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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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   * [[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**
  
 {{gallery>​locales:​costarica?​3&​120x120&​lightbox}} {{gallery>​locales:​costarica?​3&​120x120&​lightbox}}
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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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 +  * [[https://​www.youtube.com/​playlist?​list=PLuykg4We5c_APrTAtIzqoSyHM9dDJKul7|Surfski TV Central & South America Youtube Playlist]]
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