With nearly 1800 kilometers of coastline, the sights, sounds and colors of Portugal’s diverse coastline, stunning scenery and rich culture can bring out the spirit in anyone. From Lisbon to Ericeira, Peniche and Berlengas, Reef Ambassadors Evan Geiselman and Mitch Crews reap the benefits.
Surfers have, for a long time, dedicated their lives to harvesting the ocean’s beauty, viewing it from different angles, conquering its dangerousness, or appreciating its peacefulness. They’ve seen more sunsets, rain squalls, bait balls, cyclones and coastlines than anyone, and relish it’s innate unpredictability in a kind of ‘dance’ with nature.
There’s nothing quite like watching a women surf… The style, flow and elegance of a talented surfer, as she draws unique lines on an untouched wave-face, is more ‘divine pursuit’ than ‘pastime’.
So, with so much noise out there highlighting the competitive, mechanical side of surfing, we wanted to create a series that illustrates how we feel about these Ladies of the Sea! Welcome to Episode 2, featuring Tyler Wright, filmed by Wade Carroll
It’s been called Mad Monday. Mega. Massive. Whatever. Though it wasn’t quite as mind-blowing as the June 2012 swell that sidelined the world tour and gave the big-wave elite a full day of prime air time, May 23 was still a day for the Cloudbreak history books. But not for all the best reasons.
You may recall that the day opened up with the near-drowning of big-wave ironman, Aaron Gold. The incident shook up Greg Long, Mark Healey, Francisco Porcella, and the other men who’d shown up for a piece of 20-foot Cloudbreak, but, as Gold would have expected, it didn’t stop them from regrouping and going. Lucky for us, filmer Jaiden Maclean was there with his drone, zipping the line-up all day.