A beautiful short film through the lens of Marta and Pedro about their one year stay in Noosa. A mix between party waves at Tea Tree, barrels at the Pot, longboard, shortboard, SUP and much more.’
– Written, filmed and edited by – Marta Paula Pinto and Pedro Terleira @carveroll
– Starring – Heidi O’Brien Will Watson Paulie and Friends Landen Smales Josh Kelly Dave Markwell Hannah Etchells Fred Carmody Josh Constable Hayden Cervi Beau Collet Mia Waite Nyjah Jay Duazo Tom Bateman Tim Nicol Perry Gabriel Savannah Solway Paul Smith and other rippers that we could not find and mention.
– Special thanks to – Paulie and Friends
– Locations – Noosa Heads, QLD, Australia Sunshine Beach, QLD, Australia
– Musics – MT WARNING- Waking Up MT WARNING – When It All Bleeds Out THE CLEAN – Anything Could Happen
Carwyn Williams, repping Swansea, Wales, and the underdogs at Pipeline, Hawaii.
Much loved and respected by surfers world wide he was living in a car under a tree when he was ‘adopted’ by the Black Shorts. (Mahalo!) Just one of the classic Carwyn tales.
Tonight marks the launch of a new documentary for BBC Wales – Carwyn Williams – Legends of Welsh Sport. It is a story that should be celebrated by every Welsh surfer and inspire all surfers from outside the big surfing powerhouses of Australia, Brazil and the US that even if you have shitty waves, with talent and determination you can achieve. But perhaps the biggest lesson is to be learned from his comeback from a ‘surf career stopping’ accident to placing second in Europe.
Gareth Rees, fellow Welsh surfer and Managing Director of Welsh TV production company Nimble, has been trying to tell his story for years. Tonight it airs on BBC Wales and BBC IPlayer at 10.40. Steve England caught up with him to find out more.
For those who don’t know Carwyn came from Langland Wales, at a time when most the surfing world thought England was Britain and, well most had never heard of Wales really. Carwyn had a dream of making the world tour, and off he went first shredding the British circuit and then the European circuit. In-between he lived in car parked under a tree on the North Shore where he was adopted by the ‘black shorts’ who ran the joint, and truly repped Wales at breaks around the world where his talent and character shone. He featured in many top surf movies of the day until a horrific car crash stopped him mid flow. He then came back from a horrendous knee injury that doctors said would end his surfing career to once again rip and finished second in Europe.
He is a legend, and personally at the time when they said he’d never surf again, I knew he’d prove them wrong… because nothing was ever going hold him back from chasing his dream.
SE: How long have you been trying to get your Carwyn documentary off the ground. Must be ten years now?
Gareth: I shot my first Carwyn doc in 1996 when he was on the European tour for the first time since his injury and came second. The crew spent six months off and on following him on the tour and interviewing surfers about him. I knew of Carwyn from my days in the Gower, but I didn’t know him, only his reputation in and out of the water. I was so impressed by the respect everyone had from him. We interviewed Kelly Slater, Ross Clarke Jones, Robbie Page and loads more and they all had great stories!
Twenty-five years on and we had an opportunity with our new company Nimble Productions to do it again, this time for BBC Wales. It’s a different type of film, more reflective on a life very much played for keeps. Carwyn hasn’t changed. Ok, maybe a bit older and surfs less, but the zest for life is still there and the respect of his peers is as strong as ever. He tells of his height such as beating Damian Hardman, the world No1, as a wildcard in the Hossegor Pro, and the lows, snapping his leg in a terrible car accident and hitting rock bottom in a Swansea hospital. His fight back is inspirational and now the chilled out older Carwyn has a lot of wisdom to pass on. It’s a classic ‘local boy done good’ story.
ASP Lifetime Achievement Award.
Why did you want to do it so badly?
Carwyn epitomises to me a heyday of surfing that has probably now been lost. Free spirited adventures chasing waves without a care about tomorrow.
What is your favourite story/most surprising fact you found out while making it?
There are so many Carwyn stories of talent in the water and especially out of it. It’s what people say about Carwyn that I love. Robbie Page said in an interview about Carwyn ‘He’d give you his last piece of bread, as long as you smiled whilst you ate it’
What can young Welsh surfers, or indeed sports people, learn from his story. I think he kind of chased and captured his dream for the most part.
Carwyn has a wonderful philosophy of life. I think young sports people should follow his single-minded ambition to become the best. He was blessed with raw talent and didn’t squander that talent. If the accident hadn’t happened he would have been a top 44 surfer, but his fight back is his real legacy. The strength of mind to not only walk and surf, but to challenge again at the top is remarkable. And he did it all with a smile and a beer in his hand!
Welsh surfing legend Carwyn Williams features on Legend of Welsh Sport tonight 10.40pm on
BBCWales 1 and BBCiPlayer. Watch it.
Anyone want to rent a flat in Rio 8 minutes walk from the beach. Really cheap if you look after two house cats?Looks cool!
Minutes walk from the beach.
We are not shy of challenge here at Carve so when Phillip emailed for our help we were all in. Phillips Brazilian girlfriend Maria wants to come to London for a six month stay, and to rent out her apartment. Normally not a problem, but she lives with two beautiful cats that can’t travel with her.
So partner Phillip contacted us to find out if any of our followers wanted to rent the apartment for a decent discount while looking after the her pets.
The apartment is in Rio de Janeiro 10 minutes walk from the beach.
Two bedrooms and a small lounge.
Potentially it could allow 5 people to sleep there.
Along the coast there are plenty of surfing opportunities and the weather, of course, is fabulous.
The apartment can be rented for the next six months – 10th of April through to the 5th of September.
The cats are fully house trained they just need feeding and the tray cleaning. In return the rent is only £200 per week.
For an extra £30 someone will come in once a week and change the sheets, do some cleaning and tidy up.
Macumba. Photo Guiawaves.
There are three main surfing beaches. Joatinga (which is mainly for beginners and intermediates, Prainha, Recreio and Praia da Macumba. Prainha get its best waves in May and June. Recreio is about 10 km from the flat and is where the Brazilan elite surfers go to train. Only for experienced surfers. Next to Recreio is Praia da Macumba
Painha
“Flats in Brazil tend not to be large (unless of course you are wealthy) as most people spend so much of their time outdoors, but it is comfortable.’ stays Phillip ‘ Millions of families even eat outside so kitchens tend not to be huge. BBQ is massive out there, these tend to be meat, meat and more meat.
‘By our standards eating out is relatively cheap as long as you stay away from the tourist spots and eat where the locals do. Alcohol and tobacco are relatively cheap; fresh veg is about two thirds of UK prices but meat is very cheap. The bread, however, is awful.’
The flat is vacant from 10th of April through to the 5th of September.
Denmark, home of Hans Christian Andersen, Lego, and known for being the happiest nation in the world, with fun little pits like this, it’s no wonder they’re smiling.
surfers: Mor Meluka, David. Johanson, Marlon Lipke, Finn Springborn, Ron H
