Tambaba Beach to host 7th Naturist Surf Open

September 3, 2014

This Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 6-7, the 7th edition of the 'Tambaba Naturist Surf Open' takes place at Tambaba Beach in the town of Conde, on the southern coast of the state of Paraíba, Brazil. The competition, which has the support of the state government, was conceived by Movimento NU (Naturists United Movement), with the purpose of using sports to spread the naturist philosophy of freedom, harmony and respect for nature. The Open was created during the 31st International Congress of Naturism.

According to event general coordinator Carlos Santiago, the peculiar characteristics of the 'Tambaba Naturist Surf Open' make it the world's biggest naturist surfing championship. "It's done on a naturist beach, it's on the surfing federation's official circuit and has been held for seven years straight," he said. The organizers expect more than 40 athletes from around the country to participate in this year's competition. Carlos Santiago warns that there is the possibility of a women's competition and that this year participants will defend the preservation of Tambaba/Grajaú. "The place is a true ecological sanctuary, where fauna and flora are threatened by real estate speculation," he said.

It's possible to sign up on tournament days from 9 AM to noon at the event office set up on Tambaba Beach. The registration fee is R$ 35 (US$ 16) per category, except for the 'expression session' category, included with entry to any other competition category.

In addition to the Open heats, will be parallel cultural events at local inn Arca do Bilu. The cultural events will be the responsibility of Scobá Dub, Dumatu, Camila Rocha, Dj Mauros and Geração Rasta Band

The 7th Tambaba Naturist Surf Open is a joint undertaking by stage agency Paraíba Tourism Company (PBTur), which is promoting the event in all the country's media outlets and the City of Conde, with the support of the International Naturist Federation (INF) and Brazilian Naturism (FBrN), Naturist Society of Tambaba (Sonata), Paraibana Surfing Federation (PBSurf), Paraibana Surfing Referees Association (ASPA); Commercial, Industrial and Services Association of Conde (ACIC); Costa de Conde Tourism Association (ATCC), WM Pranchas, Nordeste Independente, Plume Comunicação Visual, Tambaba Camping and Arca do Bilú Inn and Restaurant.

Schedule - 7th Tambaba Naturist Surf Open

September 6 and 7, from 9:00 AM to 12.00 Noon - Tambaba - Conde-PB.

I - Championship

Location: Naturist Sector

Saturday, Sept 6, 2014
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM	- Opening.
1:15 PM to 2:00 PM	- Technical Meeting.
2:15 PM to 4:00 PM	- Greater Difficulty Category (Expression Session).
Sunday, Sept 7, 2014
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM	- Local Category.
2:15 PM to 4:00 PM	– Open Category.
4:15 PM	– Awards Ceremony.

I - Parallel Programming

Locations: Arca do Bilú Restaurant and Tambaba Camping.

Saturday, Sept 6, 2014

9:00 PM to 12:00 Midnight - Reggae Show (Scobá Dub, Dumatu, Camila Rocha, Dj Mauros and Geração Rasta Band).

For more information contact Carlos Santiago +55 (83) 8874-9365

Nude surf event to be exhibition

While the Tambaba Naturist Surf Open is part of the Paraíba Surf Association's competitive calendar, the "Surf nu Pinho" event announced for this weekend in Santa Catarina is only an exhibition. Federação Catarinense de Surf president Fred Leite told us,

"This event is an act of the Praia do Pinho management with athletes invited by the businessman. It's a joint action with the Federation of Naturism commemoration and does not have the character of a championship.

The Catarinense Surf Federation and its athletes have no participation in the event, and also, it is not part of our calendar or our athletes'.

The event is experimental in character and will have the participation of some invited adepts of naturism."

The surf federation was established in 1980 and has 17 affiliated local surf associations throughout the state. For anyone interested in a trip to Brazil combining surfing and naturism, it might be easier to take one after the other. The federation's 2012 calendar lists two events in Balneario Camboriu, presumably at town beaches other than Praia do Pinho, and two at Praia Mole, at the north end of which is the trail to Praia da Galheta naturist beach, described (in Portuguese) with photos here.

Last December a championship at Balneário Camboriu's Praia Central beach determined the state and national professional surf champions. This tournament, with a long list of sponsors including the state and city governments, and a R$8000 (US$4000) top purse, is the sort of benchmark against which the "Surf nu Pinho" event can be compared.

The Tambaba Naturist Surf Open is now an established event. It's happened for five years, and one TV reporter ended his coverage with, "Until next years". The organizers, United Naturists-NU, insured it had all the trappings of a surfing tournament, with official sanction, a panel of accredited judges, and prizes. The surfers (and officials) just happen to not be wearing clothes. The FBrN has no experience in organizing surf tournaments, and Praia do Pinho's news releases haven't mentioned judges and prizes.

Still, the know-how isn't rare: there are plenty of surfers and tournaments in Santa Catarina, and someone from Pinho may have been on Central Beach in December, taking notes.

As Fred said, it's an experiment. When it's over, we'll tell you how it came out.

"Surf nu Pinho" nude surfing championship

Praia do Pinho beach, in the city of Balneário Camboriú near Florianópolis, will on January 12 host the south of Brazil's first naturist surfing championship. Baptized "Surf nu Pinho", the event will start at 10:00 AM and is open to the public. The event has been announced in the local press, including the state's leading paper, the Diário Catarinense  and on the leading television network, which claims 20 competitors and 2,000 spectators are expected. 

