Is "NORTH" The Best Surf Photography Book Ever Made? From Tubes To Turns, Jai Glindeman's Surfing is a Treat to Behold Gerry Lopez Goes Deep With Justin Jay On The Plug Podcast NewsAll NewsEventsBig Wave NewsWorld Surf LeagueEnvironmentalIndustryWave PoolsPosts List ‘He Was Such a Legend’: A Decade After His Death, Shawn “Barney” Barron’s Spirit Shines in Colorful Air Show Hawaiian Big Wave Icon Clyde Aikau Passes Away at 75 So often in surfing it’s the unplanned windows that end up the best windows You book a weeklong trip and it’s pumping off its rocker the day you show up The same holds true even for the World Surf League Championship Tour In the lead-up to the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal surfers were greeted with what will likely be the best waves they’ll see during their time in Peniche a routine started to form each day after they arrived drive to the beach and surf bigger and better waves than the day prior I was attuned to Crosby and Griffin’s drawn-out bottom turns and backside bashings but there’s something timeless and gratifying about using a bunch of speed on one the Colapintos (and this track from Rio Waida In the women’s semifinals, Molly Picklum will go up against former event-winner Caroline Marks And Erin Brooks looks eager to make her first final at a full-time CT surfer but she’ll have to go against an in-form Gabriela Bryan This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page En español The Peniche family is a dynasty of Mexican actors who have starred in major Televisa telenovelas Patriarch Arturo Peniche established himself as a major talent to break ratings records with his latest telenovela 'Las hijas de la señora García.' However their relationship with the network has not always been smooth Brandon made his acting debut in 1998 with a brief but notable role in 'Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real,' the anthology series created by the late Silvia Pinal His first official Televisa telenovela came in 2009 with 'Verano de Amor,' produced by Pedro Damián This project helped him grow as an actor and secure roles for nearly a decade In 2019 Arturo shocked fans by announcing his sudden departure from Televisa A post shared by instagram Initially reluctant to share details, he moved on to TV Azteca hosting 'Venga La Alegría.' Two years later While acknowledging that Televisa launched his career The breaking point came in 2016 while filming 'Un Camino Hacia el Destino' alongside Paulina Goto a project that didn't meet his expectations "They promised me things that never happened and I was coming off a huge success with 'A Que No Me Dejas,'" he added Brandon Peniche eventually returned to Televisa in 2021 to star in 'Contigo Sí,' a role that revitalized his career and positioned him as a leading face of the new generation Though details about his return are still unclear he landed consecutive lead roles in 'Nadie Como Tú' (2023) and 'La Historia de Juana' (2024) This momentum led him to be cast by José Alberto Castro as the lead in his adaptation of the Turkish telenovela 'Mrs 'Las Hijas de la Señora García.' a "free-spirited womanizer transformed by love." The telenovela performing better in ratings than the hit reality TV series 'La Casa de los Famosos.' Unlocked: Jai Glindeman’s Stab Edit Of The Year Entry Stab Interview: WSL CEO Ryan Crosby On The Tectonic Shifts Coming To The Championship Tour Isabella Nichols + Jack Robinson Win Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach The 7 Personality Types That Get Waves In Any Lineup The Electric Acid Surfboard Test With Dave Rastovich Whole lotta turns and airs for a place called ‘Supertubos’ has spent the past week drenching the Iberian peninsula in rain — and buffeting it’s surf lineups with wind “Unfortunately, this week’s deluge is only the beginning,” reports EuroWeekly “Another DANA is set to roll in from the northwest on Friday This shift in the weather pattern will likely stall over western Iberia feeding in more heavy rainfall and even mountain snow across both Spain and Portugal.” In our provincial periphery of polyurethane this weekend also marks the beginning of the waiting period for the third event of the 2025 Championship Tour — the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal you can watch the world’s best warming up in conditions that may well depict what we’ll be seeing through the competition window We’ll have a full preview coming Friday, and you can read about all of the wildcard decisions here (and watch a wildcard hype reel here.) Caroline Marks Win Big at 2025 MEO Rip Curl Pro PortugalYago beats world No 1 Italo Ferreira in the final while Caroline gets her second Peniche title I had two finals and it felt like I was the in-form surfer of the event but I ended up falling short in the end,” said Yago who shot up 11 places with the win and is now ranked No The word “challenging” is an overused term to describe waves most surfers would shake their heads at but that’s conditions that plagued this event almost from the start things finally shifted in WSL’s favor as the wind turned offshore and solid six-foot ramps presented themselves on the lefts taking to the air multiple times throughout the day and in their final matchup but couldn’t match Yago’s wave selection and bag of tricks and he narrowly bested Italo 13.37 to 12.43 In the women’s draw, Caroline Marks earned her seventh career victory by taking down Gabriela Bryan in the final It was a low-scoring affair (7.90 to 6.97) and the two exchanged waves and priority without dropping significant scores A strong rip current made things even more difficult but Caroline hacked her way to the lead and then played defense in the waning minutes it felt like I was building momentum in the second half of the season so to start off with a win and just be really consistent to be in the Finals Day for every event so far has felt really good It’s just been such a good environment around here it feels really special to share this one with my dad The CT next jets off to El Salvador, where, guess who will be the favorites? Caroline, the two-time reigning champ, and Yago, who flipped his way to the final only to lose to John John Florence (who is not competing this year) HEAT 1: Caroline Marks (USA) 8.53 DEF. Molly Picklum (AUS) 7.50 HEAT 2: Ethan Ewing (AUS) 12.50 DEF. Filipe Toledo (BRA) 8.96 LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website If you were watching John John maneuver like a Ninja or Kelly gracefully walking away from the competition to spend a little healing time If you've been watching Italo throw airs or Charlie Quivront rip contest waves Peniche itself may be off this year but shoots we've watched many a Pipe Masters where there were no Pipe at all and less than head-high Backdoor peaks too That's the bet you can't secure from our mother ocean But everyone can agree Portugal's long ruler-edged coast has a LOT of good surf And Peniche – the little fishing village that is the site of the event – is for contests what Nazare is for big waves: the top spot The Rip Curl Pro Portugal puts the world's best men and women to the test at Supertubes It's the pride of Portugal's contest sites The event may have had to wait out a storm but as more than one contestant has mentioned right on TV There's a wave here for every taste and a menu for every palette Peniche sits along Portugal's long coast in the historic region of Estremadura It's a great place to visit if you want to explore some interesting historical sites as well as experience great local food and culture And most of these places have great surf too the delicious dish below at one of the many fine local restaurants If you have been watching the show on your screen try cooking this for dinner – it too is the pride of Portugal cuisine is light and flavorful and infused with saffron Serve it with crusty bread to mop up the flavorful saffron broth such as the ones made with Cod (Bacalhau) or mussels and squid Some even say that the best Caldeirada is made with just one kind of fish all the Peniche fishermen are unanimous in saying that the best Caldeirada is one that allows you to create your own recipe This Portuguese fish stew comes together in under 30 minutes · 2 large fillets of Halibut or other white flaky fish · 12 ounces peeled and deveined tail-on raw large shrimp (about 18 shrimp) cut in half lengthwise and thinly sliced lengthwise (about 3 cups) · 1 large bell pepper sliced into thin wheels · 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can of whole peeled tomatoes Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high Add wine to the mixture in the Dutch oven; cook scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the Dutch oven Cover and reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 15 minutes Cover and increase heat to medium-high; cook until clams open and shrimp and fish are just cooked through Portugal Announced As 2009 Rip Curl Search Event LocationWave Slated As “Supertubes” the Rip Curl Search will be heading to Western Europe and the reportedly near-flawless beachbreak tubes of Peniche Renowned for its solid sandbank setups and a laidback lifestyle the wave slated to host the fabled floating event has been dubbed “Supertubos” and by all accounts consistently lives up to its moniker According to Rip Curl Marketing Director Dylan Slater “We’ve been checking out Portugal as a potential location for the Search for about a year now We’ve been all over the globe in the past and we wanted to bring the event to Europe this year and this year we wanted to mix that up with some coldwater surf That’s what we’re really trying to do…you’re guaranteed a curveball with the Search.” are said to be among some of the finest Europe has on offer To be blunt: it gets damn-near perfect with alarming amounts of frequency Rip Curl’s history with the town of Peniche has proven to be long-lived as well with the company sponsoring events in the area for nearly 20 years and Mikael Pikon have found success in Peniche and at Supertubes on the junior and ’QS levels the Europeans will undoubtedly have an edge when the tour makes landfall on October 19 To further the drama at the comp, in the past three years, the Irons Brothers have won every Search event—Andy claimed wins in Mexico and Chile while Bruce took a scalp in Indo last year— with the exception of Reunion Island in 2005 where Mick Fanning took the inaugural