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LOCATION OF SWELL SURF CAMP
GETTING TO SWELL SURF CAMP We get a lot of questions via email from people that want to know how to get to us, so here’s more info on where Swell is and how to get here. FLIGHTS TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Any easy and quick way to check the various routes is via Kayak …
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Surfing Cabarete
SURFING CABARETE INFO AND SURF SPOT GUIDE FOR CABARETE AREA Introduction Cabarete was put on the map a few decades ago as a windsurfing spot, and it still is a very popular place in the Caribbean for windsports like sailing, windsurfing and kitesurfing. However Cabarete has more to offer than wind sports, it’s in fact the mornings …
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GOOD TIMES IN CABARETE Here in the Dominican Republic, the surf season is in full swing, we had a great xmass and new years with another full camp of people learning to surf. The surf conditions at Encuentro have been very good so far in January. GOOD SURF Some days with sizable surf in …
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CHOOSING THE RIGHT SURFBOARD
CHOOSING THE RIGHT SURFBOARD So you’ve have had your first experience of riding waves and standing up on a surfboard and you want to take things to the next level, getting your own surfboard to continue surfing at home or to take on another surf trip. Off you go to your nearest surf shop, or perhaps …
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What our guests say
We at Swell have a love/hate relationship with Tripadvisor, what started out as a great idea: real reviews by real guests quickly got abused and turned into: Fake reviews by hotel owners. Swell has had a few fake reviews over the year from competitors. Since it’s hard to get a hold of anyone at Tripadvisor …
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LEARN TO SURF HOLIDAY What’s new at Swell Surf Camp? Summer is coming to an end in Cabarete, it’s been one of the best summer’s we have ever had. Superb wind for the kitesurfers and excellent waves for the surfers throughout the whole of the summer. Swell also had one of it’s busiest summers; most …
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KITESURFING CABARETE INFO AND KITE SURF SPOT GUIDE FOR CABARETE Introduction Cabarete is known worldwide as one of the kitesurfing meccas in the world. Many of the past and current pros on the world tour call Cabarete their home for 6 or more months of the year. Until 15 years ago, Cabarete was mostly …
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BEST SURF CAMP Interesting title isn’t it? Are we claiming? No We don’t think Swell Surf Camp is THE best Surf camp in the world, there’s no such thing as the best surf camp, since every person looking for a surf holiday has different criteria for judging what makes the best. What we do claim …
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WHAT SURFBOARD SHAPE IS RIGHT FOR YOU?
WHAT SURFBOARD SHAPE IS RIGHT FOR YOU? It’s no longer mainstream to ride only high-performance shortboards. In fact, it’s no longer mainstream to ride anything mainstream. Today, at any given lineup you will, of course, find your standard shortboards, but you will also be met with a plethora of fun size crafts, grovelers, twin fins, …
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Continue ReadingContinue ReadingCabarete Kitesurf World Cup 2014
Update 2016 The article below is from 2014 so here’s an update on the 2016 Maitai Cabarete Freestyle Invitational. The new kiteboarding event is part of the world kiteboarding league When: Jule 12 to Juli 17 2016 Where: Cabarete Bay, in front of the Millenium hotel, at Laurel eastman Kiteboarding ( where Swell clients go …
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Kitesurfing in Cabarete
Kitesurfing in Cabarete Yes Swell is a surf camp in the Dominican Republic, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t offer any other sports at Swell. In fact the reason we built Swell in Cabarete is because Cabarete is considered the watersport capital of the Caribbean. Cabarete first became famous because of the world class …
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Surfing Encuentro
SURFING ENCUENTRO Playa El Encuentro on the North coast of the Dominican Republic is where we do most of our surfing. Why? Because it’s the most consistent surf spot on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic. Unlike most other surf spots in the Caribbean, Encuentro is a beach that has surfable waves almost every …
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Surf Camp Cabarete
The #1 Surf Camp in Cabarete High season is about to start in Cabarete, and for us at Swell this means we get more and more facebook & email messages every day. Clare, who answers the emails, is very good and quick with replying to everyone, but since there are some recurring questions that come …
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Surfing Cabarete
Surfing Cabarete Here’s some information regarding the different surf spots , conditions and what to expect on a surf holiday in and around Cabarete, Dominican Republic. Surf spots close to Cabarete The most popular surfspot on the North Coast of the DR is Playa Encuentro, it’s 3 miles west of Cabarete town. The beach of …
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Water sport holiday
WATER SPORT HOLIDAY If you are looking for an active water sport holiday in either the Dominican Republic, then Swell Surf Camp is your place to be! Why Swell is the ultimate watersport holiday It’s not just surfing at our surf camp, there’s a ton of other water sports you, your family or your friends can …
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Learn to Surf
Learn to Surf A CARIBBEAN SURF HOLIDAY More info about our Learn to Surf Holiday can be found here >> What is the core business of Swell Surf Camp? Hard core surfers? Travelling surfers? Nope, teaching people that are completely new to the sport of surfing all the basic essentials of how to ride the waves. …
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New Swell blog
Now that we launched the new Swell Surf Camp site successfully last week, we are now going to be working on this blog. We will be posting about all things related to our surf camp; reviews, photos and news but also about special events in Cabarete, surf news or other thing we think you might …
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