Praia do Pinho is Brazil's first naturist beach. The practice is conducted according to a rigid code of etiquette. Located six miles from the city center, surrounded by cliffs, the beach has a camping area, an inn, bar and restaurant. The beach is just over a thousand feet long. 

(Photo: Release / Marco Antônio Struve)

Organized by the Association of Friends of Praia do Pinho (AAPP) and the Praia do Pinho Tourist Complex, the event is part of the commemoration of 25 years of the Brazilian Federation of Naturism (FbrN), running from January 11 to 13. Anilton Bitencourt, administrator of the Praia do Pinho Tourist Complex emphasized the which to strengthen naturism and spread its philosophy:

“We want to show that naturism can be practiced in other ways, as through sport, for example. ”

There will be a space facing the beach reserved for the public that prefers to remain clothed. For the sand, though, the rule is to be nude. For those interested in surfing, competitors don't have to be naturists, but they must remove their clothes. It's possible to sign up until the 12th at 9:30 AM, a half hour before the tournament begins, on in advance by phone and email. .

Signup and registration for the event can be done by the AAPP, at phones +55 (47) 3319-3136 or 8444-7035, from 9 AM to 6PM (6:00 AM to 3:00 PM U.S. Eastern time), from Monday to Friday.   E-mail: praiadopinho@praiadopinho.com.br

At Tambaba beach in northeast Brazil, the Tambaba Naturist Surf Open celebrated its fifth edition in September 2012. The Tambaba surf championship is organized by United Naturists (NU), has the support of the official Paraibana Tourism Company (PBTUR), and is accredited by Paraíba state surfing federation. 

While the Ministry of Justice last year issued new rules letting broadcasters air simple non-sexual nudity at any time of day, the coverage of the Tambaba Naturist Surf Open featured careful editing or blurry patches. We'll see this weekend if Santa Catarina's press is more daring than Paraíba's

Foreign visitors to Praia do Pinho should be warned against purchasing a cabin at the AAPP. The courts have ruled the AAPP must vacate the area it occupies above the beach, although bailiffs have not yet served the order. Other naturist developments in Brazil present similar hazards for the unwary.

Tambaba beach holds nude surf competition

The fifth Tambaba Naturist Surf Open was held this weekend, attracting new people to naturism, and mainstream jornalism to the beach. We've translated an article from Globo Esporte, the sports news of the country's dominant TV network. 

A TV clip from SBT,  perennial second-place broadcaster, can be found here (there may be an ad before the video starts). Although as we recently published, Brazilian TV censorship rules now consider non-sexual nudity to be proper for all ages, the network chose to blur the competitors' "naughty bits". Globo just picked photos taken from an angle that revealed only the surfing.

For our Brazilian naturist readers, SBT has another offereing of interest: "A Brazilian is victim of fraud every 16 seconds."

16/09/2012 18h38 - 19h44 Updated 16/09/2012

Over 40 'nudies' vie in Tambaba Naturist Surf Open

Seeking freedom and a tie to nature, surfers gather at the Tambaba nudist beach to compete in a naked surfing event

By Larissa Keren  in João Pessoa

Seeking freedom and a tie to nature, over 40 "confirmed nudies" gathered at Tambaba Beach, Paraiba, to attend the 5th Tambaba Naturist Surf Open, held this weekend. At the event, which by the way is beyond unusual, the athletes competed in the competition's three classifications using only a colored shirt so that the judges could identify them from the beach..

Athletes of all ages participated in the competition
(Photo: Larissa Keren / Globoesporte.com)

The tournament featured competition in the categories Local for local beach goers, Open with no age limits, and the Expression Session, for surfers who like to innovate on the board.

Edson Filho has practiced naturist surfing since
his teens (Photo: Larissa Keren / Globoesporte.com)

For surfer Edson Filho, who had practiced the 'modality' since his teens and competed in the Local category, the main difference between nude and normal surfing is the sense of freedom that comes when the athlete has no clothes.

"The connection to nature is extreme. You feel freer and that's great. Early on, surf wax bothers a little, because it abrades the skin and causes rashes in some cases. But after you get used to surfing naked it is one of the best things in life," said Edson Filho, who also has played some editions of Paraibano Surfing Championship.

 

Another who prefers the naturist modality is Reginaldo Filho, age 9. The little athlete, participating in the event for the second time, was taken by his father to Tambaba beach and fell in love with the sport.

 

"I was embarrassed to undress the first time my father brought me. But now it's epic. You get less constrained, so I'd rather surf without clothes," said Reginaldo, who qualified for the semifinals of the Local category.

Reginaldo filho, only 9 years old, was embarassed the 
  first time he took part  the event (Photo: Larissa Keren)

The first edition of the Tambaba Open was held in 2008, during an international naturism congress, which occurred on the Paraíba beach. According to the competition's coordinator, Carlos Santiago, the tournament was so successful that the Brazilian Confederation of Naturism has plans to promote the Brazilian Championship of Nude Surfing.

"There are naturist surfing exhibitions around the world. However, only here in Tambaba is there a competition that is conducted along the lines of the official World Surfing Federation. Our event was so successful that the Confederation wants to organize a Brazilian Championship, involving the other nude beaches of Brazil. As we are accustomed to innovate, we of the Paraíba Naturist Federation will be organizing surfing classes here at Tambaba surfing in the summer," said Carlos Santiago.

5th Naturist Surf Open Video

5th Surf Naturist Surf Open