Ericeira surfing news

Ericeira surfing news, February

What’s new in the world of Portuguese surfing? Besides all the headlines from major news sources about Garrett McNamara catching a 100 foot wave (30 meters), there is always a quiet buzz in the surf world about that little European paradise of surfing that is Ericeira, Portugal.

Read on for a bit of Ericeira surfing news…

A new surf shop has opened in Ericeira, but this one is quite the alternative to the famous Rip Curl shop. The Magic Quiver is a small retro-themed boutique concentrating on alternative and classic surf gear such as boards from the 1960s and 70s.

Magic Quiver owner Rui Ribeiro is quoted in the Portuguese magazine Visão (my translation):

This is where the true surf culture lives, a time when waves were chosen for fun. […] Surf the waves and not the board in a way that is much easier and more fun.

Sound advice. Check out the Visão article for a slide show of Ericeira’s cool new Magic Quiver surf boutique.

In more Ericeira surfing news, even the Mexican press is covering Portuguese waves. The paper El Universal is running a story on a former World Champion Mexican surfer, Magoo de la Rosa, who has enjoyed Portugal’s surf on several occasions. In the article (in Spanish) de la Rosa praises Ericeira, Praia dos Coxos and Superturbos.

And now for a final bit of Ericeira surfing news, although to be honest it’s really a bit of reggae news. Still, you can hit the festival and manage to do some surfing while you’re in town.

At the end of December it was announced that award-winning Italian reggae superstar Alborosie will perform at Sumol Summer Fest 2013 in Ericeira. Now another pair of acts have been added to the bill: Brooklyn-based Jamaican reggae band Morgan Heritage and celebrated Jamaican-American Rastafarian reggae star Tarrus Riley. Sumol Summer Fest 2013 takes place on the 27th, 28th and 29th of June at Ericeira Camping. Check out the Sumol Summer Fest homepage for more information in both Portuguese and English.

Ericeira surfing news

Tarrus Riley will perform at Sumol Summer Fest 2013

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