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Deep Soul Surfing Session With Dolphins And A Killer Whale


Dolphins On Baleal Beach, Peniche, Portugal, 21.10.2012
Dolphins On Baleal Beach, Peniche, Portugal, 21.10.2012

Yesterday, we were pleasantly surprised, as the forecast for the day was heavy rain and cold winds.  We woke up in the morning and the forecast was correct, we were having breakfast and making plans for a lazy surfers Sunday.

But before we finished with the coffee, the warm sun came shinning trough the dense clouds and in less than 20 minutes the sky was crystal clear.
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Massive Offshore Surf-Session With Gabriel Medina & Friends @ Baleal Beach Portugal


The Goddess Of The Ocean
The Goddess Of The Ocean

The Goddess of The Ocean has blessed us dearly with the massive swell on Baleal Beach for the whole 10 days accompanied with strong to medium offshore winds.

It’s like the wettest deep surfing soul dream, coming trough . . . in reality!
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Storm Forces Lay Day for Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2012


The Rip Curl Pro Portugal will await the return of cleaner conditions before recommencing competition.

SUPERTUBOS, Peniche/Portugal
Stormy conditions have prompted event organizers to call competition off for the day as the Rip Curl Pro Portugal approaches the final four days of its waiting period.
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Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2012 Completes Two Heats of Round 3


Contest Site - Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2012
Contest Site – Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2012

Rip Curl Pro Portugal Completes Two Heats of Round 3
SUPERTUBOS, Peniche/Portugal
The Rip Curl Pro Portugal, Event No. 8 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, completed the opening two heats of Round 3 today before calling competition off due to slowing conditions.
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Huge, Insane, Cold and Rainy Surfing Sessions In Peniche Portugal


After the Friday Party I woke up at 10 o’clock the following day after short 4 hours of sleeping.
After waking up I slowly moved my self to the kitchen for making the coffee and even slower to the central garden to lay down on the warm sun that was shining on yesterday’s saturday morning.

The Shapers at Custom Glas - ready for express repair of John John Florence Surfboard
The Shapers at Custom Glas – ready for express repair of John John Florence Surfboard

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The Final Four Round 2 Heats Of The Rip Curl Pro Portugal Were Completed This Afternoon


SUPERTUBOS, Peniche/Portugal

Supertubos Morning @ Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2012
Supertubos Morning @ Rip Curl Pro Portugal 2012

The final four Round 2 heats of the Rip Curl Pro Portugal were completed this afternoon in challenging two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at Supertubos.

Event No. 8 of 10 on the 2012 ASP World Championship Tour, the Rip Curl Pro Portugal not only plays an important role in the hunt for the 2012 ASP World Title, but also the requalification campaigns of the world’s best surfers.

Rainy Morning of Supertubos
Rainy Morning of Supertubos

“We’ve been down since 6:30am assessing the conditions,” Simpson said. “Wilko (Matt Wilkinson) and I have been having fun all day as he was here too – we’re friends out of the water, but we were just trying to catch the best waves we can. I had a really good opportunity solidify my lead out there more, but was unable to.”

Brett Simpson and Matt Wilkinson
Brett Simpson and Matt Wilkinson

While the heat didn’t offer tremendous scoring opportunity, Simpson was relieved to put up some modest score on the board in hopes of building momentum throughout the latter rounds.
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