win With the Brothers Irons enjoying the good life on the Garden Island this year that leaves Fanning as the only current competitor on Tour to have found glory in the history of the Search the Search will occupy a new position on the Tour’s schedule in 2009 the event will be run as the second-to-last stop leaving the possibility for World Tour fireworks to blow up all the way down to the finish line “The hype of possibly crowning the ASP World Champion is an awesome by-product of the date change but the main reason the ASP surfers love the Rip Curl Pro Search is because it has delivered perfect waves and amazing experiences in each of the four years its been held in Reunion Island we’d definitely like to present both the Rip Curl Planet Trophy and the ASP World Title Trophy on the same stage!” This year’s Search event will also include a stop for the Women’s World Tour in Portugal as well According to current Women’s World Tour champ Stephanie Gilmore “…I think it’s really exciting that the ASP Women’s World Tour is jumping onboard for the adventure.” Griffin Colapinto takes to the air at the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal There are always a host of shifty and powerful sandbars on offer at the main site in Peniche and there are plenty of backup sites that the event could move to with the wind likely to shift directions a few times during the waiting period All are very well capable of holding their own and excelling in heavy conditions No injuries to report on the women's side but this is likely to be one of Defay's last events of the year as she recently announced that she is pregnant (Congrats Johanne!) And as any ardent follower of the World Tour will know so adjust your internal body clock / phone alarms accordingly Portugal is 4 hours ahead of the US East Coast and 7 hours ahead of the US West Coast First call is at 730am local time on March 15th Select your Fantasy Surfer teams NOW at FantasySurfer.com Heat 1: Caroline Marks, Lakey Peterson, Sally FitzgibbonsHeat 2: Molly Picklum, Erin Brooks, Luana SilvaHeat 3: Caitlin Simmers, Johanne Defay, Yolanda HopkinsHeat 4: Brisa Hennessey, Vahine Fierro, Isabella NicholsHeat 5: Tyler Wright Bella KenworthyHeat 6: Tatiana Weston-Webb Matthew McGillivrayHeat 11: Kanoa Igarashi the world’s best surfers descended on Praia de Supertubos for the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal – one of the most unpredictable and exhilarating stops on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour the name given to both the beach and the iconic wave is revered as one of the best beachbreaks in the world often earning comparisons to Hawaii’s Banzai Pipeline forming thick-lipped barrels that explode over shallow sandbanks This phenomenon is due to the unique bathymetry of the seabed and a combination of strong Atlantic swells Unlike reef breaks that maintain consistent wave forms Supertubos’ quality depends on the shifting sands beneath the water Seasonal storms and currents sculpt the underwater topography making each year’s wave dynamics slightly different the sandbars create picture-perfect barrels; in others keeping surfers on their toes and the event unpredictable until the final moments Portuguese surf culture has exploded over the past two decades and Supertubos is now a pilgrimage site for European surfers A small fishing town located on a peninsula jutting into the Atlantic Peniche was historically known for its fishing industry and lace-making traditions (Renda de Bilros) Peniche has evolved into a global surf hub attracting wave riders from across the world Its transition into a surf tourism hotspot has shaped the town’s economy while maintaining respect for its cultural heritage The ideal season for surfing Supertubos is from September to April The winter months (December-February) produce the biggest and most powerful waves while autumn (September-November) offers a mix of solid swells and favorable weather For travellers looking for a more relaxed beach experience summer (June-August) brings warmer temperatures and smaller making it a great time for beginners and families While Supertubos is a dream destination for surfers Peniche and its surroundings offer plenty for non-surfers and those looking to take a break from the waves:  For more information see visitportugal.com, worldsurfleague.com and redbull.com  Sports Tourism News works with a number of affiliate partners Products are sold directly by agents and operators We may earn a commission should you choose to book any tickets or packages Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Read today's Portuguese stories delivered to your email Supertubos Beach, in Peniche, will host the third stage of the main circuit of the World Surf League (WSL) with Portugal hosting the event for the 22nd time Peniche has welcomed the best surfers in the world and thousands of surfers in the world to its waves currently becoming the only place in Europe where the World Tour will take place" highlighted the organisation in a statement Peniche will host the world surfing elite for the 16th time except for the interruption caused by Covid-19 in 2020 and 2021 after championships have already been held in three other locations “More than 150 thousand people passed through the Supertubos beach during the several days of the event which proves that thousands of people have already fallen in love with the quality waves of this beach its gastronomy and the hospitality of the people of this town " "This is one of the best waves in the world, it has a brutal consistency, there is always a good wave, that's what makes this region so fantastic", highlighted Francisco Spínola, general director of the WSL for Europe We appreciate that not everyone can afford to pay for our services but if you are able to we ask you to support The Portugal News by making a contribution – no matter how small You can change how much you give or cancel your contributions at any time Send us your comments or opinion on this article Reaching over 400,000 people a week with news about Portugal Eduardo Peniche came to the United States to obtain an education and became a decorated war veteran and proud American in the process Top Image: Still from Eduardo Peniche’s 2005 interview with The National WWII Museum Seventeen-year-old Eduardo Alberto Peniche y Carvajal arrived in the United States in 1942 with the singular aspiration to become an educated man; less than a year later the US military inducted him into its ranks and prepared him for combat overseas Peniche was one of approximately 15,000 Mexican nationals who served in the American Armed Forces during World War II Many of his compatriots enlisted for the opportunity to secure citizenship some welcomed the chance to demonstrate loyalty to the United States and support for the Allied cause and others simply complied with American conscription laws service was merely the cost of obtaining an education and the promise of a better life It was a price he paid happily and honorably 1925 in the small fishing village of Progreso situated on the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula He spent his formative years playing sports Peniche’s parents fostered his intellectual curiosity and innate sense of integrity he cultivated a passion for learning and a “can-do attitude” that he later credited with making his many successes possible The budding port city of Progreso offered little in the way of formal education—and Peniche had grand ambitions—so the aspiring scholar looked to distant lands for intellectual enrichment but the outbreak of war in Europe the year prior coupled with a mounting fear of foreigners across the United States spurred the State Department to stiffen visa regulations Two years would elapse before he received a response; by then the United States was firmly embroiled in a global conflict Legislation governing visas stipulated the need for two sponsors each of which had to be an American citizen or have permanent resident status Many hopeful immigrants found this the most challenging barrier in the visa process but fortunately Peniche’s Aunt Pilar—his father’s oldest sister—and her husband Eduardo Menendez relocated to Paducah in western Kentucky at the end of World War I They agreed to facilitate their nephew’s education and completed the necessary forms The demanding qualifications and extensive documentation required to sponsor or acquire a visa were staggering Though the United States was still recovering from a crippling recession Peniche’s relatives had to provide proof of home ownership that at least one of them had gainful employment and that they had a minimum of $2,000 in accessible savings they had to convincingly demonstrate that they were more than responsible and productive members of society that could capably support a dependent Peniche had his own harrowing task list to tackle He had to submit moral affidavits completed by several disinterested persons attesting to his character a certificate of good conduct from local authorities and a host of medical files—which included at least 11 x-rays taken over two years—showing that he had no infectious diseases After surmounting numerous bureaucratic hurdles, Peniche finally embarked on his transformative journey across the border. Equipped with little more than his optimistic disposition, he entered the United States on December 7, 1942, the one-year anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor It was an emotionally charged day for many Americans but Peniche brimmed with excitement at the opportunities that awaited just three months after Peniche enrolled in high school It informed him that—despite not being an American citizen—US law subjected him to the draft and required him to register in advance of his 18th birthday Peniche wrote home to solicit his father’s advice and his dad counselled him to obey the law If his son could take advantage of the American education system he could make a personal sacrifice for the nation in its time of need Peniche agreed; he had a moral and legal obligation to answer if called upon to fight Soon enough the military declared its intent to draft Peniche he volunteered for the newly created V-12 Navy College Training Program to continue his education and become a fighter pilot Since the Navy created the V-12 Program to fill the growing demand for commissioned officers qualification required proof of citizenship