It's always important to encourage your child to do a sport that you want them to do. Any of you groms recognise this, god we really hope not.
There's encouraging and supportive parents and carers, and there's plain mental cases shouting from the beach and living vicariously through their children. There's a serious point under all this...
Did someone say surf, It's been firing all over winter, and France has had its fair share of swell. All in all, It has been a magical February for Alder team rider Frères Mangiarotti in Hossegor.
OWEN KAESTNER - ERGONOMICS
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It’s DANGEROUS, it’s fun, it’s Dangerously fun surfing. Mason Ho and Sheldon Paishon surfing a fun size super slab that breaks directly on reef. Enjoy the madness...
WSL commentator and coach to John John Florence, Ross Williams, was recently asked: "Who is the best surfer not on the Championship Tour?" On the men's side, Ross pointed the finger at twenty one year old Indonesian: Rio Waida. Rio normally spends a chunk of his time chasing QS points, but with almost all forms of competition going down the toilet over the last twelve months, he's been surfing all his favourite breaks here in Bali. With a complete package of airs, turns, tube riding, lefts or rights - he's almost always the standout in any session, regardless of the type of waves or conditions.Â
At first sight, it looks simple. Find a swell on the weather models. Read its trajectory and decode its data. Anticipate its evolution and choose the right place. Going from theory to practice and scoring. Except that the reality of a swell in South-West of France, from les Landes to the Basque Country, is quite different.
"Even if the forecasts are exceptional, you can be in the wrong place or have the wrong timing", will analyse Rémi Arauzo. Juggling between chance and expertise, flipping heads or tails, is the daily bread of the surfer from Vieux-Boucau (Landes), double European longboard champion in 2008 and 2010.
For several winters, Rémi has chosen to share his passion for big waves with Léo Havion. Both of them combine their unfailing determination every time the weather models get agitated.
"Pile ou Face"follows in their footsteps during a winter swell in the South of the Landes. From the analysis of the swell to the almost perfect session, through the final preparations and the precious logistical details, plunge into the daily life of two surfers who feed on failures to find perfect waves.
