Afonso has been in California the last few months with his family and here are some footage he brought from there.
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This is an informal interview with Francisco Porcella, after one of the most epic sessions of the season in Nazaré.
Professional Big Wave Surfer, Francisco Porcella, was involved in a spectacular rescue operation with a jetski in Praia do Norte, during a dramatic big wave session on December 22, 20126, with waves reaching 40 feet faces on the Outside. Locals, called this session “The Heavy Thursday” and recall it as one of the best sessions of 2016 in all terms.
After riding several big waves and having himself suffered one of the worst wipeouts of the session on a massive bomb shared with Lucas Chumbo, Porcella paused his surf and started doing safety operations, he then used the jet ski to rescued his team mate, Axi Muniain after a massive beating from a set wave that almost knocked Muniain unconscious. While Porcella was helping Muniain, the jetski was hit by a wave and flipped, putting both Porcella and Muniain out of the jet ski and drifting into the dangerous inside area of Praia do Norte, the jetski hit the rocks at this point.
They were both picked up by other jetski, Axi Muniain got safely to the beach with minor injuries. While Porcella jumped from the jetski, he then tries to save the other jetski that was being pushed into a cave, and ultimately got “parked” inside the cave.
Francisco Porcella and Axi Muniain were both safe after this accident, suffering just minor injuries and a quick visit to the hospital, the jet ski was also recovered by Porcella minutes later this incident.
First Nazare, now Jaws. This winter is looking bright, big and barreling across the surfing world right now. And here’s hoping it’ll stay that way.
In the spaces between heats during the Peahi Challenge, the dedicated Jaws duo Adam and Carlo Carbajal of Maui Media Cartel teamed up with Brett Lickle and Bruno Lemos to bring you the two minutes of big-wave bliss above.
The conclusion of the series features Mikala Jones, Kai Otton, Mitch Crews, Kyllian Guerin, Thiago “Shrimpy” Camarao.