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Posted on 12/26/2011 by graham.land

Back in November I mentioned Garrett McNamara’s amazing run on a 90ft (30m) wave in Portugal. Was it the biggest wave ever surfed? Who knows? It was the biggest caught on film, however, and most likely the largest wave ever surfed in Europe. So well done Garrett! Check out his record-breaking run in Nazare, Portugal … Read More

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Posted on 11/28/2011 by graham.land

When I was 13 one of my favorite bands was JFA (Jodie Foster’s Army), a hardcore punk skater band from Arizona. I still think they were one of the best hardcore bands of the 80s, which by default means they were one of the best hardcore bands full stop. Their best record is a 7” … Read More

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Posted on 11/21/2011 by graham.land

On November 15th -16th, representatives from 9 surfing Meccas gathered in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain to plan a new economic surf network, which will include Ericeira, Portugal, Europe’s surfing capital. In these times of economic crisis, the business aspect of surfing is being looked to as a source of wealth and job creation for the 9 … Read More

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Posted on 11/13/2011 by graham.land

Yeah, yeah, so Kelly Slater has his 11th world title in the bag. Did anyone expect otherwise? Ever the honorable gentleman, Slater even notified the judges that his ‘win’ had been announced prematurely. From the San Francisco Chronicle: On Wednesday, a gorgeous San Francisco day, Slater won a Round 3 heat that appeared to mathematically … Read More

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Posted on 11/02/2011 by Simon Eiler

Today we had pretty messy, wind-blown waves here at Foz do Lizandro and a lot of water was moving around so it was pretty hard for everyone to get out into the line-up. The crew went to Coxos for a session after Lunch but due to being Sunday it was really crowded there. Swell is … Read More

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Posted on 11/02/2011 by Simon Eiler

The surf today was nothing special. The swell-direction is NW now and we had bumpy 2 ft waves at Foz do Lizandro. The experienced surfers went to check Coxos and scored a few nice ones. Forecast says that it is going to get bigger on saturday … but you never know for sure. At least … Read More

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