Inflatable vs. Solid: Which SUP Actually Wins in Panama's Conditions?
There's a debate that quietly follows every paddleboarder around Panama's coastlines, whispered in the shade of palm trees and argued good-naturedl...
Read moreI remember standing in the customs line at Tocumen International Airport, board bag slung over my shoulder like a rite of passage, absolutely convi...
Read moreThere's a particular sound that skimboarders chase—the hiss of a wet board sliding across a thin sheet of water, followed by the low thump of a wav...
Read moreThere's a particular kind of joy that happens the moment a kid realizes they can stand up on water. It usually starts with wobbly knees, a death-gr...
Read moreThere's a particular kind of electricity that settles over a surf town the week before a competition. The lineups get a little more crowded with fa...
Read moreBefore the rest of the world has even reached for its phone, a Panamanian wakeboarder is already standing at the water's edge. The sky is barely li...
Read moreSome paddles take you somewhere. These ones change you. There is a particular kind of silence that only exists on the water. Not the silence of an ...
Read moreHere’s the thing nobody tells you before your first surf lesson: the ocean doesn’t care about your confidence. It doesn’t soften itself because you...
Read moreSkimboarding looks like one sport until you spend any real time around it — then it quickly reveals itself as two. Stand at a flat Caribbean shorel...
Read moreLet me be upfront about something: I came into this with a serious bias. I have been surfing Panama's coasts for years — the Pacific side's punishi...
Read moreThere is a version of Panama that most visitors never see. Not because it's hidden, exactly, but because it requires something most travellers aren...
Read moreThere is a moment every year when Panama's coastlines quietly transform. The dry season crowds begin to thin, the trade winds ease their grip, and ...
Read moreThere are surf destinations, and then there are surf pilgrimages. Santa Catalina belongs firmly in the second category. Tucked away on Panama's Pac...
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