King Kelly rules at Billabong Pro in Jeffreys Bay
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King Kelly rules at Billabong Pro in Jeffreys Bay
Jeffreys Bay (Thursday, July 17, 2008) – Kelly Slater (USA) added yet another chapter to his storied career today, convincingly winning the 2008 Billabong Pro at Jeffreys Bay to lay early claim to an unprecedented ninth ASP World Title by recording his fourth victory in the five events run this year.
Unfazed by the difficult conditions created by the fresh onshore wind that chopped up the waves at Supertubes, Slater’s superior wave selection and decision making on the waves he rode left reigning ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS) still needing to improve both of his counting waves when the siren sounded to end the final.
“I was lucky in the final, I got a wave under Mick’s priority that turned out to be my best score,” Slater said on the podium. “In conditions like that you need to go on anything that looks like you can get three manoeuvres in.”
Slater earned US $30 000 (approx R225 000) and 1 200 ratings points giving him a lead of 1 268 points over second placed Joel Parkinson (AUS) in the 2008 rankings. With six events still to be run, the Floridian has yet to be beaten by any of his World Tour opponents having lost to a wildcard in the Billabong Pro Tahiti – the only event he didn’t win.
Slater also gets his name on the perpetual Billabong Pro J-Bay trophy for a record fourth time and was presented with a sculptured bust of former South African President Nelson Mandela, chosen by the organisers to celebrate Madiba’s 90th birthday tomorrow.
“What an honour,” Slater exclaimed when presented with the trophy. “Happy birthday Madiba, you’ve been an inspiration to us all.”
Despite feeling that he could have won the event, Fanning was gracious in defeat, congratulating Slater on his victory and vowing to use his second place finish and jump from seventh to fourth on the ratings as a springboard to challenge for honours in the upcoming events.
“I guess it’s not over ‘till it’s over,” Fanning said of the 2008 World Title race. “But it’s going to be like climbing Everest and he (Slater) is halfway up the hill.”
After three days of awesome conditions for the opening rounds of the 2008 Billabong Pro, the final day started out with the biggest waves of the event, giving the 12 remaining contenders the opportunity to perform their entire repertoire of manoeuvres on rides lasting more than 300 metres.
Fanning and former World Champions CJ Hobgood (USA) and Andy Irons (HAW) were joined by defending event champion Taj Burrow (AUS) in making it a clean sweep of the top eight seeds into the quarterfinals.
In Round 4 it was Burrow who eliminated Jordy Smith, the last South African left in the event, sending the Durbanite home with equal 9th place overall. Smith, in his rookie year on the ASP World Tour, jumped from 19th to 16th on the ratings.
After a windless start, a NE onshore breeze started ruffling the faces of the waves during the quarterfinals where current World No 2 Parkinson (AUS) got the better of World No. 3 Bede Durbidge (AUS), Slater overcame World No. 4 Adriano de Souza (Brazil), Fanning eliminated Hobgood and Burrow stayed on track for a second successive victory by edging out Irons.
By the semifinals the wind had increased in velocity and despite Parkinson starting out with the highest score of their match-up, an outstanding 9.17 out of 10, Slater chipped away at the lead with rides of 8.0 and 7.0. When the Aussie failed to find anything better than a 5.0 for his second counting ride, Slater was into the final.
The second semi went Fanning’s way thanks to an opening 7.67 followed by an excellent 9.17 while Burrow’s best two rides in the 30 minute encounter earned 6.0 and 5.83.
Californian Taylor Knox was the recipient of the WTA prize of a custom handcrafted Nixon timepiece valued at US $10 000 for the highest heat tally of the event. Knox racked up 19.70 points out of a possible 20 in Round 1 action last Thursday, claiming the winner-takes-all award for near perfect rides of 9.90 and 9.80.
Taj Burrow’s spectacular form throughout the event prevented three of the five South African contenders from posting a serious challenge in their home event. Burrow beat wildcard Rudy Palmboom Jr. (Bluff) in Round 1, eliminated Royden Bryson (East London) in Round 3 and Jordy Smith in Round 4.
