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Understanding Essential Surfing Maneuvers
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When performed by an expert, surfing can look like a dance, a series of graceful maneuvers combining strength, balance and agility. To the untrained eye these movements look like a single fluid progression, but, in fact, are a sequence of unique maneuvers, each one learned and mastered by the surfer, and then combined to produce [...]
Read MoreThe 10 Greatest Surfing Movies Ever Made
Do you want to get stoked for your next great surfing adventure? Thinking about coming to Costa Rica to catch some tasty waves? Work down the list of these ten great surfing movies and you’ll be itching to get here as soon as you can! 1. The Endless Summer It’s 1966 and the Southern California [...]
Read MoreThe Psychology of Surfing: What Goes on in Your Head When Your Catch a Wave
Recently, at my urging, an American friend of mine came to Uvita to try surfing. When he was done, he said he wouldn’t be trying it again. I asked him why not and he told me it was too scary. I said, “Well, of course. That’s what makes it so thrilling.” He looked at me [...]
Read MoreHow to Read a Wave
For beginning surfers one of the most difficult things to do is judge when and where a wave will break. Experienced surfers do it almost intuitively and when asked may be vague or mysterious about how they’re doing it. Basically, they’re using their knowledge of such things as wind direction, the profile of the seabed [...]
Read MoreHow to Find Uvita Surf School
When you come to Uvita Surf School, your first challenge will be to find us. Costa Rican’s do not share the same love of signage that North Americans do. So to get here you may need some guidance. The first part is relatively easy. From the San Jose airport, follow the signs to the town [...]
Read MoreLet’s Talk Like a Surfer!
Beginning Surfer Talk Today’s lesson will be devoted to learning to speak like a surfer. If you don’t want to be called out as a poser, you’ll have to do more than just shred. You’ll have to master the meaning of such key terms as stick (a surfboard), bone yard (the area where the waves [...]
Read MoreThe History of Surfing
Imagine you are an archeologist and you are excavating an ancient site when you stumble on a piece of pottery 3000 years old and there on the side is a picture of a man surfing. Cowabunga, dude! Surfing goes way back, back before written language, back to the very beginning. If you think about it, [...]
Read MoreMind Your Manners: 10 Do’s and Don’ts of Surfing
Good surfing also means learning to be a good surfer, one respectful of others and aware of the rules. Here are 10 rules to surf by. 1. Don’t paddle out directly behind another surfer. If a large wave breaks unexpectedly and you are lined up behind another surfer, he can get spilled over on top [...]
Read MoreSurfing Costa Rica, the Ultimate Green Sport
Being “green” means being sustainable, and the sport of surfing is widely considered green in general. Unlike boating, which can put pollutants in the water, or fishing, which can create imbalances in marine ecosystems, surfing, when performed conscientiously, puts nothing harmful in the water and takes nothing out. It sustains the environment it operates within. [...]
Read MoreHow to Choose a Surfboard
To choose the right surfboard, consider three things. Your skill level. Your age and strength. Your preferred style of surfing. How to Choose a Surfboard by Skill Level Generally, surfboards are of two types: long boards and short boards. Long boards are better for beginners. The longer wider surface makes the board more stable. Long [...]
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