GaffingAround

20/12/2021

24/11/2021

With my first ever Surf Camp I wanted to transmit the same joy of surfing and the Ericeira community to

- Learning how to surf 🏄
- Trying surf-skating 🛹
- Meeting locals 🤝
- Eating out local food 🥘
- Chanting in the middle of town 🤟

Looking at the photos makes me a bit emotional aaaaaaah 🥺

It was fantastic spending time with you guys and I will see you in the next adventure 🤙

Thanks for the collaboration with ❤️

19/05/2021

Noooo way that cannot be…😶

Me! That cannot be me! But actually woooow! 🌊🏄‍♂️

It was quite big that day… We felt it was too big for us. The waves were quite hollow and dumping.
They were scary (not talking about 10meters, for us it was maybe a bit above 2meters).

Every time I get out and it is bigger than my usual standards I get all tense…
I think about
- Being in the washing machine for too long
- Losing my board
- Hitting other surfers or the bottom of the ocean

But to build confidence and ride bigger waves you need to get out there when it is like this.
Not that you need to go for 10 meters Nazare waves after a week of surfing!
NO please don’t do that!
For safety and fun you need to go step by step, by improving your surf skills and understanding the ocean more and more.

For this session I had the following basic goals, with no shame:
1. Get to the line up
- If I can… well… AMAZING! 💪
- Otherwise no problem it might be too big for me that day 👍

2. Paddle for 1 wave even if I wipe out
- AMAZING Just paddling for a big wave is already great! 🤟

3a. If I still feel good/confident go back to step 1
3b. If I feel bad/not comfortable/drank 5 litres of water then I go back to shore and take a rest, well done anyway💪

In this session I managed to get to the line up, got 5 wipeouts! 4 waves that I barely rode!
I was stoked!
By pure coincidence there was ready to take a shot, unbelievable!

Thanks for to come out with me!

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16/04/2021

How to read the a surf report? Part 1

The SWELL

Strong wind out in the sea generates a collection of waves which is called SWELL.

Every swell can be described with Height, Period and Direction
The combination of these 3 will define the size and quality of the waves arriving at your beach.

1. Height is the average size of the waves measured from the highest to the lowest point �This is self explanatory, shorter -> smaller waves, higher-> the bigger waves

2. Period is the average time in between wave peaks �Generally speaking a longer one would amplify the swell height with bigger and cleaner waves. On the other side, short periods under 5 seconds would bring messy and smaller waves.

3. Direction is where these waves are heading to.
When the direction is perpendicular to the beach, the swell will preserve the energy. But even a few degrees can really reduce the waves at your beach.

Hope you can now understand the basics of a swell.

For any questions please comment below

This is GAF, one minute surf tips Shakalakaaa

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23/03/2021

I felt like my surfing was not improving until…

You wake one day and boom you can almost barrel!
No just kidding. 😂

People told me to improve at surfing you need to just spend more time in the water, the more the better and you will be able to fly. 🙃

Well maybe if you are next to a surf spot with consistent swell and the whole time in the world that could work. ✌️

From my personal story by doing the above and watching YouTube videos I reached a point where I could not see any further progress.
Often I thought I knew what I had to do… But I actually did not. 😔

So on top of surfing regularly I started taking more surf lessons.
And I have to say the last ones with Organic Surf School in Portugal really helped me a lot. gave me the fundamentals and a clear idea on the things I had to work on.🤟

Then after a mix of sessions with him and on my own in 1 month I made more progress than in 4 on my own. I unlocked myself and I was able to improve and have more fun surfing. 💪

Still super thankful for the time spent together 🙏

This pic was taken by in Ericeira on a sunny day, an unintentional almost barrel.

How did you guys learn and progress in surfing? Self-taught, classes or a mixture?


@ Ericeira

19/08/2020

How to test your new board? Just bite it! 😂
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Ok maybe that was not the best idea!
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Thanks for the pics
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@ Ericeira

20/04/2020

The curfew has been lifted so here we go again!🏄⁠
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Here we have a right wave and it was fun to ride, I made 2 clear mistakes: ⁠
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1. Both arms were on one side, which doesn't help with balancing and control. It only keeps pushing my b***y out! 🍑⁠
Try to keep one arm on each side so you are more balanced and everything else becomes easier.⁠
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2. My back-foot was not in the center and when I tried to turn left... Well it was impossible. Even if I could put all my weight on the back heel I could not put it in the right spot of the surfboard. The result was that I could not turn (curve in this case) and yet another fall! ⁠
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HOWEVER... I still had a lot of FUN! And I recommend every one to record videos and see where they make mistakes. Super useful! ⁠
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Have a nice day!⁠
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15/04/2020

