It’s the middle of April now and the big wave season has ended, so does that mean that the surf season has ended?
No!
For beginners and intermediate surfers the fun begins now. With waves between waist and head high on average for the next 4 months, this is the time for you to improve your surfing skills here in Cabarete.

We are the newest and best surf school in Cabarete, why? Because we are the only surf school in Cabarete that teaches with the safest and easiest boards to learn surfing on: Bic soft surfboards.
They surf well, and are made of a hard inside core, but a soft outside, therefor, if you fall on the board, no injury will come of it. The other reason why the Swell surf school has such great results with introducing people to the sport of surfing is because Luciano Gonzalez is a top surf instructor: Speaks very good English, is very patient, a good surfer himself , and knows all the theories behind teaching people how to surf in a safe and fun way.

The next week looks perfect for learning to surf: perfect chest high waves, clean sets, hardly any wind and a lovely temperature.

Are you interested in learning to surf? Check this page on Swell Surf camp’s Cabarete surf school and then get in touch with us.
Not a client of Swell but still want to learn to surf? If we have space we do at times teach clients that are not staying with us. But send us an email first.

See you in the water this summer!

Strong wind and solid 2,5 overhead waves created the perfect setting for a photoshoot of Luciano Gonzalez riding strapless on a surfboard at Encuentro, the local surf spot here in Cabarete.
How big was it?

How was Luciano Gonzalez handling those waves…………. very well………why? Because he is one of the best wave kite surfers in the world.

How did he handle riding strapless in those big waves…….excellent…….most of the time……

At the moment 2 very talented film guys are making a movie about Luciano and Swell, and this epic day of kitesurfing at Encuentro, cabarete will be in it…stay tuned.

Want to improve your wave riding skills with a kite? Luciano works for Swell Surf camp full time, and especially in the summer months he will be available for our kite surf guests to give clinics and advanced kite lessons.

You like some white water?

Expect a lot more photo’s from the clients who are going to be staying at Swell in the next couple of weeks, since we just got our new big 400 MM Canon lens today, and the first batch of pics are looking very promising.

Clare and myself love taking pictures, and when there’s half descent surf we will be at the beach at Encuentro taking pictures of our clients who are staying with us this winter. Speaking of which, the reservations are coming in very very quick and as a result very soon we will be full for a whole bunch of weeks, so if you are thinking about staying at our hotel in Cabarete, make sure you make your reservation ASAP.

Ok, here’s the first few pictures shot with the new canon lens.

Here’s the sign that my parents made for our surf camp. I think it looks great ( I hope they didn’t look at a picture of me surfing when they designed it, since the surfers’s style is uuuuuhhhmmmm ‘interesting’)

Here’s a picture from 500 metere distance looking towards Happy surf’s kite surf school in Cabarete

Picture of the garden at Swell Cabarete surf camp

Mats the birthday boy, (who also happens to look scarily like Jack Johnson)

Last but not least , here’s Cam, he might pretend to be a mean bad ass on this picture but in reality he is a super friendly chap from Canada.

Hope you’ll come back soon here to see the surf action shots taken at Encuentro, (or better book a stay with us and have your pic displayed here

have a good day
Hasta Pronto
Swell surf camp team

Now, the first clients have left our new surf hotel with big smiles on their faces, they had good surf sessions at Encuentro and a few lucky ones we took to some secret surf spots here on the North Coast and they were in awe how good the surf was, and that was without a good swell running. other clients booked the surf lessons with Luciano Gonzalez and had a great time learning to surf at Encuentro in a safe and fun way.

Eddie: partied like a rockstar and surfed……with….style ( and a hangover)

Up on the board on the first day

Some more tips and lessons

Our surf school at Encuentro

What else?

Party off course, what most clients didn’t realize is that Cabarete isn’t just for an active water sport holiday but also a great place to party hard and until the early hours, and since we at Swell are located in the perfect position for this in town (everything is within walking distance to the bars and restaurants in town) there clients were out lots of nights of the week, but they never missed a surf session.

After the party and surfing? Hammock time

So all in all the Swell surf camp has been tested properly, everything is working as it should and all the clients, as well as family and friends were all very impressed with how good the vibe is in our new place, but also how comfortable the rooms are.

Lots of inquiries are coming in for this winter, and a fair amount of weeks were are already fully booked with all 24 beds taken; should be a very good and fun winter here in Cabarete for Swell staff and more importantly the clients that are going to visit us. We’ll make sure we will do everything we can to make their Caribbean surf holiday and big success, so they leave with a big smile on their face.

See you soon.

And here is the Fonz, waiting for the camp to open;

Dominican born Luciano’s credentials are impressive and details of his acheivements are to be seen in his profile on our website.  He is also an honorary Ambassador to the Dominican Republic because of his skills in all 3 water sports, kite boarding, surfing and windsurfing.  As well as being resident in our surf hostel, Luciano will be hosting kite clinics for advanced riding techniques at various stages of the year – we will be announcing when those clinics will take place in the near future.

He will also be overseeing our surf lessons and available for you to pick his brains on all aspects of any one of the 3 sports Cabarete is so famous for.  Welcome Luciano, we are very proud to have you on the team