Teahupoo ( Tahit . Teahupo'o , also pronounced Chopo [1] ) is a village on the southwest coast of Tahiti in French Polynesia , the South Pacific .
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Surfing
This place is known for its huge waves, often reaching 2-3 meters (from 7 to 10 feet), and sometimes up to 7 meters (21 feet). Here the annual Billabong Pro Tahiti surfer competition is held, part of the World Championship held by the Association of Surfing Professionals World Tour is used as one of the places on the International Bodyboarding Association’s world tour [2] Bodyboarding pioneers Mike Stewart and Ben Severson were the first surfers on Teahupo'o in 1986 and it soon became an unofficial venue for adrenaline seekers. In the early 1990s, few professional surfers rode to Teahupoo, but only in 1998, at the Gotcha Tahiti Pro Teahupoo became widely known for waves, which are considered one of the most complex in the world. On August 17, 2000, Laird Hamilton is credited with overcoming one of the “heaviest waves” in history, which is documented in the Riding Giants film.
Teahupoo's legendary surfboard reputation is associated with its unique form. Extremely shallow coral reef , which is located at a depth of 20 inches (51 cm) below the surface of the water, is responsible for a very hollow wave [3] .
Teahupoo was listed on the “Top 10 Deadly Waves” by TRANSWORLD surf [4] and is commonly referred to as “the most dangerous waves on the planet.” The name Teahupoo has come to mean in English as "tearing your head" or "Place of skulls." Since 2000, there have been 5 reported deaths at Teahupoo. In particular, local surfer surfer Briece Taerea, having fallen from a 13-foot wave (a little over 4 meters), hit the reef, breaking her neck, just a week before the annual Teahupoo WCT event. Another man tried to dive into a dangerous wave 12 feet high, but was thrown by a stream of water and landed his head on a reef. He was recovered from the water, but died later in the hospital, with broken cervical vertebrae and a ruptured spinal cord, leading to paralysis from the neck down.
Teahupoo ASP World Tour Event Winners
- 1999 - Mark Ouchiluppo
- 2000 - Kelly Slater
- 2001 - Kore Lopez
- 2002 - Andy Irons
- 2003 - Kelly Slater
- 2004 - CJ Hobgood
- 2005 - Kelly Slater
- 2006 - Bobby Martinez
- 2007 - Damien Hobgood
- 2008 - Bruno Santos
- 2009 - Bobby Martinez
- 2010 - Andy Irons
- 2011 - Kelly Slater
- 2012 - Mick Fanning
- 2013 - Adrian Buchan [5]
- 2014 - Gabriel Medina
- 2015 - Jeremy Flores
- 2016 - Kelly Slater
Notes
- ↑ TEAHUPOO - Legend, True Meaning, True Story | Surf News (inaccessible link) . Onestopsurf . Date of treatment June 10, 2017. Archived June 25, 2013.
- ↑ ASP World Tour (inaccessible link) . official website . Association of Surfing Professionals. Date of treatment December 1, 2010. Archived November 30, 2010.
- ↑ Tahitian Dreams . Red Bull TV. Date of treatment November 11, 2011.
- ↑ Brower, Ryan The Top 10 s deadliest Waves (link unavailable) (2008). Date of treatment June 10, 2017. Archived June 5, 2014.
- ↑ Adrian Buchan Wins Billabong Pro Tahiti, Slater Takes ASP WCT Lead . Association of Surfing Professionals (August 18, 2013). Date of treatment August 27, 2013.