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  • @chicobicalho5621
    @chicobicalho5621 Рік тому +64

    I am a Brazilian citizen who never visited Ilha da Madeira, but I have a deep emotional involvement with it. My father use to say -"I slipped out on the Madeira Island" (-"Eu escapuli na ilha da Madeira"), and here is the fascinating story. My grandparents were quite "old", when they married in Recife (Pernambuco state), Brazil in 1922, my grandmother Flora was 45, and my grandfather Aurelio was 44. For obvious reasons, they never intended to have children, but, during their honeymoon in Madeira, my grandmother became pregnant with my father, Caio, who was born on May 2nd 1923 from a normal birth after a perfectly normal pregnancy. Needless to say, for a woman who was 45 in 1923 to have her first child without a single problem during pregnancy is nothing short of a miracle. Curiously, my father had his first child (my brother) in 1943 at twenty, so, my grandparents, who in their mid 40s never dreamed of having a child, became grandparents at a relatively "normal" age in their mid 60s. This year my father would turn 100, so, maybe I should pay a visit to Madeira Island to celebrate his life and miraculous birth, for, for if it wasn't for that miracle I wouldn't be here telling this story.

    • @joaopintocorreia2461
      @joaopintocorreia2461 Рік тому +1

      Your father are blessed, 100 years isn´t for all.

    • @83lamartina
      @83lamartina Рік тому

      Amazing and lovely story of your family!! You should definitely pay a visit to Madeira Island!! Deus te abençoe!!

    • @thomasbradley2916
      @thomasbradley2916 Рік тому

      That is incredible, Madeira is good good place

  • @paulkratka3946
    @paulkratka3946 Рік тому +24

    I just finished Finnegan's great (great!) book BARBARIAN DAYS - a must read for all surfers - where he writes extensively (and intensively) about Madeira and this wave - so good to see it on film. Nice work!👏

  • @Sinar-P
    @Sinar-P Рік тому +65

    I first surfed it in the early 1990's. There was one Portuguese surfer living on the island only. I had no idea what had been surfed and what hadn't. It was quite an experience getting used to the way the waves break so close to the shore and getting in and out took a bit of balls. One day I paddled out in what I believe became known as bone crushers. The swell built from double overhead to triple in an hour. The only way out was to catch a wave and then risk getting in over the boulders or paddle around the headland. I found another spot down some huge cliffs the fishermen told me it was where the sharks were seen most frequently. I thought it was 3 to 4 ft till I got down to the bottom to be shocked at sold 8 to 10 ft.
    My last trip was many years ago with no surf shops but a few surfers had started to live there. What an amazing place I bet its crouded now. I surfed an 8ft and 7'8" gun in those days.

  • @user-zp1yx9sn9z
    @user-zp1yx9sn9z Рік тому +1

    The shot at 2.58 has too be one of the best surf clips I've ever seen. Sooo clean . Best song . This is how you make a clip.

  • @samudrakelly36
    @samudrakelly36 Рік тому +11

    Why expose the gem .

  • @Jbar1011
    @Jbar1011 Рік тому +4

    I'm born and raised in California. My father was born in the Algarve and I got to spend about a month this summer surfing in Portugal and visiting family, man it was special. I hope to get the opportunity to live in Portugal. It's beautiful and the people are some of the nicest and most welcoming in the world.

    • @jasonleeds2717
      @jasonleeds2717 10 місяців тому

      Same here. I just returned from Portugal last night. Absolutely love the Algarve and especially Sagres. Waves were really fun and I can't wait to go back.

  • @Meteores7
    @Meteores7 Рік тому +7

    Not empty anymore soon...

  • @יגאלגולן-צ8ס
    @יגאלגולן-צ8ס Рік тому +2

    Portugal is all butifull the people so so friendly and so so hospitality...
    I love u Portugal...be blessed by god

  • @mauriday7944
    @mauriday7944 Рік тому +111

    Orlando is going to be so happy and friendly when all your fans paddle out at Paul de Mar next swell 😂😂

    • @SkipperSurfReview
      @SkipperSurfReview Рік тому +4

      About to book the trip jk

    • @edgarmalveiro5315
      @edgarmalveiro5315 Рік тому +4

      As ondas da Madeira não são para todos os níveis de surf... São adequadas para quem tem um nível de bom para cima. Madeira's waves are not for all surfing levels... They are suitable for those with a good level and up.

