Can anyone identify this spot?

by **alexalexalex** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 9:05 pm

So yeah, I know this is in Tahiti, it says that much, but...does anyone recognize the exact spot?

revver.com/video/28514

I'm going to Tahiti in September. Is that a good month for surf there? I mean, doe Tahiti have a season or is it good all year round?

any info is appreciated.

thx, and....wait for it.....cowabunga dudes. lol.

alex

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by **Brian** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 2:09 am

I believe that is teahupoo. correct me if i am wrong

If you cant identify teahupoo...then I wouldnt bother trying to surf it...

by **GowerCharger** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 11:30 am

yes, thats chopes. dont surf there. it will hurt. lots.

by **tomcat360** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 12:09 pm

yeah...don't try it if you don't know it. unless you've been stranded on some island that has world class waves.

It breaks extremely shallow (like 1-4 feet) on to a razor sharp reef. watch lairds mellinnium wave, and look how thick the lip is. now think about that coming down on you, on to basically rocks shaped like spears.

by **slick surfa** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 7:52 am

dats chopes fo sure

by **bluesnowcone** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 8:40 am

what els has a wave like that?? its definitely chopes

by **tomcat360** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 1:47 pm

this isn't a question about where it is, but what it's called

what's the difference between teahupoo and chopes? Just different names?

by **pat42** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 2:10 pm

Teahupoo is pronounced 'Cho-poo'

I suppose cos Aussies like to shorten everything, and it's mostly Aussies who surf it, the natural thing would to be to shorten it down to 'Chopes'

Make sense??

by **tomcat360** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 2:23 pm

Perfectly. I figured the Teahupoo to "Cho-poo" but had no idea where the "opes" came from.

Thanks

by **pat42** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 2:28 pm

My pleasure, dear boy

by **GowerCharger** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:01 pm

but surely aussies shorten everything by takind the first syllable and putting 'y' at the end? but i spose chopey would make it sound a bit too friendly.

by **pat42** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 12:32 am

There are no set rules in the world of slang :wink:

by **hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:46 am

are you guys insane?

no amout of money???

its just a year. im sure anyone on here would, unless theyre about to die. you could never work again in your life, of do what you realy want to do, travel the whole year and come back and surf every second without going to work, raise a family and everything is taken care of. you guys must be idiots.

by **hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:49 am

you could buy thaousands of boards and bring them to the kids in africa so they wouldnt need to surf on planks. you could bring them medicine and food as well.

but no, youd rather surf for a year.

by **iomarti** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:48 pm

i did say $10,000. So i'm ok....!

Can anyone identify this spot?

How much money would you require to go a year without surfing?

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