Keep Coronado Surfing Academy at the Hotel Del Coronado
The Hotel del Coronado should support local Coronado business. Coronado Surfing Academy is a local Coronado business, founded and run by longtime Coronado resident Teevan McManus. Teevan is a 1994 Coronado High School graduate, who grew up surfing at our beaches before turning his passion for the water into a surf instruction business called Coronado Surfing Academy. Starting in 2005, Teevan and his staff have taught surf lessons at Coronado’s South Beach for eighteen years. Coronado Surfing Academy has provided hundreds of jobs to local kids over the years. Friendly, knowledgeable, and fun instruction have generated significant goodwill for the island and Coronado Surfing Academy, which has 5-star ratings on Yelp, TripAdvisor, and Google. You’ve undoubtedly seen the Coronado Surfing Academy “Cool Bus” around the Shores, and your kids may have learned to surf through the summer surf camps run by Teevan and the Coronado Surfing Academy.
Coronado Surfing Academy was granted the surf school and equipment rental contract for the Hotel Del Coronado in March 2022. With frequent beach closures, business has been tough. Despite these challenges, Teevan has kept the Coronado Surfing Academy open, has continued to employ local youths on his staff, and has continued to offer surf lessons whenever the beach was open. But now, he is being pushed aside by Blackstone Group, the New York private equity giant which owns the Hotel Del. Days ago, Teevan was notified that Blackstone Group is replacing Coronado Surf Academy with a Hawaii-based corporate surf school operation called Jamie O’Brien Surf Experience. That business provides surf lessons and equipment rentals at the Blackstone-owned Turtle Bay Resort on the island of Oahu. Teevan was told that local Hotel Del management had nothing but praise for his operation, but that Blackstone decided to terminate his business at the resort, and replace it with a Hawaii-based vendor with whom Blackstone has a corporate relationship. Jamie O’Brien, a professional surfer whose name is on the Jamie O’Brien Surf Experience business, has no ties to Coronado, and will not be here to teach lessons, as Teevan has done locally for the last 18 years.
THE HOTEL DEL’S ANTI-LOCAL BUSINESS DECISION SHOULD NOT STAND. Coronado Surfing Academy is a local business, employing local people, and it has loyally served residents and visitors in Coronado for the last eighteen years. The Hotel del Coronado should support its community and its neighbors, rather than casting them aside in favor of corporate partners from out of state.
DEMAND THAT THE HOTEL DEL CORONADO KEEP CORONADO SURFING ACADEMY.
Updates
June 23, 2023
We just hit 250 signatures and the pressure on Blackstone Group is finally starting to build. These private equity vultures are used to pushing locals around in silence but they clearly underestimated this community.
Reached 250 supporters
June 22, 2023
June 21, 2023
The momentum we have built makes it clear that this community will not let Blackstone Group destroy a local institution just to pad their bottom line. The suits in New York need to understand that they cannot just bully our residents and expect us to stay silent.
June 21, 2023
Blackstone Group thinks they can just walk in and erase a local legacy because it fits their bottom line. We have been reaching out to the hotel management and their cold silence confirms they have zero respect for this community.
Reached 100 supporters
June 18, 2023
154 Comments
A historic Local business is what helps make the historic Hotel Del Coronado experience special, unique and inviting to visitors. It makes good business sense to keep Coronado Surfing Academy on site and to use its local history for marketing.
Although I don’t surf I have often had visitors both stay at the Del and take surfing lessons there based on my recommendations. I am disgusted that the Del is turning its back on a local company. Apparently they don’t give a damn about our community! Find a way to do what’s right.
We want to keep Teevan! Please! He is a Coronado Islander! My boys loved taking surfing lessons from him! Teevan has earned the business & respect of the community. Let’s RESPECT OUR LOCALS PLEASE.
Now more than ever, we need to enrich our community with local small businesses. For 18 years Coronado Surfing Academy has added value to the Del experience & enriched the community beyond any numbers on paper. Please keep CSA at the Del & remember, "if it's not broken, don't try to fix it."
My son Elliott was in Teevan's surf camps growing up. He does amazing stuff, and there's no replacing him in the Coronado community. If this goes through, I'll never set foot in the Del again. And I know a lot of people feel the same way.
Teev is Coronado surfing. A huge example of love for family and community.
