The newly minted winner of the Nazaré Challenge on topping the field, managing a relationship on the road, and what's next.
Just getting to a big-wave event is half the fun. See what it's like to pack, prep, and cross the globe -- all in under 72 hours.
The contest will be the second-ever WSL big-wave event at the Portuguese behemoth. It all starts at 8 a.m. Sat., local time.
The Portuguese coast is the newest big wave training environment for the world's best big-waver surfers.
At the inaugural event in 2016, Portugal's renowned big-wave break dished out healthy doses of fun and fear.