XXL awards

Check Sebastian Steudtner entry at the next WSL award.

Full info at : http://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/246464/tagheuer-xxl-biggest-wave-nominee-sebastian-steudtner

Jhon Jhno Florence movie

Maroc Surfing mission

Missions starts always at the same spot .
Nazare... where is the biggest and where I always meet Sebastián Steudtner to decide what to do..
One more time swell was big but with lots of wind on it..
Those one who has surf Nazare knows how dangerous is on clean days.. when is storm is just a no go..
We booked the flights to follow the swell down south to Maroc invited by local Jerome  and his partner Axi .
The same day of the flight we did a last check and a strong storm was hitting Bazsre and confirm the no go .
Arrived at Marrakech we have a person to pick us up , what is really good on this country with such a cultural difference and language.
Arrived for dinner the call was 3:15 am..
I tripped out..
And start to know the unbreakable Jerome.
Harbor and big logistic with 10 cars, 8 pwc and 2 boats..
We arrived at the spot around 9 after a 2 hours ocean drive and waves were cracking.
But the boards weren't there cause the fish boat was way slow than us..
Arrived and we all surfer.
Seb and myself just had a couple ones and seb got sick .
I stay all day doing rescues and the highlight of it was Bastienbonnarme pwc that stopped right under a set.
He got smashed and I could got him right the way as the ski could reach him on time before the wave behind reach me ., for sure a old propeller .
Back to the hotel on a full day mission , legend Ross Clark jones was going back to Marrakech to his girlfriend and seb decided to go as he was sick.
Jerome let us stay at his beautiful place surround by nature and animals.
I was ok but decided to stay with seb and kiss a crazy session at this perfect battling left that for sure I want to comeback surf it.
At town I went visit the city and was a great experience .
Snakes, monkeys, peoples every where asking every thing like medium age style.
Stocked to have FarasMohsmed with me.
Could easy got lost on those giant couloir ..
Will be back for sure!! 

Azores with Mar sem fim

 Very solid swell showed on the map.
> Talk to Sebastián Steudtner on what he was thinking about it and he was keen to surf it.
> Got a flight from my actually home, Galicia to  Lisboa.
> Seb picked me up at the airport , we dinner some really tasting Portuguese food at  Nazare ( we had one salmon cheese " empañado"  and I had squid as second plate. This is just to remind my iwnsrlf on the future).
> Same night I checked the forecast and as wind changed to the northwest direction we decided to go to Azores.
> This project, "Mar sem fim" start 3 years ago by surfer Joao de Macedo.
> I contact project director Mario Almeida and he right the way found space to us join the trip on the side of Antonio Silva, Joao Guedes , Macedo and Alex Botelho.
> We had and amazing reception by locals with a big thanks to the bombeiros da Ribeiro Grande ( lifeguards). They organized pwc, accommodation( inside their own head quarter ) and boat.
> Day of action started early with a fast breakfast at the gas station.
> We all met up for a wave check and was a solid 25 feet.
> As the weather was a bit rainy we took a bit long time at the harbor in preparation.
> Maybe the biggest waves were gone alone by that time.
> But weather got way better. 
> We tow some solid ones and tide start to fill up.
> All got paddle boards ( a bit a mistake , cause some empty impossible paddling take of pass by alone.
> I went back to the rope and to late .. 
> by that time Antonio Silva saw a shark fin right where I was floating on my board I I really didn't like that feeling.
> moved in the water on a long ride pwc way to the coast to the left spot.
> Saw some amazing caves on the way..
> Some solid barrels was ride on this one.all tow in.
> I didn't get any as my grind Alex Botelho has a bad wipeout ( he and Macedo got the biggest one of the day and he needed to straight out and the whole thing landed in him).
> List board and almost conscience .

> Had done oxigene and after a while was still feeling bad , we all moved to the harbor.

Monday forecast 2

This single map resume a lot what will happen the whole week.

Good winds almost all over Europe.

Any place from Ireland to down to Portugal will be on good wind sessions and swell , hittin g bigger up north as usual.

France with good banks will see good barrels .

North spain some small kind session.

Galicia best option around Ferrol or West coast to be more off shore on those east winds.

Portugal will see a good barreling session at Nazare and some small reefs head high session around Lisboa.

More details , send messages and i will try to answer.

The new prince of Portugal

Frederico Morais is the new up coming surfer of Europe and more , from Portugal.

After many years without Tiago Pires on the top game.

Now is thr turn of this kid.

Behind him a strong brand ( Billabong) and a fromer top surfer as a coach, Richard Marsh.

I ask some thing about for Richard right after his qalification.

nds on Facebook

Lives in Anglet

12/06/2016 3:23PM

Hey mate! Congratulation for the qualification of Kikas!!! Could you answer me one queston? i would like to post something and your job is really important cause is what i work on it in Galicia and is really good father know that! Just one question in fact, cause when you just start to work with kikas you guys smash his first Hawaian season. one year i did really follow and this one was almost a noqualification and you guys went to Hawaii on a mission. could you just have one tip on how deal with this pression? thanks a lot! Hope family is good good good! my kids are all time! Merci Eric

12/07/2016 4:32AM

hi eric. hope your well its not about the one event or even a season it's more about over all improvements 1/ areas that are lacking and need work 2/ improving the already solid areas. this helps you tp high light events/condition that suit your surfer. we knew fred's surfing is suited to pushy waves so we had to focus on that point while improving the rest.. cheers dog.

