One of my biggest achievements in the past week was conquering my first 5-6 ft
wave.

I have Greg Gordon, owner of CRSurf, to thank for recommending the itinerary to get ourselves out here before exploring the rest of Costa Rica.

If you are a surfer and want the best surf forecast and research site, make sure you visit Greg’s website.

Dominicalito is a beach break known for surfing, because of the high tide waves that make it a great place for actual wave surfing without breaks being as brutal as far out in Dominical.

But there are still rip tides and as rocks cover the bottom, you can technically wipe out on them. But hey, might as well get right to it right :)

We went out there with our new friend and surf coach, Bob Clark. Bob is an ex pro surfer, but a very old skool kind of guy. You probably won’t find him in Google as he likes to keep his anonymity, but he’s toured for 25 years, and was a national surf long board champion. His son is also a US national champion 3 times in the past and a national champ in Costa Rica. Bob’s a pretty hardcore instructor, but let’s just put it this way. Before Bob, I was hit and miss with pop ups in whitewater. After Bob, I rode my first 5-6 ft wave to shore. I think the results speak for itself.

We got pretty lucky with finding Bob, because he does not run a surf business. We actually met Bob entirely by chance.

But as soon as he started teaching us and giving us some tips, we knew we had to get lessons with him. What I found interesting is that a few of the local instructors smirk at the mention of Bob’s name. We don’t really know why, Ask any of the local surf instructors about Bob and they will have this smirk on their face…

But you can’t go wrong with a lesson with Bob. If you are ever in the area, just get in touch with me, and I’ll hook you up to his personal private number and you can arrange something privately with him.

Now to bigger waves…

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