Travis Logie (Durban) was a victim of Slater’s victory charge, bowing out in Round 3 while Ricky Basnett, who has yet to win a single heat in 2008, was sidelined by Jeremy Flores (FRA) in Round 2.
All the action from every heat in the 2008 Billabong Pro can viewed in the Video section of the website www.billabongpro.com where event statistics, athlete interviews and a range of photographs can also be found.
Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay
Final day Results
Final
Kelly Slater (USA) 16.73 def Mick Fanning (AUS) 9.40
Semifinals
SF1: Slater 15.00 def Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.17
SF2: Fanning 16.84 def Taj Burrow (AUS) 11.83
Quarterfinals
QF1: Parkinson 17.74 def Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.00
QF2: Slater 15.17 def Adriano de Souza (BRA) 9.84
QF3: Fanning 14.27 def C J Hobgood (USA) 9.60
QF4: Burrow 13.57 def Andy Irons (HAW) 8.47
Round 4
Heat 5: Fanning 16.44 def Bruce Irons (HAW) 13.33
Heat 6: Hobgood 14.76 def Frederic Patacchia (HAW) 10.33
Heat 7: Burrow 17.00 def Jordy Smith (ZAF) 16.76
Heat 8: Irons 11.34 def Jeremy Flores (FRA) 5.23
2008 ASP World Tour Ratings
After Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay (event No. 5 of 11)
1 Kelly Slater (USA) 5210
2 Joel Parkinson (AUS) 3948
3 Bede Durbidge (AUS) 3782
4 Mick Fanning (AUS) 3753
5 Taj Burrow (AUS) 3638
6 Adriano de Souza (BRA) 3540
7 C.J. Hobgood (USA) 3460
8 Andy Irons (HAW) 3338
9 Bobby Martinez (USA) 3028
10 Adrian Buchan (AUS) 2884
South Africans
16 Jordy Smith (ZAF) 2245
34 Royden Bryson (ZAF) 1680
39 Travis Logie (ZAF) 1495
44 Ricky Basnett (ZAF) 1125
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Thursday 17 July 2008
King Kelly rules at Billabong Pro in Jeffreys Bay
Jeffreys Bay (Thursday, July 17, 2008) – Kelly Slater (USA) added yet another chapter to his storied career today, convincingly winning the 2008 Billabong Pro at Jeffreys Bay to lay early claim to an unprecedented ninth ASP World Title by recording his fourth victory in the five events run this year.
Unfazed by the difficult conditions created by the fresh onshore wind that chopped up the waves at Supertubes, Slater’s superior wave selection and decision making on the waves he rode left reigning ASP World Champion Mick Fanning (AUS) still needing to improve both of his counting waves when the siren sounded to end the final.
“I was lucky in the final, I got a wave under Mick’s priority that turned out to be my best score,” Slater said on the podium. “In conditions like that you need to go on anything that looks like you can get three manoeuvres in.”
Slater earned US $30 000 (approx R225 000) and 1 200 ratings points giving him a lead of 1 268 points over second placed Joel Parkinson (AUS) in the 2008 rankings. With six events still to be run, the Floridian has yet to be beaten by any of his World Tour opponents having lost to a wildcard in the Billabong Pro Tahiti – the only event he didn’t win.
Slater also gets his name on the perpetual Billabong Pro J-Bay trophy for a record fourth time and was presented with a sculptured bust of former South African President Nelson Mandela, chosen by the organisers to celebrate Madiba’s 90th birthday tomorrow.
“What an honour,” Slater exclaimed when presented with the trophy. “Happy birthday Madiba, you’ve been an inspiration to us all.”
Despite feeling that he could have won the event, Fanning was gracious in defeat, congratulating Slater on his victory and vowing to use his second place finish and jump from seventh to fourth on the ratings as a springboard to challenge for honours in the upcoming events.
“I guess it’s not over ‘till it’s over,” Fanning said of the 2008 World Title race. “But it’s going to be like climbing Everest and he (Slater) is halfway up the hill.”
