Owen Burgess

Bermuda

oburgess@ibl.bm

Nicola, great lessons!! You have given me a good foundation to build on. Thanks!!

Mark Hammer

Australia

whitewatercowboy@hotmail.com

Always a wonderful windy day on playa Copal. See you again

Jens & Anne

Denmark

info@dsc-costarica.dk

We enjoyed the course and we'll for sure come back for more kitesurfing. See you soon

Berry Kennedy

N.Ireland

beresfordk@hotmail.com

Nicola, you are a lovely guy and you have terrific wind! Thank you very much

Gail and Christine

Switzerland

kertudo@hotmail.com

Nicola, thank you for teaching us kite boarding. Thanks for everything!!

Gil Karsten

Brasil

gilkarsten@hotmail.com

It was a great time here in playa Copal. Great course, great teacher, a lot of fun.

Sally and Richard McDonald

USA

sfmcdonald@earthlink.net

By far, this has been the best vacation. Great instruction, great place and people and again another perfect day in paradise. We will recommend you to all our friends and hope to be back soon. Thank you for making kiteboarding so much fun

Falko Zueck

Germany

prinzofbelair@everyday.com

Nicola, I really loved my vacation in Costa Rica, especially in your kite surfing school. Great lessons, friendly people, strong winds and big air. I will returne as soon as possible, pura vida. The flying German guy.

Darcie

USA

darcie@nantueket.net

I haven't had this much fun in a very long time. I really loved learning how to kite surf with you and seeing you beautifull country. Hopefully I'll be back with some friends before too long, muchas gracias

Stephan

Switzerland

sherhg@bluewin.ch

It was very funny and successfull to do the kite surf course. I will go and by a kite and I think I will come back for a ride. Thanks for enjoy the flying

Elizabeth

Germany

lizzyopitz@hotmail.com

It was super fun, love your house and your beach and very much your pasta!!

Shawn Jonutz

USA

Damn…I don't want to leave. It's so nice here. It's been my home for 8 weeks, but…gotta go. Nicola, thanks a lot. I can ride now. I'm sure will have a session later, hasta luego

Greg Jonutz

USA

gjonutz@hotmail.com

Yea, this is the best kite house ever. Thanks for everything…I will return

Jim Yarkin

USA

Nicola, thanks for all. You were extremely accomodating and helped make this vacation a great one!! I hope to be back soon, this time with extra equipment.

Neil Barclay

Canada

neilbarclay@hotmail.com

I need more. Fantastic time, don't worry thought I'll be back for more. Thanks for everything Nicola

Mike Fleming

USA

mflem52@hotmail.com

Great wind, good people, fantastic instructor. It couldn't be better. Definitely coming back

Mike Gallagher

USA

I wasn't sure what to expect when I arrived. There first thing I thought was that were lost, but with a warm welcome at the house from Pascal, started a relaxing vacation that I will never forget. Kite surfing rocks and I'll never find anything more extreme

Roberto Villate

USA

rvillate@msn.com

I was so happy to arrive here last week and I'm very sad to be going again, but I'll be back in 2 months. It's beautiful here and I love being here. I'm already dreaming of my next trip

Jamie Loughridge

Thanks for the personal attention + focus on safety and doing things right

Francois de Borchgrave

Belgium

fdeborchgrave@hotmail.com

Thanks for our first step in kite surfing. Wonderful enviroment, great wind and great teacher. We go back to Belgium with lots of good moments and a big appetite to come back

Valeriane Mayersoen

Belgium

valeriane@euroculture.be

Nicola, thanks for your good lessons and for giving me the taste of flying…I will certainly come back to show you my medals of the belgian kite surfing center.

Naomi Lorenzini

USA

naomi@lorenzini.com

Nicola, well, you didn't lie: wind 24 hours a day!!

Thomas Frazier

USA

tfrazier@rocketmail.com

Nicola, I am amazed but you did menage to get me riding in only a couple of days and so commence "the addition". So thanks for the high quality instruction and for having this kind of remote kitesurf house. Thanks to Emiliano for italian cooking and Oscar for all 16 fish in 5 minutes!!. Once again, it was all great, thanks.

