HAWAII 10 dayz with luis eyre

Check out week 1 video of Luis Eyre. More to come soon of Keshia and Klaus.

It has been pretty much flat for the last couple of days and looks like the swell will not arrive until December 01st.....perfect timing as that is Luis' birthday :)

What we do in Hawaii when there is no waves?? shopping in Town , Ala Moana Mall....:)

Then Tennis and swimming at Turtle Bay.

Tomorrow will be another flat day but as shopping is done, we will be going swimming at Waimea, paddling around and some snorkeling and swimming with Turtles.......it's fun to do for a couple of days but...please God bring on the waves....

Also on December 01st, we have the opening ceremony of the Eddie contest at Waimea. It's always a fun day with all the invitees there, amazing to check out their boards and then have a big BBQ thanks to the Aikau Ohana :)

Luis interview in surf total

Follow the link below to check out Luis' interview about Hawaii.


http://www.surftotal.com/pt/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=2913:entrevista-luis-eyre-em-directo-do-hawaii&Itemid=14

Also Pit Pilot have just published a full page shot of Luis taken in Foz do Lizandro, Portugal

Hawaii

Traveling is always the worst part of a trip and this one was far short of drama......
The trip started at Lisbon airport, Tito was joining us on the adventure and thats what it turned out to be, his "esta" hadn't come through in time and British Airways would not check him in all the way to Hawaii without the visa confirmation so, as far as we knew, Tito was going to London for 5 weeks...with 4 boards and a case full of summer clothes :)
Once on the plane, the captain tells us that we are not leaving for a couple of hours, due to fog at London Heathrow so...that meant goodbye LAX flight! Yeahhhhhhh
Two hours late into our arrival flight and after talking to the agents at BA, they tell us that the best option is to go to Hawaii.....via Tokyo...and arrive 2 days later...are you kidding me ??? so after much arguing and persuading, we are sent to LAX on an afternoon flight, given a hotel for the night and a flight to Hawaii the following morning.
Tito's visa is now confirmed and in a way we have to give thanks for the delay as that way we were all together and Tito didn't have to look like the guys from Cool Runnings when leaving London airport :)
Full of cases, board bags and food vouchers, we check-in at LAX hotel, after a massive meal and a good shower, its time to go to bed and be fresh for the morning flight.
All good there, until Tito's bag with his clothes went missing....hmmmm maybe someone does not want him to go to Hawaii.......
o enough of the traveling, the arrival at HNL airport, made it all worth it, just that tropical hot smell when the doors open spells ALOHA all the way :)

Because of the night at LAX, the jet lag seems to be a lot more bearable and we are waking up at a decent time, 6am ready to face the crowds and paddle out in the dark.

The waves have been pretty small for the whole week but we have managed to surf most spots already, from Chuns to Rockies but looks like it will be like this for the next 5 days anyway, it gives us time to settle, get used to the waves, weather, heat etc and be totally ready for the real Hawaii waves that we are all looking forward to. We also watched the final day of the Haleiwa contest.


It's great to be back in Hawaii and see all our friends.

More news and photos to come next week.

Happy Thanks Giving to everyone :)

Luis and Tito catching up with the real world

Keshia

Luis

Klaus

Keshia

Luis and Klaus

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Master Chefs Klaus and Tito

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3 TOP 3's

Last weekend was the final event of the Portuguese Nationals.
The call was at Sao Pedro but, due to the small swell, they had to change location to Guincho.
All 3 Eyre's were competing for a top stop in the final as that would guarantee them a top 3 spot in the National ranking.
As it was the last event, only the top 16 qualified so they all started in the 1/4 finals.
The conditions were great for most of the day and all 3 advanced to the semis without any hiccups but the wind started to pick up and the forecast for Sunday was for a full storm and big increase in the swell. Contest  director decided to put in the 1/2's of the girls, in case they could not finish it on Sunday, the Under 12's were also scheduled to go in but, due to the lack of light , they had to stop at the girls.
So a happy ending for Saturday with Keshia already in the finals and Luis and Klaus in the semis.

