Posts Tagged ‘surfing’

Steve
Steve

Saturday Video: Dreaming About Surfing in Rincón

Rincon

Having caught the surfing bug last year in Barbados and Tobago, we’re more than a little bit anxious to ride more Caribbean waves in the New Year. Today’s dreamy video, showcasing several top surfers conquering the marvelous conditions in Rincón, provides some added inspiration…
Dubbed the “Caribbean Pipeline,” Rincón, Puerto Rico is arguably the best known and most popular surfing hot spot in the region. The optimal time to surf here is right now – November to April – when waves can get up to 25 feet high. This is roughly what you’d experience on Oahu’s famed North Shore, which should tell you all you need to know about how great the surfing is here.

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Steve
Steve

Wish You Were Here

Ben.Ramirez via Flickr

Heading out for a day of surfing in Barbados.

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Steve
Steve

On-Site Tobago: My Misadventures in Surfing de Trini Way

Jason Apparicio & Grom Princess/SBPR

Surfing was not on my agenda when I traveled to Tobago earlier this year. I was there with my wife and kids to surprise my Dad over the Easter Holiday, which incidentally is an exceptional time to be in Tobago, what with the Goat Races and hilarious bobolee beatings.
Sure, I was looking for an uncommon adventure, but surfing? I had been to Tobago several times in the past few years and had never heard even the slightest whisper that the sport was alive on the island. I soon learned there was a good reason for that…
During dinner on the second night of our trip, I overheard a young local friend of my Dad’s telling his wife about all the fun he had surfing earlier that day.

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Steve
Steve

Uncommon Beauty: Sexy Surfer Girls

Philip Delos Photography via Flickr

To surf is to be sexy.
Really, you have to have some seriously strong abs and athletic agility just to stand up on the board, much less shred a wave and ride it all the way to the beach.
I learned this the hard way when after 25 years of non-surfing activity I tried the sport again a few weeks ago in Tobago. How’d I do? Well, let’s just say that if I had been along for my brother’s recent surfing adventure in Barbados I would’ve made him look like Kelly Slater. Indeed, I would’ve flunked Boosy’s Surf School.
Someday I hope to muster enough courage to share all the gory details with you, but not today.

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Patrick
Patrick

On-Site Barbados: Surfing in the Caribbean, Bajan Style

Waiting for waves at Freights Bay

When people think of surfing, they don’t generally think of the Caribbean. It seems like if the Pacific Ocean isn’t involved somehow, it’s not real surfing. Well that’s where they’re wrong. There are plenty of excellent, off-the-beaten-path sessions to be had all around the world and some of the best are in the Caribbean. But don’t take my word for it. Here’s what Scott Hargreaves, Rip Curl International Event Manager had to say on the subject just last month when it was revealed that their 2010 world-class surfing event would be hosted in the Caribbean:
“This year’s event is going to be a new experience for everyone and will definitely take a few people by surprise.

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