Kana

Japan

kanakotakata@hotmail.com

Hi had a good time even I've just been hanging around…I saw Tom's BIG smile after he's done the first ride and we had nice meal. Thanks

Andy

UK

leopdshk@yahoo.co.uk

Many thanks for taking the time to answer my 1000 questions. I will be back.

Frank Yokoya

Brasil

fyokoa@hotmail.com

Nicola & Emiliano, grazie mille per tutto! it was really a pleasure to stay this week with you crazy italians!! Now I can say that I am expert in body dragging, up and down, left, right..:-) Thanks for the hospitality and wonderful time, it was all about fun and friendship. Muijissimo obrigado!

Lionel Asseraf

France

asseraf@mit.edu

Nicola, likewise, as Frank wrote it already, thank you for your kite center and for your hospitality. I came without any preconceised ideas about kite surf and leave witha deeper knowledge of myself. C'etait un veritable plaisir, mercì

Ludo

Holland

hochstenbach@hotmail.com

Nicola and Emiliano, never seen so much wind before. It started almost to be irritated. Thanks for the great italian pasta. I'll miss the blowfish, fishing, but not the waiting for less wind, thanks for all.

Hester

Holland

hesterwesterhof@hotmail.com

Hola todos, thanks for the great stay. I've had lots of fun with you. Thanks for all the nice shells, I will miss the nice pasta and the great fish. Nicola, I'm very happy that you convinced me to take another lesson. I will go on in Netherlands, hasta luego.

Cynthia Alverson

USA

calverso@hotmail.com

Hello, been a great trip, beeing a great group of people. The kite center is truly international. A good place to stay, thanks Nicola.

Marky

UK

marks_flying@hotmail.com

Great time, great place. Less wind and more fish next time? May the sun be on your face, the wind on your kite and the clouds to carry you and your dreams. Peace out.

Nadine

Austria

jungle_beats@hotmail.com

Thanks Nicola and Emiliano for the great lessons! Next time I'm in playa Copal, I will go with you to the island to see the turtles, everyone is talking about.

Ed Teo

Australia

edofsidney@hotmail.com

I'll be back to finish what I started!

Ulf Halbgebauer

Austria

ulfh@a1.net

Hola Nicola. Time's nearly up. Over 5 months. I found once and again hospitality at Playa Copal. Thanx for sharing paradise with me. Nos vemos.

Ulrich Bartsch

Germany

Nicola, this was a great time, hope I can come again soon, then make a few big jumps

Samantha Roberts

USA

roberts@nuclear.phisics.sunysb.edy

Nicola, I can't thank you enough! Your patience and hospitality ( and sauce) is unmatched. I had the pleasure and pain for 4 days of one-on-one novice instruction in one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Who could want more? I think you even felt my pain, frustration, but in the end, I did and up on the board and certainly learned a lot about flying a kite. I will keep you posted on my projects in long island and maybe in S.Francisco soon. Till later then, pura vida

Pascal Nessier

Switzerland

pascalnessier@hotmail.com

Bahia Salinas is a very beautiful, peaceful and special place. If you go to Costa Rica, it's a must to come here to kitesurf and watch all the wild water animals as turtles…Thanks very much Nicola that you gave me the oportunity to stay with you for 2 months. I'll never forget about this time, here just everything is cool.

Amit Carmel

Israel

amitcarmel@hotmail.com

strong winds, never crowed, great atmosphere. Watch out for the turtles!! Gracias!

Emiliano er Romano loco

Italy

emibern76@hotmail.com

In 2 moths I had a great time with all of you, cooking, fishing,cleaning, talkingshit, kiting and mainly having fun, it was like travelling without moving in an amazing place. Many thanks for the oportunity. Ciao a tutti.

Tim Brickle

UK

brickletim@hotmail.com

Muchisimas gracias Nicola por todo. This really a special place, kitesurfing in clear waters, watching rays fly out of the water, dodgying turtles coming up for air and lots and lots of wind. Thanks for a great time, I'll recommend it to anyone and I'll returne to be the 1st person to kite to Nicaragua!

