Follow Kai Lenny and Lucas Chianca behind the scenes as they take on the Nazaré Tow Surfing Challenge in its brand new team format.
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TOWING INTO SCARY AND GNARLY WAVES AND BACKWASH IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Jamie O’Brien
Moving at a speed where your mind slows things down to gain control… In early 2020 Laird Hamilton, Terry Chung, Luca Padua and Benny Ferris were out with top surfers across the globe in Nazare Portugal to surf waves that come about rarely, if ever. After extensive experimentation with setups and technique, this group was going to go after the breaks in Nazare in a different way, on surf foils that allow for an unreal speed on the water and an entirely new experience. Documented by Patrick Wieland, on custom classic foils engineered by the team at Lift Foils.
“This was our practice session for when the real day comes around. We’ve never been more ready, physically and mentally to put ourselves in this situation.” – Thomas Lundgard
After countless hours and sessions studying The Left, the crew has been building confidence levels with one goal in mind: get really really really barreled. Thomas, Luca, and Hunter brought the game to a new level during these last few swells, which went mostly undocumented besides these few clips we have to show. – Dominic Padua