Uncut example on what I do to catch a wave 🏄⁠
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Look around to see if any waves are coming⁠
Understand if I am in the right spot of the coming wave⁠
If I am good, paddle hard ⁠
if I am a bit too out paddle even more to be in the right spot⁠
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While paddling keep checking the wave as it can change quickly⁠
Feel the wave pushing me, the tail of the board is rising⁠
Look up on the direction I want to go⁠
Pop up ⁠
Follow the line with your eyes and body⁠
Enjoy the ride⁠
Then fall⁠
Get the board ⁠
Paddle out ⁠
REPEAT from step 1⁠
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10/04/2020

Hi let me introduce you my new girlfriend! 😍⁠
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I don't want to make anyone jealous but she is Fantastic! Always there to support me in any situation even the most dramatic ones. She has never left me alone and clearly listen to whatever I tell her. Wow what a lady! ⁠
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Her name is Franca... Aah Franca... ♥️⁠
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Just kidding... she is actually engaged with
However, I know she has sister so I will try to make my move as soon as possible and of course I will let you know how it goes. ⁠
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Stay safe, stay home.⁠
GAF, follow me for more surfy, wavy contentttssss ⁠
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06/04/2020

What do you do while you wait for waves?
I go for a MACARENA!
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04/04/2020

Dreaming about surfing such a wave! 🏄⁠⁠⁠⁠
Gotta work on balance and a lot of other things! ⁠
But it is all good and I won't give up! Even during this time of Corona! ⁠
I am spending time on land, improving my physique! ⁠
And you guys how are you spending your time? Watching some amazing pro surfer videos? ⁠
footage from ⁠⁠⁠
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31/03/2020

Sunset and Surf? What do you want more in life? 🌅🏄⁠⁠⁠
I am so glad I spent almost 3 months here in Sri Lanka. I have been improving my surfing and definitely fell in love with it. ⁠
Here I can practice daily, with so many different spots to try and the warm ocean to always welcome you.⁠
Big shoutouts to all the locals, friendly and respectful people in the water. I personally never felt threatened by them and it is really important in spots where people are still learning (like me).⁠
Show Time in Sri Lanka! 😀⁠⁠⁠
🇮🇹Tramonto e surf? Cosa vuoi di più dalla vita? 🌅🏄⁠
Sono veramente felice di aver trascorso quasi 3 mesi qui in Sri Lanka. Questo posto mi sta aiutando tantissimo nel surf e mi ha fatto innamorare di questo sport.⁠
Qua posso fare pratica ogni giorno, con tantissimi posti da provare e l'acqua calda dell'oceano pronta ad accogliermi.⁠
Da ricordare anche i ragazzi del posto, che sono di solito amichevoli e rispettosi nell'acqua. Non mi sono mai sentito minacciato o preso male da loro, veramente una cosa importante in posti dove alcune persone devono ancora imparare (come me). ⁠
Spettacolo Sri Lanka! 😀⁠⁠
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30/03/2020

Surf is like magic... Well where did I go?!?
surfare é come magia, ma dove sono finito?!?!
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29/03/2020

Sorry board but i can't this time...⁠⁠
As we are all in lockdown hahaha
This is the perfect time to work on personal projects or anything that you always wanted to try or learn.⁠
The internet supplies us with so many resources and we are so lucky to have it! ⁠
Personally I have been working on a website related to Coronavirus and I will update you once it is ready to use. ⁠
Still working on a few features and design with my partners. ⁠⁠
So what are you working on in these days? Let me know :) ⁠⁠
🇮🇹Scusa tavola ma non posso stavolta...⁠⁠
Che siamo tutti chiusi in casa.
è il momento perfetto per lavorare a progetti personali o qualsiasi cosa hai sempre voluto imparare o provare. ⁠
Internet ci da accesso a tantissime risorse e siamo fortunatissimi ad averlo! ⁠
Sto lavorando ad un sito a tema coronavirus e vi aggiornerò appena sarà pronto per l'uso.⁠
Stiamo ancora lavorando a delle nuove funzionalità e finendo il design.⁠⁠
E te a cosa stai lavorando in questi giorni? Fammi sapere! :)⁠⁠⁠
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26/03/2020

Staying home? Well more time to practise POP UPs 🏄⁠⁠⁠
Regular exercises keeps me happy and nothing better than some pop ups! Visualising myself in the water and let's go, paddle paddle paddle, pop up and left then right! ⁠
Anyway by watching this video I found a ton of mistakes. Good because I have time to progress! 😋⁠⁠⁠
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Fare attività fisica mi rende felice e niente di meglio a casa di fare qualche pop ups! Mi immagino di essere in acqua e via, paddle paddle paddle, pop up e via a sinistra e poi a destra! ⁠
Comunque dal guardare sto video ho notato tantissimi errori, meglio così ho tempo di migliorare! 🙂⁠⁠⁠
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25/03/2020

