> Barra Beach, Portugal
rui calado
First paddling in fibreglass boats on easy
rivers some 20 years ago, Portugal’s
Rui Calado is carving out his niche with
Watertech Kayaks and a humble starting
fleet of two surf kayak designs. P
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design evolution I began to paddle rodeo
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boats on the sea working on different moves
getting the huge power of the waves, one
thing that you normally get on big rivers like
the Zambezi or nile. now that we stick to
the ocean, we can kayak surf all year and
have hundreds of places to choose. But for
us, it’s all about Barra Beach, 10 kilometres
away from Aveiro where I have a kayak shop
and school and the place I go most often.
It is beach break and has a very good and
long outside wave when the swell is high.”
> Skookumchuck, B.C.
emily Lussin
Once a young hotshot Canadian freestyler, emily lussin
isn’t trying to capture any world rodeo titles anymore, she’s
far too focused on the life she’s building. It’s the ultimate
dream of any surfer, building your home right on the banks
or your favourite wave. she and boyfriend Dru lyall bought
a half-acre lot on the ocean, boat-access only, just past the
narrows where skookumchuck forms.
“We love the remoteness of it; a little piece of heaven,”
lussin says. “After we were first introduced to the skook,
we would come back every summer until one summer we
just pretty much stayed for two months straight. We wanted
to own a bit of this wild-west coast and skook is the
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