He officially became a soldier in the US Army in September 1943 shipped out to basic for training in field artillery and proceeded to advanced training as part of a Forward Observer team Peniche had “caught on to the patriotic fervor permeating the nation.” Peniche set sail with a contingent of replacements and alighted off the coast of England nine days later he happened upon a paratrooper recruitment presentation that he would later consider part of his destiny Inspired by the speech—and partially incentivized by the additional monetary compensation—Peniche resolved to join the airborne only to learn that at five-foot-five he stood one inch too short for admission a small band of loyal friends threatened to rescind their respective commitments if the airborne upheld its rejection If that did not provoke the sergeant enrolling the volunteers to overlook the height issue Peniche’s interest in filling the incredibly dangerous and desperately needed role of “bazooka-man” certainly did The sergeant pointed Peniche in the direction of the 101st Airborne Division Charged with preventing the infiltration of enemy forces and keeping communication lines open Peniche spent the next month and his 19th birthday “in a foxhole…eating K rations.” He experienced little combat in those early days of his first assignment the airborne divisions regrouped in England to plan the next offensive At a Revolutionary-era country house called Basildon Park Peniche tacked on another piece of insignia to his uniform when he completed glider training He learned the intricacies of properly loading the engineless wooden aircraft with heavy artillery equipment and jeeps Command then reassigned him to Charlie Company of the 81st Airborne Antiaircraft Battalion (AAA) a special force designed to support parachute infantry regiments with artillery the ill-fated Allied assault on Holland by land and air C-47s destined for the front towed nearly 90 gliders with reinforcements Less than 50 made it safely to the designated landing area ominous puffs of smoke from German flak dotted the sky and Peniche saw planes engulfed in flames plummeting to the earth as well as the occasional glider—tellingly referred to as a “flying coffin”—bursting into splinters “like confetti.”  He could not avoid the thought that his plane might be hit or that he could be next he reminded himself that he could do nothing to change the situation Peniche and his crew scrambled to free the artillery equipment from the damaged plane while mortar fire exploded all around them Peniche turned inward and relied on a clear mind and spiritual strength to see him through “there is no way I am going to be a bad-buttocks paratrooper,” so mental fortitude and prayer became his strongest weapons on the battlefield soldiers tended to express their fears and frustrations with expletives the 81st was tasked with providing support for the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment by keeping the infamous Hell’s Highway clear of German tanks flat country of Holland every exposed soldier on the road made an easy target Peniche compared the men to the ducks in carnival shooting galleries lining up to get shot his battalion successfully accomplished its goals and ultimately endured over 70 days of continuous combat—48 of them directly on the front lines—before withdrawing to France for some rest and recuperation The 101st was called into action again after the German military unexpectedly initiated an offensive through the Ardennes Forest on December 16 The division received orders to deploy to the critical town of Bastogne to secure and defend a highway and railroad juncture that could prove vital to the German effort and Peniche’s battalion set up in a nearby village to the north called Longchamps to guard the main arteries into the town he always found himself in the very front lines a position he cheerfully called “preferential treatment.” In what became known as the Battle of the Bulge the Screaming Eagles endured ceaseless enemy fire and deplorable conditions in the snow-covered woods for more than a week before General George S Patton’s Third Army provided much needed relief on December 26 the division’s soldiers faced their bloodiest encounter on January 3 when German tanks attempted one final push A rain of shells signaled the armor’s advance trees fell “like toothpicks” in a brutal “hurricane of fire.” Peniche’s convalescence in the hospital lasted for two months before he rejoined his outfit in Germany and served until the war ended in May of 1945 and he refused to reside in the US illegally or become a “public charge” (a disparaging term used to describe immigrants considered a drain on the national economy) Peniche was informed that he was entitled by virtue of his military service to apply for a permanent visa Ed Peniche attends Pathfinder and Air Transportability Courses at the Infantry School in Fort Benning GA as an Allied guest student in January 1948 Ed Peniche jumps over Balbuena Air Force base at the outskirts of Mexico City in April 1950 Peniche continued his service in the Vietnam War as a linguist in an intelligence unit until he formally retired in 1970 He used his GI Bill—which he called the “greatest investment the US made in this country”—to obtain his undergraduate degree while a fellowship helped pay his way through graduate school education provided the foundation for occupational advancement and financial stability as he went on to become a successful college professor “If that is not living the American dream,” Peniche asserted Blessed by higher education and blessed by the honor and privilege to serve in the United States Army.” In an oral history interview conducted by Betsy Plumb with The National WWII Museum in 2005 Peniche explained that he could not possibly talk about his life without acknowledging two facts: that he served honorably in one of the most distinguished divisions of World War II and that he became an educated Mexican American and—before Peniche’s death in 2008—he was writing a memoir of his experience emphasizing the role of his service in paving the way to an education and his own American dream Peniche’s account would have certainly shown that brave immigrants like himself “measured up” when it truly counted Watch Eduardo Peniche’s interview on the Museum’s Digital Collections website Follow Eduardo Peniche’s path by joining staff from America’s official WWII museum and notable historians for the real-life epic journey across Europe Chase Tomlin is an Associate Curator at The National WWII Museum Copy MLA Citation Copy APA Citation Copy Chicago Style Citation While becoming an "ace" pilot requires a number of finely honed skills and exceptional aeronautical ability it is even harder to achieve this status in only one day Company E far exceeded the simplistic expectations of “Americanization” that marked its beginning and its men went on to prove what it meant to be truly American.  “No greater fighting combat team has ever deployed for battle,” General Douglas McArthur noted after the war of the 158th Infantry Regiment “Bushmasters,” which was made up predominantly of Mexican Americans and members of the Pima and Navajo tribes from Arizona drew national attention to the systemic discrimination that Latino Americans faced and served as a rallying point for the American GI Forum’s campaign against pervasive racism and inequality received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions near Artena Manuel Pérez participated in the horrendous fighting with the Japanese in the Philippines' capital city of Manila the scene of some of the bloodiest urban combat of the war Mendoza garnered a special place in the history of Nazi Germany’s defeat A single squadron of Mexican flyers completed nearly 800 sorties—individual aircraft combat missions—in the waning days of World War II View Campus Map Parisian barge parties have something to seduce even the most homebound of us Their "feet in the water" location and exceptional panorama attract all night owls in search of escape the festive island is divided into several spaces for maximum fiesta The rooftop canon and covered terrace with views over the Seine and its monuments a huge indoor hall of over 300m2 and bars dotted around each floor of the barge washed down with a variety of cocktails and beers flowing from giant vats strings of lights give the spot a floating guinguette feel and the dancefloor takes over until the wee hours Wednesday, May 28, 2025: Guilty Pleasure Friday, May 30, 2025: JetLag Reggaeton BoatlinesSaturday, May 31, 2025: Chronologic Saturday, June 14, 2025: Mazette, 5 years already!Friday, June 20, 2025: ChronologicSunday, June 22, 2025: Jetlag - Domingo de Perreo Saturday, June 28, 2025: KIKI PRIDE by Discoquette Sunday, July 13, 2025: Jetlag - Domingo de Perreo Sunday, August 17, 2025: Jetlag - Domingo de Perreo Alcohol abuse is dangerous for your health Refer your establishment, click herePromote your event, click here Meanwhile, in Peniche, Saturday, the 15th of March, saw the opening day of the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal, the World Surf League Championship Tour (WSL CT) event currently underway in Supertubes Beach Surf conditions preceded the event hailed as “Epic” by reigning women´s champ Caitlin Simmers who could hardly wait for the pre-event presser to be over so she could jump in the water declaring that Supertubes is one of her favourite waves who is currently leading the tour for the men’s division had to be called out of the water to attend the presser and joined “I have many good memories here,” stated the Brazilian “I won this event twice and was always well received by the locals and the good waves I am coming to this event after a win in the last CT event The weekend waves allowed the event organizers to complete the opening and elimination rounds for the men´s division seeing outstanding performances from Italo Ferreira (BRA) Ethan Ewing (AUS) and Kanoa Igarashi (JAP) who was awarded a wild card invitation after being dropped off the CT mid-last year and suffering an injury last December Caitlin Simmers (USA) and Gabriela Bryan (HAW) excelled in the early rounds and secured their place in the upcoming quarter-finals Also to secure a place in the quarter-final is Johanne Defay (FRA) who made headlines by competing in the event while four months pregnant survived the elimination round but lost to the leader of the pack The weekend in Peniche also included hard partying by surf fans in the different bars and surf shops around Peniche and an official party Saturday night with former three-time world champion Gabriel Medina popping by for a quick hello graced the event with his presence and was enthusiastically welcomed by the many surf fans visiting Peniche for the competition The first days of the coming week are expected to have good surf conditions to see if they can secure a win in Supertubes yet again Yariv Kav moved to Portugal´s wave capital from his native Israel He was awarded a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Manchester back when Oasis was still cool and a diploma with distinction from the London School of Journalism in Feature and Freelance Writing Latest UpdatesCountries Why Join?IL MagazineFree Daily E-LetterVideoOur ExpertsTestimonialsFAQsTopics and Peniche is one of its finest examples.Located on the west coast of Portugal about an hour northwest of Lisbon...","breadcrumb":{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://internationalliving.com/countries/portugal/peniche-portugal/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://internationalliving.