This wave almost never breaks
It breaks about five days per year, usually during winter, after a storm.
comment by Mariano Haensel, 2006-11-28 03:13:30
Lifetime knowledge
Well, I grew up in southrenmost Brazil. In the 60's and 70's we use to go up and down the coast of the states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. With the absence of jet skis, blokes had to paddle to get to waves far from the shore. Time flies and never comes back. Real estate development, supe highways, ans an increasing population will destroy the romantism of fiding remote beaches and fisherman villages. We had to drive unpaved roads. there are many other secret waves in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. The oceanic islands of Trindade and Martin Vaz have exceptional megawaves with the right conditions. Since they are sevral thousand KMs from the coast, it will take a long stay surfari to unveil them. Meanwhile, Ilha dos Lobos, boasts one of the top waves on Earth. Now, 50, I better hit Alta, British Columbia, and Portillo so my knees will take. Keep surfing for the spirit will bring an endless summer or wave. Viva Torres, muito chimarrao, and my early Brazilian surf brothers, namely: Alemao Caio et al....
comment by Felipe, 2006-12-26 22:34:00