Our First Ripple
Costa Ballena, Costa Rica
Supporting lifeguards with lifesaving equipment, rescue resources, training support, and stronger beach-safety infrastructure.
The Need
Costa Ballena includes long stretches of coastline where lifeguards may need to move quickly across sand, reach remote areas, transport medical supplies, or respond to emergencies beyond the shoreline.
Mission 001 is designed to support the lifeguards already doing the work. Beyond the Rip is not replacing local leadership—we are working alongside established people and organizations to help strengthen what already exists.
Live Mission Progress
Costa Ballena, Costa Rica
$43,290remaining to complete Mission 001
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Primary Goal
Together, this equipment will help lifeguards respond faster across both the beach and open water.
Helps lifeguards reach long and remote stretches of coastline while carrying rescue and medical equipment.
Helps lifeguards reach swimmers and open-water emergencies faster when every second matters.
Primary Equipment Goals
An ATV can help carry lifeguards, medical supplies, rescue boards, and equipment across long or difficult sections of beach.
A rescue watercraft can improve response time during open-water emergencies and help teams reach people beyond the break more efficiently.
Future needs may include rescue boards, radios, uniforms, first-aid supplies, training resources, and other equipment identified with local partners.
Why It Matters
Costa Ballena stretches far beyond a single guarded point. Reaching an emergency can mean crossing sand, rocks, and remote sections of coastline while carrying the equipment needed to help.
The right equipment doesn’t replace the lifeguard.
It gets the lifeguard to the person who needs them.ATV access can help lifeguards move across difficult stretches of coastline while carrying rescue and medical equipment.
A rescue watercraft can help teams reach open-water emergencies beyond the shoreline when every second matters.
Rescue boards, first-aid supplies, radios, and other equipment can travel with the lifeguard instead of being left behind.
