A typical day at Swell:
Every morning our clients get up at 6.00 ( if they want), have a quick snack and fresh coffee to go, head to Encuentro for surf lessons by Luciano, who by now is one of the best and most experienced surf instructors at Encuentro beach.
Surf lessons take about 2 hours, and the experienced surfers grab a surfboard from our 35+ range of boards. At around 10.00 everybody is back at the Surf camp for more fresh coffee and a super healthy and big breakfast at the camp.
For breakfast our clients have the choice of:

Or all of the above!
Some people will just keep on eating…and that’s fine..we don’t want anyone to go hungry.

After the breakfast people chill for a while, play some table tennis or pool and then head back for a second surf session or surf lesson.

The last few days there has been absolutely no wind ( sorry kite surfers) but the people that want to learn Stand up paddle surfing (SUP) have been very happy. Conditions for learning this exciting new sport have never been better: super glassy and small and gentle waves in Cabarete bay’s reef ( deep enough , so no danger).

Swell Co-founder Clare has really been making big progress in the SUP department: catching long rides and having a blast.

We at Swell have the best SUP boards for beginners and experts surfers in Cabarete:
3 x large 11′+boards, for learning the SUP basics.
1 x 9’6” Mctavish allround waveboard
1 x 8’5” Starboard pocket rockets for shortboard style SUP surfing for the people with experience.

and..
More boards on the way.

Anyway….back to a typical day at Swell……..
For the people that want to do other activities, Cabarete has plenty to offer:
- Canyoning
- Wake boarding
- Spinning
- Yoga
- Horse riding
- Mountain biking
- Enduro dirt bike tours

Dinners at Swell are usually a group event: Go to a local restaurant ( at least 10 good restaurants within 5 minute walk) and a few times per week we cook food for the clients at Swell in the camp itself.
In the evening for those that still have any energy left over it’s party time in Cabarete, until……well as late (or early) as you want.

Party on the beach in Cabarete is legendary: chill vibe, flip flops, merengue, salsa, regeaton, locals, tourists, expats & everybody having a good time together.

2009 was a great year here in Cabarete, 2010 is going to be even better. 2009 was mostly about building the best surf camp in cabarete ( or the Caribbean ), and 2010 is all about the clients having a good time at Swell surf Camp in Cabarete, learning to surf at Swell’s surf school at Encuentro, learning to kitesurf / windsurf or any other active extreme sport that Cabarete has to offer.

We had a great batch of clients stay with us at Swell, in fact we were fully booked, which we are very happy about, since the more people stay at our new surf hotel, the better the vibe and socialising is.
How good is the vibe ?

See the pics from last night.

What we were doing? Drinking and then Jane taught us how to line and square dance. It was laughter all over the place.

It’s great to see that all the guests get along so well; A hostel vibe with the comforts of a hotel

The surf?
The surf has been all time, firing, consistent,. head high place and many all day glassy days.
We took the clients to a spot out of town, and scored. No one else out, head high and glassy, can you imagine a better xmass?

Dinner has been a great social event in Cabarete’s most private ( and exclusive ) restaurant

I think the above pictures prove that if you are an active person looking for a great surf holiday in the Caribbean, then Swell surf camp is the best choice…. guaranteed.

hasta pronto.

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.