A month ago Andrew Bennett called me and said "Get you shit together we are leaving for Tahiti in 12 hours. Swells going to be big." Sure enough 12 hours later we were on the plane with dreams of striking the Tahitian gold. Five days later, back on the plane headed home, we were laughing at our riches. Mission accomplished.
Andrew Bennett
Timothee Faraire
This is Timothee. He was the first guy to ever surf Chopes, along with his brother, in 1982.
They surfed it for 5 years before a few other locals joined them and then by bodyboarders
in 89. He is a legend and I was very thankful to have him at the helm and even more thankful for his knowledge of the lineup while I was swimming on the inside.
Andrew Bennett
Jonathan Mincher
Tuhiti
Andrew Bennett
Jonathan Mincher
Alex Gray
Tuhiti TeraiamanoHaumani
Tuhiti is the best local at Chopes. Sure Raimana, Manoa and some of the older guard may have ridden bigger waves and are AMAZING surfers, but Tuhiti is a complete package and his backside tube style rivals that of A.I.
Tuhiti
Jonathan Mincher
Baptiste Gossein
We stayed at Baptiste's home for this short strike and he could not have been a better host.
Not to mention there is no one better to have operating the ski than Baptiste.
Alex Gray
Alex Gray
Tuhiti
Timothee
Andrew Bennett
Alex Gray
Andrew Bennett
Andrew bennett
Andrew Bennett
Alex Gray
Andrew Bennett
Jonathan Miincher
Tuhiti and Shawn