Roberto Villate

USA

rvillate@msn.com

Again the fun at Bahia Salinas must come to an end….back to work…back to the real world ( or maybe this is the real world?). The time here goes by so fast in spite to be "muy tranquilo". We had some good days of kitesurfing and being mellow at "casa Nicola" kite center. It's hard not to love this place. I hope to return ( for my 4th time) very soon. Thanks for all your help on and off the water and for the pleasure of your company, again.

Shona

USA

shonainca@hotmail.com

Hmmmm, not sure what day it is, beginning of May - another beautiful day overlooking bahia Salinas, where I learned to kite surf- Sweet! We had a blast. Forrest spent at least 3 hours out on the board yesterday and I'm totally stoked on the lesson I got. Nicola is a great teacher. Good luck with everything. Keep the peace.

Forrest

USA

fauxjaux420@yahoo.com

playa Copal Rocks. Kited to the island - wow - thanks Nicola, I hope our paths cross again. Vaya con Dios amigo

Jason Suits

USA

jasonsuits@hotmail.com

Thank you Nicola for a great week end. You are one of the best teacher I have ever known and I have had a lot of teachers. You have a wonderful + a unique location in the world. I hope that we will meet again + that I can come back sometimes for some more fun instruction.

Angus Stuart

Australia

angusjstuart@yahoo.com

Nicola, the first day you taught me to feel the drag on sand, the second the drag in the water, the third was about "the plane" and not the drag, and the forth you introduced me to the edge. Loving living on the edge. Muchas gracias por tu ayuda mi amigo. Hasta Sidney (jamas diga jamas)

Ken

USA

Yahooooo!! What a stay. Consistant wind every day; along shore every day; two stupend lessons every day; nobody around every day; and of course the perfect place to practice Yoga every day. The perfect place to learn kiteboarding. Thanks Nicola for all your instruction, patience and hospitality. I will be back. Peace to you hombre.

Shawn Jonutz

USA

Yeah...so I'm back. The world is not so big after all. Thanks Nicola, hasta luego

Joe Riviere

UK

joeyrivers2000@hotmail.com

Hi Nicola, thanks for the great kite surfing lessons. I'm so hooked now, I'm going back to England to get a job so I can buy my own kit.

Dan Riviere

UK

danriviere83@hotmail.com

Hey Nicola, thanks for a brilliant couple of days learning to kitesurf. It was amazing to learn in such a great place (with such good instruction obviously) and the feeling when it works is like nothing else. Now I just need to give it a try in col cold England

Mahesh Neelakanta

USA

neelakanta@yahoo.com

Thank you for being such a great host, friend and teacher. I will definitely have to come back. Next time I will do some jumps! Time now to go back to Florida and keep practicing. Your teaching method is perfect and I love the thrill of getting on the board in just 4 days. All the best in your future

Chris Hott and Harold Javete

USA

chris@coolstone.com

We couldn't have asked for a better place to learn kitesurfing. Your instruction was very clear and we learned a lot. Thank you for your friendship and patience. What a blast! We're sure to to come again to rip it up after practicing back home. Peace and thanks

Rob and Cara

USA

Thanks amigo for a great time. We enjoyed hanging out at the house and beach.

Christian

UK

csommeraues@yahoo.com

Thank you so much for getting everything together for a truly great kitesurfing vacation. Your lessons were really good and have helped me to feel much more confortable on the board. All the best to you and a whole lot of wind! Pura vida

Barry Stepp

USA

bs2u@hotmail.com

Nicola, great experience. Good teaching and enjoyed working with you; now you are also certified to teach 59 years novices! I will be back in 2004 with 2 daughters to learn and enjoy bahia salinsa. Conditions excellent and varied each day. A new and different experience, thanks

Cristof Dardel

Switzerland

dardi@amx.ch

Hi Nicola, thank you very much to teach me the art of kiteboarding and giving me the feeling of the first meters on the board. You have a very nice place here…and who knows,perhaps I'll come back for my first jumps :-)

Chris Rutledge

USA

Iflymykite@yahoo.com

Insane kiting terrain! This place is truly a kiting dream! Thanks for everything Nicola. I'll be back for sure

