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comment by kafeene@gmail.com, 2007-03-12 01:17:15

Cool spot, but you need to know how to treat the locals.
Great spot. I have friends there and it's awesome. The locals are really nice and cool, you just have to respect them and the fact that this is their backyard. You are a guest there and you need to be extra careful to follow all the priority rules. They were probably dicks to you cause you did something stupid to make it obvious you were a tourist. Sharks are always a danger to take when surfing, the great surf spots are the ones that are worth the risk. Picture #4 is the spot in the heart of the bay, "La Langue" and I have seen few people ride those because the waves are so big and so close to shore. I consider those nearly unrideable though. love Reunion Island =D

comment by Anonymous, 2006-06-09 16:54:58

mother fucker
pas besoins de venir rien a voir ici

comment by rambo, 2006-05-09 06:16:02

stop talkin shit!!!!!!!
being a local i can tell there no kooks around here, only cool guys, just give the due respect that u'd like to receive wen u r at home,and u be welcomed like nowhere else on da island! the wave can get some 300meters ride,the picture of it it's just too small to show it ,and there is no 60meters deep channel,it's less than 10meters and the attacks have never been rite on this spot but further both sides of the bay,u can surf it alone at anytime of the day

comment by anonymous, 2006-05-01 12:48:43

Perfect wave, very sharky
Over 2.5 metre, the middle section doubles up making a perfect ramp for air.

I love this spot. But to get there you must paddle around the reef through a deep channel (60 metres deep). This is where 3 sharks have attacked. 3/3 deaths. I always feel vunerable and nervous here!!!

I have seen sharks behind and on the reef too

comment by Mowgly, 2005-06-09 18:33:37

Sharks???
I have never seen any shark around, just heard of on guy that might have seen the shade of what he thought was a fin... And that's right some kooks are surfing this place, but just don't pay attention. Please remember always to say hello to the locals when you get out there, most of them are really cool.
Respect aux locaux svp, dites bonjour lorsque vous arrivez au peak, les locaux sont en general super cool sur ce spot, ce qui est loin d'etre le cas sur tous les spots de l'ile. C'est mon spot prefere, putain de bon ride lors des bons swell d'hiver.
Peace,
Mowgly

comment by anonymous, 2005-02-21 15:39:57

Busta Bloodvessel
No sharks, hey? What about the huge Tiger shark that popped up yesterday morning to say hello. And its not the first time iv seen one au brisant. C'est vrai que ce n'est pas souvent pas il y en a. over and out

comment by sekopat@lycos.co.,uk, 2004-06-19 19:10:01

Sasha-Eater
Sasha: you surely have never been there as the spot is normally full ofr locals.
Are you an english surfer or something ??
At the other end of the beach ,there is a nice spot for experienced local only called. The swell can be really nice indeed.

comment by MARCO DU SUD, 2004-05-28 11:07:03

brisant Etang Salé
Bonne vague puissante mais très rapide, les sections ferment et enferment mais surf tracté possible par très grosse houle (chenal...) on attend tjrs LAIRD
SPOT DE FOLI POUR LE FUN

comment by j.pote, 2003-10-09 16:38:12

re: picture #1
picture 1 isn't of the Brisant - the beach break in the picture is called Le Tournant. yes, it's impossible to surf when the swell comes straight on the beach like that. but with the right angle it crests farther out in the bay and its magic.

the Brisant falls on a coral reef farther out on the other side of the bay from where this picture was taken (toward the houses in top right). in picture two, it's not the wave with all the Moreys on it, but the wave behind it at an angle (note; this picture was taken on an average small day - in peak months it lines up in awesome tubes). The wave the biscuit-riders are on is another beach break affectionately called 'Le Simulator'...

comment by Sasha, local-eater,, 2003-09-08 13:32:10

No sharks, just freakin' kooks
If u want more infos on sharks on the island,
head up to http://perso.wanadoo.fr/shark.run/,
there you should see there has not been any serious attack
on a major spot here.
The locals are just to f"3#in' poor to buy board anyway!