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Peniche Portugal - What to Do Your #1 resource for a global lifestyle since 1979 White windmills perched high above scenic harbors their brightly painted boats waiting patiently in the clear waters Women working magic as their fingers deftly create delicate lace patterns using a technique handed down over the centuries Located on the west coast of Portugal about an hour northwest of Lisbon Its geographical prominence made the sleepy fishing village a target of invaders since the 16th century These walls kept out some—like marauding pirates—kept in some—like political dissenters of Prime Minister António Salazar in the 1950s and 1960s—and offered a warm welcome to others—like refugees from former Portuguese colonies in Africa read on for my suggestions about where to stay and more in this delightful gem on Portugal’s Atlantic Coast Note: an extra plus in this area is the ease of finding English speakers This is an international resort destination so many of the area’s residents speak enough English to accommodate frequent tourists a three-star site on the marginal about a mile from the fortress Next time I might bring friends and try Nokori you’ll find a variety of rental and property purchases available on or close to the ocean or in the neighboring hills one-bathroom totally renovated apartment was available near the beach for under $500 per month consider some of the regional countryside specialties: favada à Portuguesa a simmered dish of various cuts of pork and butter beans Os Americano’s serves up not what you would expect from the name order the cheesy stuffed peppers appetizer with Bolognese-style sauce ($5.70 for a half order of four) The chicken cordon bleu was enough for two to share but the New York style cheesecake looked like a dream walk through the past in the main building of the fortress You can also discover the city’s long history of lacemaking here By the 1800s Peniche boasted almost 1,000 skilled artisans creating their exquisitely fine masterpieces when an international bobbin lace exhibition takes place Consider taking a boat from Peniche to the Berlengas Islands and flora and fauna in one of the world’s original nature reserves Sunseekers head for Peniche’s long and sandy beaches is that these areas are consistently windy With its fast-forming waves and powerful tubes the area has been called the “European Pipeline,” a reference to the Banzai Pipeline in Oahu Óbidos is a town literally fit for a queen: it was given as a wedding present in 1282 by King Dinis to his bride Isabel Walking the main street through the ancient gates uphill to the castle at the other end of town one will find artisan shops of local handicrafts Be sure to sample the local liqueur made from dark cherries it’s served in edible chocolate shot glasses for $1.25 Visit in April for the annual Chocolate Festival a lovely option is stay in the aforementioned pousada in the town’s castle The climate in Peniche runs cool compared to the inland Alentejo region and the warmer January and February are the coldest months with highs of 57 F and overnight lows of 50 F Summertime temperatures range from about 70 F down to 63 F it compares well to the much wetter Porto to the north One ideal time to visit is on the third Sunday of July Lacemakers from all around Europe—even India where the Portuguese introduced lacemaking in Goa—gather to preserve and celebrate their craft you may want to wait until the fall to visit That’s when an annual surfing competition on Superturbos beach the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal brings fans flocking every October Fly from New York’s JFK to the capital, Lisbon rent a car and you’ll arrive in Peniche in an hour or so you can also see popular sites like Fátima home to the Convent of Christ of Knights Templar fame The budget-conscious will be happy to hear that Portugal has the second lowest cost of living in Europe after Bulgaria but if you planned on a monthly rental of $500 as noted above that Peniche proper does not have its own station so you’ll still have to take a taxi or Uber or bus into town Featured Image Copyright: ©iStock.com/Xsandra Portugal Deep DivesClimate in Portugal The extreme wind phenomenon that hit Peniche on Sunday with gusts between 90 and 120 kilometres per hour “It was effectively a tornado for two reasons: the type of damage that occurred in very limited areas we have a photograph that clearly shows the vortex over the water a kilometre or so southwest of the city of Peniche and which will have spread over the water before reaching land” based on calculations from the Fujita and Torro climate scales and taking into account the type of damage caused the meteorologist estimated that the tornado produced gusts “between 90 and 115 to 120 kilometres per hour” It occurred around 3pm and “wouldn’t have lasted much more than a minute the North and Center regions of Mainland Portugal were hit by a cold frontal surface associated with the Floriane depression Despite the nucleus being located in the southwest of Ireland around two thousand kilometres from Portugal the cold frontal surface moved “quite south and it was this activity that developed the existing weather conditions were not predictable and “were very early” for the occurrence of a tornado The tornado caused damage to 21 houses in the city of Peniche without causing any victims or displacement The Portuguese stage of the main circuit of the World Surfing League (WSL) and the big wave event in Nazaré produced revenues of over 23 million euros in 2024 Lisbon School of Economics & Management The 'lion's share' of revenues is related to the consumption of goods and services during stays to observe the events with Peniche spectators spending 13.3 million euros and Nazaré fans 1.7 million (in a single day) transport 2.5 million euros and food 2.8 million euros while 3.5 million euros came from other sectors of activity accommodation €567,000 and the other €601,000 the Peniche stage reached 3.5 million euros and the Nazaré stage reached 800 thousand euros the amount spent by the event sponsors was not taken into account nor were the economic impacts related to the image as a result of media exposure (written media television and internet) taken into account When it comes to the origin of foreign visitors Italy and Canada are also among the countries of origin for a significant proportion of visitors whose responsibility for collecting and processing data lies with the WSL and which is based on 1,500 questionnaires a sample error of 3% and a confidence level of 95% shows that the majority of spectators are between 18 and 44 years and that 94% have academic studies It was the small and enigmatic Berlengas archipelago that drew us to Peniche harbour but the islands off its coast often get overlooked Every morning a couple of hardy passenger boats bounce over eight miles of waves from the peninsula of Peniche to Berlenga Grande We took our seats on deck between sacks of onions and oranges and flecked with sea-spray and followed by flocks of screaming gulls we watched green hills emerge from blue waves ahead the goods are unloaded with gulls wheeling and cawing overhead Seabirds nest everywhere: in the island’s grass we followed a footpath to a pair of sandy beaches The sea is warmer here than at the more open mainland stretches and it is as still and clear as sea-green stained glass and offers fantastic diving An arched bridge zigzags from the main island to the 17th-century fortress of St John the Baptist Monks used to provide shelter here for seafaring people whose water lapping inside is lit up by its quartz stone walls Peniche beach. Photograph: Edwina PitcherWe explored nearby caves with a snorkel but took a trip with AcuaSubOeste to sea caves such as Cova do Sonho and the shallow wreck of an Italian steamer its cargo of marble has created a rich and strange habitat that attracts lobsters Restaurants facing the seafront and old fortress offer seafood: razor clams mussels and local delicacy percebes (gooseneck barnacles) We headed into the tangle of streets and bars behind to the colourful Bar São Pedro which had caldeirada (Portuguese fish stew) chalked up on the menu outside Our favourite haunt was the Sol é Vida snack bar where we ate the freshest of dressed crab while looking out to sea The west-facing Peniche peninsula is perfect for sunset once thought to be the most westerly tip of Europe have been sculpted by the ocean over millennia we left the buzz of town for coastal paths looking out to Nau dos Corvos a rock pinnacle resembling a half-shipwrecked vessel and followed steps down into smooth caves at Gruta da Furninha and Varanda de Pilatos and here we watched the sun slip into the ocean behind the archipelago Sandwiches and fresh fish fuel a day trip to the Berlengas Islands Welcome back to Travel, Eat, Repeat: Eater’s new series produced, edited, and hosted by filmmaker and vlogger Iz Harris On this episode the Harris family is headed to Peniche — a small city most known for its beautiful long beaches and for being a very popular destination among surfers and other breakfast favorites at Celeiro Cafe — a small cafe in the city center — Harris and