Tag Archives: Teahupoo

Chopes Worst Wipeouts from Teahupo’o Tahiti

Posted on December 20, 2013 by
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Deep Water – Teahupo’o – Koa Rothman goes huge at Chopes

Posted on September 18, 2013 by

Great Deep Water video from Patagonia Koa Rothman barrels huge in the Teahupoo session.  Kealii Mamala barrels in the cloud at Chopes. Chopes surf picked up to huge walls later in the session.  Laird Hamilton and Manoa Drollet share a … Continue reading →

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Surf Photography: Todd Glaser

Posted on November 1, 2012 by

At 26 years Todd Glaser may have already had career of great surf photos.   By last year his photos and credits ranged from the 2008 Follow the Light Award, to numerous Surfer Magazine cover shots, 2009 Surfer Magazine Photo of … Continue reading →

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Teahupo’o Summer 2012 – Surfing Magazine – Laird Hamilton

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

Laird Hamilton riding bomber in Teahupoo summer 2012. Surfing Magazine’s photographer Tom Carey disappeared this summer.  Most bosses fire an employee for an extended disappearance; Tom  returned with some great Chopes and still has job.  Check out the collection at … Continue reading →

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Surfing Magazine interviews Bruce Irons about Teahupo’o

Posted on October 1, 2012 by

Bruce Irons relives Teahupo’o on one of its largest wave days in 2012.  The surf was huge.  Irons caught more than his share of large waves.  Irons lived to talk about his experiences at Chopes. . . Jim Caldwell Redondo … Continue reading →

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Surfer Magazine: How to surf TEAHUPOO: Michel Bourez on Navigating Tahiti’s Marquee Left-Hander

Posted on August 9, 2012 by

Jeff Mull August 7, 2012 Teahupoo has gained a reputation for handing out some of the world’s best barrels and worst beatings—often you’ll find both in the same session. If watching the upcoming Billabong Pro Tahiti inspires you to test … Continue reading →

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Sean Collins Article on The Mechanics of Teahupo’o

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

This is reposted from Garrett McNamara’s website Teahupoʻo is a village on the south-west coast of the island of Tahiti, French Polynesia, southern Pacific Ocean. It is known for the surf break and heavy, glassy waves offshore, often reaching 2 … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Day: Teahupoo on a Code Red day

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

Big barrels at Teahupoo, Tahiti: August 30, 2011 Why ‘Code Red’? That was the term for the marine warning the Tahitian government instituted late Friday afternoon and into Saturday. It basically shut down all marinas and ports as the swell … Continue reading →

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