Cacimba do Padre, Brazil — The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Prime Event Hang Loose Pro Contest restarted today with better but smaller waves. With 3 to 4 feet well shaped waves on offer the surfers started competing earlier on this Thursday, with the first heat going to the water at 7 o’clock. The organization’s goal was to run the first round during the morning and start the second round right after 1:00 pm, already at high tide.
Before the end of the day, the infamous Cacimba do Padre was already producing some 6 footers, mostly spiting left hand barrels. Despite the wave’s best conditions to be at high tide, Renato Galvao set  … Pictures & More
Big waves greeted windsurfers of the 2011 Fuerteventura Wave Classic, at Puertito. The huge Northwesterly swell, the biggest so far, welcomed riders, organizers and spectators.
The wind was pretty light in the morning hours, but already blew from a good direction. Mikey Clancy, from Ireland, reckoned waves are double mast high breaking into the bay. Alex Mussolini and Jonas Ceballos had already decided to leave the island and  … More