Laura y Beppe

Italy

laurapanighello@virgilio.it

Ciao Nicola, è arrivato il giorno della partenza mia e di filippo. Come il solito, quando si stà bene in un posto il tempo passa così velocemente che si vorrebbe azzerare l'orologio e tornare indietro. La tua presenza e qualle di Katya e Panda hanno rallegrato la nostre giornate. Io non ho fatto kite ma mi sono divertita comunque tantissimo. Filippo si è innamorato del posto e chissà....Un abbraccio forte Laura

Aloysius lo

Canada

al@hotmail.com

Nicola, awesome learning enviroment, awesome wind,awesome crowd to hang out with. I will return from my frozen Canadian country as soon as I can. Your passion for teaching comes through loud and clear. It's great for beginners like myself. Best regards!!

Tim Carlson

USA

tim.j.carlson@intel.com

Nicola, I love this place, you have a great thing going on here. There should be places like this all over the world. Can't wait to come back! Thanks

Hank Gerson

USA

gersoh01@med.nyu.edu

Nik, thank you for a great kiting vacation! In such a great spot with a friendly group it was easy to enjoy progress in kiting. Now I know what you mean that the wind is on 24 hours! Copal is super. Everything from "survival kiting" to cruising on a 16. Thanks!

roberto villate

USA

rvillate@msm.com

How quickly the time goes by! Again another fantastic experience at bahia Salinas. Riding the slick at the island…kiting to Nicaragua…10m kites with rainbows arching above us…our night ride on the moonlight bay with the cordillera illuminated with lighting flashes...some great people from around the world...a great new restaurant. All things to remember for a lifetime. I look forward to my next return.

Karrie, Yulie (tres chicas)

Canada

kmeclinchey@rogers.com

We had a great time, we made great friends and almost learned how to kiteboard. I think we are all addicted and will be back for more. Costa Rica is still my best vacation ever - we were not sure what we were getting ourselves into, but wow! So happy we came. What a great set up! Thanks for your patience and hospitality. This is definitely a place I want to come back! Costa Rica, playa Copal is "the bomb"!

Sabri

Canada

Usually I don't say nothing but now I will. Thanks Nicola for your hospitality and a most relaxing time. Also for all the friends that you drawn and your unflinshing peacefulness. Truly may the lord of your choice protect you.

Attila

italy

attilanim@hotmail.com

purtroppo anche questa avventura è finita. Diciamo che la fortuna, nel senso materiale delle cose (es: 2000 rotture di kite e tavole e demasiado vento) non è stata propriamente dalla mia, ma quando si ha la fortuna di stare bene ed in più di poter visitare paradisi come questo, beh si ha tutto!! Grazie e que te vaya bien, anche da parte di Luca. Un abbraccio.

Brian

Scotland

kingocto@hotmail.com

thanks a lot for the past 3 weeks I've spent here! Had a rockin time( when the wind wasn't kicking my ass!) Hopefully see you soon on Playa Copal so I can perfect that naked 720 handle pass I've been dreaming of! Live the dream, pura vida, brian the Scotsman. P.S. Panda seduta....good girl.

Ted

Thailand

taikiter@hotmail.com

a no man land at first night, but got used over a day. Perfect place to learn kite and ride and improve. Thanks Nicola for your patience with me. Will return when I have chance. Take good care of Panda and yourself.

Mark, Mila, Valerie

Canada

valomark@direct.ca

so much Nicola and Stephan for such a great time. We are now experts in body dragging (high wind only) and locating sting rays. Mila loved to play with Panda and swimming in the piscina. Overall a great time and we'll come back for sure. Come and visit us in Whistler, B.C. if you decide to travel Canada. Cheers!

Bobby Hall

Venezuela /USA

bobbyh10@socal.rr.com

No hay palabras para decirte que alegria me senti cuando me estaba ensenando. Hay momentos en mi vida, como el mundial de 82, el dia que me casè y el tiempo que pasè aquí en Bahia Salinas que nunca olvidarè! Muchas gracias por todo. PURA VIDA!

