{"id":4830,"date":"2011-09-26T21:48:52","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T05:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/?p=4830"},"modified":"2011-09-26T21:48:52","modified_gmt":"2011-09-27T05:48:52","slug":"central-surf-pro-big-wave-magic-and-painting-with-locals-at-the-mexican-pipeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/central-surf-pro-big-wave-magic-and-painting-with-locals-at-the-mexican-pipeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Surf Pro, Big Wave Magic and Painting with Locals at The Mexican Pipeline"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>“Some people do not understand the allure of Stand up Paddling; it\u2019s much harder than regular surfing, and at the Mexican Pipeline, it\u2019s borderline insane\u2026.”<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n I have been surfing in Puerto Escondido for over 20 years.\u00a0 I first made the journey from South Carolina so that I could learn to surf big waves at the Mexican Pipeline.\u00a0 Instantly, I felt right at home in the waves, in the town and with the people I met there.<\/p>\n My longtime friend, Puerto local Angel Salinas, does a lot of good for the community there.\u00a0 Angel owns Central Surf<\/a>, the first surf shop in town and he started hosting surf events many years ago.\u00a0 Now he puts on invitation only contests for stand-out surfers.\u00a0 I was stoked when he started his SUP contest three years ago, and I was on the invite list.\u00a0<\/strong> Angel may be the first guy who was doing stand up paddling in Mexico.<\/p>\n Even with the difficulty of traveling with big, ten foot surfboards, I always cannot wait to get there to see my friends and the giant waves.\u00a0 It\u2019s not about winning a contest; it\u2019s a meeting of the tribe!<\/p>\n Some people do not understand the allure of Stand up Paddling; it\u2019s much harder than regular surfing, and at the Mexican Pipeline, it\u2019s borderline insane\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n