slab Brasil.Niterói

Like every year i try to visit my family in Brasil.

 Last time i had surf this spot in the middle of Guanabara bay.The bay of Rio de Janeiro.
From where my family lives is down south or from Rio up north just crossing the long bay bridge.
I had miss first day of the swell caus ei though maybe the spot i had choose to paddle should be better.
Wrong option.

The wave does a fast double up remind me a lot the spot of Galicia.

i tried to be very low and not going with the lip on the double up.

close to where the lip breaks..

on went right and i had a good fun ridding the wave.

hope come back in a bigger day.

thanks a lot to Tony D' andrea for the shot.

for Marcelo trekinho to put e on that wave and Guillerme Herdy.Old friends from the ASP tour that keep ripping waves on Brazil and the world.

Please vote :best cover shot Surfsession

http://www.surfsession.com/2012/01/04/votez-pour-la-couverture-de-lannee-2011/

N* 285

Rock and sand opening.

Video from :
https://www.facebook.com/samuel.northcoast?ref=ts

SurfEurope web funny article

 http://surfeurope.mpora.com/features/july-to-do.html

bye bye viana do castelo

This is the full edition of summer waves on the area.

Moving next week to our new home at Ericeira.
I will miss my friends here.
Most of than i met on the beach and have seen than everyday.
Thanks for make my stay up here better and you 're welcome down there!

check google maps and see the moving from Viana up north on the Portuguese/Spanish border and Ericeira by Lisbon

Cantos, Oia

Bruno Novoa and me working i the water at Cantos.

This perfet litle right and good scape for the north wind on the coast between Oia and BAiona.

Spear fishing sunday

49min and I was going with my wife to a tradional family sunday at her  brother's house.

Put my stuff on the back of the car just in case i could have a litle time before going to his house.

And as i wish i pass by the ocean between Baiona and Oia and this flat day made the water clear.

5 fish..well i am not Marco Imbernom or Mark Healy but i have a lot of fu on my amateur spear fishing life!!

Galicia missions..

Well another mission to try to find new spots.

Had drive 8h in 2 days, but well.

Got my buddy Bruno Novoa at Vigo and we slept on a small hotel at Ponteceso.

Nice town with plenty of night bars to have one "tapas"the traditional spanish starters.

Found this beauty that some bodyboarders already had try.

The good thing is one of the fews breaks that works with northeast wind.

Up north on Coruña area.

Didn' t surf yet and can' t wait to do it.

pic: tripsurfgalicia

El Quemao at Surfline.com

http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/slabs-el-quemao_75497/

Thanks for the shot : http://www.surfotos.cl/

tips to Punta Lobos Chile

Fisrt thing before buy the ticket you really need be sure if is a good swell and the wind is ok.

Punta de Lobos is around 35 west on the map.So, is easy when you check to see where it is.

The best swell is straight from the south.Building up at Patagonia.

If is around 12 feet and more than 15 sec , it is already solid out there.

Couple 20 feet waves and some times bigger sets.

Normally swells come with south wind.Must of the time light early morning and get stronger at afternoon.

South wind comes from to peak not disturbing the wave at all.

Easy take off but must of the time hard to make the wave all the way.Cause drives to fast as a point break always is.

From Santiago to there by car takes 3,5 hours.

Need some attention to leave Santiago to south.DIrection San antonio, but some confusion roads to take.After that you need take more care when you leave the free way to another 2,5 hours on small roads.

When you see Pichilemu(city where Punta Lobos is) down the hill is a nice view.

PWC safety at La Voz de Galicia

This was a funny day.I met the journalist at the harbor.Took one of the to the water to explain how works the jet and why we need it.

Waves was fun and i had some.drove by the waves with him. He went for a "pluf" while a surfed and didn' t know you need to connect the key to start and the current took him far away.

I needed to paddle about 4 miles to reach him.

The photographer was another funny story.I took him by the waves and the way back wasn' t enough water to drive.To many rocks and sea plants. So i walked and pushed the pwc .(pic above).

Back cover of La Voz de Galicia.
Almost 100 000  daily copy.

outside of surf community reads everyday

Marie Claire with Guillermo Cervera

This is a coupls years old shot from La Santa left.

Still have my old  sponsor at the nose.

meeting good people

Here at Punta Herosa.
A bit stuck now.
Swell was epic at Puerto Escondido, but i coudn' t make it.
Might surf Pico Alto tomorrow.
Nice swell coming.Looks solid.
Met this 2 guys here at the hotel who charge.
will Skudin from New York city and Frank Solomon from Cape Town.

Will at Pico,

Frank at Mavericks left.

