In this 5th installment of the series Riddim, 6 pro surfers from around the world, go out to meet in Senegal to help us discover its waves, its people and its landscapes

Rico and Costa Rica, SUNCOM brings us to new waves, landscapes and cultures through this new video report about Senegal.
A casting from around the world :
Raphael Aymé (Reunion island) - Jason Aparicio (Trinidad island) - Yassine Ramdani (Maroc) -
Adrien Toyon (Reunion island) -Ben Skinner (England) - Ugo Benghozi (Guadeloupe) -
Oumar Seye (Senegal)

Weaving thrilling big-wave surfing footage with testimony from some of surfing's greatest personalities, Lost Jewel of the Atlantic chronicles one of the world's most significant surf discoveries in decades, and the subsequent battle to prevent its destruction from ill-conceived coastal development.

Discovered in the late 1970's by French surfer Gibus de Soultrait, the point break in Jardim do Mar remained a relative secret to all but a lucky few traveling surfers, who challenged the island's big surf until the late '90's without revealing its location to the surfing world. But the secrecy that surrounded it led to its ultimate demise, when the government of Madeira proposed building a massive seawall in this small seaside village.

Surfers are not usually seen as being environmental revolutionaries, but in the case of Jardim do Mar, Madeira, they became true conservationists in order to preserve their surfing heritage. Lost Jewel of the Atlantic is a film about the battle that was waged in this small seaside village, where young surfers attempted to stand up for their rights against a government driven by greed. Local surfers in Madeira, with help from Save the Waves Coalition, mounted a serious fight in an attempt to save one of Europe's best surf spots. They fought against government misinformation, general ignorance about their sport, and a hostile local population to make their point heard. The film chronicles the discovery of surf on the island, the fight to save it, and emphasizes the point that surf spots are a valuable coastal resource that should never be destroyed

    So that’s a wrap: edit over, music score locked down, finished film in our hands. Yes, our new surf documentary Powers of Three is finally here, bringing to an end six memorable months in the company of the film’s three protagonists, Tom Lowe, Fergal Smith and Mickey Smith.

Looking back, all those involved should feel at least a smidgen of pride. We certainly do. What started as a loose exploration of three Artists cutting their teeth on some brutal Irish breaks - spend some time out there, shoot some surf footage, head back - gradually evolved into something a little deeper. A story emerged, a group portrait of human camaraderie and togetherness cast against the stark beauty of Ireland’s jagged coast. A surf film first and foremost, the action we shot in the water still proved as compelling as anything we could have wished for, but we suspect it will be this powerful convergence of man and nature, locked together through the long winter months, and as much out of the water as in it, that we’ll remember most vividly. Some days were undeniably difficult, and others, as the film will testify, were dangerous. At all times, though, it proved rewarding. We just hope you enjoy it too.