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The well-respected Frommer’s Guide recently published it’s World Top 10 Destination Surf Camps and Swell surf camp, right here in Cabarete, Dominican Republic, has made it onto the list; a proud achievement for the Team who set up and continue to run Swell. TheĀ achievementĀ is more remarkable as Swell has been open for less than 3 [...]

Perfect wind conditions for the first two days lent a great competition atmosphere to the PKRA Championship on the main bay of Cabarete. Riders from all over the world, including those in the top 5, came to Cabarete to compete in the PKRA event. Kevin Langeree and Youri Zoon were favorites to take the Title, [...]

You can tell when the World cup is nearly on us because the water fills with kiteboarders, more than ever and Cabarete bay takes on that beautiful hue of blue water and white caps and a myriad of kites in all the colours of the rainbow. It helps also when the wind blows like that [...]

It’s getting hot – even walking early AM, the sun’s power is apparent. Here’s a real draw back to living in Cabarete for 6 years (and there are not many). At 46 years old, I am looking at my face and skin and realizing that even though I’ve been ‘creaming up’ everyday with high factor [...]

10
Apr
2010

Wind is as good as it gets this week – forecast is for continued wind the whole week – want to learn to kiteboard? What are you waiting for? The guy pictured below (Luciano Gonzalez) can teach you at Swell surf camp

This post co-incides with the arrival of the wind for the summer months in Cabarete. The main bay of Bozo beach is filled with kiteboarders, windsurfers and even some laser sailors braving the now strong wind of around 22 knots. Cabarete is the perfect venue to learn to kite and at Swell surf camp Luciano [...]