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| LATEST PHOTOS
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In part three of our Season In Review galleries Surf Caribe presents a bevy of choice images from the month of November 2009.
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Photos by Billy Wilmot
Audio captions by Billy Wilmot and the Jamaican Groms
For lots of surfers here in the Caribbean summer means flatness at home. Jamiaca has the good fortune to enjoy surf all year long, and summer is one of the most consistent seasons on the region’s most irie isle.
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Surf Caribe continues it’s eight-part series of galleries featuring the best images from this past season with a selection of photos from the month of October 2009.
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The 2009/2010 winter surf season here in the Caribbean was without doubt one for the record books.
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While some places in the Caribbean enjoy more consistent surf year round, here in the Greater Antilles were pretty much write things off come May.
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| FEATURES
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By Ivan Herrera
As another Caribbean surfer who has taken the long road to success, Pedro Fernandez is now the Dominican Republic’s most recognized talent.
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By Marta Garraus
One of Isabela, Puerto Rico’s newest favorite sons counts on faith in himself and the support of friends and family to attack some of the Caribbean’s finest surf.
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By Steve Fitzpatrick
Despite having the odds stacked against him, this Trinidad & Tobago local has risen to the top of his league to become one of his island nation’s most recognized athletes.
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By Marta Garraus
With barely four winter surf seasons on which to lean, this country girl has managed to break all the stereotypes in applying a unique self-confidence and aplomb to the act of riding waves.
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By Steve Fitzpatrick
Mothers have a special relationship with their children, so it’s not much of a surprise when they have a big impact on the course of an athlete’s life. Gaby Escudero is no exception.
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| VIDEOS
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By Green Bottles Productions
Len Helbig and Green Bottles Productions bring is this intense clip of A-List Feature subject Pedro Fernandez at home in the Dom. Rep.
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By Connor Hughes
SVA Seminar student, Connor Hughes, spliced together this video so that everybody who participated in the workshop with Art Brewer could re-live the experience over and over again.
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Producciones Barracas and Pichón Duarte brings us this splice of hot surfing during the historic '09/'10 winter by Rincón local Gabriel Canals charging waves close to home and having his way.
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In the wake of Puerto Rico's recent earthquake we found it ironic to come across this video alluding to the great danger we all unknowingly accept by living on this rock and within a stone's throw of the ocean.
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Taking place between the latitudinal lines of the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, Reef's new movie documents the search for perfect surf and new cultural experiences on the path of the modern gypsy.
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| UPCOMING EVENTS
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| Malta India Summer Fun Series III | | Saturday, August 07, 2010 at 7:00 AM | Aviones
Carolina, Puerto Rico |
| | Billabong Presenta: Un Dia de Surfing Con Liza! | | Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 8:00 AM | Jobos Beach
Isabela, Puerto Rico |
| | Barbados Junior Surfing Club Event #4 | | Saturday, September 04, 2010 at 7:00 AM | Surfers Point, Barbados
Alternate location - South Point
Sponsored by Going Places |
| | Rip Curl Pro Search "Somewhere In The Caribbean" | | Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 7:00 AM | Puerta del Sol
Puerto Rico |
| | Barbados Junior Surfing Club Event #5 | | Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 7:00 AM | Brandens Beach
Sponsored by Fujitsu |
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| NEWS
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In the fourth year of this regional event the JSA pulls out all the stops and sees one of its native sons take the title from the most impressive field of competitive surfers ever to be assembled on Jamaica.
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Por Otto Flores
Fotos por Angel Vázquez
En la segunda entrada del Malta India Jr. Summer Series la juventud surfera de Puerto Rico brilla en su máxima expresión.
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With summer in full effect along the north coast of Borinquen, Josie Graves and the Ergo Underground team pull off another in their series of impromptu contests bringing together an unprecedented numbers of competitors in a friendly clash of the island’s top surfing talent.
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By Steve Fitzpatrick
Photos by Sara Diaz-Velarde
As a qualifying event to choose the team that will represent Puerto Rico in the upcoming ISA World Masters Championships in Santa Catalina, Panamá, the island’s best surfers over the age of 35 converged at the famed Aviones surf spot in the Piñones section of Carolina.
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By Steve Fitzpatrick
Photos by Billy Wilmot
In stop #2 of the Fitness 4 Surfers Caribbean tour, Puerto Rican trainer, Victor Tort, finds an enthusiastic group of surfers eager to improve their surfing skills by improving their physical fitness and a better understanding of what makes the ideal training regimen for high performance surfing.
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| TRAVEL
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Fotos, introducción, y comentarios por Gabriel “Dread” Padial
No cabe duda que la Playa Zicatela se ha establecido como uno de los mejores y más consistentes destinos para olas de tamaño y tubos gordos. Acompaña a Dread en una visita a Oaxaca con propósitos mas amplios que simplemente agarrar unos masos.
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By Steve Fitzpatrick
Photos and audio commentary by Otto Flores & Matthew Pappas
Join Boricua charger Otto Flores on a visit to the often unseen side of Bali, beyond the waves and into the rich culture for which Indonesia is known.
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Photos by Alberto Vincenti
Audio captions by Charlie Ramírez
With the summer doldrums in full swing and hurricane season not really delivering two Puerto Rican locals head to the original Central American getaway and one of the world’s longest waves.
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Intro by Steve Fitzpatrick
Audio captions by Greg Baez, Gustavo Betancourt, and Carlos Martel
To counteract the Caribbean’s summer flatness, three Puerto Rican locals strike out on the travel trail and share their experiences with Surf Caribe.
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By William “Chino” Sue-A-Quan (www.wowsurfingschool.com)
With the heat of summer bearing down on the Caribbean a regional standout opts for greener pastures south of the border and hits paydirt with a week of extremely long pointbreak waves in water as warm as a bathtub.
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| THE TOOL BOX
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Rob Machado signature REEF redemption sandal
Rob challenged Reef to make his signature sandal as sustainable as possible without sacrificing our famous fit, quality and comfort.
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The Reef Vision Sandal
The Reef Vision Sandal is a sport driven sandal created for the customer who desires an extremely light & comfortable sandal that's complete with anatomical arch support.
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New Product Review: New Boardshorts by Volcom
Dingo Checkburst Mod - Cyan (CBN)
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New Product Review: New Boardshorts by Volcom
Bruce Annihilator Mod - Stone Camo (STC)
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Story and photos by Steve Fitzpatrick
Set it up with a solid first turn.
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