Emily, a surf instructor at Surf With Amigas, talks us through how to do a backside cutback and shows examples of Amigas trying it and what they could do to improve.
Come on a retreat with us to work on your cutback but in the meantime, check out this video!
Week 2 of our three week Surf Yoga Jungle Adventure series in Costa Rica saw some serious shredding by Amigas with very little surfing experience riding some big waves all the way to shore and some more experienced shortboard shredders perfecting the art of throwing spray.
It’s so fun to have a wide variety of abilities on the same retreat. Everyone cheers and supports each other no matter where they’re at in their surfing and what they’re trying to work on. As a coach, it’s really rewarding to watch the progression.
Here’s a little taste of the action.
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The retreat hadn’t even officially started yet, but three of the Amigas showed up on the early flight and with a solid swell running and the froth factor high, we took them to Pavones for their warm up session. It was incredible! Holly and Michelle were frothing so hard. The current was ripping along the point making it impossible to stop paddling for even a second while well overhead doubling up lefts were steam rolling down the point.
We were a little nervous taking the girls out at first. Molly is from Chicago and had only surfed one week before, during her first retreat with us almost a year ago. Luckily she’s a really strong paddler and had total faith in the instructors. She dodged the sets and scored a couple of sweet rides.
Karen is 66 years old and lives on Kauai. She is so inspirational. She paddled out through a heavy set and then out to the peak. Her goal this week is to catch some waves without going to her knees. She caught 4 or 5 of the most beautiful waves before calling it a day.
Amber is from the gulf coast of Florida and surprised herself being able to surf big Pavones, especially on the first day of the retreat. She took a gnarly wipeout on a big wave that was unfortunately not captured on video, but shook it off and got one good wave after that.
It was so unbelievably fun!
We kicked off 2015 with an awesome group of mostly beginner Amigas with a couple of shredders thrown in. We had small waves with a few sneaker sets to mix it up. The girls were having an awesome time getting silly, charging down the beach on horseback, taking gopro selfies, and achieving their goals in the water. Check out a few highlights.
Awesome photos by Abbey Moore. thanks Abbey!
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Cynthia joined us on her second retreat and drastically improved her surfing. She said that her first retreat in Nicaragua was the best week of her life, until this one! Don’t take our word for it, click play and hear what she has to say about Surf With Amigas Surf Yoga Retreats.
El Salvador was epic, but we’re pretty stoked to be back at our home base in Northern Nicaragua. Here’s the highlight reel from our first retreat of the season. Looking forward to more fun and frothing ahead!
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Enjoy the highlights video from our second October surf yoga adventure retreat in El Salvador. There were some super long rides where Amigas were learning to do cutbacks on longboards and a lot of dancing. Come surf with us in El Salvador in October/November 2015. Send an email to [email protected] to be added to the interested list and alerted when dates are posted!
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Every year in October we pack up our surfboards and head to El Salvador for two weeks of shredding at the amazing, super long, super fun wave of Sunzal. Check out this video for a quick little tour of the spot we’ll stay, the wave we’ll surf, and some of the other activities. Join the Amigas in El Salvador to improve your surfing, ride super long waves, do yoga, and adventure!
More info is available here: El Salvador Retreat Info
This year’s dates:
October 18-25 2014
October 26 – November 2 2014
email [email protected] for booking info….
Jamie has been surfing a few years in the Los Angeles area without any formal coaching, just going surfing with her friends. Some of those friends had visited Surf With Amigas the year before and greatly improved their surfing, so Jamie came down hoping to do the same. After a few days she realized that the issues she was having didn’t have a lot to do with skill necessarily but were mental blocks. With the help of the Amigas instructors (both surf and yoga) she was able to overcome and scored the best wave of her life, riding all the way to the beach with mindfulness and control, on the last day of the retreat. Here’s Jamie’s story.
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Great conditions, fun waves, and a diverse group of beginners and shredders, it was a super fun week at Surf With Amigas. Here are just a few of the highlights from the week of June 28th 2014.
