Chicama is all about speed. To make it all the way from the point to the beach it helps to have some unconventional shapes in the quiver. Our tools of the trade included a
Wegener Alaia, Mini Simmons and a super rad foam Alaia hybrid called the Bluegill.
Connecting into the inside section on the Simmons for bottom turn #23.
When it's on, you can ride all the way into the fishing port of Puerto Malabrigo.
Peru is truly goofy footer paradise.
Dodging fishing nets on the inside beach break is certainly easier when riding finless.
When the waves got smaller, we broke out some inflatable SUPs from
Imagine and attempted some tandem action.
Just two dudes, shootin' the curl.
The inflatables were perfect on the small days for "quick" 30 second rides. There is no question that riding here recalibrates your surfing clock.
Damo, locked in halfway through his commute into town.
The fisherman here were super friendly. One day when it was particularly windy, a group of them came over and helped us hold the tarp down that we land the drone on. They mentioned something about trying to use it to find fish.
Having a lineup all to yourself is about as good a reason as any to give thanks!
The wave is a freak of scale. From the point to town is about a 3 minute ride!
If Mars had surf, the lineup would probably look like this.
Like seemingly everybody else in the world, one of the main goals of the trip was to document the wave from above with a drone. With strong and persistent offshore winds, it's a tricky place to fly. When we first arrived, some locals told us that a group had been there a week before and crashed their quad copter into the surf. Luckily we had a
Y6 and managed to survive the gusty winds.
Sliding down the line.
Chicama is undoubtedly SUP paradise. Strong currents in the lineup can make it challenging for prone surfers to stay in position and an exercise in misery to paddle back out after a long ride. The SUP solves both those problems and enables you to spend more time surfing and less time walking. Damo, stoked he brought his
Imagine Snap
Long waves require long walks. Luckily the view ain't too bad!
Damo filming with one of our GoPro mouth cams. We made the mount using a piece of plastic, foam, and duct tape. Sure you look silly, but the perspective in the video is rad.
