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A Magical Session at Teahupo’o Was Tahiti’s Answer to All That Madness at Cloudbreak

It wasn’t as big as Cloudbreak but it still took just as much guts and commitment to pass over that shallow reef. 

BY Romuald Pliquet |

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    Photo: Romauld Piquet

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    View from channel. Photo: Romauld Pliquet

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    Matehau Tetopata. Photo: Romauld Piquet

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    Matehau Tetopata launches to Mach 2. Photo: Romauld Piquet

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    Matehau Tetopata in his garden. Photo: Romauld Piquet

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    Matehau Tetopata is always deepest. Photo: Romauld Piquet

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    End of the road lifestyle. Photo: Romauld Piquet

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    In God's hands for Tikanui Smith. Photo: Romauld Piquet

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    Tikanui Smith. Photo: Romauld Piquet

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    Tikanui Smith. Photo: Romauld Piquet

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    Lorenzo Avvenenti stalls for barrel. Photo: Romauld Piquet

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    Vincent Lii. Photo: Romauld Piquet

Cloudbreak delivered quite the storm in the South Pacific last week. We all know that, and it may have been the biggest ever at this amazing Fijian gem.

One week later, though, a handful of Tahitians and a few visitors found some bombs at Teahupo’o. It wasn’t as big as Cloudbreak but it still took just as much guts and commitment to pass over that shallow reef.