Tico Jason Torres Beat Gold Medalist Jeremy Flores on 3 Occassions Before Falling to 7th Place in the Open Category.

The honor of playing host to this August’s Billabong ISA World Surfing Games 2009 was the crowning feat of over a decade of growth and impressive international performances by the Costa Rican national surf team and [...]

Filed under: Surf on August 31st, 2009 | No Comments »

Tico Gilbert Brown Surfed His Way to 13th in the World this Week.
This weekend marks the final rounds of the Billabong World Surfing Games 2009 in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica. Event organizers expect to see an even larger turn out than the 10,000-strong crowd that arrived for the opening days of the event. The final [...]

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The WSG2009 Will Be Hosted on the Volcanic Sands of Playa Hermosa.
There are a mere seven days and counting to the inauguration of the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games on Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast. The entire country, and the area of Jaco and Playa Hermosa in particular, is preparing for the biggest surfing championship ever [...]

Filed under: Surf on July 23rd, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Costa Rica Gears Up to Host the Best Surfers in the World.
The Billabong ISA World Surfing Games 2009 will be hosted in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica this August 1-8, 2009. The event, which will bring together the best surfers in the world in an Olympic-style competition, is set to be the biggest surfing championship ever [...]

Filed under: Surf on June 8th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Whilst much of Costa Rica was focusing on the aftermath of last Thursday’s earthquake over the weekend, attentions were turned elsewhere in Tamarindo where the 3rd event of the National Surf Circuit 2008 – 2009 took place. The national competition takes competitors across Costa Rica to hot surf spots where they duck and dive amongst [...]

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All Eyes Will Be On The Next Generation of Costa Rican Surfers.
Bronzed bodies and adventure junkies will return to the daily Costa Rican headlines starting this weekend with the inauguration of the 2008-2009 Day Star National Surf Circuit (CNS). In this 9th edition of the year-long competition, Costa Rica’s top surfers will face off against [...]

Filed under: Surf on November 28th, 2008 | No Comments »

Nataly Bernold Catching a Wave (Photo: Philippe Demarsan)

Costa Rica’s National Surf Team returned home to base camp yesterday, jubilant and elated with their victories in Portugal. They had been competing in the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games (WSG) in Costa de Caprica, in the province of Almada. The events lasted for eight days [...]

Filed under: Surf on October 21st, 2008 | No Comments »