12/08/2016 8:18AM

Haha i always says that to the kids. Keep solid what you have . And let's work the rest. Cheers bro Thanks

Spirman surfing

I was on my kids birthday december 17 th and my partnaire Sebastian Steudtner start to say waves will be big.
I dress up on my kids birthday on spiderman and he was all stocked.
Had the dress on my car and end up bring outside .
Got a couple swaves with the dress and now my kid has a poster of spiderman surfing on his roon.
Could be a more happier father.

One of the biggest slabs in the world?

Perfect lines and Power surf

Occy:






Taylor Knox:

Nazaré. Last big swell. Monday november ´16

Saw this nice west swell coming to Europe and knew will be a good one.
With that direction my first choice was Ireland.
Right the day I was going to go, everything ready with friends, video makers, surfer. The local federation call ON a contests and I needed to stay.
My students won under 12,under 18 and I won master and second on open division.
Found a new spot very similar to beach breaks at France.
  Contest finished 19 and Seb Studtner ask if I want to come down and work driving the sky.
5 hours down.
Got there 2 am.
6:45 first waves check.
8 I put him on this beauty.
One petty crazy double up right on first peak, by the rocks.

All day in the water and my views from the jet were :
Tom Lowe going for this one. That I even scream him to go.

Andrew Cotton chasing rights with Garret McNamara placing him right on the spot and with his amazing calling for waves.
Alex Botelho' s barriling right behind him.
And Jamie Mitchell right.
Drove back to Galicia cause have more work coaching to do.
Petty much keen to surf some next time.
With a rest before he he
Did not see Lucas Chumbo show.
But he killed it!

pics are:

Seb Studtner,

Alex Botelho and Brazilian rapper friend of mine Gabriel ö pensador¨. that showed up and had a taste of it

Ferrol

One of the best option leaving in Galicia for northeast wind is Ferrol.
cross off shore and must of the beacheas hits lots of swell.

Sabon Surf summer

Time to chenage the judges

I just checked all heats that everyone was talking about.

Start with wilko and Bred.

My point of view,

Tuff to judge with a bit more impressive turns for Bred, cause new school.

Gabriel vs Tanner was easy.

And the WSL just made a system that judges are against the wall .

All pro surfers that know about surf are on surveillance .

Ross Willians. BArton Linch.. many that knows about judgement more than the judges.

I think they should listen those pro surfers when they are in doubt.

Gab best waves was clear the best wave of the heat.

Maybe time to change all the judges and invite ex pro surfers to judge.

Surf history

The Thrill is Back | Bruce Irons from RVCA on Vimeo.

Valdoviño session with bros

Gabriel ¨O Pensador¨ fan dedication

Last year when I had open the surfschool , I used to go a lot by the coast of Arteixo ( where the base is, Sabon), to train with my kids.
Many surfs by that area.
One of those days at Repibelo, I did one fun session on low tide behind the rocks at the left side of the beach ( ).

After the surf I met this red hair guy with a big smile.
He came by ask me what I was doing there , behind the rocks on such s big wave ( 4 feet hehe. This is for laughing Carlos).
He is been helping me on many things.
Made my logo( here on pic below),

and we in a project for Galicia. 

Last week when singer and brazilian famous rapper , Gabriel " o pensador", came to Galicia,many persons start to write and wanted to meet him.
Carlos wading of those.
He deal to have a time leaving his wife at home with some personal problems and came to Repibelo ( Gabriel o pensador instagram at ¨la Cueva¨

After tell how Fabriel s music change his life, gabriel offered Goma music at his concert.

Aguarium Finisterrae surf

Story behind a wave sometimes is simple.
Winter time at A Coruña.
Was cruising with my kids at the Aguarium Finisterrea and one of the gallery is right in front of the wave.
That one perspective is really gnarly as you only see rocks.
I wasn't really sure how far from the rocks were bit looks ridable .
Think that will not be a wave that I will go surf often.
If that one is good, many others might be way better.
The objective is make an event .
As the wave breaks in front of the Aguarium, by Hercules tower and ocean Coruña walk way front.
Could attack a big crow to watch the exhibition.
I am on it!
How will come thought! 

Big thanks to Sebastian Steudtner to come up from Nazare with his gear to have some fun.

Tanaka and his tnkvision company who is doing a great job on air and land.

Spanish tv interview:

http://www.vtelevision.es/informativosv/2016/08/18/0031_5087374814001.htm

How good is your coach?

How good is your surfing coach?
I've been teaching for 1 year now.
Many will say , one year doesn't give you that much experience .
But what about my ocean experience back up?
This photo of my student here in front of my school at Sabon beach Arteixo, show a bit what I want to explain.
High tide ..
Not many option and both first day.
Saw this wave and on my way there I was the ting to put myself in their position.
Saw i decrypted every little detail of how the wave break it..
What to to in the end to don't hit the rocks..
Why there and not by the beach ( wind was more calm and the bottom of the wave more clean. Driving the soft board without change direction as the other places).
Will be posting soon my way to stand up on the board and why,

Luis Diaz hard work pays off

Was at the Coruña contest couples weeks ago and many of my old friends were there.
One of than Julian Coelho used to live a bit in my house at Lanzarote and with my neighbour Juan ël moro¨.
We talked  alot caus ehe does many training with kids at Gran Canaria.
Took him to my house as him and another kid was needing a hand.
We did a training at my academy.
Julian showing all his knowledge with many differents excersises for progress your surf.
Most of than designed by him for reentrys and airs.
We did some heats with his kid and my student Juan Fernadez.
SHared some competition tip.
Following contest his main kid Luis Diaz got on erunner up at the Junior´s at Sopelana and now crowed the us open JUnior.
A contest the names like Rob Machado and Kelly Slater won back in the days.
Only one way to follow now.. the wqs tour and keep charging as he does at giant slabs .
Good job bros! 

Marc Lacomare by Alex Laurel

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