her family get ready for a day voyage to the Berlengas Islands a group of islands and natural reserve just off the coast of Portugal The real highlight of any trip to Peniche is the family’s meal at Profresco — a seafood market and sit down restaurant serving only the freshest seafood from all along the coast Follow Eater on YouTube to watch more videos | Like Eater on Facebook so you never miss a video The freshest news from the food world every day Skip to ContentEnergy Drinks All Red Bull Energy Drinks Discover the contest proved so popular that it didn't take much convincing for it to be added to the regular roster Supertubos has been a fixture on the CT schedule ever since It makes sense that in one of the world's most storied seafaring nations – take a bow Vasco da Gama – surfing is now considered second only to football on the country's sporting landscape the Portuguese football team is nicknamed Os Navegadores (The Navigators).13 min Japanese-American surfer Kanoa Igarashi chases his world title dreams on the 2021 WSL Championship Tour A staggering string of stats shows just how powerful the waves get at Nazaré WatchBack on land the once-sleepy fishing village has more to offer than waves alone squares and beautiful town are well worth a visit and you'll find it much easier to park around surfing's most famous lighthouse when there aren't 50ft waves blasting the cliffs it perches atop.More from Nazaré Our latest instalment of No Contest is a deep dive into Western Europe's incredible surfing scene filmed right as the World Surf League rolls in to the continent Tiago Pires leads the pack at Portugal's best beachbreak barrels © Domenic Mosqueira / Red Bull Content Pool offering protection from both northerly and southerly winds long righthanders break into one of the most beautiful and well-equipped bays in surfing Action clip from the Red Bull Rivals Final in Ribeira D'Ilhas It’s no secret that Portugal is Europe’s premier surfing destination; with tons of different waves and setups along the 586 miles of coastline exposed to Atlantic swells Nazaré alone has cemented Portugal’s super legit surf status in the minds of billions of people around the world The nearly 100-foot waves go so viral across the internet that they even infiltrate the algorithms of mainstream folks we know that Portugal is much more than just the giant waves of Nazaré The country is blessed with year-round waves of all shapes and sizes and we believe that November is one of the best months to surf in Portugal While the winter surfing season in Portugal technically starts in October chances are high that the North Atlantic will be roaring and wave heights will be solid for the majority of the month While the minute details of the weather are unpredictable from a distance and many variables have to come together for excellent surf the general trends are favorable for good to (possibly) epic surf in November as well as shorter-to-mid period swells from the North and South Atlantic that create combo swells that light up the many beach breaks Sometimes all the stars align for magic conditions November is perhaps the best month for this to happen these conditions can even hold for multiple swells and light up the whole country from Porto (and beyond) in Northern Portugal through Ericeira all the way to the Algarve in Southern Portugal average surf heights for well-exposed breaks are in the 6–10-foot range with an average air temperature of about 65°F and an average water temperature of 62°F and it all starts to sound pretty damn good The jetty at Cabedelo has been home to plenty of contests over the years And all for a very good reason: consistency Though classic Cabedelo—when the rights are roping alongside the jetty and the rip pulls you back out exactly where you need to be—doesn't happen every day November is a great time to score as this stretch of beach faces into anything the North Atlantic can dish up.The key factor for perfection is sand There needs to be at least one big winter-type storm to move the sand into its proper place next to the jetty the right is a mind-bogglingly perfect performance wave with a tube section on the takeoff the chances are good that a big storm has groomed the sand for Cabedelo to go off Located on the shores of Peniche in Western Portugal is the beloved Supertubos It has played host to the MEO Portugal Pro for several years and is the stomping ground for some of the country’s best tube riders go figure.Make no mistake: Supertubos is one of the best waves in Europe There's one main peak with a super-fast (though makeable) left and one other peak down the beach that's not quite as perfect but still way better than your average day at Huntington Pier November is a great month as combo swells and light winds can let this notorious beachie do its thing and churn up grinding tubos bring your A-game and go-to board for threading super fast and hollow barrels A couple of miles north of Peniche is the sandy little island village of Baleal but it's been a big destination for traveling surfers for more than 30 years—especially when the reefs around Ericeira are blown out with north or south winds so there's almost always a protected beach and this is one of the best areas for beginners so it’s no surprise that there are many learn-to-surf camps located here With the mellow left reef break of Lagide just north of town the area can handle a lot of surfers and not feel too crowded There's even a protected bay south of town with a beach break that's sheltered from north winds (and huge swells) You won't usually find world-class barrels in Baleal for that you’d go to Supertubos or Carcavelos but it can be a great place to learn and progress The standard opinion of Carcavelos can be summed up by one local: “She is dirty especially in wintertime when it's really cranking the sand-bottom barrels can be worth the risk Put it this way: Portuguese surf star Tiago Pires rates the tubes at 6-foot Carcavelos as some of the best in the country And despite the fact that they may look unmakeable when you take off you're looking at an 85 percent success rate Last year the beach was home to Capitulo Perfeito (“Perfect Chapter” in English) an invite-only barrel competition that featured the likes of Rob Machado and some of the best tube hounds from Portugal and beyond flanked on the western end by a flat rock reef and on the east by Forte Sao Juliao da Barra The area just next to the fort is called “the zone” and has always been ground zero for Portugal's urban surf culture—the peaks at this end of the beach are more localized and contested than the ones farther west the break here is highly dependent on shifting sandbanks which need at least one solid swell to break up the flat bottom that accumulates over the summertime flatness November is a good time to score Carcavelos peaking up and down the hard-packed sandbars allowing city surfers to get a taste of juice without having to drive an hour north Coxos is the crown jewel of Portugal—Europe's best right because it was one of the last “discoveries” in the Ericiera area A small group of surfers managed to keep it secret for years until guys like Nick Uricchio managed to follow 'em down the farmer's track and were absolutely blown away by what they saw It was only a matter of time till word got out and though there are not really any contests at Coxos it's very rare to strike it good and uncrowded The wave—which is like a reef/point break—breaks along a shallow rock shelf into a very small bay Swells muscle their way in from deep water just offshore and form into these fast-moving symmetrical right walls that seem to concentrate all their power into the base of the wave rather than the lip There's no easy entry at Coxos: You've got to paddle like mad you'll get sucked over and—you guessed it—end up on the reef If you don't feel like battling the crowds or the urchins at one of Ericeira's reef breaks little peaks that are similar to any average California beach break — some days good There's a river mouth at the south end that opens up in winter and can make a damn fine left in front of the rocks there are assorted peaks that pop up as the tide as this is the closest big stretch of sand to Ericeira in case all that ogling and surfing renders you a little It's definitely not a bad place to hang on a Sunday afternoon and rental options all throughout Portugal we recommend bringing your own boards—several in fact—if you really plan on sampling the vast array of waves there are on offer then you’d want to pack as if you’re going to the North Shore of Hawaii—bring some big boards ideally two so you can always have a dry one at the ready If you’re just planning on keeping it mellow and catching some fun-sized waves or you could even just rent while you are there based on the conditions Here’s our guide to a well-rounded packing list it's safe to say you'll be navigating to and from the airport and train stations to your lodging while on concrete and had surfaces that make taking a wheelie bag the obvious choice If you were going deep into uncharted and off-road areas being able to pull your coffin bag is a lifesaver That's why we recommend the DB Surf Pro Coffin 7’6 to haul 3–4 of your favorite boards in style The peace of mind comes from knowing you’re backs are well protected and that any pesky gate agent won’t be able to give you the stink eye for dragging in some unsightly coffin bag so this is a highly subjective issue; everyone has their own tastes when it comes to boards—especially when it comes to traveling Most people (myself included) feel hesitant to bring their most prized boards across the world because airlines don’t always have the best track record (we will have a follow-up guide on best practices when traveling with boards) Best bet is to pack a board that you can trust and Bonus points that the spearfish has removable fins and is easier to get your hands on than Medium: Your go-to shortboardWhatever your main squeeze is you’re going to want to bring it along because the waves could be really good (or at least really fun) and perfect to put your daily driver shortboard to work Something in that ~5’10 to 6’ish range with a bit of rocker that isn’t afraid of a steep drop and hollow wave the easiest thing would be to just bring one suit but the most prepared move would be to have two—if you have the space then you may want to play it safe and bring a bit extra rubber