Most of these names you’ve surely never heard of, but they are the next generation of Tahitian chargers and they’ve got Teahupo’o as they’re back yard. Lorenzo Avvenenti, Ariihoe Tefaafana, Enrique Ariitu, Kevin & Michel Bourez, Tikanui Smith, Matahi Drollet and Matehau Tetopata.
It’s a sad story, but at the moment it’s at the forefront of every surfers mind after Mick Fanning’s shark attack at the J-Bay open last week. Local 74 year old J-Bay resident, Burgert Van De Westhuizen, was attacked on the shoreline whilst swimming. According to witnesses, a 3-4 metre Great White Shark attacked the ocean swimmer […]
