Sumol Nazaré Special Edition 2014

The 6th edition of the most expected Bodyboard championship in Portugal is coming and the dates to the waiting period and to the Special Trials are already known!

In January 2014, Praia do Norte, in Nazaré, Portugal, receives 24 of the best national and international bodyboard athletes, who every two years defy the perfect waves of the “Nazaré Canyon“.

The Sumol Nazaré Special Edition 2014 has a waiting period of almost a month – January 3 to 30 and will be approved by the Portuguese Surfing Federation and the Portuguese Bodyboard Association.

During this interval one day will be chosen to hold the event, according to the best forecasted tides and weather conditions.
This project aims to make known the quality and diversity of these waves and the potential of Nazaré as a unique spot to practice this kind of sport. In ten years of existence (translated into 5 editions held), the Sumol Nazaré Special Edition 2014 attracted to the North Beach more than 50, national and international, top athletes and 15 thousand visitors, under a single event that happens in one day and have innovative molds in the sport’s scene.

In 2012, Pierre Louis Costes was the winner of the 5th edition of the SUMOL NAZARÉ SPECIAL EDITION, being the second and third positions won by the Portuguese António Cardoso and Tiago Moita Silva, respectively.

More information at:
-Site: www.specialedition.com.pt 

-Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/snspecialedition 

-Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/79205679 

Source: Sumol Nazaré Special Edition 

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

Zon North Canyon Show: The Billabong XXL awards are already tomorrow

©Zon North Canyon Show

It takes place tomorrow May 4th, 2012 at The Grove Theater in California the ceremony OF Billabong XXL Awards, considered by the surfing industry as the "Oscars of big waves."

The ceremony, which will be broadcast directly on YouTube, will begin at 7.30 pm local time (3,30 am, on May 5th, 2012 in Portugal).

Garrett McNamara and Praia do Norte of Nazaré are nominated for two categories, Ride of the Year and Biggest Wave of the year 2011. The photographer Wilson Ribeiro and the cameraman Jorge Leal, both belonging to the Team of the Zon North Canyon Show are also in competition for the captured images.

Follow all the action in http://www.youtube.com/BillabongXXL

Remember that Garrett McNamara was in Praia do Norte, as part of an initiative of Nazaré Qualifica, with the sponsorship of ZON during the months of October and November for surfing, tow-in and stand up paddle and film the documentary ZON North Canyon Show 2011. This is a three-year project started in 2010 and played by the Hawaiian surfer who returns to Portugal this year between October and November.

For further information please visit: www.praiadonorte.com.pt

The effect of the phenomenon known as "Canyon of Nazaré" (a geomorphological rare accident, the largest in Europe and one of the world's largest, consisting of a failure in the continental shelf about 170 km long and five meters deep) channels the swell of the Atlantic Ocean to the North Beach creating big waves.

For further information contact: press@praiadonorte.com.pt