Men's Nazare Challenge 2017/18

The Historic Nazaré Season of 2017-2018 | Sessions

As big wave season looms at Nazaré, filmer Alex Laurel looks back on Andrew Cotton, Lucas 'Chumbo' Chianca and Hugo Vau's massive moments from the 2017–18 season.
It's safe to say that any time one of these chargers goes over the ledge at Nazaré, it's a momentous feat of human skill and bravery. And, over the years, there have been countless drops, barrels and huge wipeouts that have stunned viewers around the world. But the three moments featured in this short documentary, by longtime Nazaré filmer Alex Laurel, will go down in the history books.
Whatever happens, we’ll be on it, beaming the incredible footage back to you.
"I was all or nothing," British big-wave surfer Andrew Cotton says of his wipeout heard around the world on November 8, 2017. "I just had this weightless feeling for what seemed like way too long." It was indeed way too long. The wave in question was nowhere near the biggest wave Cotton had ever surfed at Nazaré, but the wipeout was like no one had ever seen before in all the years the world's bravest men and women have been charging the peaks at the famed Portuguese big wave spot.
Stay tuned and welcome back to bomb season at Nazaré.

Nazaré Challenge Highlights - Lucas Chianca Wins in Portugal

The second edition of the Nazaré Challenge became another successful addition to the Big Wave Tour. Lucas Chianca won his first ever WSL Big Wave Tour event in frigid unruly conditions. Despite the tricky forecast there was no shortage of heavy drops and brutal wipeouts.

Mountains. Monsters. Mayhem: The 2018 Nazaré Challenge

The world’s best big wave surfers are set to tackle one of the biggest waves in the world: Nazaré. The World Surf League Big Wave Tour heads to Portugal, where 24 of the bravest surfers on the planet will battle liquid mountains and each other in live competition and pursuit of the Big Wave World Title.

Watch Live on February 10th on Facebook, the WSL app, or WorldSurfLeague.com.

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