McNamara, who grew up on the North Shore of O‘ahu, spent his youth surfing competitively. He recalled pivotal moments in his career that led him to Portugal. The first was in 2002 when he took first ...

From the famed coastline of the Algarve to the storied vineyards of the Douro Valley, these are the best places to visit in ...

Nazaré is a town in Portugal's Oeste region in the Leiria District. It's about a 45-minute drive north from the premier surf ...

I wrote about the “flow” and its relationship to being present. I recently came across a compelling quote from the Netflix ...

Last week a group of 10 Lakeside Wheelers members returned from a five-day cycling trip that saw them ride from the north to ...

The Nazaré Coast in Portugal is globally renowned as a prime surfing destination, attracting big wave surfers from around the world due to its colossal waves. This past Sunday, unfortunately ...

January 26, 2025, Nazaré, Portugal. @benhartleyphoto shared a video of a surfer riding a massive wave while thousands of spectators watched from a distance. They commented, "a huge wave passing ...

In the winter of 2016-17 the World Surf League (WSL) held its first big wave event in Portugal, the Nazare Big Wave Challenge ...

Categories include Men’s and Women’s Ride of the Year, Biggest Wave, Wipeout of the Year and Surfer of the Year – all to be awarded October 19, 2024, in Nazaré, Portugal NEW YORK ...

Beggars can’t be choosers. But when it comes to Nazaré, Portugal – although it hosts undoubtedly the biggest waves the known surfing world has to offer – there is one issue: no tubes.

Surfer: Pedro Scooby :: Damien Poullenot / WSL Scooby gunning it for the shoulder on one of the bigger waves of the day. Nazare, Portugal :: Laurent Masurel / WSL The Atlantic Ocean turning on for ...

NAZARE, Portugal, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Brazilian surfer Lucas Chianca won the 2023 Nazare Big Wave Challenge on Monday as 35-foot-plus waves hit the Portuguese coast with extreme weather wreaking ...