Check out the last video of Luis in Hawaii.
A perfect ending to another great winter training season :)
Luis in Hawaii 2010
Monday, February 28, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
See you soon Hawaii
Amazing how three months can go so fast.
Its the end of the winter season in Hawaii and all 3 Eyre's are now back in Portugal, ready for the European Tour with national and international contests coming up, trips , training and anything else that is thrown at them.
Everyone benefited so much from Hawaii, the warm weather and water make a massive difference to the training and allows to develop much faster as you dont have to be worrying about putting a wet wetsuit on or if the water or weather is too cols, Hawaii is just so easy, boardie or bikini, board, wax and you are done...ready to go surfing :) so now, its time to put it all into practice once the contests start.
There are many things we miss from Hawaii but also looking forward to all the good things in Portugal. Everywhere we go there are good and bad things so, we just concentrate on the good and forget the bad :)
Not all calendars have been updated with the competitions so we have not drawn a full plan yet for the season but for sure there will be many events to keep us all busy.
More news coming up very soon so, keep watching and thank you all for your support :)
Its the end of the winter season in Hawaii and all 3 Eyre's are now back in Portugal, ready for the European Tour with national and international contests coming up, trips , training and anything else that is thrown at them.
Everyone benefited so much from Hawaii, the warm weather and water make a massive difference to the training and allows to develop much faster as you dont have to be worrying about putting a wet wetsuit on or if the water or weather is too cols, Hawaii is just so easy, boardie or bikini, board, wax and you are done...ready to go surfing :) so now, its time to put it all into practice once the contests start.
There are many things we miss from Hawaii but also looking forward to all the good things in Portugal. Everywhere we go there are good and bad things so, we just concentrate on the good and forget the bad :)
Not all calendars have been updated with the competitions so we have not drawn a full plan yet for the season but for sure there will be many events to keep us all busy.
More news coming up very soon so, keep watching and thank you all for your support :)
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Hawaii Take 2
So many things happen here and time goes so fast that sometimes its difficult to keep up and catch up with everything thats going on, which in a strange way, it's not much.
The waves have been a mixture of super small, flat, windy, glassy and super big.
For a couple of days at Sunset, we had waves with sets around 3 meters easy. It was so big and heavy. Guys were going out with massive boards, anything from 7' to 10' and crazy guys like Kala whow went out on his paddle board. Must say that his session didn't end up too good as he pulled into a barrel and snapped his Epoxy wooden SUP......... It happens to all the best I guess :)
Pipe Masters opening day was pretty amazing but also pretty strange, the waves were huge all over the NS in places like Pups, Off the Wall, Rock Piles....and Pipe...well I would say it was half the size....so strange..... It was hard for the surfers to know where to go for their heats and they even made Gums part of the competition area :) Most of the waves were at Back Door. It was fun to watch but so far that was the only day we have had with waves good enough for the contest.
Otherwise here, we have been surfing all around catching the best waves depending on swell, wind etc. just because there are a couple of well known spots, it doesn't mean you can not travel around and find waves just as good or better and sometimes ( but doesn't happen often ) with no crowd.
As for boards, Luis has already snapped 2 boards but luckily everybody is safe and there are no injuries.
Looks like we will have no big swell as far as we can see, until December 17th so it's a good job Luis has new small boards coming :)
Hopefully the contest will be back on again soon and so will the waves :)
Will keep you posted
The waves have been a mixture of super small, flat, windy, glassy and super big.
For a couple of days at Sunset, we had waves with sets around 3 meters easy. It was so big and heavy. Guys were going out with massive boards, anything from 7' to 10' and crazy guys like Kala whow went out on his paddle board. Must say that his session didn't end up too good as he pulled into a barrel and snapped his Epoxy wooden SUP......... It happens to all the best I guess :)
Pipe Masters opening day was pretty amazing but also pretty strange, the waves were huge all over the NS in places like Pups, Off the Wall, Rock Piles....and Pipe...well I would say it was half the size....so strange..... It was hard for the surfers to know where to go for their heats and they even made Gums part of the competition area :) Most of the waves were at Back Door. It was fun to watch but so far that was the only day we have had with waves good enough for the contest.
Otherwise here, we have been surfing all around catching the best waves depending on swell, wind etc. just because there are a couple of well known spots, it doesn't mean you can not travel around and find waves just as good or better and sometimes ( but doesn't happen often ) with no crowd.
As for boards, Luis has already snapped 2 boards but luckily everybody is safe and there are no injuries.
Looks like we will have no big swell as far as we can see, until December 17th so it's a good job Luis has new small boards coming :)
Hopefully the contest will be back on again soon and so will the waves :)
Will keep you posted
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
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 :)
Thursday, November 25, 2010
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
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 :)
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 :)
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Friday, November 12, 2010
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 :)
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 :)
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