    • @kookvision9295
      @kookvision9295 Рік тому +3

      @@edgarmalveiro5315 looks pretty manageable...

    • @DarkForestAmanita
      @DarkForestAmanita Рік тому +1

      @@edgarmalveiro5315
      Its a begginer wave kook. Looks like trestles

    • @Duarte_martins
      @Duarte_martins Рік тому +1

      Relax, this isn’t anything you can’t find online in 2 minutes.

  • @zjgvergara
    @zjgvergara Рік тому

    Travel and surfing best vlogs I seen so far.

  • @davidlovett3077
    @davidlovett3077 Рік тому

    Wow, what a slice of Heaven!!! As a road cyclist of 4.5 decades, a sports car enthusiasts(even the road surfaces look awesome) & always dreamed of becoming a surfer...I'm ready to pack-up All my toys & move!!! Thanks, happy surfing!!!

  • @pineapplesurf
    @pineapplesurf Рік тому +4

    Thank you for sharing about such a beautiful place. I didn't know about that place, and despite the fact that there are many people who don't want other surfers to know more places so don't get 'crawded ', I feel that all surfers have the right to surf all the waves in the world.
    What a good Trip!!!

    • @srgmail100
      @srgmail100 Рік тому +4

      I respectfully disagree with this statement " I feel that all surfers have the right to surf all the waves in the world." While yes, at it's core any surfer could go to a surf spot and paddle out but do they have the "right" to do so? I say no. There's a hierarchy in the water for the people that are locals to an area and as a visitor we should show respect to the them by maybe not just paddling out wherever we please. For instance if I rolled up on one of these spots in Madeira and there's 4 to five guys surfing a reef break with a tight takeoff zone I would either go do some exploring, wait and see if a couple guys get out, or talk to people that not only are surfing but make friends with a dude fishing on the beach ask him about the area, and the spot. Please don't take this wrong Pineapple Surf cause I do get what your saying but I experience it more and more where I will be surfing a spot and there's 2, 3 , 4 different paddle out options within 200 yards of me and I'll have a couple guys paddle out right on top of me because they think it's their right to do so. I'm not saying that this is you, but surfers should defer to whomever was surfing the spot first. Whether they were there first by birth or if they just got up earlier than anyone else. I apologize in advance if I misread the intent of your statement.

  • @Mitch-cw8nd
    @Mitch-cw8nd Рік тому +1

    Gorgeous place and has beautiful breaking waves!!🤩🌊

  • @fabionascimento1973
    @fabionascimento1973 Рік тому +9

    I am lucky enough to live here, in Jardim do Mar. I don't surf but I have met a lot of surfers, from all over the world. Some of the waves are absolutely stunning. By the way, my mother-in-law (Cecilia from Cecilia's house) says "hi to everyone" :)

    • @nicvonrupp1671
      @nicvonrupp1671  Рік тому +2

      We stayed at Cecilia’s. What a nice lady and amazing place 😎

    • @fabionascimento1973
      @fabionascimento1973 Рік тому

      @@nicvonrupp1671 I know 😄. Glad you enjoyed your stay. 👍

    • @LHollan
      @LHollan Рік тому +1

      Man You HAVE TO SURF!

  • @sdean4816
    @sdean4816 Рік тому

    Nice video and sweet music. Thanks for posting.

  • @ruifernandes4696
    @ruifernandes4696 Рік тому +1

    O Vasco Ribeiro anda a surfar como nunca...fonix..!! Top..!!

  • @oliversmith7820
    @oliversmith7820 Рік тому +4

    Great video quality, cinematography and music, a pleasure to watch.

  • @kenschicken4208
    @kenschicken4208 Рік тому +11

    That young dude - Yes bro, a young guy who's learning to use his rail 👍 Too many kids are good at airs but not carves these days, I see a bright future for you dude 👍

  • @mannyaldama2450
    @mannyaldama2450 Рік тому +2

    this place is sic, I wish i knew of this place 40 years ago when I was a kid and could surf all day long awesome

  • @dormaettu302
    @dormaettu302 2 місяці тому

    video quality is really good, keep going Nic

  • @tommybyrne5745
    @tommybyrne5745 Рік тому

    Hi Tom from Ireland here , Sa Ed are great here In winter do Madeira look like a good place to visit next winter .

