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50 Things To Do in Europe Afore Ye Croak…
Pull In, Go to a Festie, Surf in the Arctic Circle, Eat Pintxos, Fly Fish in the Pyrenees, Run with the Bulls, Drink a Pint of Guinness, Go Budget Airline, Surf Naked
The Northern Gate
As winter 07 brings the infamous Moroccan tube machine back to the boil, Didier, Fredo, Sancho and Saca revel in the best Safi conditions since 2001.
Westward Bound
As the freshly-awoken year of 2007 was yawning, stretching, rubbing away the eye bogey and beginning to think about brekkie, continental Europe’s Atlantic coasts were being blessed with a procession of back to back clean meaty groundswells, groomed agreeably with mild offshore winds. In Europe’s most westerly nation, Portugal’s premier tow-in team of Jose Gregorio and Tiago Pires struck out from their homes in Ericeira to tackle a hitherto-unknown reef located somewhere along the coast between Porto and Faro, in search of expensive thrills of the strap and rope.
The Laurent Pujol Interview
Having freshly penned a deal with Analog to charge and get barrelled, Europe’s most experienced and best connected North Shore devotee Pepe le Pew*, at 34, is fit, focused and fired up. We caught up with him in Hawaii late season to find out about the view from the other pro surf circuit, the tube tour.
The Emigre
Surf Europe founding editor Derek Rielly discovers cultural ecstasy in south-west France.
Jason Apparicio
The Islington-born Trinidadian captain naughty chats about a few of his favourite things...
HOW TO: Survive a Great White Shark Attack
Paddling out on a gray, overcast day at a beach on NSW’s Central coast our timing sucked, and a solid set nailed us to the inside for a good five minutes. It was me and a mate, Gav, other than that the usually crowded spot was empty. Release finally came, and we both got waves quickly and started paddling out again, Gav about 10 feet ahead of me. At that point we noticed another mate, Luke Mahoney, paddling out down the line a bit, and I remember being thankful for another punter in the water.
Eurojem: Coxos
(KO-shuss) razor sharp rocks, heavy barrels and the best wave on the portuguese coast.
The Simple Way to Better Surfing
Why do you surf? Take a minute to answer this properly. You are now half way to improving because you know what your driving force is. Now, what do you want out of reading this? You now have purpose, something you should paddle out with every day.
Maurice Cole Born Again
A rejuvenated Maurice Cole welcomes us into his shaping bay at Surf Odyssey in the industrial zone of Capbreton. There’s a twinkle in his eye, constant smile on his lips, you can nearly hear him chuckling to himself in his shaping room. What could be behind this newfound youth? Sure enough, Maurice hasn’t returned to his country of adoption empty handed. For the last 18 months, he’s been working in utmost secrecy with long-time friend Ross Clark Jones deep in the backwaters of Victoria, far from curious onlookers.
The Revolution
New materials, new manufacturers, new surfboards: Nathan Myers invites you to move with the times.
Shimmer
The best female shredders on the planet light up Indo, Oz, Fiji and Hawaii, showing how far women’s wave riding has come. Highlights include Chelsea’s powerful attack, including mental tubes at Lance’s, Lisa’s style, the Roxy Pro Fiji, and a peek at Biarritz she shredder Lee-Ann Curren.
Arthur Bourbon
Like Reunion Island and Tahiti, the Caribbean has fast become another fertile talent pool for French surfers in the last couple of years. Arthur Bourbon stands tall among a new generation of surfers from the island of Guadeloupe whose sights are for the first time firmly fixed on the WQS. Born in Guadeloupe into a family of surfers (both his mum and dad surf), Arthur first tried surfing aged five. Since then he has worked his way up through the ranks, doing local contests, nationals and rounding his school years off by joining the Pole France (French surf team) before passing his baccalaureate in 2005.
How to Plan Your Surf Trip
For heightened pleasure, at home or on safari.