After three days of awesome conditions for the opening rounds of the 2008 Billabong Pro, the final day started out with the biggest waves of the event, giving the 12 remaining contenders the opportunity to perform their entire repertoire of manoeuvres on rides lasting more than 300 metres.
Fanning and former World Champions CJ Hobgood (USA) and Andy Irons (HAW) were joined by defending event champion Taj Burrow (AUS) in making it a clean sweep of the top eight seeds into the quarterfinals.
In Round 4 it was Burrow who eliminated Jordy Smith, the last South African left in the event, sending the Durbanite home with equal 9th place overall. Smith, in his rookie year on the ASP World Tour, jumped from 19th to 16th on the ratings.
After a windless start, a NE onshore breeze started ruffling the faces of the waves during the quarterfinals where current World No 2 Parkinson (AUS) got the better of World No. 3 Bede Durbidge (AUS), Slater overcame World No. 4 Adriano de Souza (Brazil), Fanning eliminated Hobgood and Burrow stayed on track for a second successive victory by edging out Irons.
By the semifinals the wind had increased in velocity and despite Parkinson starting out with the highest score of their match-up, an outstanding 9.17 out of 10, Slater chipped away at the lead with rides of 8.0 and 7.0. When the Aussie failed to find anything better than a 5.0 for his second counting ride, Slater was into the final.
The second semi went Fanning’s way thanks to an opening 7.67 followed by an excellent 9.17 while Burrow’s best two rides in the 30 minute encounter earned 6.0 and 5.83.
Californian Taylor Knox was the recipient of the WTA prize of a custom handcrafted Nixon timepiece valued at US $10 000 for the highest heat tally of the event. Knox racked up 19.70 points out of a possible 20 in Round 1 action last Thursday, claiming the winner-takes-all award for near perfect rides of 9.90 and 9.80.
Taj Burrow’s spectacular form throughout the event prevented three of the five South African contenders from posting a serious challenge in their home event. Burrow beat wildcard Rudy Palmboom Jr. (Bluff) in Round 1, eliminated Royden Bryson (East London) in Round 3 and Jordy Smith in Round 4.
Travis Logie (Durban) was a victim of Slater’s victory charge, bowing out in Round 3 while Ricky Basnett, who has yet to win a single heat in 2008, was sidelined by Jeremy Flores (FRA) in Round 2.
All the action from every heat in the 2008 Billabong Pro can viewed in the Video section of the website www.billabongpro.com where event statistics, athlete interviews and a range of photographs can also be found.
Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay
Final day Results
Final
Kelly Slater (USA) 16.73 def Mick Fanning (AUS) 9.40
Semifinals
SF1: Slater 15.00 def Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.17
SF2: Fanning 16.84 def Taj Burrow (AUS) 11.83
Quarterfinals
QF1: Parkinson 17.74 def Bede Durbidge (AUS) 14.00
QF2: Slater 15.17 def Adriano de Souza (BRA) 9.84
QF3: Fanning 14.27 def C J Hobgood (USA) 9.60
QF4: Burrow 13.57 def Andy Irons (HAW) 8.47
Round 4
Heat 5: Fanning 16.44 def Bruce Irons (HAW) 13.33
Heat 6: Hobgood 14.76 def Frederic Patacchia (HAW) 10.33
Heat 7: Burrow 17.00 def Jordy Smith (ZAF) 16.76
Heat 8: Irons 11.34 def Jeremy Flores (FRA) 5.23
2008 ASP World Tour Ratings
After Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay (event No. 5 of 11)
1 Kelly Slater (USA) 5210
2 Joel Parkinson (AUS) 3948
3 Bede Durbidge (AUS) 3782
4 Mick Fanning (AUS) 3753
5 Taj Burrow (AUS) 3638
6 Adriano de Souza (BRA) 3540
7 C.J. Hobgood (USA) 3460
8 Andy Irons (HAW) 3338
9 Bobby Martinez (USA) 3028
10 Adrian Buchan (AUS) 2884
South Africans
16 Jordy Smith (ZAF) 2245
34 Royden Bryson (ZAF) 1680
39 Travis Logie (ZAF) 1495
44 Ricky Basnett (ZAF) 1125
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International Surfing Day
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Place: Balneario de Rincón, P.R.
