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THIS MAY BE THE LONGEST RIGTHANDER IN EUROPE | VON FROTH

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THIS MAY BE THE LONGEST RIGTHANDER IN EUROPE | VON FROTH

It’s time to hit Figueira da Foz, where Europe’s longest righthand pointbreak breaks uncrowded throughout wintertime. It’s the town that hosted World Tour events but, somehow, remains off the radar. It’s the beach escapade to the ancient student city of Coimbra. It’s the hometown of some of the most intriguing and interesting characters in Portuguese surfing. Welcome Figueira da Foz, the most underrated wave cluster in Portugal.

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Produced by
Von Rupp Media

Filmed and Edited by
Kenny Kemp

Additional footage:
-Timelapse Media:
-João Serpa

Special thanks to:
– Carclass:
– Janta Surf Camp
– Eurico Gonçalves
– Fado ao Centro:
– Sapientia Hotel:

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43 COMMENTS

  1. So it seems a fun/intersting/I think important chat exists ….localism is NOT my point. I live in Portugal and have a non-portuguese name too…..but I have respect of etiquette, learnt in SA and learnt properly, as NVR seems to for the waves that are respected in his videos…….? Where is that left in previous vid?, looks great and uncrowded……sounds great. Got coordinates??? Or should I share?

  2. Foi onde o sunny deu a prancha ao J Guedes e nesse campeonato ganhou o rob Machado e o Taj foi roubadissimo !
    O R Herédia recorda-se com toda a certeza.
    Acabou com os aussies a encherem latas de caeveja com areia e arremessar para a praia e com toda a razão.

  3. Travelled to Fig da Foz for surfing holidays in 1979/80/81 with my wife and we camped on the jetty at Cabedelo. We met John Berry there, he met Sylvie there and they got married and we visit them in Les Landes almost every year. We also met two families from Brittany and still exchange Christmas cards and messages. Thank you Figueira for providing us with lifelong friends.

  4. Figuera da Foz is a city with the most potential to be an awesome surf city and massive tourist destination that i have ever seen but actually its a bit of a dump and whoever is charge of running that city has no clue what they have in their hands !

  5. Being a local who always surfed those waves, you Totally got the vibe of "my" city. I've lived in a lot of places, but nothing beats figueira in quality, crowd and city heritage. Thats the reason i got back after 15 years. Well done guys!

  6. Love that you did show Coimbre as well. You have a very unique culture in Portugal. The wave is nice as well, but seems like Tom doesn't like strangers in the line up. I do rather stay in Bali, we are are used to share with tourists and celebrate the way of life…I believe that you will always get the best conditions anyway as a "local". You have to there when it is on.

  7. I love how you’re so proud of your country and it’s culture. You’re not just hung up on surfing but sharing what makes Portugal unique and beautiful. It seems like a lovely place to live and I can’t wait to visit ❤️🙏much love and respect from Japan

  8. First surfed that zone in 1981. I remember first glimpse at the harbour mouth seeing a 'giant' right hander out there. Two people out that day. A Portuguese surfer paddled 100mt down the coast to shake my hand and greet me! Back again in 1986, lots more surfers – but not too many. My friend Tim and I had one board between us – An Aloha he brought from Sydney with him. We stayed in an awesome Pensao and surfed that beach corner 0:39 , alternating turns on the board. Amo Portugal, e o povo que tem coracoes preciosos e humilde. 'brigad.

  9. tenho memória escassa no tempo / ele voar sem dizer nada / eu filmei o campeonato do mundo de surf na figueira da foz … / a asp não tem esses registos / eu acho que foi em 1995 / e o Bubas da costa da caparica deu na pá no Kelly Slater / e o José Gregório de carcavelos venceu lá o epsa / eu acho que foi em 1996 ou 1997 / e tenho os filmes desses momento com altas gatas e boas ondas filmado em analógico / algures nos anos 90 o Ruben Gonzalez também deu na pá ao Kelly em sintra / tenho essas imagens que ninguém mais tem / não tenho a certeza mas acho que / o Kelly perdeu dois campeonatos do mundo por causa de dois portuguese / o Bubas e o Ruben / também me lembro que na figueira da foz num epsa dos anos 90 … / eu e o Nuno Matta não tínhamos muita guita / e o João Antunes alugou uma casa na figueira da foz / e eu e o Nuno abancamos lá gratuitamente / eram outros tempos

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