  • @markdoolan7282
    @markdoolan7282 Рік тому +6

    I hope your exposure of this place for all its beauty is not ultimately destroyed by the people that will now swarm the place like so many other once lovely quaint places on earth that have been trashed by tourism by way of crowds, real estate prices inflating to drive to locals out, the displacement of their culture and the places identity , inevitable overdevelopment etc.
    You should Not share places like this with the worlds hoards regardless of how opportunistic the attraction to tourism enterprises for a few selfish individuals to capitalise on it.
    You are naive to the damage to the happy content locals that your actions could deliver to their lives. Stop doing this type of thing and take down the vid for their sake and just be satisfied with experience you have had individually before you do more harm.

  • @pedroleal7118
    @pedroleal7118 Рік тому +2

    Hi Nic, I went to Madeira once, to play there with 'Blasted Mechanism' in a Festival. The water had the most beautiful Turquoise Blue I've ever seen. We also rented a car to go around the Island, so we did vist the places you show in the video! Thank you for sharing!

  • @lichtwesenohnenamen3714
    @lichtwesenohnenamen3714 Рік тому +2

    it is the most elegant surfer Video i have ever seen....Yes, Maderia can be compared to Hawaii. happy New Year Nic and friends.🙏🏄

  • @CodyBunker
    @CodyBunker Рік тому

    Looks absolutely amazing

  • @PedroGoncalvesvaranda
    @PedroGoncalvesvaranda Рік тому

    Nic Von Rupp He's one of the best surfers in the world and thank God he's Portuguese.

  • @a1b9c2
    @a1b9c2 Рік тому +2

    Wow, some great footage there. Spectacular coastline...and I'm from Australia where we have some pretty good coasts ourselves. What a lovely spot.

  • @Dovid2000
    @Dovid2000 Рік тому

    Excellent cinematography! Probably the best surfing pictures that I'll ever see! Thanks for the effort put into making this. Greetings from Israel.

  • @Bigd0gg
    @Bigd0gg Рік тому

    Awesome surf vid thanks!

  • @ricksurf60
    @ricksurf60 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for sharing! Great wave, awesome location.

  • @CassandraConlin
    @CassandraConlin Рік тому

    Wow can't wait to visit Portugal..What a spectacular space!!!

  • @ignaciodelasherasbergarech8405
    @ignaciodelasherasbergarech8405 Рік тому +13

    Fiquei com vontade de visitar Madeira depois de ler “The Barbarían Days” de William Finnegan. As palavras de Mr. Finnegan descrevem maravilhosas ondas, alcantilados e paisagens da Madeira mas depois de ver este vídeo, tenho achado que a Madeira e ainda mais maravilhosa do que consegui imaginar. Parabéns pelo vídeo!

    • @nicvonrupp1671
      @nicvonrupp1671  Рік тому +1

      Nem mais. Adoro o livro especialmente as descrições mas ainda assim a Madeira consegue ser mais surpreendente ao vivo

    • @jordimm7392
      @jordimm7392 Рік тому

      such an amazing and inspiring book

  • @nono9555
    @nono9555 Рік тому

    Another episode of nic selling out his people :D

  • @BioPhys92
    @BioPhys92 Рік тому +1

    incredible scenery

  • @whitecloud2688
    @whitecloud2688 Рік тому +1

    Right on Nick ,awesome video beautiful place wow respect 🙏

  • @juliannavarrete3701
    @juliannavarrete3701 Рік тому

    I love the video editing done for this video! cool stuff

  • @isaacjamesbaker
    @isaacjamesbaker Рік тому

    Amazing video! I'll always have fond memories of my time in Madeira -- this reminds me of that

  • @retrain35yo87
    @retrain35yo87 Рік тому

    Sick, looks like surf trip material

  • @GabrielaBejarano
    @GabrielaBejarano Рік тому

    Great content Nic! you are a great Surfer and Portuguese ambassador, I work at Lisbon Surf House and School and we are always promoting the great content you make, taking so gratefully about what Portugal has to offer, thanks and good waves for you!

