ITALO
FERREIRA

2019 World Champion Italo Ferreira is one of the most explosive surfers in the business, known for his high-energy approach and willingness to entertain at all costs. His win over Gabriel Medina at Pipeline showdown in 2019 is considered one of the sport’s greatest ever finishes. That win also cemented his spot to represent Brazil at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games (where he won the men’s Gold medal)! Ferreira first gained notoriety on the Championship Tour during his 2015 rookie season with a spellbinding aerial attack and vicious rail game. During his breakout year, he made the Semifinals in Rio, and the Quarterfinals in Fiji, Tahiti, and France before making his first CT Final in Portugal. Italo ran away with the Rookie of the Year award after finishing his remarkable year as the World No. 7. Italo’s infectious personality and visible passion, not to mention his surf showmanship, made him one of the most popular World Champions in recent times. This board was ridden by Italo during the year he won his world championship, in 2019.

This board is in the permanent SHACC collection, donated by Dick Metz.
Portrait photo © Eurosport