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  • Isolation 

    Isolation 

    Watch the new clip with five friends isolated in South Sumatra during the World quarantine scoring perfect waves with no one around.

    Images were captured in one session in one of the best waves in the area – Honey Smacks, Krui Lampung, Indonesia.

    Images by Rolly, Frank & Anura

  • Jase Finlay de regresso à NMD

    Jase Finlay de regresso à NMD

    Depois de ter deixado a NMD em outubro de 2015 para ingressar na equipa da JG Boards (marca formada na altura pelo shaper Jarrod Gibson), Jase Finlay está de volta às origens e mais motivado do que nunca. 

    O famoso free surfer australiano deixa assim a JG Boards neste mês de maio para voltar a representar a NMD, marca onde durante quatro anos foi um dos cabeças de cartaz. 

    Na altura escrevemos:

    A habilidade de Finlay em se transferir da arena livre (free surf) para a da competição é simplesmente fantástica e a vitória conseguida no Frontón Pro de 2011 atesta por completo essa ideia.

    Finlay junta-se assim à Team internacional onde já constavam Ben Player, David Blackwell, Jordan Putland, Maxime Castillo, Hayato Enokido, Kevin Orihuela, Jack Johns e Eppo, entre outros. Isto significa que, numa coleção futura, poderemos seguramente contar com um pro-model do australiano. xxx

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CAXd5Pqggda/

  • 10 from Puerto Rico

    10 from Puerto Rico

    Amazing pack of 10 photos taken from colorful free sessions held in the Puerto Rico beaches. Enjoy this exclusive slide show.

    Follow the work of José Díaz Roque on his official IG account @roqueroads

  • Sagres pré-corona

    Sagres pré-corona

    Um vídeo de uma investida a Sagres pré-corona. A primeira onda é do Chico Pinheiro, depois segue-se Simão Monteiro, Steph Kokorelis, Guilherme Guerra e Gugas Ferreira.

    Enjoy! 

  • O Live dos pioneiros do Bodyboard

    O Live dos pioneiros do Bodyboard

    Aproveita esta quinta-feira para recordar uma das últimas conversas em direto no nosso Instagram @vertmagazine, moderada pelo nosso editor, António Fonseca, com Miguel Simões, Carlos Santos “Litos” e ainda Pedro Crispim “Pedcri”. 

    O tópico foi, obviamente, os primeiros tempos do Bodyboard. Esta foi, aliás, a segunda conversa com pioneiros da modalidade em Portugal no prazo de uma semana (na primeira os visados foram Paulinho Costa, Vasco Mensurado, Zézinho Gonçalves e Rodrigo Bessone. 

    Vale a pena recordar. xxx

    PARTE 1

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CAYQQLWpXAr/

    PARTE 2

    https://www.instagram.com/p/CAYXUcQJtMd/

  • My Story by Ben de Sá

    My Story by Ben de Sá

    Watch the new clip from Ben de Sá. 

    Ben de Sá, bodyboarder from Nazaré (Portugal), ocean lover and lately also making a name as a filmmaker, just launched a clip which is “part of his life story”. 

    “This time is very personal”, he told to Vert.

    Please, do yourself a favour and watch it! 

    Synopsis: ”This video reflects my personal life. I was 9 years old when I first started to bodyboard, and for over a decade I couldn’t think about anything else but being in the ocean. One day I had to made the hardest decision of my life, and left bodyboarding behind. Everything comes with a purpose and everything goes for a reason.”

  • Watch ‘Tabu’ featuring Tó Cardoso

    Watch ‘Tabu’ featuring Tó Cardoso

    If you like bodyboarding, good bodyboarding, you need to watch this and share it with friends. Tabu is a short edit featuring Portuguese rider Tó Cardoso and filmed between Portugal, Australia, Tahiti and the Canary Islands. 

    Edited by Pedro Ferreira

    Directed by Rita Afonso

    Produced by Antonio Cardoso, Semiotica Visual Productions

    Water Cinematography by Delarue Films

    Additional Cinematography by Antonio Saraiva, James Cambo, Jethro James, Jorge Leal, Lieber Films, Pedro Miranda, Ricardo Pina, Steve Gillon, Tim Bonython, Van Life.

    Aerial Cinematography by Máquina Voadora

  • Before Coronavirus Quarantine

    Before Coronavirus Quarantine

    Just a couple days before the Portuguese Government declared national urgency state, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the boys were blessed with some epic waves at Supertubos, Peniche, Portugal. 

    It might be the last session for a long time, so just enjoy.

    Edited by Ben de Sá
    Imagem de capa @hcasinhas