  • @Markdmarque
    @Markdmarque Рік тому

    Nice place...Nice waves!!!

  • @KandMe1
    @KandMe1 Рік тому +2

    Really enjoyed watching through this one Nic
    Maybe because it's Christmas and just got
    home with beer and snack's [laughs]
    There are some very beautiful places on this
    earth you got perfect conditions, thank you for the post..
    This place is outstanding. Very special.

  • @One2Trip
    @One2Trip Рік тому

    Amazing!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

  • @mikeuptegrove
    @mikeuptegrove Рік тому +2

    Nice video. I loved Madeira. Only thing is landing there is scary! It kinda does remind me of old world Hawaii. But it’s a lot richer culturally…people more set into their life and customs, and are grateful. Portugal is a beauty indeed.

  • @andooz1131
    @andooz1131 Рік тому +7

    Sad to hear that’s the end of the series. Really great place to finish off with. Will have to visit soon, hope to see more footage like that. Thx Nic 🤙🏼

  • @chrisdreyer1064
    @chrisdreyer1064 Рік тому

    Check (and read) BARBARIAN DAYS, it has been mentioned below! Great vid… Superb drone shots in particular… Thx!

  • @nickortcoski6769
    @nickortcoski6769 Рік тому

    Thanks again Nick

  • @nathanmyers1253
    @nathanmyers1253 Рік тому

    Good stuff, Nic.

  • @surfbandito
    @surfbandito Рік тому

    That wave looks magical

  • @Jelyfixe
    @Jelyfixe Рік тому +1

    God damn what a beautiful and cool video, obrigado! 😁

  • @RBBodyboarding
    @RBBodyboarding Рік тому +1

    Looks soo majestic. Awesome vid!! Keep ripping🤙🏽

  • @georgesantos-jt6me
    @georgesantos-jt6me Рік тому

    been there again last summer ,most beautiful place on earth

  • @fredrit323
    @fredrit323 Рік тому +1

    the warmth of the local people and the wonderful food and red wine, Madeira really is a wonderful place...

  • @JacksonLebsack
    @JacksonLebsack Рік тому +2

    So sick dude!!

    • @chriswalker19931
      @chriswalker19931 Рік тому

      I was hoping you and the crew would visit after Açores. Next time though 🤞😉

    • @pabloabe1004
      @pabloabe1004 Рік тому

      Hey Jackson, maybe team up for the next video. You two seem to be experts in blowing up semi-secret spots :)

  • @ryanlowe988
    @ryanlowe988 Рік тому +1

    Love these travel vlogs Nic. 😎🤙🏼

  • @coreyfisher2542
    @coreyfisher2542 Рік тому

    Wow, this place is awesome.🤙

  • @francoisrossouw1656
    @francoisrossouw1656 Рік тому

    I think that looks like the best right I’ve seen and it’s me coming from South Africa the land of the Jbay

  • @jensometimespaul2433
    @jensometimespaul2433 Рік тому +1

    one of the other big vlog guys, Nate something or other, says he is not naming any spots any more. Collaborate on that one.

  • @germanou
    @germanou Рік тому +1

    Que canal fodaaaaaaaaaaa! monstros! abração do RJ, Brasil!

  • @lasmapakpahan1910
    @lasmapakpahan1910 Рік тому

    Very beautiful place😘

  • @OrionsMako
    @OrionsMako Рік тому

    Most epic, indeed.

  • @kainoa7585
    @kainoa7585 Рік тому

    Sick edit!

  • @thomasgarlinghouse1445
    @thomasgarlinghouse1445 Рік тому

    Perfection...

  • @dimitriszahar2285
    @dimitriszahar2285 Рік тому

    Hey nick !!! What a great video !!! What time of the year was those shots . I see you in shorties , is It summertime ??

