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Last one I took of Nazaré. Photo: Ricardo Gonçalves
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It was freezing early so sunrise was warmly welcomed. Photo: Ricardo Gonçalves
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Baleal Island. A dream house...as long as the waves remain like this all the year. Photo: Ricardo Gonçalves
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In Peniche, we went to check "Papua," another big wave spot. It was empty but beautiful. Photo: Ricardo Gonçalves
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The freak show is on. Photo: Ricardo Gonçalves
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Small one. Photo: Ricardo Gonçalves
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Water pyramids kept coming. Photo: Ricardo Gonçalves
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In photography, this would turn out in a cross-process. Photo: Ricardo Gonçalves
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The action at this hour was also on land as crowds of people arrived. Photo: Ricardo Gonçalves
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The sets kept coming and they were huge but extremely bumpy and dangerous conditions. Not a good day to break records. Photo: Ricardo Gonçalves
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Violent. Photo: Ricardo Gonçalves
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Consolação, a small village close to Peniche, is the stage for some of the biggest swells in Portugal. Working and empty as well. Photo: Ricardo Gonçalves
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Lagide, where some of the WCT action already took place years ago. This is the Plan B spot if Supertubos is not working. Photo: Ricardo Gonçalves
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The fishermen at Baia said they've never seen such huge waves on the island in the background of this shot. Photo: Ricardo Gonçalves
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Bird's eye on the sunrise. Photo: Ricardo Goncalves
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We decided to leave the confusion behind and went south to search for different views and big surf spots. This came a few minutes after Cotton caught the big one. Photo: Ricardo Gonçalves
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Instructions from land. Photo: Ricardo Gonçalves
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Waiting is boring but not as boring with giant waves hitting the shore and making the floor shake. Seriously. Photo: Ricardo Gonçalves
A few weeks after Hercules’ destruction, Brigid paid us a visit. Portugal was once again on Red Alert. This means, for a few of us, pure fun and adrenaline. Andrew Cotton, Hugo Vau and Garrett McNamara were there to claim what’s “theirs.” Turns out that the ocean wasn’t in the mood to play around. Brigid got temperamental and gave the boys hard times. Only a couple of waves were ridden and Cotton won the Bravery Cup.
