Wendy Merz

Dear Kimbo, Butch, Mark, Johan, and Kimberly,

I can't thank you all enough for the skills and memories I have taken away from your program. Having barely been on a surfboard before coming to Costa Rica, I never could have guessed that I would surf outside waves in a matter of three days. Your staff quickly turned that thought around; every instructor had something encouraging and helpful to say to help me become a better surfer. All of you were so friendly and welcoming, and I found myself wanting to wake up early to surf as many times a day as I possibly could! My mother and I felt a sense of trust and friendship from every one of you right away. You all helped me discover a love for surfing that I will take with me for the rest of my life. I know that many more people will walk away from the Nosara Surf Academy with the same amazing experience that I did. It was extremely difficult for us to have to leave, but we can look forward to being welcomed in Nosara by great friends in the years to come. I hope to see you all as soon as possible!

Love, Wendy

Peter-Paul van Oosten & Roos de Haan

During our trip around the world we surfed a lot of different places and also took at these places surfclasses to improve our surfing. I had a great time during my stay in Nosara Costa Rica. The waves were excellent and the surfing lessons we took at the Nosara Surf Acadamy realy improved our surfing. The staff was friendly, well equipped and they realy knew how to teach you to become a better surfer.

Thanks for the great time.

Peter-Paul van Oosten & Roos de Haan Scheveningen, The Netherlands.

Deryk Bramwell

Hey Kimbo and Butch,

What do I say?? A month after my 64th birthday, with zero exposure to surfing, and you pesuade me to take a quick lesson to see if I'll like it. What a blast!!

The short land drills were just enough to make me feel confident in following your instructions once afloat, and then just body-boarding in a few times was actually as much as I had expected from the whole lesson.

SO - when you said "OK, stand up now", and I did, and it worked ..... amazing. That we then repeated the trick three more times, is a testament to the instruction you gave me, and the care you exercised whilst i was in the water, ensuring that I was ready for the waves, lined up, and correctly positioned on the board.

Looking forwards to the rest of the series, and many, many thanks for opening up a whole new area of sport for me

Deryk Bramwell