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I am a living being from this 1974 and a Surfer since 1988. Since then I have always been dedicated to surfing as a passion and a way of life. Since 1990 I have been involved in competitions and various surf paths that life has given me.

 

I started to compete at age 15 and I stopped at 31, having as career several years in the Top 16 National and the title of 1st National University Champion while studying engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico.

In 2000, I founded Guincho Surf School and since that time, I have been training surfers in various ways as a teacher and coach with merit results in the field.

From 2004 to 2014 I was Nacional Portuguese Coach for the Surfing Federation and I have invested in my technical and academic training throughout this time, namely Level III Trainer courses by FPS, Level II of the International Surfing Association and Post-Graduation in Surfing by the Faculty of Human Motricity.

 

As a coach and master former, I had the opportunity to work in Latin America, namely Guatemala and Ecuador. Since 2014 I have also developed work as a Master Coach of surf coaches in courses and post graduations at the University Lusófona in Lisbon, Porto and Algarve.

I have in my course about 30 international trips in which I was responsible for training groups and / or teams for participation in events worldwide or European.

 

Highlights:

1st National University Champion 1995

Top. 16 National between 1996 and 2004

Coach National Champion Juniors Under 16 and Female, 2004

Coach National Champion Juniors in Sub 18 and Vice Feminine, 2005

Coach National Champion Juniors in Sub 20, Vice in Sub 18 and Vice Feminine, 2007

Coach National Champion Juniors Under 18 Women, 2011

Coach National Team European Champion in Seniors, 2005, 2007 and 2011

Coach National team European Vice-Champion in Juniors, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010

National Champion Surf Master (+ 40) 2016

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Surftrips: Indonésia, Tahiti, Maldivas, Galápagos, Nova Zelândia, China, Índia, Canárias, Cabo Verde, Marrocos, Senegal, Madeira, Açores, Irlanda, Channel Islands, Brasil, E.U., Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicarágua, Panamá, Costa Rica, Equador, Perú.

 

Hobbies: Traveling, reading and diving

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Favorite waves: Ponta Preta, Paul do Mar, Lagundry Bay, HT’s, Macarronis, Coxos, Sto. Amaro, Bolina, Casinha de gelados, Pontão and Guincho, of course.

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Maneuvers: Tubes !!!!! ... ..and a good carve with a kick tail slide with the fins pointing to beach.

 

Inspirations: In terms of surfing and over the years, Curren, Potter, Taylor Knox, Matt Archbold and obviously ... Dane Reynolds and Slater.

In other fields, and among others, Lobsang Rampa, Buddha, Krishnamurti, Osho and Eckhart Tolle have guided me as inspiration in the way I surf my life.

PEDRO BARBUDO

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