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Tamega

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 11:58:51 +0000

Tamega @ Pipe

admin — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:35:34 +0000

Tamega performances at Pipeline in Hawaii in the 90′s were mind blowing. He went from pure death wish closeout lip launches to precision barrel riding. He was so competitive he did what ever it took to win the crown. Tamega like all champions dealing with the media during a Pipe campaign.

Guilherme Tamega

admin — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 09:24:12 +0000

Six Time World Champion and 3 times winner of the prestigous Shark Island Bodyboard Challenge, Guilherme Tamega is Brazils most famous bodyboarder . When this pic was taken mid 90′s Tamega was already pushing legend Mike Stewart for top honours at the infamous Pipeline photo Stroh

Tamega ’93

admin — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 06:11:53 +0000

When this pic was taken in January ’93 on the Northshore of Hawaii Guilherme Tamega from Brazil was already challenging Mike Stewart for the King of Pipe title. In 12 months time he made it official when Tamega won his first of several Pipe Titles and went on to dominate the sport for more than a decade. Photo Stroh

Tamega SIC

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:45:38 +0000

2002 was the first year that Guilherme Tamega from Brazil won the prestigous Shark Island Challenge. This year was the first time the event was run as an International sanctioned event of the World Tour. It was the first of three consecutives SIC titles won by Tamega who remains the only person ever to win three straight SIC titles. He would eventually win his sixth world title that same year.

Tamega Hawaii 2002

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:59:13 +0000

Tamega

admin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:37:21 +0000

This photo of Tamega is from 1994 Pipe World Title Championships. It is just one of 16 photo sequence of Guilhermes 10 point ride in maxed out Pipe conditions in the semi final. Tamega went on to win the ’94 World Title in a gutsy do or die effort in the following final heat . He commented later ” I was prepared to die to win it”.

Tamega Domination

admin — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:56:47 +0000

USA National Tour ’94

admin — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:56:40 +0000

Throughout the 80′s and early 90′s next to the World Title competition held at Pipeline before the World Tour was set up and in motion the next prestigious series of events was The Morey Bodyboards National tour held in the US. Throughout the years Mike Stewart had a virtual stranglehold over this circuit but in ’94 Brazils Guilherme Tamega is hot on his trail and wins the ’94 Pipe World title as he establishes himself as Stewarts main rival.

Tamega

admin — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:34:18 +0000

Guilerme Tamega from Brazil has notched up an impressive contest portfolio. 6 times World Tour Champ, 3 times Shark Island champion and countless other titles since he first began competing in the late 80s. Since those early days Tamega along with Mike Stewart together are the most dominant competitive riders the sport has seen to date and both are still competing on the World circuit even today. Below Tamega in his prime dominating at Pipeline mid 90′s Photo Stroh