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Nazaré like you’ve never seen it before
Witness one of the most dramatic paddle sessions ever at Praia do Norte, from land, sea and drone.
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Nazaré like you’ve never seen it before
Witness one of the most dramatic paddle sessions ever at Praia do Norte, from land, sea and drone.
History is made in moments large and small. Last week at Nazaré was the whole package. First came the carnage of the Nazaré Challenge, where Jamie Mitchell led a collection of the world's best big-wave surfers in macking (even for Naz), unruly conditions. Then came the free-surf session on Thursday, December 22.
Facing similar conditions as those for the Challenge, our man on the ground, Alex Laurel, wanted to bring Nazaré to our eyes like we've never seen it before. So he teamed up with Timelapse-Media in the water, and Maquina Voadora-Producoes in the sky.
The result is a terrifying new look at one of the world's most dynamic and dangerous big-waves, starring Lucas Chumbo, Francisco Porcella, Kai Lenny, Zac Haynes, Andres Flores, Alex Botelho and Natxo Gonzalez.
Double pin drop
© Bruno Aleixo
When Naz was the realm of tow surfing only, just a couple years ago, we criticised it for being a half-wave, since it appeared to cap but never break top-to-bottom. Well, the psycho paddlers of today have shown us a new realm, proving just how steep and deep you can get out there, and the edit above is one of the finest examples to date of this incredible feat.
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