I have been pretty unstable since the curfew started...⁠
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Going from happy to sad, from energetic to tired, from hungry to more hungry 🙄⁠
It is a crazy time, staying home this much is soooo weird... Something that I will have to get used to looking at the circumstances.⁠
Also I have not been much productive in the past days and I am still figuring out why... Before everything was fine! ⁠
Anyway from tomorrow I will start experimenting new things to be more stable, grateful and focused.⁠
Hopefully turning this situation into something positive. I'll keep you updated!⁠
And how are you guys feeling??! ⁠⁠
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Sono abbastanza instabile da quando è iniziato il coprifuoco...⁠
Passo da felice a triste, da energetico a stanco, da affamato a sempre piu affamato 🙄⁠
Che roba... stare a casa così tanto tempo è così strano...⁠
Qualcosa che dovrò abituarmi viste le circostanze. ⁠
In più non sono stato neanche produttivo negli ultimi giorni e non capisco il perchè. Prima andava tutto da dio! ⁠
Comunque da domani mi metto giù a provare cose nuove. L'obbiettivo di essere più stabile, grato e concentrato.⁠
Spero di trasformare questa situazione in qualcosa di positivo. Farò sapere come vanno questi esperimenti! ⁠
E voi come vi sentite??!⁠⁠
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@ Weligama

22/03/2020

Always the best pics from your friends right!? 😂⁠
Sempre le migliori foto dagli amici? 😂⁠⁠⁠
Share it with your best friend/camera guy ♥️⁠⁠
Condividi col tuo amico fotografo ♥️⁠⁠⁠⁠
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21/03/2020

2 backpacks for living abroad is too much! 🛍️ 😳⁠
🇮🇹2 zaini sono troppi per vivere all'estero! ⁠⁠
Here we are me and ready to start this journey as .⁠
1 week to plan the things to put in the 2 backpacks, we put anything "essential"... Mosquito spray, electric razor and easy-dry comfy shorts, etc...⁠
And now after 5 months of being abroad, was all of that stuff useful? Well kinda but some things could have stayed home! Worst case we can always buy them in the country you move. ⁠
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So I would recommend bringing the real essential things, less is better than more. 🛍️⁠
Reducing my wardrobe into 2 backpacks was hard but I feel so good now. I am looking forward to making into 1 single backpack! 😁⁠⁠ [🇮🇹]⁠
Eccoci qua io e pronti per la partenza del "viaggio", vivere all'estero al caldo e lavorare online da .⁠
Una settimana per pianificare quei due zaini, per metterci l' "essenziale"... Spray antizanzare, il rasoio elettrico, il pantaloncino con le tasche che si asciuga subito? Etc... Dopo 5 mesi si viaggio sta roba alla fine è servita? Beh in parte sì ma alcune cose potevano stare a casa! ⁠
Mal che vada si comprano nel paese si va.⁠
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Quindi consiglio di portarsi meno cose possibili, veramente meno è meglio di più.⁠
Comprimere il proprio guardaroba in soli 2 zaini è stato difficile ma di una soddisfazione immensa. Non vedo l'ora di ridurlo ad 1! 😁 Seguendo ⁠
EEEH a voi bastano 2 valige/zaini per trasferirvi all'estero? Fatemi sapere! ⁠⁠⁠⁠
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20/03/2020

WOOOH my first "proper" duck dive out of 20 attempts 😂🇮🇹[sotto]⁠⁠⁠
Finally I managed to get one without the wave pushing me back in a washing machine! Now I just need to do it consistently every single time! 😂⁠
It would take a time but with everything in surfing... it is hard! Always need to practise as much as possible. I am a really slow learner but but surely I will get it and from 1 su 20 passerò a 19 su 20 😀⁠
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And one day... one day... I will surf the dream...⁠
- a barrel! 🏄-⁠
Let's see how long it would take me. Follow me in this journey ⁠⁠
🇮🇹WEEEH il mio primo "vero" duck dive su 20 tentativi 😂⁠
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Miracolo sono riuscito a farne uno per bene, dove l'onda non mi ha fatto fare 231 capovolte! Adesso ho solo bisogno di farlo bene sempre! 😂⁠
Ci vorrà del tempo ma come tutto nel surf è dura! Ci vuole tanta costanza. Piano piano lo imparo! Ho i miei tempi! 😀⁠
Sono spesso in acqua e prima o poi da 1 su 20 passerò a 20 su 20.⁠
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Ed un giorno... si un giorno...riuscirò a surfare il sogno... ⁠
- un bel "Tubo"!!! 🏄-⁠
Vediamo quanto ci metterò. ⁠
Seguitemi in questa avventura .⁠⁠⁠
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15/03/2020