@ destination that i will go for sure.

Punta de Lobos, Chile

TAKE OFF CLOUSE OUT


MIN 01:55

Pico Alto 2012

End of the day here at Pico Alto.
Solid 18 feet waves.
Just watched the final.Great battle between Carlos Burle and Greg Long.
I was sad about my lost but just saw my mate Joao de Macedo and told me how perfect was my "plangame".2 fast waves and one bomb thats double your points.
well, felt on the bomb.
Don' t think i will do any contest again in my life.
To many already in the past wqs/wt/EPSA....over it..go surf big waves for fun no stressing!!!

Video :      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqarwofjyRs

Punta de Lobos

Left home one day before my wife' s birthday.but she is so good with me that she said..go baby!

hehe

!7 h flight..3 hours driving by myself and next day perct Punta session.

Local boy Ramon Navaro killing it with Peruvian Gabriel Villaran and other locals ripping.

thanks for the shot : https://www.facebook.com/rootsmedia

http://waves.terra.com.br/surf/noticia/jornadas-de-verao/54067

the best shaper in the world...

A good shape need outside line..

A botton with concaves..

A perfect curve..

and many other things..

this one is at top shapers in the world...for sure!

starting the weekend...

Friday 5am left from where my family are stay now in Caminha, north of Portugal and border with Spain.Only Minho river separate both countries. 

Pic:Caminha,Portugal

Got in Coruña to check la Toxica.This nice left slab   (    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmYKWVZhPcY     ).     But swell was mixed and maybe a bit bigger.

As i broke almost 10 boards already in that place and wasn' t really square open barrels i decided to do a litle tour at the european pro jr at a close beach from where i was.20 min south,Razo beach.

Sw all my friends around..Richard Marsh, Nik Beven, Simon Young and had been with the judges in  a couple heats.

Before i left,i stoped by one of many beachbreaks  they have on that area and had  fun!Wedges left that i will be coming another day of shore, for sure! 

Pic :Coruña beachbreaks   shot by tripsurfgalice

long day at Coruña

woke up 5am yesterday...drove up north to Coruña trying to sneak on slab ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmYKWVZhPcY ), but swell was mixed and finished at jr european contest with all kids, Dog arsh, Nik Beven,..And judging one or 2 heats...good fun!!!

La toxica surf Galicia

2 boards and one sigle good one..well...

bye bye Ribeira d'ilhas surfcamp

we all will miss it!

Viana do Castelo high level surf seminary

This week during the cup of Portugal i had the pleasure to participate of a important seminary for the future of surf in north of Portugal.

They just build one of the biggest training structure for surf in the world at Cabedelo beach.

I was invite to talk about how important are the training for surfers(and after the seminary the play one of my videos at Irland if that crazy wipeout : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa9_C_qA3ZA).

And i said a lot about how often are the waves around this area getting swells from many diferents directions.

Many young kids listening too, and for sure, all that i said was more for than.Cause they are the future of this area and the ones in  a couples years moving surf forward. 

Pic left to right : Viana do Castelo president, surf trainer, mayor political local rep, Portugal federetion president, myself, Viana surf club vice-president.

Weird things happen in surf!

Pics: Cops killing a surf traditional Ericeira spot!

First time i went down to Ericeira was 1997.

Back on those days was a quite litle village.

Still not as much building as today and surf ,well, was all about surf.

Now imagine when surfer like Tiago Oliveira arrived there(and all his friends and local,Migueis,Nik,Zes...).

Long long time ago.Way before surf gives the money that gives in this days.

Money, looks like is always about money.

I don' t have another answer if there is not money.

Cause, how come a mayor of a surf city could do what he is doing with a symbol of a his own surf city?

Tiago Olieira yes, is a symbol of Ericeira.People knows him everywhere in the world.He is been talking about Ericeira way before the actually mayor and doing more good marketing for the city than even Portuguese surf star Tiago Pires.

The trophy he gets for this: many cops breaking his place to build new shops and another surfcamp?

Let ' s see who is the man name behind this when all will be ready in a couple months.

Who will have the balls to ruin a local legend and put his name in his place.

I , for sure, will be the first to say : this is the person or the company that kills all about surf!I mean: traditon!Culture!Friendship!

More pics :http://www.surftotal.com/pt/index.php/noticias/item/6908-começou-o-despejo-do-surf-camp-dribeira

Be strong Tiago, Luiz,..many other who lives form the camp today and will see as me who is the real bad namen behind this story!

R.I.P Makki Block

Legend in Peru.
Friend of all my friends there.
Hard to loose another surfer.
Feels like they all from my family!