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Narrator: Everyone said there was no surf in Tahiti, but they had already found some, so, they thought they'd better drive around the island and take a good look. Off they went to the famous town of Papeete. You get to one side of the island and you find everyone's wrong. There is surf in Tahiti. There's no barrier reef at all on one side of the island. There's all kinds of surf rolling into the black sand beaches. Just a matter of finding the right beach, with the right bottom contours, the right swell direction, and you'll find a place to surf
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Everyone said there was no surf in Tahiti
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but they had already found some so they thought they'd better drive around the island
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and take a good look
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Off they went through the famous town of Papeete
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You get to one side of the island and you find everyone's wrong
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There is surf in Tahiti There's no barrier reef at all on one side of the island
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There's all kinds of surf rolling into the black sand beaches
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Just a matter of finding the right beach
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with the right bottom contours the right swell direction
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and you'll find a place to surf
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Movie Summary
The crown jewel to ten years of Bruce Brown surfing documentaries. Brown follows two young surfers around the world in search of the perfect wave, and ends up finding quite a few in addition to some colorful local characters.
