Competition "Meet McNamara in Nazaré"

Want to win a trip to Portugal and meet the big wave legend Garrett McNamara?

21 Days, 7 Regions, 2 Archipelagos and one of a kind Surf Trip

Join Garrett McNamara and his crew in this trip around Portugal to discover some of the best waves around the country.

Watch the documentary, answer correctly to the question in our website and win a trip to Portugal to meet in person the surf legend Garrett McNamara. 

The prize will be drawn among the participants who correctly answer the question. You have until 29 february to participate. 

What are you waiting for? Fill in your details now and enter the draw!

The McNamara Surf Trip Documentary

After the giant wave that got the whole world talking about the town of Nazaré, Garrett McNamara takes a trip around Portugal to discover the rest of the country's waves.  

Follow the adventures of the boldest surfer of all times on his surf trip of discovery around Portugal, and see the country as you have never seen it before. From one end of Portugal to the other, including the islands of Madeira and the Azores, feel the true power of the Portuguese coast. 

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The McNamara Surf Trip: A documentary from the Portuguese Coast

21 days, 7 regions, 2 archipelagos, awesome food, unique experiences, singular hospitality,
waves in every corner – one of a kind surf trip. Stay tuned: a new webisode every couple of days.

The McNamara Surf Trip - A web documentary from the portuguese coast. + info: http://www.portuguesewaves.com/mcnamara

- Ep. #1: Centro de Portugal  

Garrett McNamara takes on the center of Portugal.In this trip Garrett surfed great waves, picked his own food in an organic farm and surfed the wake of a boat with wakeboard champion Francisco Martinho Lopes and instructor Nuno Almeida d´Eça.

- Ep. #2: Lisbon 

"Lisbon is one of the most beautiful cities I´ve ever seen”. Find out why...

In this trip Garrett surfs the amazing beaches around Lisbon with local surfers Filipe Jervis and Nuno Mesquita, experiences great food, attends a concert by local band Paus and gets to know Lisbon with local surfer and musician Frankie Chavez.

- Ep. #3: Azores 
Garrett McNamara visits one of the best kept secrets in Portugal, the islands of Azores.

From visiting the local green pastures to experiencing the amazing nature walks, Garrett still finds time to catch some waves with local surfers Hugo Vau and Luís Melo. Watch this film to see why Azores is considered one of the most beautiful places on earth. 

- Ep. #4: Porto and the North
Garrett McNamara visits one of the most iconic cities of Portugal, Porto.

In Porto, Garrett meets the first portuguese surfer, Pedro Lima, and surfs amazing waves with locals Patrick Jongenelen and Sebastião Furtado. The highlight of the trip is his visit to the Douro Region, the world´s first wine region to have a formal demarcation of its Port wine.

- Ep. #5: Madeira Islands 

Garrett McNamara visits the scenic islands of Madeira.

With views like Hawaii and portuguese food and hospitality, Garret gets the best of both worlds with his local contacts, artist Marco Fagundes and local surfer/tour guide Orlando Pereira. In beautiful Madeira, Garrett experiences fresh tuna just off the boat, rides a couch down a hill and tries the exquisite local, aged Madeira wine. 

- Ep. #6: Alentejo

Garrett McNamara experiences an adrenalin rush and gets a taste of the relaxed life in scenic Alentejo. 

In Alentejo, soul surfer Tarik Van Prehn gives Garrett a glimpse of the laid-back life in the countryside. Later, Garrett gets back to surfing and tries a nature path 10 meters off the ground - “give me big wave surfing any day”.  

- Ep. #7: AlgarveGarrett McNamara treads off the beaten path in one of the regions most appreciated by tourists and expats.

Garrett surfs the idyllic coast of Algarve and quickly rides shot gun in a competitive car racing circuit to realize that ‘staying in the moment’ is not the answer to all of life’s fears. See why Algarve is the expats favourite second home

Win McNamara experiences

We are looking for two very lucky people… because we have two McNamara experiences to give away in Portugal!

You may enjoy a surf lesson with the legendary big-wave rider or win a VIP pass and attend the WCT event with Garrett himself!

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Giant Waves Return to Praia do Norte



©Nazaré Qualifica - Vítor Estrelinha - Jorge Leal

 It was forecasted a big swell this week in Nazaré. But contrary to all predictions, that were pointing to poor weather and wind conditions, Praia do Norte was favored with big and perfect waves, with more than ten meters, which delighted Garrett McNamara, Andrew Cotton, Hugo Vau, José Gregório and Ruben Gonzalez, under the project ZON North Canyon Show 2012.

On Wednesday, Garrett McNamara and Andrew Cotton surfed awesome waves, but also had two of their heaviest beatings, where they could apply what they had learned with Martin Stepanek, Freediver World Champion (free-diving), who was the week before in Nazaré to teach breathing techniques and aquatic survival.

That same day, the Portuguese duo José Gregório and Ruben Gonzalez was also in Praia do Norte to surf some waves, such as the Portuguese surfer Hugo Vau, who was towed by Garrett McNamara in some respectful waves.

All sessions can be monitored directly on the page of the ZON North Canyon on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ZonNorthCanyon ).

The ZON NORTH CANYON SHOW is a three year project, started in 2010, and is developed by Nazaré Qualifica in partnership with the Town Hall of Nazaré and sponsored by ZON. The project includes surfing, tow-in and stand up paddle aiming to internationally promote Nazaré as a reference tourist destination to the practice of big-wave sports and to shoot three documentaries that record the sports activity of Garrett McNamara and the daily life of this village.

Garrett McNamara is one of the most respected big-wave surfers in the world. During the last decade he has traveled the world in search of new challenges at sea and he was immediately surprised by the waves’ potential of Nazaré, in particular the ones of Praia do Norte, which are under the effect of the phenomenon known as “Canyon of Nazaré”. This is a rare geomorphologic accident, the biggest in Europe and one of the largest in the world, consisting on a failure on the continental plate with 170 kilometers long and five kilometers deep. The “Nazaré Canyon” channels the swell from the Atlantic Ocean to Praia do Norte creating large waves and providing unique conditions to this sports.

Follow us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/ZonNorthCanyon ) and on the project website (www.zonnorthcanyon.com ).
Also at:
- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Garrett-McNamara
- http://www.facebook.com/andrewcottonsurfer
- http://www.facebook.com/FreedivingInstructorsInternational

Nazaré: Red Bull Mito

The world's best big wave surfing teams will be riding the giant waves of Praia do Norte, in Nazaré, Portugal, for the inaugural Red Bull Mito.

Garrett McNamara, the ambassador of epic surfing moments, will be responsible for water safety of the entire teams that will take on the canyon of Nazaré.

The Red Bull Mito, a tow-in surf contest, will be run until the 30th November and with a 72-hour warning before the kick-off, in Praia do Norte. The event will only run with a minimum of 10-metre waves.

Tom Carroll and Ross Clark Jones, one of the most famous big wave surfing teams in the world, have already confirmed their presence in Portuguese waters. Al Mennie and Andrew Cotton will represent the British flag.

Carlos Burle, the man who surfed a 22-metre wave at Mavericks, will come to Nazaré with Felipe Cesarano, while Axi Munian and Pablo Garcia travel from Spain.

South America will be represented in the Red Bull Mito by Ramon Navarro and Gabriel Villaran, two experience wave riders. The Portuguese crowd will support José Gregório and Ruben Gonzalez in the contest.

The Red Bull Mito defies one charger to ride the biggest wave possible, while his team mate pushes him with the motorized help of a jet-ski.

More info at www.redbull.pt/redbullmito

Source: Red Bull and Surfer Today