the best thing to prep for any trip is to check the forecasts in the days leading up to your trip ask your lodging accommodations or any local friends for more on the ground info Worst case scenario is that your forget something and then have to support a local surf shop–which isn't that bad at all I live in a very small town that’s mostly made of mud in the winter plucking the slimy detritus of our old food from our driveway weekly lest our neighbors think we’re the dirty people in the neighborhood The ocean breeze blows past fancy people doing fancy things in front of fancy places Cascais is a breath of fresh air from the drudgery of a long Canadian winter Clay Marzo, his partner Leilani, Carlos of Surfetv, and Alex of Hidden Bay Resort were somewhere behind us, while Pedro Boonman was somewhere ahead of us with one of the best surf photographers in the business, Andre Carvalho We finally were made aware of our destination: Peniche my hopes were dashed by my own (lack of) talent and the fact that when we would pull up at dawn the next morning as Pedro Boonman would put it with a slightly awed look on his face “one of the biggest days I’ve ever seen there.” Since it was my first time seeing it it was bigger than I’ve ever seen it Leaving Cascais and heading north up the Portuguese coastline is a trip made for van camping I will return and be a cliché in a rented van chasing waves Portugal truly is a stunning place — all white painted concrete houses splashed in places with colorful tiles and terra cotta-style roofs hanging off a thousand balconies overlooking the Atlantic Immense fields of grapes stretch over the land waiting for the day they begin to bear the fruit that creates some of the finest wine that’s ever passed my lips thirsty Norfolk pines sit along the roadside backed by rows of planted eucalyptus draining the soil of all moisture something occurred to me: everything moves slowly in Portugal except the traffic It’s as though the drivers all realized that they have spent far too much time drinking wine and laughing with friends in beautiful cafés and now they must make up for it by driving as though they have a baby crowning in the backseat and the hospital is still an hour away because it turns out that it’s just as nice — if not nicer — than Cascais Everything was white and bright when we arrived the wispy cirrus clouds drifting to wherever clouds drift to Stunning golf courses roll towards the sea their perfect green fairways butting into the dunes standing guard over miles of empty beaches a Von Froth sweatshirt on his back and a freshly minted third Perfect Chapter title under his belt an exceedingly friendly surfer from São Tomé was there with him the latter of which had a freshly minted Perfect Chapter second-place finish under his belt Surf check with Nic von Rupp, Ace Buchan, and Mikey February. Photo: Andre Carvalho The breeze was unseasonably cold and the surf was rudely shoved from behind by the onshore wind “Looks like California,” he responded they are professional surfers and there were waves so the boards came out and so did the wetsuits The water here is warm by my Canadian standards average by Mikey’s South African standards and fucking freezing by Clay and Ace’s tropical standards As we stood on a bluff overlooking what was rubbing his hands together the way he does when he’s excited It’s as though he’s trying to start a fire with two sticks “There’s no one on it!” There was no one on it Clay paddled out to this wave that did not not exist picking his way carefully over the dunes towards us with a towel draped over his shoulder “I just see a wave with no one on it,” he told me “and I try and make something out of nothing.” Clay Marzo, making something out of nothing. Photo: Andre Carvalho windblown trash waves into stunning little canvasses painted with the finest of brush strokes The photographers were hidden in the dunes like peeping toms with only the best intentions The waves that day, just a day or two after the Perfect Chapter ran in conditions that were far better than anyone could have hoped for “Rui made the best call ever,” Boonman told me as he was toweling off “That was the best day of the year at Carcavelos There are so many moving parts with a contest like that so making the call with 72 hours notice must put so much pressure on him.” we packed up and headed to our new digs in yet another stunningly pretty town called Caldas da Rainha We ended up at yet another restaurant called Tasca do Joel that served one of the best dishes I’ve had so far in my life Pedro Boonman, Mikey February, Nic von Rupp, and Ace Buchan, happily digesting. Photo: Andre Carvalho Food and drink is life in Portugal — long lunches and longer dinners are the hinges of one’s day-to-day existence here a tuna dish served in some kind of sweet garlic vinegar sauce is something I could happily eat every day for the rest of my life Clay ate immense amounts of freshly baked bread The only thing that makes him as excited as waves do is food One dish for the rest of my life? I’m choosing this. Photo: Andre Carvalho we had another stop to make before our new hotel Óbidos is a mediaeval town that looks as though you’ve walked through a time warp Built before the Romans showed up in the Iberian Peninsula After it became part of the queen’s estate — the Casa das Rainhas — it did very well soaring parapets protect a castle surrounded by a maze of streets lined in small white houses Jéjé couldn’t help himself and lay down on his stomach on an outer wall plucking a handful of oranges to hand out to all of us Manueline porticoes and a strangely high number of churches some with bars over the open window and all still with fresh flowers on altars allow the visitor to feel what it might have been like way back then Ace Buchan, Mikey February, Pedro Boonman, and Nic von Rupp ponder the wonders of ginjinha to warm the stomach. Photo: Andre Carvalho There’s a certain gravity to the place; a solemnity easily spoiled by the stuffed animals and tourist trinkets on offer where a person whose hands laid some of the millions of stones that make Óbidos probably lived “I feel like such a tourist here,” Clay told me from atop one of the outer walls its ancient streets crowded with visitors taking selfies I stood on a wall as the sun dipped and church bells began to echo through the streets It’s hard not to feel overwhelmed by the past in a moment like that Standing on stones put carefully in place hundreds of years ago by someone long dead tends to give me a strangely melancholy feeling in the pit of my stomach It’s slightly sad to compare the beauty of what those old hands made with the asphalt roads crawling with speeding vehicles what we’ve created will be looked at by future people Clay Marzo and Pedro Boonman in Obidos. Photo: Andre Carvalho As evening began to pull the curtains on the day, we arrived in Caldas. The streets are narrow and cobbled, Peugots fighting for parking and eventually finding it wherever the car will fit. Graffiti covers some of the buildings.  At dinner that night, as I asked about Caldas, Andre Carvalho said something that I thought was a joke. “You know what the most famous Caldas handicraft thing is?” He asked. “It’s dicks. Small dicks, big dicks, anything. It’s dicks.” Ceramic dicks are all the rage. Photo: Haro Doris Peniche, a former CHP overtime coordinator at the East Los Angeles office, claimed her colleagues improperly viewed and shared her sexual photos and videos after obtaining the material through a search warrant. She sued CHP and several individuals for negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress and distribution of private sexual material, among other charges. The jury ruled in her favor Thursday after a three-week trial. The overtime probe that led to Peniche’s phone being searched first became public in 2019, when CHP Southern Division Chief Mark Garrett held a news conference alleging dozens of officers had bilked the agency for unworked hours. The search warrant for Peniche’s phone data, including photos and cell tower pings, was issued in July 2018. Garrett said officers assigned to protect Caltrans workers repairing Southern California freeways billed CHP for eight-hour overtime shifts even when the protection detail did not take that long. Officers at the East L.A. station claimed at least $360,000 worth of fraudulent overtime, Garrett said. Dozens were relieved of duty, and the California attorney general’s office filed felony fraud and theft charges against 54 officers from the station. California A woman was accused of child abuse while pregnant with a baby who is now presumed dead. Child welfare officials in California and Utah did little to intervene. The roster cleave was so broad that it triggered an agency-wide shuffling of staff because the station was home to only approximately 100 officers to begin with. Though the case gained headlines and was touted as a major corruption investigation by the CHP and attorney general, charges against all but one defendant have since been dismissed. Peniche was fired from the CHP in May 2019 amid the investigation, her lawyer, Charles Murray, said. Murray argued during the civil trial that CHP investigators improperly shared the sexual content from her device with one another and with at least one other employee outside of the case, Murray said. Members of the criminal investigation team uploaded the content onto a shared drive, witnesses testified, and also shared it with administrators. Lt. Martin Geller, who was author of the search warrant, discovered photos and videos of Peniche giving and receiving oral sex upon his initial review of the evidence. He told other investigating officers about the content in order to alert them, he testified. Geller was following CHP policy that potential evidence be shared with the administrative team, he said. Murray questioned that policy, arguing it didn’t make sense and ultimately harmed Peniche. “You have an investigator that knows there’s sex material and it is highly sensitive,” Murray said in court. “It doesn’t appear to be relevant, but he goes ahead and uploads it to the criminal shared drive. You decide if that policy makes sense.” Where internal investigators saw corruption in the overtime investigation, attorneys for the accused officers and a number of former CHP leaders saw “standard operating procedure.” The difference between an officer’s written