Tahiti FRENCH POLYNESIA
The WORLD GUIDE says:
"For generations Tahiti has epitomised the South Sea idyll, depicted by the paintings of Paul Gaugin and sea-faring tales like ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’. Since Laird Hamilton’s ‘Millennium Wave’ at Teahupoo, the island’s all the rage for surfers. Indeed, its position at 17° South in the South Pacific signals enormous swell potential and the surrounding coral reefs produce world-class waves. However, most of the breaks are straight onto razor-sharp reefs and many aren’t easily accessible – and despite the trade’s influence the island isn’t particularly reliable for wind. Maybe that’s why the black pearl of the South Seas is the ..."
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