| Shane Dorian tastes the power of Nazaré |
| Monday, 21 January 2013 10:52 |
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Shane Dorian has challenged the big and powerful waves of Nazaré, in Portugal, in extreme weather and ocean conditions.
The Hawaiian believes that the Nazaré wave has the same potential as Jaws, Mavericks or Cortes Bank. "The waves I saw today are absolutely enormous", adds Shane Dorian. The big wave surfing week in Portugal also attracted the French riders Benjamin Sanchis and Eric Rebière to a paddle battle with Nature, at the well-known wedges of the Nazaré canyon. The Portuguese jewel injured Dorian, leaving him out of the Mavericks Invitational 2012-2013. He caught four waves and pulled the ripcord on his self-designed inflatable wetsuit three times. Tough stuff, Nazaré. "We want to paddle the biggest waves we can find in Europe. We need to get our boards and our safety right, but this is just the start for us, so we are learning all the time. But I'm super psyched, there's so many opportunities in this part of the world", said Benjamin Sanchis. |










