My Own Surfing Thread!

[Baz]

Owl Chapman - matador stance at Pipe, 1983.....

[Baz]

Figueira da Foz, Portugal.....

[Baz]

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[wilnj]

Originally Posted by Baz

Figueira da Foz, Portugal.....

Didn't want to stick around for Nazare?

[Baz]

Originally Posted by wilnj

Didn't want to stick around for Nazare?

I know you're just kidding but......I visited Tahiti in 2003 and took my surfboard.

I did get some surf sessions in.....but for reals.....not at Teahupo'o!

[wilnj]

I'm not a surfer but my family is from Portugal.

My memories of my first visit there as a kid are watching them pull fish nets in with oxen and the number of fishing widows.

To see it transform into a surfing mecca is fascinating.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by wilnj

I'm not a surfer but my family is from Portugal.

My memories of my first visit there as a kid are watching them pull fish nets in with oxen and the number of fishing widows.

To see it transform into a surfing mecca is fascinating.

That's cool!

"Big Wednesday" was on (of all networks) TCM a couple weeks ago late at night. I have the DVD but watched anyway.

I've gone back and forth in my mind as to what the best surf movie is of all time, and many a time I thought this was it. Not necessarily because of the surfing footage, which isn't anything compared to others, but because of the story and the actors in it. Directed by John Milius ("Conan the Barbarian") it speaks to the fellowship of the wave slider community. A lot of life philosophy there.

The late Bill Delaney's "Free Ride" is also up there in my rankings. This clip with some of the best soundtrack ever for surfing footage......