Heads will roll.
There are a good handful of rules in surfing that we, on the inside, know and generally respect. Person closest to the peak has priority (unless the person not as close to the peak has been surfing the spot for fifty-plus years then he or she is allowed to drop in and also throw board rocks), don’t paddle out at a new spot with more than two Brazilians in tow, ride each wave all the way to the beach and throw a shaka when fins hit the sand etc. but none is as precious as NOT outing the location of secret waves.
Breaking that rule is to commit surfing’s cardinal sin and, thus, surfers around the world woke this morning, mouths agape, to the revelation that euronews.com, a major French television, radio station and internet news service, not only outed a wave but provided detailed directions on how to get there.
The headline of the story screamed, “This secret surf spot 15,000km from Paris is hosting part of the 2024 Olympic Games” and, once clicked upon, read:
The next Olympic games will take place in Paris in 2024. However, it’s just been announced that the surfing competitions are going to take place a little further away from the French capital than you might expect…
15,716 kilometres away to be precise, in the village of Teahupo’o on the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia.
It’s around a 20 hour flight to Papeete, the island’s capital. After that visitors need to cross through the rural areas of Tahiti’s jungle to get to the southern part of the island.
There in black and white, or white and black if you prefer the reverse screen on you phone/computer.
Teahupo’o which can be accessed by flying to Papeete then crossing through rural jungle to arrive south.
Like providing a map and putting a big X where the treasure is.
There is no telling how Teahupoo’s locals will react to this indignity but if they are anything like Lunada Bay’s Bay Boys, across the Pacific in California, things might get very dicey.
More as the story develops.
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Wouldn’t people figure it out when they publish the 2024 competition locations via the official Olympic schedule. If the Olympic committee knows about it I’m sure it’s no secret.
Never heard of the place. Is that the correct spelling?
I’ve never surfed on a proper surfboard but even I instantly knew it was that wave from it’s thick top shelf and the coloring on the motorboat. Kid’s play. But wow what jerks.
Since when and on what planet is Teahupo secret nowdays? Especially when the Olympics will happen there. These news were valid in 1970something
Every mothafucker knows where Chopes is – storm in a teacup, you’re desperate for a story
Bloody frogs. Still blowing up the Pacific Islands I see. From Muarua Attol to Teahupo’o, nothing is safe from these snail eating, pillow biting, bidet squatting over so and so’s.
FOR FUCKS SAKE WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT SHOW THIS PICTURE TO FILIPE!!!!
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Rules change when you have lots of money. They are very good at not going by the rules.
Don’t be arrogant, I mean, we took a Tahitian Uber to that spot and dared our mother in law to brave a tow in when Teahupoo was cranking 23 foot waves..
She must of really like it because we never saw or heard from her again..
As if most people have the
– balls
– skills
– money
to head down there for a surf.
On that subject, anyone knows what happened to wannasurf.com ? Greatest surf website ever.
I used to spend hours on it, going through the archives. It was great.
Has a worldwide committee of angry locals bashed it into eternal silence?
Wannasurf is alive and accesible as of 16 August 2022 – and yes, Teahupo’o is featured!
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Good to see its alive, with its unapologetic early 00’s looks.
Think its the equivalent to the ISA. Utopic and universal.
It’s odd though – i did try it a few times in recent months and all i got was a 404. Damn you zuckberg.
All it takes is one person to post it on WeChat and it’s over. Even though they can’t surf,the Chinese have severe FOMO and would arrive in droves.
It’s Teahupoo. Heads will be stacked!
They all aren’t a bunch of trust fund babies over there. All will be fine.
Pip has the same map, but with a bigger red “X”.
watched Endless Summer for the 50th time…still can’t figure the location of “Ins and Outs” cause otherwise…“there’s no surf in Tahiti!”
How about the geniuses in the WSL marketing department posting a clip on Instagram of one of their top surfer (a white male) participating in a Blood Sport? None other than Griffin fishing for dinner. Obviously it’s upset a lot of people. He asks the Gillie “is it eatable?”
Gillie: “It used to be sustainable…just eat your (a)boloney sandwich.”
I admire the way you bitch slapped Negs. He’ll never get the joke.
watch this!
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Don’t surf than… the ocean is only for real people
…and please bring seedlings, ’cause the WSL plants…
Looks shoulder high and junky, send out the dames!
It’s such a secret that the WSL decided to hold an event there for the last 25 years.
“accessed by plying to Papeete”
I love plying.
then there’s this…
wtf next they’ll out the directions to Malibu
To be fair, I make sure to tellALL new surfers how to get to Trestles
They can also include Andy Lyon’s phone number and address. Word is he’s going to be offering guided tours of the Malibu line-up and is writing a book “Beginner’s Guide to SoCal Secret Spots: With Detailed Directions “.
Don’t come to Hawaii n surf than..
. You’ll get way worse for what young boy did