Grande

A short video featuring some of Nuno Dias favourite moments during this year’s Big Wave season in Nazaré, Portugal.

2016/17 was a special Winter in Nazaré, with so many swells and consistent big wave action taking place. Barriers have been broken in so many levels most prominently on the paddling front. Having the opportunity to witness and document what went down on this past few months was just incredible.

Lanzarote Mission

#LanzaroteMission, a week-long surf adventure to the island of Lanzarote in the Canary islands. Featuring Kevin Bourez, Eric Rebiere and Canarian charger Manuel Lezcano on a mission for the annual invitational contest @Quemao_class, at the infamous venue of El Quemao…

Tracking the Muse

.

Sure you’ll have seen the shakey-cam versions of waves from this Alex Gray Morocco session already on social media the day it happened but here’s the polished version from Alex’s filmer and his incredible GoPro gear.

It’s good to wait and do a good job, quality over speed, sure it’s unpossible at a lot of spots these days when everyone has an HD camera in their pocket. But for now at least we can still enjoy well made edits like this.

RADICAL TIMES GOLD COAST

Imagine a place where the city shoots shadows into the sea. Where white sand beaches disappear into bright blue waters, and bright blue waters fold into some of the best waves on earth. Where the food is healthy and the people kind. Imagine songbirds singing and palm trees swaying in the breeze.

Now, imagine it ain't all cliche - there's a balance to everything we just brought up. Imagine this place has nightclubs and pies stuffed with meat and gravy. Imagine parties every nights, imagine casinos. Imagine seeing the sunrise for all the wrong reasons.

Stop imagining now - too much of that will turn you into a deadbeat or John Lennon.

This place exists. It's called the Gold Coast, though it may be easier for you to refer to it as your next trip.

http://www.quiksilver.com/radicaltimes-gc

STAN VISITS THE TROPICS

Stanley Eric Norman -the 13 year old grom from Bude in Cornwall, UK has just returned from an end of season trip to the North Shore of Hawaii. Conditions were pumping and crowds thin. 

Here’s 10 questions with you young British shredder. 

1.) For someone who has never been to Hawaii why is it so good?
Hawaii is an amazing place to visit. Not only are the waves super good but the scenery and walks are breathtaking too. Oh and I happened to have the best ever sarnie (sandwich) of my life at Wailua Bakery.

2.) Why is it such a pull for surfers?
The waves on Hawaii are sick. There’s a wave for all abilities from 2ft Rockies to 20ft Waimea. There’s so many great stirrers too to push your level the whole time.

3.) Top 3 favourite waves to surf?
1st is Pipe because it tests your surfing to the limit. You have to be on your toes the whole time.
2nd is Rocky Point because it’s so much fun as you can do all sorts of turns and good tubes too.
3rd is Sunset. It was so good because it makes you scared all the time.

4.)Where was your best wave of the trip?
At Sunset. I dropped down and saw the lip and I was so scared but I didn’t fall and it was my most memorable wave. Amazing.

5.) Biggest waves you paddled out in?
Waimea Bay for sure. It was hard to say how big it was. Ive never seen waves like that. 15ft for sure. I didn’t really get any waves but was pumped to see it up close.

6.) Any bad wipeouts?
My friend Jo Morris dropped in on me at Sunset and I had to change my line and I just died! And I also broke 3 boards in one morning at Rocky Point when it was pretty big. That sucked.

7.) How hard is it getting a wave at Pipe?
When Pipe was good it was pretty much impossible to get one of the good ones. But when you do you can get the wave of your life. The locals there are amazing. I saw Koa Rothman and Nathan Florence get some amazing ones.

8.) Do you really need a big board at Sunset?
You do because the wave is really powerful and scary too. It moves around a lot and it’s good to be abel to get out of the wave and also get ito some big ones. On the biggest days I used my coach Joel Gray’s 7fter and it felt good.

9.) Top 3 places to eat?
Ted’s Bakery is really good any time of day. Wailua Bakery in Haleiwa does amazing smoothies and sarnies and then the mexican food truck by foodland is good too.

10.) Who were you on the trip with?
It was a coaching trip with Surf Solutions. There’s was me and Jo Morris from Wales, Liam Murray Strout and Will Masterman. They were all so good. Liam was so nice and he helped me to surf better and also gives me tips on how to get the girls. Jo was so amazing he just makes the whole trip fun and Will is super good because he pushes me to surf good all the time.