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| The primary limitation for surfski paddling in Costa Rica as it will be for many locations around the world is going to be the [[:rental|availability of surfskis]]. Although surfski downwinding is a rapidly growing sport around the world, the initial financial outlay is relatively expensive, particularly in remote locations that might only wish to order/ship a small number of surfskis. There is probably no lack of excellent ocean and freshwater locations for good paddling in Costa Rica. For example **Lake Arenal** is world famous for its winds and wind sports, but may as yet (2020) not have a single resident surfski.(??) | The primary limitation for surfski paddling in Costa Rica as it will be for many locations around the world is going to be the [[:rental|availability of surfskis]]. Although surfski downwinding is a rapidly growing sport around the world, the initial financial outlay is relatively expensive, particularly in remote locations that might only wish to order/ship a small number of surfskis. There is probably no lack of excellent ocean and freshwater locations for good paddling in Costa Rica. For example **Lake Arenal** is world famous for its winds and wind sports, but may as yet (2020) not have a single resident surfski.(??) | ||
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| ===== Downwind ===== | ===== Downwind ===== | ||
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| - | **Epic Kayaks** | + | * **Epic Kayaks**<WRAP indent> |
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| As of 2020 (started around 2017-2018?) there is one well established surfski trainer in Costa Rica, **Dale Ponsford**, who is an Epic representative. He and his family split seasons between winter in Costa Rica and summers in Hawaii. [[https://www.epickayaks.com/post/epic-costa-rica|Epic Kayaks Description]] | As of 2020 (started around 2017-2018?) there is one well established surfski trainer in Costa Rica, **Dale Ponsford**, who is an Epic representative. He and his family split seasons between winter in Costa Rica and summers in Hawaii. [[https://www.epickayaks.com/post/epic-costa-rica|Epic Kayaks Description]] | ||
| * [[https://epickayakscostarica.pro/|Epic Kayak Costa Rica Website]] new website 2024 | * [[https://epickayakscostarica.pro/|Epic Kayak Costa Rica Website]] new website 2024 | ||
| * [[https://www.instagram.com/epickayakscostarica/?hl=en|Epic Kayak Costa Rica Instagram]] | * [[https://www.instagram.com/epickayakscostarica/?hl=en|Epic Kayak Costa Rica Instagram]] | ||
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| - | Photos from 2019 Lessons With Dale | + | **Photos from 2019 Lessons With Dale** |
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| - | Greg Redman Video with Dale | + | **Greg Redman Video with Dale** |
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| - | Costa Rica has plenty of good surfing. So if you do figure out how to find/get a surfski in Costa Rica you should be able to find reasonable [[:surf|surf breaks and/or surfing days for surfskis]]. | + | Costa Rica has plenty of good surfing. So if you do figure out how to find/get a surfski in Costa Rica you should be able to find reasonable [[:surf|surf breaks and/or surfing days for surfskis]]. However, given the difficulty and expense of getting a surfski to Costa Rica, if you plan to do much surfing or to get onto waves of much size at all, a [[:plastic_surfskis|plastic]] or [[:terminology#boat_classifications|spec ski]] might be worth considering. |
| * **Pavones **one of the longer surfing waves in the world, is it possible to surf with a surfski farther out on the waves or earlier on the swell before the break where you can avoid the crowd of surfers? | * **Pavones **one of the longer surfing waves in the world, is it possible to surf with a surfski farther out on the waves or earlier on the swell before the break where you can avoid the crowd of surfers? | ||
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| + | ===== Video ===== | ||
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| + | * [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuykg4We5c_APrTAtIzqoSyHM9dDJKul7|Surfski TV Central & South America Youtube Playlist]] | ||
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