Surf in Tamarindo 101

Surf in Tamarindo 101

Jun 2, 2015 | Tamarindo

Imagine that twenty years ago Tamarindo, Costa Rica was still a tiny fishing village. No tourist chotsky shops, no international restaurants, dirt roads (well, there still are dirt roads..), and uncrowded surf. Since the release of the surf film “The Endless Summer...
The Long and Short of It

The Long and Short of It

Mar 12, 2015 | Surf Science, Surfing

Waves, waves, waves. Over the past couple of months, in conjunction with MI OLA and a little help from Señor Google, I have chatted a lot about waves; how waves are made, wind conditions, where and what direction waves break, and swell direction. So what is next? With...
72 Hours

72 Hours

Mar 10, 2015 | Costa Rica

72 hours. 3 days in Costa Rica. Can it be done? Well, of course it can be done, but can it be done right??? Enter Jen and Colin. Jen and I grew up as enemies. As in basketball enemies; she played on a rival basketball team. Then we ended up attending the same...

Just Swell

Feb 28, 2015 | Costa Rica, Surf Science, Surfing

The swell is coming, the swell is coming… Well, technically, waves are always coming, it just depends on when they actually are going to arrive. BUT, waves are actually coming this week…hold on Northern Costa Rica we are about to get lit up!   Since I have...
Glass-sea

Glass-sea

Feb 1, 2015 | Surf Science, Surfing

Over the past couple of months, my inner nerd has been researching and reporting on the science behind waves and surfing for the MI OLA blog.  With the help of Google, I have covered how waves are made, where and what direction they break, wind conditions, and swell...