Blind surfer
Aitor ‘Gallo’ Francesena, here, is blind. Absurd, no?

Spark: Blind surfer rips Wave Pool!

How the hell?

You can’t put fight in a man’s guts if there’s no fight in him. You got it or you don’t.

In this two-minute short we see the Basque surfer Aitor “Gallo” Francesena, whose eyeballs got wiped three years ago from one of those genetic disease you hear about and pray to god never happens to you, surfing the Wavegarden in Spain.

Gallo starts slow, someone has to paddle him into a wave, but soon, human intervention is gone and he’s working the waves like a billy goat, surfing with passion and a timing that suggests it was imprinted on his brain; a habit that never deserts a man.

If you’re a sentimental kinda guy or gal, you’ll lose control of the tear ducts.

“If you could open up my head thousands of love hearts would fly away,” says Gallo.

2015 Video Test Series Nº 3: Blind Surfer Rides Wavegarden from wavegarden on Vimeo.

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Helldrik
Helldrik
10 years ago

“whose eyeballs got wiped three years ago from one of those genetic disease you hear about and pray to god never happens to you”

He lost one eye due to a disease
He then had a gnarly freak surf accident that left him blind

Luke Warm
Luke Warm
10 years ago

Yes!! Rather watch that guy grinning his arse off just trimming than Ando looking glum while getting shacked off his brain.

timmy
timmy
10 years ago

Without sarcasm … he was awesome.

Trogan Fan
Trogan Fan
10 years ago

That’s pretty sick. I think we all forget from time to time why we surf – simple answer is that it’s just so fucking fun.

That Guy
That Guy
10 years ago

WCT/WQS coach that is blind, and surfs…….. righto that will do me for today

HeyZeus
HeyZeus
10 years ago

So the reason Aritz surfs like he does is because his trainer is blind?

The Bitchy Crab
The Bitchy Crab
10 years ago
Reply to  HeyZeus

So cruel, but clever!

HeyZeus
HeyZeus
10 years ago

I have always struggled to detect sarcasm in written text.

The Bitchy Crab
The Bitchy Crab
10 years ago
Reply to  HeyZeus

…even if I had the mythical sarcasm font, none would be apparent. I found your remark caustic and very witty.

Aaron Corn
Aaron Corn
10 years ago

clever? not insulting ant party but how is that not the first thing that popped into anyones head when they heard he was aritz trainer


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