Crete.. late summer session.
Agi Kolyvas, was lucky enough to be at the right place and time, to capture some great shots of Othonas Mentis, in Crete. Here is what he wrote and shot:
“Strong westerly winds offered a heavy day on the west of Crete. All surf hungry people gathered at the spot, sleeping on the beach. The heavy day came and everybody was in the water till the sun fell behind the horizon. The next day we woke up to perfect glass shoulder to head surf. Everybody was surfed out from the heavy waves the day before and as all of us oversurfed the morning glass, in the afternoon we sat at the taverna chating with friends. As we sat there the only guy in was this dude fooling around with his longboard. Trying reverse take-offs, noserides and walking, and we all got transfixed by the sight of a young guy having so much fun on the waves. I grabbed my housing and I swam in to meet him…. So, this is Othonas Mentis, comes from Athens, he has travelled for waves throughout Greece and also to Portugal and Morocco where he switched to longboard. He has a lot of very nice, flowing, cinematic moves and he doesnt hesitate to drop in on some big waves.” W²
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August 30, 2010 at 08:47
Hello good people,
great waves, great session this week-end. Othonas is really an amazing surfer, with an unique style. We got to surf with him again last Week end north of the island. Keep the greek surfing level up and see you in the water my friends.
August 28, 2010 at 22:57
Bravo re agi!!!
Othonas maybe the best greek longboarder.
August 28, 2010 at 21:15
nice pics here for us! Back in the early days of August the swell didn’t work for me though.. (only the taverna did.. ;)