Sunday morning was a very early start and the ocean surprised us with a smaller swell and not as much wind as expected.
The organization decided to put the smallest of competitors in first and that caught some sleepy parents and kids off guard as some were not there for the start of their heats...!

Once again, both boys made their heats and now all 3 were in the big finals.

Klaus, after a terrible start to the season, to the point were we started to wonder if he was ready for contests or not, made huge progress. After the 1st event, he was ranked 13th and now he had the chance, with a good result, to get 2nd spot in Portugal for his age group....and he did it :) Great job Klaus, a great improvement and fantastic result.

Keshia, almost like Klaus, had a shocker of a start to the season and, just like a good wine, got better as the season went on.
I think they are both pretty new to contest surfing as this was their first serious year competing so, they took a bit to adjust.
Considering all results, good and bad, Keshia had an excellent finish to the year, she claimed second place in the contest and 3rd overall in the Girls Under 18's...which means she has 4 more years left :)

Luis, as always was a slight different story when it came to results.
He only managed to enter 3 out of 5 events due to other contest commitments in Europe, winning 2 and coming 2nd in the other . The other kid that was in the title race, had done 4 events with 2 first places and 2 second places so, if Luis won or came 2nd in this last event, they would be tied in the title.
The conditions were not the best as the wind had started to make the waves very difficult to surf.
Luis had a great start with a 7.10 first wave and a 6.5 in his second, that placed him comfortably in the lead and, as the conditions deteriorated, made it hard to beat. But, as always, the scores were not on Luis' side and they gave a crazy high score for a white water take off and two powerless turns.
Luis was convinced that it was not enough and, funny enough, so was the other surfer but, the judges had other ideas in mind and they gave him more than he needed.

The results then meant that Luis took 2nd place.

We don't normally like to talk about dodgy judging, scores etc but, when it's so obvious that even the winner admits that he did not deserve it, then there is something to be said.

Luis is lucky to have a strong personality and he knows how to handle it and as Klaus said to him: In your heart and mine, we know you won :) I think that's a true champion and.. true brotherly love :)

So the end of the season leaves us with all 3 Eyre's in the Top 3 for Portugal at National level.
Super proud of their achievements and I am sure that with all the up's and down's, it will only make them better and stronger surfers / competitors.

Congratulations to all 3.

Next stop will be on Monday 15th, where, after a grueling 24 hours flights......the 3 Eyre's will invade Hawaii :)

Oh the joys of 3 Pro Surfers :)

Luis in the WQS Ericeira and Confital

The last couple of weeks have built a new chapter in Luis' life and career.
The first one came from the WQS in Ericeira, a 6 star event that took place right outside his house.
Luis did not want to start his QS season until next year when he would follow the European tour but, having the opportunity to enter an event at the beach he surfs most days when he is at home, made all sense and, when he was honored a Wild Card from the ASP, then there was no question about it. He was in and he was doing it.

Due to his wild card, he was seeded to Round 96. It was a busy event that saw surfers from the World Tour entering, like Tiago "saca " Pires and Jeremy Flores. Josh Kerr, from Australia, who had just won and event, was also there.

It was not the best result for Luis but it was good to get an idea of what the Big Boys Tour is all about and what he needs to improve on if he wants to get results for 2011.

Two weeks later, it was the 5 Star WQS event in El Confital, a super shallow and heavy right hander, normally dominated by body boarders, in Las Palmas Gran Canaria.

Luis was unsure about this wave but having a full day training there before the contest, and getting one of the heaviest sets on the head, settled down the nerves and he knew what to expect.

The first day rose with a pretty decent size swell and allowing for some excellent scores and deep barrels.
Luis was in 3rd place, needing a small score, when a set came and it opened up into a mutant barrel Luis went for it, only to get the rail clipped and falling just before the exit :)

Although it meant he did not advance to the next round, it gave him a perfect sight into whats to come next year and plenty more confidence to take on the big heavy waves.

Luis now has a decent seeding for next year, meaning that hopefully he will not have to start in the first rounds of most events.

As they say, the first time is always the hardest so, it can only get better from now on :)

See below some photos that were on the ASP sites for both events.