Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
While physics explains the phenomena with angle, spectrum and prism, we simply call it magic. Early sailors called them horses’ manes… Whatever term a person uses for offshore winds, it means one thing to us: Time to Paddle Out ! photo provided by Surfing Nosara
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Set up nicely to lean hard on her inside rail, backhand, and project through the looming section ahead. Some summer size, soft light, and a paddler to negotiate- intangibles preceding the moment suddenly coalesce. photo provided by Surfing Nosara
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Pre-paddle-out pride! Soccer and Surfing, only two of Costa Rica’s many passions… We are all thrilled by the National Team’s World Cup tenacity and achievement… See you Saturday for peak swell and futbol! photo provided by Surfing Nosara
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
The World’s Children will hold the future of the Earth and her Oceans in their hands. Beyond the thrill and the majesty of Surfing must lie a deep respect for, and a responsibility to, the Ecosystem that continually accommodates it. Surfing Stewardship. Suddenly, clean water, abundant marine life, coastal habitat, and human impact acquire greater […]
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Grey on Gray summer morning. Except for the white jagged lightning line of this speed surfer’s round house cutback. Even in the mist and the light rain, it shines. Precision turn and tight radius in a limited space. photo provided by Surfing Nosara
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
The Stall: Some will run for the shoulder, but the accomplished might linger, waiting for the wave to do its thing. Putting on the brakes and knowing when to wait often yields greatly coveted tube time. Put yourself there when the time is right and it can all come together… photo by Surfing Nosara
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Wet Season: The hammer and anvil of nimbocumulus cotton balls mushrooming into the heights. Onshore wind. Air thick and heavy, but bringing everything to Life. Glassy rarely, but fleeting moments do occur. Summer and its constantly changing moods… photo provided by Surfing Nosara
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Wet Sand Tableau: Remains of incoming shore break meet an outgoing tide, leaving mirrored patterns of the waves themselves…Only to be erased by the next high tide…Cyclical, fleeting and beautiful. photo provided by Surfing Nosara
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Lined Up: There are beach break days where all variables come together. On such days, the experienced Surfer will wait, able to discern patterns in the Ocean’s language of shifting, lurching waves encountering shallow bottom. Occasionally an “outside” wave will just pass the first sandbar, thus retaining its full potential as it stands up with […]
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Skating the Half-Pipe. Frontside coping grind. No pads or helmet needed! photo provided by Surfing Nosara
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Perfect approach to an imperfect wave. The Ballet of Making-Do, and Smiling too. photo provided by Surfing Nosara
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
One foot on the gas. One foot on the brake. In the driver’s seat in perfect position. photo provided by Surfing Nosara
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Glad the days of Girls laying on towels are over! The Line Up is a better place with some feminine influence. Non-gender specific observation: Two Goofy’s and one Regular foot ready to paddle out… photo provided by Surfing Nosara
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Barreled: Surfer as color abstract behind the crystal curtain. photo provided by Surfing Nosara
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Too much of a Good thing can become a Bad thing, no ? Roaring offshore wind can ruin, rather than groom, otherwise perfect marching waves. Spectacle and Beauty, Yes. Easy to paddle into and navigate, No… photo provided by Surfing Nosara
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Sun glinting on molten glass, before breath of wind touches wave’s face. Board moving over mirrored water, guided by feet through liquid silk. Wave dances with dancer- neither concerned about who will lead… photo provided by Surfing Nosara
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Derided originally by those who favored the more common (and arguably more elegant) approach of the time to the backside barrel known as the “layback”, the highly functional lean forward technique pioneered by the Aussies in the 80’s known as the “Pig-Dog” was a revolutionary development, along with Simon Anderson’s Thruster. Now mostly called a […]
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Leave that dark and frigid Winter behind! Dry season on the Nicoya: Warm and Offshore. Nothing like a simple low tide walk in the morning to get the head right, before the privilege of paddling out into friendly water for some salt and sun. Salve for the Soul ! photo provided by Surfing Nosara
The Pizote
The clever and awfully cute White Nosed Coati, locally known as the Pizote, is more than happy to use his good looks to distract you while his siblings steal your lunch. Commonly spotted in Costa Rica, Pizotes are easy to recognize by their long ringed tails, which they hold completely and unabashedly upright while walking […]
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Great Misconception: Surfing is a Free Ride. Except that you need to get to the waves (when the waves are there), you need to be fed, you need to have a place to sleep, you need to feed again. A board, with no strings attached (pardon the pun). Oh, and don’t forget the process of […]
SURFING IS…WITH GRAHAM SWINDELL
If you’ve ever been to Nosara, you’re probably aware of Nosara Shack. It’s a community hub. It’s a photo studio. And now, with its eponymous magazine, it’s a publishing house! We were lucky to get a few minutes of chat time with the Shack’s owner, former North Caroline native, Graham Swindell. The full interview will […]
Where Do You Find Harmony?
The Harmony is hosting a video contest and there’s still time for you to enter! In honor of our latest contest, we’re sharing an interview by Malone Matson with Stephen Milner, a photographer and surfer who won a week at our Surf Survival Camp in our first contest. HB: There’s no denying that the Harmony is a very […]
Guiones Surf Photo of the Week
Longboard: Right tool for this job. Winter in Costa—the fecund warmth, the vibrant colors, the buzz of life, alive. Out of the wetsuit back home and into some playful peelers. Down right liberating. Making effort look effortless. What a beautiful thing. Photo by Surfing Nosara
The Bullhorn Acacia
The Bullhorn Acacia is probably the last tree you’d want to meet in a dark alley. Growing up to 15 meters tall, it wields long, sharp, bullhorn-shaped thorns that serve up a nasty scratch if you venture too close. And if you think this plant sounds mean, you should meet its friends. The leaves of […]