I remember when Teeven began , with one (1) board to promote surfing for youth.He has done a fine job for promoting our youth and community.Debi
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Keep Coronado Surfing Academy at the Hotel Del Coronado
The Hotel del Coronado should support local Coronado business. Coronado Surfing Academy is a local Coronado business, founded and run by longtime Coronado resident Teevan McManus. Teevan is a 1994 Coronado High School graduate, who grew up surfing at our beaches before turning his passion for the water into a surf instruction business called Coronado Surfing Academy. Starting in 2005, Teevan and his staff have taught surf lessons at Coronado’s South Beach for eighteen years. Coronado Surfing Academy has provided hundreds of jobs to local kids over the years. Friendly, knowledgeable, and fun instruction have generated significant goodwill for the island and Coronado Surfing Academy, which has 5-star ratings on Yelp, TripAdvisor, and Google. You’ve undoubtedly seen the Coronado Surfing Academy “Cool Bus” around the Shores, and your kids may have learned to surf through the summer surf camps run by Teevan and the Coronado Surfing Academy.
Coronado Surfing Academy was granted the surf school and equipment rental contract for the Hotel Del Coronado in March 2022. With frequent beach closures, business has been tough. Despite these challenges, Teevan has kept the Coronado Surfing Academy open, has continued to employ local youths on his staff, and has continued to offer surf lessons whenever the beach was open. But now, he is being pushed aside by Blackstone Group, the New York private equity giant which owns the Hotel Del. Days ago, Teevan was notified that Blackstone Group is replacing Coronado Surf Academy with a Hawaii-based corporate surf school operation called Jamie O’Brien Surf Experience. That business provides surf lessons and equipment rentals at the Blackstone-owned Turtle Bay Resort on the island of Oahu. Teevan was told that local Hotel Del management had nothing but praise for his operation, but that Blackstone decided to terminate his business at the resort, and replace it with a Hawaii-based vendor with whom Blackstone has a corporate relationship. Jamie O’Brien, a professional surfer whose name is on the Jamie O’Brien Surf Experience business, has no ties to Coronado, and will not be here to teach lessons, as Teevan has done locally for the last 18 years.
THE HOTEL DEL’S ANTI-LOCAL BUSINESS DECISION SHOULD NOT STAND. Coronado Surfing Academy is a local business, employing local people, and it has loyally served residents and visitors in Coronado for the last eighteen years. The Hotel del Coronado should support its community and its neighbors, rather than casting them aside in favor of corporate partners from out of state.
DEMAND THAT THE HOTEL DEL CORONADO KEEP CORONADO SURFING ACADEMY.
Updates
June 23, 2023
We just hit 250 signatures and the pressure on Blackstone Group is finally starting to build. These private equity vultures are used to pushing locals around in silence but they clearly underestimated this community.
Reached 250 supporters
June 22, 2023
June 21, 2023
The momentum we have built makes it clear that this community will not let Blackstone Group destroy a local institution just to pad their bottom line. The suits in New York need to understand that they cannot just bully our residents and expect us to stay silent.
June 21, 2023
Blackstone Group thinks they can just walk in and erase a local legacy because it fits their bottom line. We have been reaching out to the hotel management and their cold silence confirms they have zero respect for this community.
Reached 100 supporters
June 18, 2023
154 Comments
Support local businesses, run by locals. You are making a huge mistake by hiring an out of state company with no local management or employees. Your guest experience will suffer as a result.
A historic Local business is what helps make the historic Hotel Del Coronado experience special, unique and inviting to visitors. It makes good business sense to keep Coronado Surfing Academy on site and to use its local history for marketing.
Although I don’t surf I have often had visitors both stay at the Del and take surfing lessons there based on my recommendations. I am disgusted that the Del is turning its back on a local company. Apparently they don’t give a damn about our community! Find a way to do what’s right.
We want to keep Teevan! Please! He is a Coronado Islander! My boys loved taking surfing lessons from him! Teevan has earned the business & respect of the community. Let’s RESPECT OUR LOCALS PLEASE.
Now more than ever, we need to enrich our community with local small businesses. For 18 years Coronado Surfing Academy has added value to the Del experience & enriched the community beyond any numbers on paper. Please keep CSA at the Del & remember, "if it's not broken, don't try to fix it."
My son Elliott was in Teevan's surf camps growing up. He does amazing stuff, and there's no replacing him in the Coronado community. If this goes through, I'll never set foot in the Del again. And I know a lot of people feel the same way.
Teev is Coronado surfing. A huge example of love for family and community.
I remember when Teeven began , with one (1) board to promote surfing for youth.He has done a fine job for promoting our youth and community.Debi
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Support local businesses, run by locals. You are making a huge mistake by hiring an out of state company with no local management or employees. Your guest experience will suffer as a result.