VINICIUS DOS SANTOS

"WE ARE ALL THE SAME FROM THE OCEAN PERSPECTIVE"

BIO

Name: Vinicius dos Santos

Age: 34

Height: 178

Weight: 76kg

Stance: Regular

Local Beach: Praia da Vilha

Best wave ever surf: Nazaré

My best surf spot: Pipeline Hawai

Sponsors: Lab0

ACHIEVEMENTS

2015 Surfed Jaws in Hawaii for the first time, one of the main big wave spots in the world.
2018 Finalist in the Mormaii Big Wave Challenge at Farol de Santa Marta in Santa Catarina, sixth place.
2018 Surfed Mavericks for the first time in a session that made history as the biggest in decades.
2018 Finalist in the Punta del Lobos Ceremonial in Chile, sixth place.
2019 Season in Puerto Escondido, Mexico.
Trip to Japan for a deeper dive into surf culture and coaching for surfers.
2019 Semi-finalist in the Punta Galea Challenge in Bilbao, Spain.
2019 Participation in the Nelscott Reef Paddle Session in Oregon. With 5,053 votes, Vini won the contest and had the chance to perform at the event.
2021 Submission to the Red Bull 2020 WSL Big Wave Awards. Finalist in three categories of the "Surfing Oscars"
2022 La Vaca Gigante - Spain: Second place in the competition.
2022 El buey - Chile: Finalist.
2022 May have ridden the first 100ft wave in the surf history.

For more information, read the interview on our blog.