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Andrew Cotton breaks back at Nazaré

Andrew Cotton suffered a serious back injury at Nazaré’s Praia do Norte, in Portugal. Local surfers believe Nazaré fired some of the biggest waves of the decade, as side-shore winds and a powerful NW swell channeled energy into Praia do Norte’s underwater canyon. Waves in the 35-foot range worked like a magnet, and the lineup […]

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Nazaré gets bigger and better

The second big wave surfing session of the season didn’t disappoint. It’s still autumn in Nazaré, but the furious mountains of salted water have already hit the canyon at full throttle. The world’s best risk takers in the sport of surfing know what to expect in the small Portuguese fishing town. Nazaré has roughly 15,000 inhabitants […]

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