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Deluxe Fins presents its first bodyboarder!

Jose Otavio, the big wave rider will use the most advanced fins of the world.

Welcome Jose!

Jose Otavio is regarded as one the biggest charges in the history of South American bodyboarding. In recent weeks Jose was given the chance to represent Brazil in the Arica Chilean Challenge and has done amazing taking out world champions and world tour vets alike. With his new partnership with Deluxe fins Jose intends to return to Brazil with a new vigor for competition in good waves.

Not only is Jose an amazing talent, the first ever to complete a full rotation 720 aerial on video, but he is highly educated with a degree in engineering.

We at Deluxe are proud to have Jose on our global team and expect great things from him as the world tour re focuses on waves of consequence.

Deluxe fins staff.

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Jose Otavio - Quick Words

FotoSurf: Tony D.Andrea ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With the lay day we exchanged a few words with Jose Otavio. Respect - Jose your surf is powerfull and you are used to Itacoatiara, are you confident that you can beat any rider of the GSS? Otavio - All the riders of the GSS are excellent, with this level anybody can win, but I think a good choice of waves and clinching the critical manouveurs can help me win. Respect - How do you describe the El Gringo Wave? Otavio - It´s perfect for bodyboard, like a tube, beautiful to make some manouveurs and very powerfull. One of the best waves of the circuit. Respect - What is the major difference with Itacoatiara? Otavio - It is very different, the reef makes all the difference and makes the wave perfect. The water in Chile is very cold and that´s the big difference from Brasil. In Chile there´s big waves all the time! Respect - Are you going to participate in more IBA Events? Otavio - I´m planning to go to Mexico and some European events, maybe the Canaries, we´ll see... Respect - What about Praia do Norte (Nazaré, Portugal)? Otavio - It´s impressive, very big, large tubes, awesome ramps, one of the best in Portugal. I´m forward to surf there again. Thanks Jose Otavio ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Com a competição suspensa, aproveitámos e fomos falar com o Jose Otavio: Respect - José, o teu surf é poderoso e estás habituado à onda de Itacoatiara, estás confiante que podes vencer qualquer atleta do GSS? Otávio - Tem muitos caras excelentes neste evento, muitos candidatos a ganhar, mas acho que uma boa escolha de ondas e acertar as manobras mais críticas podem me ajudar. Respect - Como caracterizas a onda de El Gringo? Otavio - É animal para o bodyboard, é tubular, constante, muito manobrável e tem muita força. Acho uma das melhores ondas do circuito. Respect - Quais as maiores diferenças com a onda de Itacoatiara? Otavio - Tem muitas diferenças. A bancada de pedras faz com que a onda seja mais perfeita e sempre parecida. A água fria do chile é muito difícil de acontecer em Itacoatiara. E a constancia das ondas no Chile é impressionante, sempre tem ondas grandes. Respect - Vais participar em mais etapas do mundial? Otavio - Estou planejando ir para o Mexico e depois ver se vou para a perna Europeia ou para as Canárias, ainda não tem nada certo. Respect - Fala-nos da onda de Nazaré Otavio - Nazaré foi uma das ondas que mais me impressionou em Portugal, de todas que já surfei por lá. Tem muita força e a formação das ondas é muito boa, formando tubos ou rampas incríveis para qualquer manobra. Com certeza quero voltar a surfar por lá! Obrigado Jose Otavio

Jose Otavio 2010 profile

This 30 yr old Brazilian from in Rio de Janeiro with more than 18 years in the sport was the first bodyboarder in the world who executed #1 720 Air Reverse recorded. Anyone who watched Jose surfing might think he´s loco. "The bigger the better" seems to be his unique thinking. However he´s a very calm and patient person. Having scored very big sessions in Chopo or Itacoatiara, Jose doesnt forget the air-thing. Not happy with dropping insane waves he´s always trying new manoeuvres in these supa-sessions, obiosuly, never forgetting the style. Check out his new video profile at his home local break Itacoatiara, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

Jose Otavio & Dudu Pedra @ Itacoatiara

Jose Otavio and Dudu Pedra surfing insane shoreys at their monster local beach break of Itacoatiara.

