$7,200
4
5
5
GUESTS MAX
NIGHTS
DAYS ON WATER
ALL INCLUSIVE
How the strike mission works?
You hold a spot on the waitlist. We watch the swell with Mike.
When the Osa fires, you go.
Hold your spot
A $500 deposit puts you on the waitlist through FareHarbor. Five guests maximum. When the trip is full, it's full.
Mike watches the swell
The Osa Peninsula fires on South Pacific groundswell. Mike has run this water for years and knows every window. No fixed calendar, no mediocre conditions.
The window opens
Typically two weeks out, confirmed guests get the call. Dates lock, you book your flights, and we handle everything on the ground.
We don't run this trip on a schedule.
We run it on a swell.
What is this strike mission?
A tow foil mission to Cabo Matapalo, a stretch of Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula where a jungle-backed point breaks for hundreds of meters when the swell lines up. Captain Mike Hennessy has been running this water for years. He knows when it's on, how to run the tow operation, and where the marlin are if you want a day offshore.
Five guests, boat and ski on the water every morning, chef meals at Encanta La Vida. One of the most biodiverse places on earth as your backdrop.
Optional offshore fishing day for whoever wants it, split among participants.
why Cabo matapalo
One of the longest tow foil waves on earth.
The wave
Pan Dulce and the surrounding breaks at Cabo Matapalo can run for hundreds of meters on the right swell. On the right day, this is one of the longest tow foil waves available anywhere on earth.
The captain
Mike Hennessy (@hennessyfishing) has run this water for years. He operates both the tow foil setup and the offshore fishing boat, and knows every swell window and every line on this stretch of coast.
the lodge
Encanta La Vida is the only beachfront jungle lodge in Matapalo. You sleep steps from the break. Chef-prepared meals, saltwater pool, rainforest canopy overhead. The setup is as good as the surfing.
the osa
National Geographic calls this the most biologically intense place on earth. You'll see scarlet macaws, monkeys, and sloths from the property. The surfing is world-class. Everything else is a bonus.
YOUR WEEK
Five nights. Four days on the water.
Day 1
ARRIVAL
Fly into San Jose (SJO). Three-minute walk to the domestic terminal, then a Sansa Air flight to Puerto Jiménez, roughly 50 minutes, about $100 to $150. Transfer to Encanta La Vida, roughly 30 minutes by 4WD. Welcome dinner.
Day 2 TO 5
ON THE WATER
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Dawn patrol tow foiling at the point
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Boat and ski on the water, full safety setup
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Chef-prepared meals throughout, three per day
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Drone and GoPro coverage every session
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Canopy tour included
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Optional offshore fishing day, black marlin, yellowfin tuna, mahi-mahi
Day 6
DEPARTURE
Breakfast. Transfer to Puerto Jiménez. Sansa Air back to San Jose. Fly home.
What's included
INCLUDED
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Lodging at Encanta La Vida, five nights
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Chef-prepared meals, three per day
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Boat and ski, four days on the water
optional add-on
Offshore fishing
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All transport on the ground
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Canopy tour
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Drone and GoPro footage for the duration
Per day,
split $2,305
Mike's dedicated fishing boat, separate from the tow foil setup. Black marlin to 800 lbs, yellowfin tuna, mahi-mahi. Book on-site once you're there. Not required, not included, available if you want it.
What's not
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Airfare to San Jose (SJO)
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Domestic flight SJO to Puerto Jiménez, about $100 to $150 via Sansa Air
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Gratuities
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Personal expenses
When it's on,
there's nothing like it.
The wave, the lodge, and the footage from the last trip
are all at ananda-pr.com/encanta-la-vida