account of a fight in Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall and video of the incident raises concerns about the reports, which can be used in court. Officers assigned to Caltrans overtime details routinely remained on call for a full eight hours even if they were not in the field and were entitled to the extra pay because they could be called back to the repair site, attorneys argued in a dismissal motion filed in 2022. That approach had been the procedure established by CHP since at least 2010, according to a number of former CHP executives including ex-Southern Division Chiefs William Siegel and Art Acevedo. In late 2022, an L.A. County Superior Court judge reduced the charges to misdemeanors, granting the 54 officers entry into a diversion program as long as they satisfied certain requirements including paying restitution. All but one have paid restitution and had their cases dismissed, according to the attorney general’s office. The remaining officer, Pedro Chavez, is due back in court in August. Former L.A. County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley, who represented some of the officers at disciplinary hearings, called the overtime prosecution “shameful” and “one of the great frauds by corrupt law enforcement in California history.” Ironically, he said, the state spent more money attempting to prosecute officers than they ever alleged was stolen. CHP Sgts. Robert Ruiz and Matt Lentz on the administrative team shared the material with Capt. Melissa Hammond, who was a lieutenant at the time, Peniche’s complaint said. The complaint also said Hammond told CHP Sgt. Connie Guzman that the images “confirmed” rumors that had been circulating about Peniche having multiple sexual partners, including her brother-in-law. Murray denied the rumors and said that the images did not show Peniche with her brother-in-law or with multiple men. He also said that Hammond and others acted outside the scope of their duties to intentionally harm Peniche. “They are trying to see if there’s enough material to fire over 50 people,” he said of the overtime investigation. “Why was my client’s folder the only one with a subfolder of photos? Was it because she was the overtime coordinator or was it because she was disliked immensely?” Several Southern California law enforcement agencies use drones in a variety of scenarios including hostage situations, missing persons and 911 response. Defense lawyer Joseph Wheeler said his clients appropriately reviewed the content as part of their investigation. “You can’t determine whether something’s relevant unless you actually review it,” he said during the trial. Wheeler attempted to place some responsibility on Peniche, arguing that she should not have allowed sexual photos of herself to be taken. “Once that search warrant is issued for the data on your phone, any expectation of privacy is gone,” he said. “If you wanted to keep your body private, why would you let other people take photos of you?” Although Peniche testified that she was concerned about where her sexual material was spread and who had access to it, Wheeler said there was no evidence the content was leaked outside of CHP. Before deliberations, Murray told the jury to look beyond CHP’s evidence policies when deciding the case. “You can send a message and say, ‘I don’t care what your policy is, that ain’t right what you did,’” he said. Caroline Petrow-Cohen is a Business reporter at the Los Angeles Times covering electric vehicles and aviation. She is a graduate of Duke University, where she studied journalism, English and environmental science and policy. James Queally writes about crime and policing in Southern California, where he currently covers Los Angeles County’s criminal courts, the district attorney’s office and juvenile justice issues for the Los Angeles Times. World & Nation Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Headliners announced for the Peniche Festival.  and GNR are among the musicians confirmed for the Peniche Festival which takes place between 12 July and 6 August The concert programme starts on the 26 July with Moonspell and continues with Os Quatro e Meia (27 July) Richie Campbell (4 August) and GNR (5 August) there are also performances by other groups or DJs The concerts will have paid admission between eight and 10 euros per night with the exception of the one tonight which is free is also known for the only nighttime maritime procession in the country which has been held on the night of the 3 August for more than seven decades The sea procession includes dozens of boats not only from Peniche but also from Nazaré and Ribamar which head out to sea decorated and illuminated The procession culminates with the launch of fireworks from the marina visitors can also have fun on several carousels or shop at the traditional fair with dozens of traders Surfing is great. Surfers, on the other hand, can be not so great. Image: Schwartz can sometimes not be so great–this is my experience a few days ago in Peniche and it was love at first sight (read: ride) but at that time I was living in the UK where I went on spending many lovely weekends surfing beautiful breaks in Cornwall Fast forward to the beginning of this year one of the most famous surf destinations in Europe I’ve always known that local surfers want to keep some surf spots for themselves; no foreigners allowed I never agreed with this attitude in the slightest but I also thought that starting my sabbatical by fighting with my new neighbors wasn’t the greatest idea Not to mention that there was plenty of room and waves for everyone so I kept surfing away from the more localized spots local surf spots were not invented in Peniche This extremely anti-social attitude is quite common in surf areas around the world and you can read many reports about Californian local surfers assaulting outsiders all the time I was walking by my place with a Portuguese friend and my dog My dog saw a cat and briefly managed to escape and run after the cat even a five year old kid knows that a cat runs ten time faster than any dog By the time I collected my dog–not even 200 feet away  desperately looking around as the cat had magically disappeared–a Portuguese guy He started insulting both of us in a mix of Portuguese and English with the usual crap: “This is my place,” and “Go back to your country or something bad will happen to you,” and so on and so forth I am not sure whether telling foreigners “to go back to your country or something bad will happen to you” would really help his business Not satisfied by having insulted and threatened us he thought that his best move would be to call a couple of local thugs to have a fight in the middle of the day but again I’m talking about 40–50 year old grown men here) stopped their car just next to us do it” was enough to make him go away (my lucky day?) but not before throwinga series of racist comments against Italians coming to Portugal at me He must have attended the same School of Tourism and Hospitality as his very brave friend who called him in just for a dog running for 30 seconds after a cat are trying to make a living out of tourism — would deal with their foreign guests should something slightly more serious happen blend with it and learn to respect the nature and people around you surf communities are often polluted with people who behave way worse than stray dogs (and trust me there are quite a few of them here in Peniche — local cats Let’s not be afraid of the threats coming from local thugs and let’s hope that they will represent an ever smaller part of our surfing communities Peniche fortress was used to hold dissidents under Portugal’s dictatorship The guards have long abandoned their posts at Peniche fortress leaving sentry duty to the seagulls and cormorants that speckle its ancient battlements Around and beneath the birds are builders in hardhats and hi-vis vests the occasional architect and an old man who is delighted to see the most notorious political prison of the Portuguese dictatorship stir back to life as a stone-and-concrete testimony to its own many and varied cruelties Few people know Peniche better than Domingos Abrantes. The communist politician, now 83 and a member of Portugal’s council of state, spent 12 years in prison under the authoritarian Estado Novo regime of António de Oliveira Salazar a 16th-century fortress that was used as a jail for dissidents and opponents of the regime between 1934 and 1974 “People used to say this was the worst of the fascist prisons,” says Abrantes “It was the only prison where people were held in individual cells The whole system here was designed to make everything hard We didn’t have any books and most of the time were were in isolation and couldn’t speak to each other.” On 27 April – the 45th anniversary of the prison’s closing following the Carnation revolution – the fortress will reopen as the National Museum of Resistance and Freedom An inaugural exhibition will take place alongside the unveiling of a memory wall inscribed with the names of the 2,500 people who passed through its gates under the Estado Novo The Portuguese government stepped in two years ago after plans to turn part of the fort into a hotel provoked anger from the people of Peniche Although there are smaller museums dedicated to prisoners of the regime in the capital the Peniche project will be the first national centre and is intended to teach people about the country’s past this is a way to show younger generations what the country was like under fascism,” says Paula Araújo da Silva the government’s head of cultural heritage We want schools to come here and to see what was here so that it doesn’t happen again.” With the far right once again rising in Europe Abrantes is one of the former prisoners who have shared their recollections of Peniche as part of the historical memory project the prison’s geography and petty routines remain fresh in his mind He hops over duckboards and around piles of building materials to point out the spot from which a brave inmate intent on freedom plunged into the sea the roof terrace where prisoners were allowed an hour of fresh air a day and the cold wet and dark chamber used for solitary confinement narrow cell where he spent seven solitary years remains much as it was – apart from the odd detail The cupboard that housed his slopbucket is empty his bed has gone and the drilling and shouts of workmen echo along the