About Team Quinn

Team Quinn was formed for the purpose of serving people with disabilities and their families.

Inspired by Quinn Waitley and her passion and zest for experiencing life to the fullest, our team aims to provide adaptations, assistance, and support that allow people within the disabled community to create connections and try new things.

It is our goal to integrate and connect people in the community through local events and service opportunities. We hold multiple adaptive events each year, sponsor and support other community events and adaptive athletes.

​​​​​​​Why Surfing?

We have seen firsthand the significant and positive impact that surfing has on quality of life, specifically for individuals with disabilities or in disabling circumstances. For most people with disabilities, surfing has never been considered on the horizon of possibilities. Simply going to the beach can be seen as an extremely daunting task for some. By providing access to the beach and the opportunity to surf we begin to create a shift in perspective as to what one can accomplish, experience, and overcome. We hope to inspire a rippling effect that changes overall outlook on life and what is possible.

We feel that surfing is not only fun, but healing for the mind and body. Being in the ocean and the feeling of riding a wave is a truly beautiful experience that we want to share with as many people as possible. We understand it is not for everyone, but we encourage everyone to give it a go!

One of the greatest impacts we have seen through surfing is the community involvement. The surfing community is an incredible one and our events allow surfers the opportunity to give back and share their passion of surfing with someone else. We have seen profound connections and life-changing moments between our volunteer surfers and our disabled surfers. Team Quinn firmly believes in the importance of integrating the disabled population into the community, and our events allow like-minded people to come together and help individuals make connections and build relationships with one another that they wouldn’t have typically had the opportunity to make.

There are many amazing adaptive surfing foundations as well, and we are so proud to be a part of the growth and development of the sport. What sets us apart from similar organizations is our drive to encourage and inspire others to lead a healthy and active lifestyle that involves giving back to our community, developing relationships, celebrating our differences and similarities, and trying new things that can ultimately result in finding what we are passionate about.