Roka Puta session of the year - video

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Stu Nettle (stunet)
Swellnet Dispatch

'Twas the day after the Big Wave World Tour went down in ugly surf at nearby Punta Galea. A few internationals - namely Twiggy and Ramon Navarro - spiced up the Roka Puta lineup which was otherwise full of the Basque Country's best big wave surfers. These are the type of waves the BWWT needs more of.

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udo Wednesday, 17 Dec 2014 at 11:04am

Magic .....
Natxo you mad dog......pull into a big backhand pit,get flogged and come up claiming as youre about to get another on the head !

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Craig Wednesday, 17 Dec 2014 at 11:08am

Best wave of the day, raced perfectly into that growing section, got the speed to draw out a huge bottom turn and then wrestle that stupid double up pit before he got knocked by the steps.

So sick, the reef was near dry as we has frothing out and about to cop that next one.

The burn on Twiggy was hectic as well, but the section collapsed on itself luckily without the drop-ins help, looked like he was gonna set up a sweet barrel.

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stunet Wednesday, 17 Dec 2014 at 11:04am

Young lad was a tad excited, eh? And why wouldn't he be...fucken amazing wave.

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sarge4 Wednesday, 17 Dec 2014 at 11:40am

Twiggy's burning was merciless!

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Rabbits68 Wednesday, 17 Dec 2014 at 1:32pm

Awesome footage. That last pit that Dood pulled into was crazy!!!!

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gannet Wednesday, 17 Dec 2014 at 3:52pm

As if backhand tuberiding wasn't difficult enough already!

These guys are grabbing rail and arse-dragging 9ft boards on god-knows-what-size waves...

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udo Wednesday, 17 Dec 2014 at 7:46pm

Brutus , Caml.. Given the ultra clean conditions would these rippers been able to charge the waves on shorter boards...im guessing they are on 10 fters or longer would 8 or 8'6 be long enough ?

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jimmyrwilson Thursday, 18 Dec 2014 at 8:23am

Natxo - simply some of the best surfing i have seen in a long time, balls and style combined!

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stunet Thursday, 18 Dec 2014 at 10:24am

How long was the bottom turn on the wave he pulled into? 20 metres? 30? More..? Held it on rail just soooo long without losing speed. Wonderfully subtle surfing.

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simba Thursday, 18 Dec 2014 at 12:16pm

So clean but scarey with that step section inside the tube....pretty gutsey stuff.

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yocal Thursday, 18 Dec 2014 at 3:50pm

yeah not to mention that the wave ends on the rocks in a big closeout

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gillos Wednesday, 24 Dec 2014 at 9:34am

2:58 he makes that it's XXL tube of the year
That there are some ballsy Europeans ole' \0/