Capitulo Perfeito powered by Billabong went down on February 22nd with Cam Richards emerging victorious in the ultimate tube fest taking place in Portugal every year.
As in previous years, some of the surfers from the competition took on a trip supported by Turismo de Portugal, where they got to enjoy a full experience of what makes Portugal a unique destination.
After delivering unforgettable sessions at Supertubos (Peniche) and Coxos (Ericeira), Joel Parkinson, Craig Anderson, Balaram Stack, and Victor Bernardo joined Bruno Santos and Pedro Boonman for a round of golf, in a multi-day excursion through the West coast filled with the best of Portuguese gastronomy and winemaking, culminating with the group of surfers attending a soccer match at one of Lisbon’s main stadiums.
When the crazy right hand sandbar forms just next to Pipeline it gets super heavy…. Watch Barron Mamiya, Balaram Stack, Makana Pang and a few other try tackle it.
This issues cover star Josh Karbus is on a charge in comps and at home in the heavy waves of West Coast of Ireland. Riley’s and Pampa’s take no prisoners, but Josh is a part of a young crew following the steps of Irish slab trailblazers and taking them on.
In the late ’60s, O’Neill crafted surfboards; the Morning Star was one of them —fast and fun. Fast-forward a few decades: Ben Skinner, one of the world’s top 10 longboarders and Europe’s finest shapers, has brought it back.
Thurso East in Scotland is the home break of 5 x Scottish Women’s Surf Champ and 3 x Scottish Women’s longboard Champ Phoebe Strachan, multiple Scottish National Surf Champion Mark Boyd, Boydy, and surf video creator Malcolm Anderson. Our videographer, Gabriella Zagni, went to Scotland to meet the trio, see these epic waves in action and find out why there’s no place like home for these dedicated cold water surfers.
“First paddle wave at Jaws ends up being one of the best waves of my life.”
On the 27th of December 2024 I caught my first proper paddle wave at Peahi, Jaws in Maui on a borrowed surfboard. Due to permitting issues the Annual Jaws Event wasn’t able to run so the local crew banned together to run a digital competition spanning 120 days over the winter season. On the 15th of March there was an awards night in Maui where I was awarded Best Paddle wave of the season based on the single highest scoring ride. Kipp Caddy