First time I managed to follow the line and then turn left!⁠
Prima volta che riesco a seguire la linea e poi girare a sinistra! ⁠⁠
I use a surfboard 6'4'' with fish tail, I am now trying to learn how to gain speed and make simple turns, anyone has got some tips? Maybe some online tutorials?⁠⁠
WELIGAMA IS PUMPING SOME GREAT WAVES (FOR ME)! ⁠⁠
Uso una tavola 6'4'' con la coda a pesce, sto cercando di imparare a prendere più velocità e fare delle semplici curve, qualcuno ha qualche consiglio? Magari qualche tutorial online?⁠⁠
WELIGAMA STA SPINGENDO DELLE BELLE ONDE (PER ME)! ⁠⁠⁠⁠
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13/03/2020

It is like an addiction I cannot stop... [sotto]🇮🇹⁠⁠⁠
I have been here for 2 months in Weligama Sri Lanka and I cannot stop surfing. I am addicted. ⁠
5 times a week and often even 2 times a day. ⁠
Sessions lasting 1-2hours and sometimes even 3hours, once I am in the water I need to force myself to get out. ⁠
If I don't feel muscle pain in my body I go to surf, small, big and whatever waves! It does not matter as I have FUN 90% of the times. (10% I am still learning and sometimes it is challenging hahahah) ⁠
I never felt so passionate about a sport, it is life-changing and I believe every one should try. ⁠
Have you tried?! PLEASE TELL ME YEAHHH 🏄⁠
I am so grateful for being able to do this almost every day, thanks to my Digital Nomad lifestyle (Web Developer). I hope that more and more people will join this lifestyle in the future so they can enjoy more freedom than ever! 😀⁠⁠⁠
🇮🇹Sono qua da 2 mesi a Weligama Sri Lanka e non riesco a smettere di surfare. Sono dipendente. ⁠
5 sessioni a settimana e a volte 2 in un giorno. ⁠
Sessioni da 1-2 ore e a volte anche 3, quando sono in acqua devo veramente forzarmi per uscire. ⁠
Se non mi fan male dei muscoli vado a surfare, piccole, grandi o qualsiasi onda! Non importa perchè il 90% delle volte mi DIVERTO (10% Sto ancora imparando e capita di trovarsi in situazioni difficili). ⁠
Non mi sono mai sentito cosi appassionato di uno sport, è un qualcosa di incredibile e che tutti dovrebbero provare. Hai mai provato?! DIMMI DI SIIII!!! 🏄⁠
Sono veramente grato di poter praticare quasi tutti i giorni, grazie al mio stile di vita da nomade digitale. Spero che molte più persone riescano in futuro a lavorare online e godersi una vita con più libertà! 😀⁠⁠⁠⁠
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12/03/2020

Today big waves, show your friend the real skills!🏄🤣⁠
Oggi onde grosse, fai vedere al tuo amico le tue vere skills! ⁠⁠
Maybe it is just me! 😂⁠
Follow for more surf as long as it is FUN whether good or bad! 🏄⁠⁠⁠
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Magari sono solo io! 😂⁠
Seguimi per un po' di surf l'importante è che sia divertente bello o brutto! 🏄⁠⁠⁠⁠
Amazing surfing video by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Surf Shimmy Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses Youtube : https://youtu.be/b6VbyhLIlKA

11/03/2020

Tag a friend that needs to get you a fresh 🥥! Tagga un amico che ti porti una 🥥 fresca!
So this is what happens once a month in the yard of my guesthouse. This guy comes, climbs the tree and gets as many coconuts as possible! Without a shirt or any sort of protection. He is honestly astonishing!
He also reminds about Mulan when she was climbing the pole! 😂
Una volta al mese nel giardino della casa dove sto arriva lui il mitico tagliatore di cocco! Sale sulla palma solamente con una corda tra i piedi e poi boom taglia e lascia cadere tutte le noci di cocco! È onestamente impressionante!
Mi ricorda Milan quando scalava il palo! 😂
Love for Sri Lanka ♥️🥥
Music: Trip to the East
URL: https://icons8.com/music/.

09/03/2020

After being in Sri Lanka for 2 months here is a summary of my living costs.
Please follow me for more videos about and .
🇮🇹Dopo aver vissuto in Sri Lanka per gli ultimi 2 mesi, vi faccio vedere quanto mi costa un mese circa.
Seguitemi per altri video su e .





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