Local charger André Teixeira, going for a bomb. Photo by José Leal
André escapes the whitewash as “Jojo get’s through “in extremis”. Photo By Constantin Gross
Locals André Teixeira and Tarik Van Prehn, on the move. Photo by José Leal
Alex Botelho is from the Algarve but will always be welcome in Alentejo. Photo by José Leal
António Silva is one of Portugal’s most well known big wave riders. Photo by José Leal
António Silva, training for bigger things. Photo by José Leal
Alex Botelho ripping the lefts. Photo by José Leal
The wrong way out. Photo by Constantin Gross
Having the courage to get to this point is half the challenge. Eduardo, Tarik & Flecha. Photo by José Leal
Sharing is caring. Eduardo Garcia & Gonçalo Fragoso. Photo by Filipa Garcia
Feeling the moment. Photo by Constantin Gross
French Brazilian warrior, Eric Rebiere, also visited the Alentejo. Photo by José Leal
João “Flecha” Meneses going on a hollow one. Photo by José Leal
Kalu Oliveira is one of the best surfers from Alentejo in any type of conditions. Photo by Matteo Winkler
Big wave brotherhood. Bruno Canotilho, João Pedro Parisot “Jojo”, André Teixeira, Eduardo Garcia, João Solano de Almeida, João “Flecha” Meneses and the pilot/lifeguard João Lança (SEAGULL RESCUE – Associação de Nadadores Salvadores de Grândola). Photo by Constantin Gross
Gonçalo Fragoso on one of the “beasts” of the day. Photo by José Leal
António Silva & André Charging. Photo by José Leal
Somewhere where most would rather not be. Photo by José Leal
João Macedo sharing some big wave experience with the locals. Photo by José Leal
João Macedo. Photo by José Leal
If you knew how big this guy is, you wouldn’t thing this wave was very small. Jojo will surf waves triple the size of this, but for now, this is the only photo we have of this charger. Photo by José Leal.
João Solano de Almeida cruising. Photo by José Leal
A deceiving tranquility in the line up. Photo by Constantin Gross
Even in a smaller day, a 9-foot board is easily “swallowed”. Photo by Constantn Gross
Bruno Canotilho realizing he is lucky to be a local. Photo by Constantin Gross.
When you get too close to the rocks, you better have João Lança around to rescue you...
Tarik Van Prehn flies through the air. Photo by José Leal
...and lands easily. Photo by José Leal