Bourez, Michel
Well-muscled, soft-spoken Tahitian pro surfer; world-ranked #5 in 2014. "They're aren't many guys out there as strong as Michel," Kelly Slater said of Bourez in 2013. "Put him on a right with an open face, watch him set his shoulders and pushes his legs—it's a thing of beauty." Born (1985) and raised in Toahotu, Tahiti, Bourez began surfing with his brothers at age nine. After claiming the 2006 A...
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Michel Bourez, 2009. Photo: Jason KenworthySubscribe to view
Michel Bourez, Margaret River, 2014. Photo: WSLSubscribe to view
Michel Bourez, Teahupoo, 2010. Photo: Tyler CuddySubscribe to view
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Michel Bourez
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Michel Bourez
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Michel Bourez, 2009. Photo: Jason Kenworthy
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Michel Bourez, Margaret River, 2014. Photo: WSL
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Michel Bourez, Teahupoo, 2010. Photo: Tyler Cuddy
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Michel Bourez, 2010. Photo: Damea Dorsey