A strong Atlantic low called Therese pushed a massive swell onto the Canary Islands over the last few days. In combination with a constant south-westerly wind, this resulted in a four-day swell run with exceptional conditions. Not only the Canarios, but pros from all over Europe such as Leon Jamaer, David Jeschke and Adrien Bossen didn't miss out on the perfect down-the-line conditions.
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While pros like Liam Dunkerbeck preferred to train on Gran Canaria with wind from the right for the upcoming contest on Maui, guys like Moritz Mauch, Alessio Stillrich and Joseph Pons jumped on the ferry to the neighbouring island of Fuerteventura to catch the biggest waves of the storm on the notorious North Shore (with wind from the left). Alessio Stillrich's picture shows the monsters that rolled onto the rocky coast on "Big Thursday".
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Adam Warchol in particular, who is known for his incredible wipeout at Jaws, was fearless again. The 24-year-old proved once again that his experience at Maui's big wave spot has not deterred him at all, but has apparently only motivated him even more to surf big waves. The new Patrik team rider went straight for the steepest wave lips of the day. Rumour has it that the Polish wave crack worked as a gardener for Jason Polakow for a few months during his stay on Maui - the way Warchol attacks the waves, wave legend Polakow must have whispered some formative words to him...
Philip Köster is also still hot, so hot that he took the short trip to Fuerte (for a good session) shortly before flying off to Maui, and during the windiest hours of the day (up to 40 knots), he carved up a few nice waves in classic Köster style.
Slalom world champion Matteo Iachino, on the other hand, stayed on his home island of Tenerife and tried the island's particularly challenging big wave spots: "Three waves surfed in two days," summarises Iachino.
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A crowning finale to the wave season in the Atlantic! Now it's time to look towards Maui, where the Quatro Maui Pro event starts in a few days. The riders, who are now travelling fresh from the Canary Islands, should be well broken in and dedicated to all conditions. We are excited.
Julian Wiemar
Editor surf
