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Nicaragua Surf Report for Sunday, February 18, 2024

11:28 PM
Josh S

Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 02/18/2024 11:28 PM

Hi everyone! Welcome to Sunday’s surf report from Panga Drops main peak. The crowd was pretty thin at mid-day. Dario dominated the photography window. We lucked out with some very light wind today.

11:29 PM
Josh S

Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 02/18/2024 11:29 PM
Dario must’ve seen my recent report where I was hyping up the extra long board shorts as he whipped out a pair of them today. +Reputation points. Some speed and power on display from Dario here on his new favorite board.

11:30 PM
Josh S

Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 02/18/2024 11:30 PM
The signature Dario front-side layback carve on the long-board. I think he is pretty much a shoe-in to first place in this year’s Chompipe Open Longboard contest.

11:31 PM
Josh S

Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 02/18/2024 11:31 PM
Eren Yeager? The rumbling? Haha deep-lore reference. Pretty rare to see groups of this size hiking the beach in unison. Hey, there was plenty of space for them out there!

11:32 PM
Josh S

Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 02/18/2024 11:32 PM
The lady with Dario Rippario displaying a calm and composed style on a solid left set for today’s wave-size.

11:33 PM
Josh S

Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 02/18/2024 11:33 PM
Alright, now it’s time for my personal highlight of the day. Dario is innovating the art of expression long-boarding too.

11:34 PM
Josh S

Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 02/18/2024 11:34 PM
I couldn’t understand what I was watching while shooting this sequence. Did Dario drop something he was wearing like his watch or something?

11:35 PM
Josh S

Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 02/18/2024 11:35 PM
Ahhhh, so this in an intentional maneuver. Well it’s something I’ve never seen before.

11:36 PM
Josh S

Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 02/18/2024 11:36 PM
He pretty much completed this unique, break-dance move. I guess he was still fired up from the dance-floor last night! (Assuming he was out for a night on the town.)

11:37 PM
Josh S

Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 02/18/2024 11:37 PM
He was hemorrhaging speed after completing the spin-move, so he had to reset back to prone for a moment to click back into the wave.

11:38 PM
Josh S

Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 02/18/2024 11:38 PM
And he’s back up. That was a completion in my book. After shooting this wave, I had to pause for a moment to process what Dario just did on the wave haha. Truly next level style and unique flare from Dario. I don’t even know what to call the break-dance move?

11:39 PM
Josh S

Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 02/18/2024 11:39 PM
The cheater five. Very functional, but gets a tough rep for not being a complete hang-five. I love to do cheater fives on steep, but clean waves. You can just jet-propel forward without having to compress or extend.

11:40 PM
Josh S

Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 02/18/2024 11:40 PM
The one decent wave I saw at Spot X…

11:41 PM
Josh S

Nicaragua Surf Report - Report Photo 02/18/2024 11:41 PM
It doesn’t get any better than light wind and slightly warmer water in February! Dario looks equally satisfied to me upon getting a taste of today’s excellent conditions. To finish your Sunday with a smile… Probably means you’re doing things right! Well this wraps up today’s surf report. Tomorrow the evil wind is projected to return, but I’m hoping we will still have a light-wind window tomorrow morning. Take it easy y’all.

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