16. The Italian
16. The Italian
Often with a temper as short as the period of the swells they ride in the Med, the Italian surfer combines a fierce passion, unbridled enthusiasm and hugo ego. That all this is squeezed into a country that has so few waves is perhaps a part of the reason why they make such loud and confident fools of themselves at places like Uluwatu. Often heard repeating the mantra “there are good waves in The Med, there are good waves in the Med,” there is a tendency to feel sorry for the Italian surfer. That is until one of his fins embeds in your head at Racetracks, or you find him rooting your girlfriend who he met for the first time only three hours before.
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