corridor Mindful of the fort’s beautiful location high above the waves of the Atlantic the authorities had cell windows whitewashed so prisoners were denied a view Former political prisoner Domingos Abrantes inside the fortress in Peniche Photograph: Rafael Marchante/ReutersAbrantes’ memories are of dozens of daily whistles and a similarly incessant brutality “The whole system worked with whistles,” he says to go to our beds at night – all the orders were given by whistle.” He remembers the guard who boasted of fighting in the Spanish civil war and belonging to a firing squad: “He used to say that having political prisoners was a waste of money.” a guard came across a board drawn on the floor in chalk and confiscated the stones the prisoners had been using as pieces The inmate who called the guard a thief was punished with 17 days in solitary confinement “There was a permanent state of conflict between us and the guards,” says Abrantes Worse still was the fact that the secret police could arbitrarily extend people’s original sentences for “security reasons” Some prisoners suffered mental breakdowns and some died in prison five or six years after completing their terms Abrantes says he preferred being in a single cell to being held in a group and that he even feels a certain sense of calm when he returns to the fortress standing in the room that was once the governor’s office he remembers the day he was told to let a fellow prisoner know that his wife had killed herself He puts a hand over his heart and turns away Portugal, like neighbouring Spain, is still struggling to come to terms with a long dictatorship “There’s been a policy of wiping out this memory,” he says there’s no museum and there’s practically no information about fascism in school textbooks The Portuguese people paid a high price for the loss of 48 years of freedom so if the younger people feel that freedom just dropped from the sky He hopes Peniche will remind people that freedoms can be lost as well as won “This is the danger: freedom is not guaranteed,” he says This fortress is one of the last remaining symbols of fascism European Seafood Investment Portugal (ESIP) has officially inaugurated their new factory store which will sell ESIP’s own brand creation Peniche Can by Thai Union as well as other ESIP products that are exported to three continents Thai Union executives and dignitaries inaugurated the Peniche Can Store Minister Counsellor Supamas Yunyasit of the Thai Embassy and Henrique Batista Antunes said: “Our brand-new factory store and our new brand Peniche Can by Thai Union with its Peniche Can Surf range of products are a celebration of Peniche as a playground for surfers from Portugal and all over the world Our store is right next to the beach and at the heart of our community We’re all proud to live and work here and our Peniche Can Store will show people from near and far that we’re responsibly producing seafood products that make their way all over the world – from right here in Peniche.” Europe Operations Director at parent company Thai Union said: “ESIP is an important pillar of the Leiria district’s economy and it’s one of our most versatile plants in Europe We’re employing over 850 people from Peniche and the surrounding area so this store and our new brand Peniche Can is our way of sharing our passion for seafood with the community and with the people in Portugal.” Peniche Can Surf celebrates Portugal’s status as a surfer’s paradise The factory created Peniche Can by Thai Union as a reverence to Peniche's fishing heritage (with the upcoming Peniche Can Fish range of products) and its vibrant community of surfers (Peniche Can Surf) ESIP is the fourth-largest exporting company of its home district Leiria and is exporting its products to three continents More than 850 employees operate 8 production lines which can process 90 different recipes and 16 fish species generating a yearly turnover of EUR 84 million Peniche Can will be for sale on site and nationally via penichecan.pt. If you’d like to learn more about the brand and its products, please check out their Instagram page instagram.com/penichecansurf Thai Union Group PCL is the world's seafood leader tasty and innovative seafood products to customers across the world for 46 years Thai Union is regarded as one of the world's leading seafood producers and is one of the largest producers of shelf-stable tuna products with annual sales exceeding THB 155.6 billion (US$ 4.4 billion) and a global workforce of more than 44,000 people who are dedicated to pioneering sustainable The company’s global brand portfolio includes market-leading international brands such as Chicken of the Sea and ingredient and supplement brands UniQ®BONE This website uses cookies to enhance your experience and providing the best service from us. Please confirm the acceptance.You can learn more about our use of cookies from our Privacy notice Leading seafood producer Thai Union has launched a new factory store brand and product range in Peniche on Portugal’s west coast that draws on the region’s “vibrant community of surfers” Thai Union – via its subsidiary European Seafood Investment Portugal (ESIP) – has opened a new factory store in Portugal called Peniche Can by Thai Union, which will sell ESIP’s new brand creation Peniche Can Surf a selection of tuna salads that speaks to the region’s surfing community along with other ESIP products that are exported to three continents said in a press release: “Our brand-new factory store and our new brand with its Peniche Can Surf range of products are a celebration of Peniche as a playground for surfers from Portugal and all over the world We’re all proud to live and work here and our Peniche Can store will show people from near and far that we’re responsibly producing seafood products that make their way all over the world – from right here in Peniche.” Europe operations director at parent company Thai Union added: “ESIP is an important pillar of the Leiria district’s economy and it’s one of our most versatile plants in Europe We’re employing over 850 people from Peniche and the surrounding area is our way of sharing our passion for seafood with the community and with the people in Portugal.” The Peniche Can Surf product range starts with a selection of tuna salads and will be available at the new Peniche Can by Thai Union store and nationwide via the company’s website a péniche near Bordeaux is now their home and workplace You could say that the couple had already led unconventional lives before they chose to live on the river.  Yann (48) and Ombline (46) met in 2011 when paragliding over the Dune du Pilat both were microlight pilots working in film: Ombline made TV documentaries and Yann worked in corporate films They soon teamed up personally and professionally “Having spent years living on a sailing boat I found that I could no longer live far from water particularly in an urban area,” explains Ombline so in 2012 we decided to live on a barge so we could cast off at every opportunity.”  Read more:  Make sense of… boating in France The couple fell in love with a 1930s péniche and by 2013 they’d moved south to Castets-et-Castillon on the Canal latéral à la Garonne where they spent seven years continuing to make documentaries and returning to their floating home whenever possible.  “We bought the barge already fitted out and felt comfortable in it immediately,” says Yann.  “It’s nearly 30 metres long and just over 5 metres wide with a total of 115m² of living space.  "Unlike most barges with living quarters in the hull with 360-degree views and a hydraulic floor that means you can lower the dining area kitchen and part of the deck to pass under bridges.” The main deck has an open-plan kitchen-diner and living space with a small corridor leading to the master suite can watch the surface of the river from their window.  The family has an oil-fired boiler for heating electricity and even fibre-optic internet connection The barge is named Marajó after the world's largest river island which has played a significant part in Ombline’s life.  Ombline spent many years globetrotting as a microlight pilot and long-distance sailor she spent half her time working in the Amazon rainforest which had to be treated locally with natural remedies This fostered an interest in plant life and their healing potential Read more: ‘€8,000 barge in France gave us an off-grid retirement’ “When I was battling infertility, I learned about naturopathic approaches, which led to me becoming a mother, an energy therapist, and finally a naturopath, which came as a logical extension.  “After seven years of practice, I'm absolutely convinced naturopathy can improve wellbeing and health, and that the benefits are boosted by being on the water. “Clearly, the Garonne is very different from the Amazon, but it exudes a regenerating energy and here it’s wide enough to feel like the sea at times.  "The colours are constantly changing depending on the light, but above all, we’re living with the element of water, which truly is the essence of life.” “Since 2020, we’ve been moored in Bordeaux’s La Bastide district on the right bank of the Garonne,” says Yann.  “As someone who has always been passionate about the oceans, rivers and skies, it’s amazing to be able to find this work-life balance. I can choose to take on certain film projects but I mostly focus on our family, maintaining the boat and developing our business.”  Their business ‘Naturaflo’ is all about wellbeing on water, offering yoga classes and treatments combined with a river cruise.  The couple are sharing their profound love of nature by sharing their space.  The early days of the business – during the Covid crisis and its various restrictions – were far from plain sailing, but the business is now flourishing.  Yann got his pleasure-craft licence so he can take the narrowboat upriver for cruises, and guests can enjoy yoga or sophrology sessions, massages as well as the onboard hot tub, with panoramic river scenery.  The boat is also available for exclusive hire, for team-building events and conferences, or unique wellbeing breaks.  Yann and Ombline are constantly aware of the environment for their children.  “Although the girls have grown up on the river, we're extremely vigilant, you can never take safety for granted,” says Yann, “but this is counterbalanced by countless advantages. 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