Altas ondas @ Itacoatiara

Zé Otavio and Dudu Pedra score a big session at the amazing beach break of Itacoatiara. Check the level

Jose Otavio & friends

Where: Itacoatira, Brazil When: January swells Who: José Otávio and company (Gustavo Correa, Dudu Pedra, Bruno Santos, ...) Why: Becacause they rip.

Once again, PRONE release their last video featuring the most extreme and crazy locals of the Itacoatiara insane shorey.

RESPECT NAZARÉ

Enjoy this awesome clip featuring Rui and Jose during the Nazaré Special Edition 09. Insane images and insane editing by Humberto Silva.

P.S: Don't ever forget: RESPECT NAZARÉ!

NAZARE SPECIAL EDITION 2009

José Otavio and Rui Ferreira scored the 2nd and 5th place respectively in this last edition of the Nazaré Special Edition

PRESS RELEASE:

After 14 days of waiting, Praia do Norte didn’t scam the expectations of the more than one thousand people that went to the beach to watch the fourth edition of Sumol Nazaré Special Edition.

Mike Stewart was the big winner of this edition, in a podium where the international presences had eminence. The athlete was very “surprised, and, at the same time, happy for winning this contest in the first time competing”. The Brazilian José Otávio won the second place. “I’m very happy for the second place in a contest with such a high level”, he said. The third place was given to Jaime Jesus, considered the best Portuguese in the contest.

After some qualm of some athletes due to the initial sea prediction, the stormy waves of the day before were replaced by a sunny day that allowed an excellent show of air maneuvers, huge drops and even some impossible tubes.

Luís “Porkito” Pereira surfed an unforgettable wave that was punctuated with ten points. The athletehas done a 360º inside a tube, followed by a huge invert air. Porkito won the last two editions and showed all his courage and determination, although he got the seventh place in the contest.

Although Mike Stewart didn’t have any extraordinary maneuver, the athlete showed big regularity during the entire contest, reason why he took the first place back to Hawaii.

The organization considers that this fourth edition was a big success in what concerns to public affluence, not only local presences at the beach but also through webcasting at the website.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION:

• 1º Mike Stewart
• 2º José Otávio
• 3º Jaime Jesus
• 4º Pierre Louis Costes
• 5º Rui Ferreira
• 6º João Pinheiro
• 7º Luís Pereira
• 8º Gastão Entrudo
• 9º João André Magoito
• 10º Ivo Mochacho
• 11º Paulo Costa
• 12º Hugo Pinheiro
• 13º Rui Pereira
• 14º Dino Carmo
• 15º Luís Coelho
• 16º António Cardoso
• 17º Bernardo Alvim
• 18º Ricardo Faustino
• 19º Gonçalo Campos
• 20º Manuel Centeno

VIDEOS

Zé & Ruizinho DAY 1 Nazaré

Our elite team riders José Otavio, from Brazil, and Rui Ferreira have already been training on Nazaré break before the Special Edition. The waiting period for the event started a few days ago, but the conditions are not good enough yet, so we´ll have to sit down and be patient to enjoy the show.

Jose Otavio // Spring Session

Jose Otavio in his last warm water session before the Nazaré Special Edition

Jose Otavio @ Itacoatiara, Brazil (Winter 2009)

Watch again Jose big charging at the huge, weird, crazy, dangerous and monstrous wave of Itacoatiara. You´ll replay it again and again cause you won´t belive it´s real.

Jose Otavio @ Arica, Chile

Enough said about Jose. Simply enjoy the video.

INVERT to BACKFLIP!

Jose Otavio, our brazilian big wave charger, was the first bodyboarder in the world recorded throwing a completely 720º Reverse Air. Always trying harder, he has never given up trying and developing radical and insane new manoeuvres, as the INVERT to BACKFLIP. Watch the video and get shocked!

PRONE: INVERT to BACKFLIP itacoatiara 2008 from PR0ne on Vimeo.

Painting the ocean

  This is the essence of bodyboarding”

An extraordinary documentary, by Jorge Baggio. No comments. Must see! Featuring amazing footage of Jose Otavio during his trip to Chopo, where he paddled out one of the biggest swells ever. Definitively, a RESPECT-ful rider.