Pro Surfer João Macedo: Being a Part of something bigger

João Macedo grew up surfing the rough waves of Praia Grande in
Portugal and therefore got used to conditions one needs for
surfing bigger waves at an early age. So maybe it was some kind
of inevitable that he would make his way to surf the biggest
waves of the world as a Pro Surfer at the WSL Big Wave World
Tour. 


As varied as the conditions in the waters are also his interests
on land, which is why he is engaged in lots of different
projects: As an engaged Environmentalist he was one of the
founders of what World Surfing Reserve, that helped to protect
different coastlines, as well as Save the waves. He coaches
different Surfers at his homespot Praia Grande with his school
SurfAcademia and took part in several short films and
documentaries. 


In this episode we talked about:
• how his Surfing Journey started
• what changed when he became a father
• what it feels like coaching talents like Nic van
Rupp from an early age on
• his most scariest moments when surfing big waves
• his passion to make an impact as an environmentalist
• his projects World Surfing Reserve and
Save the Wave
• how to prepare for surfing big waves
• Spirituality and Surfing
• and lots of more... 


Shownotes: 


Joao Macedo Homepage

Joao Macedo on Instagram


Save the Waves

Save the Waves on Instagram


Surf Academia Joao Macedo


Patagonia Europe


Magic Quiver



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