking for a simpler life.  In Los Angeles, while Robert  was in the Financial Services industry, he used every vacation to travel extensively around the world looking warm water, incredible surf and a relaxed lifestyle.  Robert eventually stumbled onto Montanita on a South American surf trip in 2005.  After 12 years of searching and preparing, Robert decided that Montanita provided the perfect balance to start the next chapter of his life. Today, if he is not at the hotel Robert is driving the coast in search of waves for foiling or wind for winging or spending time with his precious five children , Maddox (12) Naia (10) and Ceylon (4), Kenan and Kaiana (6 weeks, Twins) who were born in Ecuador.

After 15 years in Ecuador, Robert may have the best knowledge on the entire coast as a true waterman.  Robert surfs, kites, wings, and these days spends most his time on Foil, prone, tow and boogieing up and down the Ecuadorian coast.  Robert's knowledge of the Ecuadorian coast is unrivaled and excited to share this tropical paradise with foilers from around the world.
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At just 8 years old, Julia Castro had already earned her first diving star, thanks to her parents, who were professional divers. By then, sports were a natural part of her life: karate, horse riding, sailing… always in motion. Hyperactive and full of energy, she quickly discovered that the only way to channel that inner whirlwind was through sports.

In 2011, she began to stand out in athletics, especially in the 100-meter hurdles. That same year, in a single Canary Islands championship, she won four gold medals (100m and 300m hurdles, javelin, and another event), becoming the most decorated athlete of the season. Her future seemed written—until a knee injury and surgery changed everything.
Far from giving up, Julia found a new passion almost by chance. After working as a waitress at the Kitesurf World Championship in Fuerteventura, she hopped on the back of one of the competitors, and that moment would change everything for her. A year later, she accepted kite lessons in exchange for taking photos of her instructor. That summer became a turning point: from then on, she spent every day at the beach, traveling 60 km without a license—often by bus or hitchhiking—always carrying her gear straight from school.

At first, she trained with equipment borrowed from friends. Little by little, through all kinds of jobs and with the help of her photography prizes, she managed to buy her first board. Just a year later, in 2012, she dared to compete in the Spanish Championship, where she surprised everyone with a 3rd place finish in both freestyle and waves.

In 2013, she became Junior European Runner-Up, and in 2014 she achieved 9th place at the World Championships held in Fuerteventura and Tarifa. But in 2015, she faced another setback: a serious shoulder injury that once again took her to the operating room.

Instead of slowing her down, that stage only made her stronger. In 2016, she came back more determined than ever. That “year of comeback” became a turning point: Spanish Wakeboard Champion, 6th at the European Championship, and Freestyle Champion of the Philippines.

Today, after COVID, Julia has decided to take a short break from competition and is enjoying every discipline involving foil.

Her career has grown not only as a waterwoman but also on the professional side, working with international brands and institutions such as World Sailing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. More information about her work as a Community Manager and digital creator can be found here.

Luc Moore from the Foil Life Podcast.  I love having conversations and meeting fellow wind people from around the world. My journey into wind sports started in 2012, 3 years after a near-fatal motorcycle accident. Windsurfing played a massive role in my recovery. I started Wing Foiling in 2020 and wanted to help get new people into the sport, so I started giving lessons. I created the Wing Foiling programs for Wind Rider & Elevation Kiteboarding on Vancouver Island, and then, started this podcast!