  • @eduardfontderubinat9188
    @eduardfontderubinat9188 Рік тому +21

    Good work! Keep posting videos and see if next year you've managed turn this place into another Bali, Australia or Hawaii... Even more, let's see if all the digital nomads from Northern Europe start to travel, with their salaries that triple those of the Portuguese locals, making it impossible for them to live on their own island because of the rising prices of accommodation, food and transport. Yes sir, we are going to destroy another "virgin" site to set up another tourism and surfing paradise. It is good to promote some tourism, but a sustainable tourism. It's not about gaining more followers in exchange for f*cking up an entire island by encouraging 50,000 surfers desperate to "live the experience and surf new waves", but without the head to try to maintain the purity of the site.... Let's go for a coffee for 7 euros! Let's go surf with 50 other people in the water! You know, you can enjoy it but keep it a little bit lower, it's quite easy. Let the people find their own waves, their own rides. Simply disappointing and embarrassing to see how this sanctuary of the atlantic will start to cease to be... little by little .... ce la vie madeira

    • @craigsmith650
      @craigsmith650 Рік тому

      I honestly can't belive it, the greed and total disrespect to everything that surfing should be. Total sell out, its mind-blowing. Orlando is the same, gets payed to promote the place but is a total asshole to anyone that goes there and doesn't pay him to be their surf guide or is a pro from Portugal. There's going to be a load of people on soft tops getting slammed into all the sea defences next season. should have probably mentioned that its probably more dangerous than Hawaii and there's no lifeguards to help when your getting nailed into the massive concrete sea walls. What a shit show man, really sad.

    • @djizzah
      @djizzah Рік тому +2

      I'm in Australia and this place has been in magazines here since the seventies, why are U freaking out in 2022??

    • @ugocdf7706
      @ugocdf7706 Рік тому +1

      Yep,it most definitely can take care of itself....especially that n.w. corner...
      Still , the idea is ti surf with not too many guys out!
      Porra!

    • @justinvoyles9756
      @justinvoyles9756 Рік тому

      Facts

    • @fabionascimento1973
      @fabionascimento1973 Рік тому

      Hello there mate. Chill. Jardim do Mar has been known since the early '90s and my mother-in-law (Cecilia) was the first one to host surfers. Actually, Miguel Fortes used to stay here, and now so did his son. There's always a place for more surfers and quite often, I see amazing waves here in Jardim, Paul do Mar, or Ponta Pequena...and no one out there, surfing.

  • @Gasconauxolives
    @Gasconauxolives Рік тому

    Atlantic paradise!

  • @ambienteterrazas
    @ambienteterrazas Рік тому

    Is this the spot that William Finnegan wrote about in Barbarian Days?? i dont remember but if so it is cool to see it now as compared to how he described it in his book.

  • @robpace881
    @robpace881 Рік тому

    well that looks sick

  • @thegentleorchestra
    @thegentleorchestra Рік тому

    Amazing I need to go I’m of Portuguese ancestry 🤙🏽🏄🏼‍♂️🤙🏽 very inspirational

  • @MrRobertFarr
    @MrRobertFarr Рік тому +1

    How interesting. I wonder how long The Portugese were occupying these islands and, if there was any history of travelling to America. Looking art my map of The World, one day, I would love to do a mathematical study, to evaluate The World circumference at different latitudes.

  • @schoeferfilm
    @schoeferfilm Рік тому +1

    Great video 👍🏻 Madeira is awesome 😍 a perfect place for us filmmakers 🎥 I was there in october this year with my mini 3 pro and my ZV1 and uploaded three short clips 😅 best cinematic greetings from germany

  • @jasonedwards5869
    @jasonedwards5869 Рік тому +9

    Nick, you appear to be a super cool guy and I love watching your content, but these Back to Back videos are going to blow up your local Portugese breaks. Try to keep it low key and under the radar, protect these surf spots for yourself and for your friends... Its awesome you are promoting Portugese tourism, and I think that is wonderful for the country, but doing it for the sake of culture and not surfing, would be a much wiser route. This last video will likely guarantee 2 times as many surfers in the water out on this magical island in the middle of the Atlantic.
    Wishing you all the best. Keep after it! Enjoy...

  • @brunogustavo8774
    @brunogustavo8774 Рік тому

    Lugar iradooo!! 🌊

  • @joaohenriquebarbosadeolive8736

    Eu não sei surfar mas vendo os seus vídeos me inspira cada vez mais querer aprender esse esporte parabéns sucesso sempre 💪🙏

  • @edisantos7
    @edisantos7 Рік тому +1

    Um dos melhores episódios, madeira é linda crlh!!

