Nosara Surf Academy instructors are all trained and certified by the International Surfing Association (ISA). 
All instructors are certified in CPR, First-Aid, and Open Water Rescue.

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  Kim McGovern

  Kim was born and raised on the south shore of Long Island, NY. Growing up the son of a lifeguard, he spent every summer as a kid in the ocean surfing. He has surfed up and down the East Coast of the U.S., California, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Kim has been a surf instructor in Nosara for ten years and has taught thousands of people how to surf. He is a true professional in and out of the water and is one of the best instructors you will ever find.

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  Mark Kalkanajian

  Mark grew up in the New England area of the U.S. and learned to surf in the cold waters off Maine and New Hampshire.  The best surf is always in the winter up there so you really have to be a hardcore surfer to paddle out in those conditions.  Mark, or Marcos as we call him down here, has surfed the East Coast, California, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, both the Carribbean and Pacific Coasts of Costa Rica, and even Canada in the Great Lakes.  "Having taught surfing in the Nosara area for over five years, teaming up with the professionals at Nosara Surf Academy has made the teaching experience so much more enjoyable and rewarding" says Mark.