Martin and Uli

Germany

mkrefft@arri.de

…Could not believe it…but there should be a place in the earth where the wind is blowing every day, 24 hours!!! We have a really great time here around. Thank you for everything Nicola and Stephan and…if someone of you will loose the board…you can call me every time. I will find it for sure!!!

Paulette and Rudy

USA

www.p3images.com

Nicola and Stephan, thanks for introducing us to a great kiting spot!!! We look forward to seeing you here next year! We had a great time with everyone on and off the water, thanks!

Tony Allan

UK

Well, what can i say. A place of endless sunshine and no stop wind. Plenty of great kiting and as always a cold beer in the balcony at the end of the day. Maybe i´ll see you in the UK, South Africa or here sometimes.

Nicole & Stefan

Costa Rica 

stefancanas@hotmail.com

Gracias por meternos en el deporte, la hemos pasado muy bien y estamos muy motivados para volver. Dude you rule! Fantastic time, we really enjoyed your teaching. We are stoked to be up and running. Spanks again for your patience and hospitality, Pura Vida!

Stephan Hertig

Switzerland

s.hertig@gmx.net

Gracias por meternos en el deporte, la hemos pasado muy bien y estamos muy motivados para volver. Dude you rule! Fantastic time, we really enjoyed your teaching. We are stoked to be up and running. Spanks again for your patience and hospitality, Pura Vida

Liliedhal

Sweden

liliedahl@shortcut.nu

Hola Nicola, thanks for letting me hang out in this beautiful place. Good luck with the kitecenter which has great potential. I hope that I will get an opportunity to return soon

Kelly

USA

kcramshur@yahoo.com

Nicola, thanks for the great time and introduction to a great sport. Hopefully we will return and be able to surf with you, thanks again!!

Patrick

USA

Nicola, thanks for your well tought lessons in an extremely fu sport. May your life be long….and your rides always too short.

Simon jallen

Sweden

paragonien02@yahoo.se

Nicola & Stefan, thanks a lot for a great stay! This is really a perfect spot for kitesurfing. Hope you have a great season and the "kite gods" with you. I'll try to be back as soon as possible. Take care.

Christina Thomson

Canada

Thank you for everything. I'm sure I' ve just found the best part of Costa Rica. I'll be back for sure.

Guy Richard

South Africa

guydallas360@yahoo.co.uk

This has been pure quality. Epic! Thanks for the great kitesurfing & good times, they will not be forgetten! Hope to see ya all of you again next year!

Kevin Kumataka

kkumataka@hotmail.com

Thank you kite center for all the good times in the last 4 days. The kitesurfing was epic even though I only got a taste of what the riding was like. All around great experience. Stephan, your riding kicks ass! I still am boggeling in my head that you have only kitesurfed 2 years. You will be someone I look up to and be my inspiration to improve.

Johan & Madelene

Sweden

johan.holmen@vgregion.se

Thanks Nicola for the extremely well-tought lessons and some fantastic memories! We'd love to come back for some more great kitesurfing and another great stay at the center.

Marie

Denmark

mariewest80@hotmail.com

This has been by far the best days of my tour in Costa Rica so far. I have really enjoyed all of your company and are sure to recommend this place to all on my way!

Ed Kim

kimedw@gmail.com

Dear Nicola and Stephan, thank you for my incredible time with you guys. Costa Rica and the wind is amazing. See you soon!

Steve and Joan

Hola Nicola and Stephan, thank you so much for a windfilled, sunny 4 days of fun! Steve and I have great time hanging out with you guys. We'll be back

Roger Schaefer

USA

sardasarda@yahoo.com

Wind, wind, wind!!! Plenty of wind. I closed out my kite vacation with a terrific sunset session. The colors were amazing and the wind was strong. Thanks for a great kiting, getaway. See you again soon

Michael Kearney

USA

mjkearneyi@yahoo.com

Weighing in at 190 LB of depower 7.0, 8.8, 11.5. You gotta love the Tico kite quiver, my 11.5 was only used down on Tamarindo at the river break. Blasting wind, lots of son and a mellow vibe with no dudes will keep this place in my heart. Thanks for your vision that makes the best of Costa Ricas natural ingredients!