  • @DanielDow
    @DanielDow Рік тому +1

    Looks so beautiful 🤩

  • @mvulch
    @mvulch Рік тому

    Nice nod on the Tulum remix / edit by @vandelux

  • @doctorcrypto3048
    @doctorcrypto3048 Рік тому

    Paradise

  • @larsw.larsen4173
    @larsw.larsen4173 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for sharing🎉❤

    • @nicvonrupp1671
      @nicvonrupp1671  Рік тому +2

      thanks for watching

    • @larsw.larsen4173
      @larsw.larsen4173 Рік тому

      @@nicvonrupp1671 look forward to 2nd “season” of living and surfing Portugal. I think your style and edit could work fine with “just” some Portugal content - even wiith only little surfing.

  • @peterdics2782
    @peterdics2782 Рік тому

    Grande martin!!!

  • @AnimeDimension
    @AnimeDimension Рік тому

    Una derecha de ensueño great loco surf 😎🤙💥🏝🌅

  • @yourandrey
    @yourandrey Рік тому

    quilty of your video shots are insane man! keep doing! whats camera do you use?

  • @hugobarros7594
    @hugobarros7594 Рік тому

    Uma dos meus vídeos favoritos de todos os tempo! Que grande trabalhos rapazes e obrigado por partilharem a magia desta ilha magnífica a que posso chamar de casa!

  • @simwaxofficiel
    @simwaxofficiel Рік тому

    Nice ! Good holidays

  • @qualudia1
    @qualudia1 Рік тому

    Nic, what time of year did you go? Whens the best time to visit? Absolutely stunning and the waves....unreal.

    • @edgarmalveiro5315
      @edgarmalveiro5315 Рік тому

      From Fall to Spring time... In the Winter be prepared for bigger waves.

    • @SCHAUDENLUCAS
      @SCHAUDENLUCAS Рік тому +1

      Im obviously not Nic, but I can tell you that proper swell like this on the south coast of Madeira is kind of rare. Mostly December to February, as far as I know.

  • @michaelsiy2465
    @michaelsiy2465 Рік тому

    ive never been to madeira, but i heard its niceee 🎶🎶

  • @joaopintocorreia2461
    @joaopintocorreia2461 Рік тому

    Funchal é terra do meu pai, que Deus tem. O Inverno aí é uma Primavera constante.

  • @bencody-osborne275
    @bencody-osborne275 Рік тому

    I read about this spot in William Finnegan's book 'Barbarian Days'

  • @brunogiusti
    @brunogiusti Рік тому

    Maravilhoso
    Minha família é daí. Salve Pimentel people. Oxalá conhecerei vcs e aí . Obrigado pelo gostinho da ilha pelo vídeo
    Altas

  • @tomfiles3159
    @tomfiles3159 Рік тому +1

    Se você não fosse você .... o que você pensaria sobre esses vídeos?

  • @billyjawn
    @billyjawn Рік тому

    song and drone shots are so on

  • @jass0033
    @jass0033 Рік тому +3

    Nicky. Can we get your home address so we can all come visit???

  • @PowerlinesProductions
    @PowerlinesProductions Рік тому

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @FreshwaterFloof
    @FreshwaterFloof Рік тому +2

    Did finnegan blow it out in barbarian days

  • @PauloLourenco
    @PauloLourenco Рік тому +1

    How can we get the Madeira remix of the Vandelux soundtrack?

  • @christopherconnolly600
    @christopherconnolly600 Рік тому

    Don't forget Abilio Pinto! Guy is a charger!

  • @claudiocoelho3733
    @claudiocoelho3733 Рік тому

    Amazing!!

  • @valiiops8776
    @valiiops8776 Рік тому +6

    How do you only have 40k subscribers? Your content is amazing !

  • @larsw.larsen4173
    @larsw.larsen4173 Рік тому

    Looks funtastic ..😊

  • @nicolaisteidle5566
    @nicolaisteidle5566 Рік тому

    Orlando will give the kook army that will follow Nics call a very warm welcome.

  • @trentpopovich8869
    @trentpopovich8869 Рік тому +1

    your vlogs are my new favorite! outspoken kind and considerate, plus great surfing to back! keep doing it!
    mahalo