About Us

We are a group of people who love the Philippines, love traveling, and would like to see surfing available to anyone who wants to try it, regardless of economic background. Have you ever traveled to surf in other countries and noticed the local children have an interest in surfing but don’t have access to surf boards? We did notice, and our goal is to begin in the Philippines by bringing donated surfboards to the youth of the Siargao Cloud 9 area. Named the ‘Surfing Capital of the Philippines,’ Siargao is a popular destination for traveling surfers, but local youth have limited or no access to surfboards. Balikbayod—Returning Wave, promotes ‘giving back’ to the local community by donating surfboards and donating time surfing with the kids.

Jing manages the Cloud 9 board borrowing program for the kids while Lynn and Victoria, Filipino-Americans from the California Bay Area, collect surfboards and organize group surf trips to Siargao to bring the boards you donate.