Gil is born and raised between Bajos del Arenal and San Agustin bay in the municipality of Santa Maria Huatulco. He grown up near the ocean, which has become his favorite playground, there is no cave, reef, beach that he hasn't explored or wave that he hasn't surfed on the coast of Oaxaca. His fascination for the sea, the surf and his surrounding environment never stopped, at the contrary he opened his business to continue sharing the beauty of his home and his expertise with the world.
Is a company formed by Gil & his guides, all of them are from this area and have a lot of experience and knowledge about the southern Oaxacan coastline, the surf breaks, and the communities in general.
Along the years thanks to guiding many surfers from all around the world, Gil made good friends in this industry. During a surf trip you spend time driving around searching the best waves, sharing barrels,laughs, experiences, stories so you get to know each other, all that time together usually turns to become a friendship.
Thanks to his connections and his expertise, he has been part of several events and projects such as “The Search 2006”, and he travelled to Hossegor for the “Rip Curl Pro Super Series” the following year. He also hosted the Spanish Crew -Benjamin Sanchis, Jonathan Gonzalez, Gony Zubizarreta for the surf movie “Un mezcal en cada mano “, and the Metal Neck with Andrew Doheny, Alex Knots and Ford Archibold. He was part of the Surf Magazine cover with Dustin Barca making a giant air in 2010.
The hawain team came visit with Sunny Garcia, Danny Fuller, Billy Kemper, Makua Rothman were still teenagers! Team Volcom also came to record “Psychic Migrations” in 2015 a movie directed by Ryan Thomas with Parker Coffin, Dustin Payne, Gavin Beschen.
The Gudauskas brothers came to promote Hydro Flask, This is livin’ Part I & Part II with Koa Rothman, Makua Rothman, Billy Kemper, Nathan Florence, Ivan Florence and Luke Davis have some sequence recorded here. Billy Kemper and his family even enjoyed family vacation and Huatulco lifestyle following Gil’s recommendations.
Another working collaboration was with Roark, all the new collection of Roark is based in the state of Oaxaca, he leaded all Roark athletes and crew to an unforgettable road trip through the North Mountains of Oaxaca to the coast. It has been described as, “a psychedelic odyssey of self-discovery and adventure”.
For him, work is important, but what is meaningful to him is sharing, is caring: giving back is part of his philosophy.
Gil is passionate about nature, preserving it is a priority for him, he always involved in reef protection, beach cleaning program, dogs rescue program, sterilization campaigns etc.. and years ago had the opportunity to get involved in Water for Water program with his Friends Jon Rose, project that is particularly close to his heart as together they could help several communities on the area implementing program of clean water along the years and there are more to come!