Krista

kristaum@aol.com

Stefan and Nicola: Beautiful, total paradise, an incredible "getaway"….a time for total relaxationinside the kite center to take shelter from the "high winds". Thankfully all the guests are fabulous, fun and interesting to talk to, lots of stories and fun times with no electricity. Take care.

Lulu Smoor

Scotland

lusmoor@hotmail.com

I can't think of a more perfect place to sit out the storms that gripped Costa Rica for the week I was here. Admettedly, I had come here with the intention of learning to kitesurf, but due to the obscene amounts of wind, it was the thing I was unable to do. Despite of that I have had one of the most relaxed weeks of my life ever

Stephan Hertig

Switzerland

s.hertig@gmx.net

wind, wind, wind like the last season. No days without wind in the last 2 months and a half. I enjoyed teaching and kiteing. Thanks Nicola for the good relaxed time here. Someday I'll coming back to Costa Rica. Til that time I will explore some other kite spots. Pura Vida.

Udaya Down

udaya_down@hotmail.com

Nicola. Thanks for sharing the beauty of kiteboarding and all the lessons with patience that come with it. You are a GREAT teacher!! Take care.

James Tassim

USA

rsutu@aol.com

Thank for a great time! You are a good (and patient) instructor. I had a lot of fun and thank you for giving me great memories from Bahia Salinas.

Greg Miller

USA

gregory_S_miler@yahoo.com

Nicola, thanks for a wonderful, peaceful vacation. We had a great time kitesurfing and hanging out here in beautiful playa Copal

Glen Carey

glen@tbaseny.com

A great time! Excellent wind (a bit too excellent at times). Thanks for the mellow instruction. You have given me much to build on. What a beautiful location. Exactely what I was looking for. Thanks so much!

Daniel

Canada

bikesnow@yahoo.com

Nicola, great toution and I enjoyed your instruction. I love your mellow personality…it goes hand on hand with teaching. I feel I have the core to attempt more bodydragging at home.

Marcelo

Argentina

mibenez@hotmail.com.ar

Nicola gracias por todo, la pase' muy bien a pesar de que se volo' todo. Un abrazo y buenos vientos

Angela

USA

Nicola, muchissimas gracias! Me encanta! Now I will have another expensive sport to achive my stress or maybe I forget the whole doctor thing and move here. I had a fabulous time and can't wait to come back. Hasta luego.

Jon

smokecrack99@hotmail.com

Yippee, that was fun. Thanks for everything. I will see you again

Ira Bacher

Israel

urbansaunter@yahoo.co.uk

Nicola, thanks so much for this beautiful place. The course was great! Now I can finally go out and actually feel what it's like (and not kill anyone including myself…). You are a great instructor, patient, nice and helpful as the playa itself. Hope to see you next time.

Krzystof Orankiewicz

chrisO@miruha.com

If a man does not know the harbour he is heading for, no wind is the right wind. Thanks to you Nicola, I found my wind here and I know my harbour that I am heading for. You are the greatest instructor I've ever met. I've got a good basic training and I will develop my skills and abilities further, to become one day a kitesurfer. Thank you for hospitality, I had a good time here. 

Bobby & Lisa

USA

bobfrick@hotmail.com

Nicola, thank you so much for your hospitality and advice. We had an amazing time at playa Copal. This place has amazing wind. I am very much in envy of your spot. Keep up the great instruction you reach out and touch many people.

Matty K

USA

mattykkites@hotmail.com

Nicola, thanks for having me here. It was windy and super mellow people to share good times with. I believe it was 17 out of 19 days with wind. I wish all the best for you and your growing family. Go Panda!

Rob

USA

rob@trish.com

Nicola, thanks for the great lessons. I'm definitely hooked to kitesurfing. Best wishes to you and Kattya and your upcoming baby girl. Thank Panda for making sure I got home safely from the restaurant each night.

Paul & Wendy

Canada

Thanks so much Nicola for such a great course. Needless to say we had a blast! But also, your lessons were very informative. We feel we have learned so much. Hope to be back next year.