Place: Balneario de Rincón, P.R.
Eyes of the surfing world fixed on Jeffreys Bay during Billabong Pro in July
Billabong Pro
Stop No 5 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour
Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
10 – 20 July 2008
The eyes of the surfing world will be firmly fixed on Jeffreys Bay during July as the world’s best surfers go to work on the universally renowned waves during the R2.3million (US $320 000) Billabong Pro, the fifth of 11 events on the 2008 ASP World Tour.
Supertubes, the venue for the 24th edition of what has become Africa’s most prestigious and lucrative surfing tournament, is unanimously acknowledged as one of the planet’s top 10 high performance surf breaks.
Add the talent of the world’s 45 highest ranked surfers, including 8X World Champion and current run-away ratings leader Kelly Slater (Florida), reigning World Champion Mick Fanning, defending event champion Taj Burrow (AUS) and former 3X World Champion Andy Irons (Hawaii).
Then stir in a mixture of the planet’s A-list surf journalists, photographers and videographers; national and global distribution of TV footage of each day’s action; saturation coverage on websites and webcasts featuring live video images and scoring accompanied by expert commentary in English, Spanish. Portuguese and French.
The result is hundreds of thousands of surf fans worldwide logging millions of page impressions on www.billabongpro.com around the clock between July 10 – 20 while following the fortunes of their favourite surfers via live and recorded action from the event site.
The Billabong Pro has an 11 day waiting period – July 10 to 20 – but only requires four full days of competition to determine a champion, giving the organisers the luxury of being able to choose the best possible conditions in which to run the contest and ensuring cutting edge performances by the world’s best surfers.
Current World No. 2 and 1999 Billabong Pro champion Joel Parkinson (AUS) will be back to try for a second crown alongside emerging talents like Bede Durbidge (AUS), Adriano de Souza (BRA), Jeremy Flores (FRA) and rookie sensation Dane Reynolds (USA), who will be making his debut at Supertubes.
South Africa’s four contenders in the main draw are four-year veteran Travis Logie (Durban), Royden Bryson (East London), Ricky Basnett (Bluff) and exciting rookie Jordy Smith (Durban) who reached the semi-finals as a wildcard in his inaugural World Tour event in 2006.
The 45 World Tour campaigners will be joined in the 48 man format by three wildcards who are determined by the Von Zipper Wildcard Trials. Staged on the morning of the first day the contest runs, the VZ Trials comprise six top SA surfers versus six rising international stars with the winner of each of the three four-man heats receiving a wildcard into the Billabong Pro, and the opportunity to test their skills against the world’s best at Supers.
While the international contenders are yet to be announced, the SA contenders will be Durbanites Warwick Wright and Chad du Toit, Rudy Palmboom (Bluff), Klee Strachan (Winkelspruit), Damien Fahrenfort (Kommetjie) and Shaun Payne (St Francis Bay).
For those attending the Billabong Pro, the 2008 event also features plenty of evening entertainment including live music at The Mexican, revamped spectator-friendly infrastructure and the world’s most technologically advanced control tower.
For further information in the lead up to and during the 2008 Billabong Pro please visit www.billabongpro.com or www.aspworldtour.com
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Stop No 5 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour
Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
10 – 20 July 2008
The eyes of the surfing world will be firmly fixed on Jeffreys Bay during July as the world’s best surfers go to work on the universally renowned waves during the R2.3million (US $320 000) Billabong Pro, the fifth of 11 events on the 2008 ASP World Tour.
Supertubes, the venue for the 24th edition of what has become Africa’s most prestigious and lucrative surfing tournament, is unanimously acknowledged as one of the planet’s top 10 high performance surf breaks.
Add the talent of the world’s 45 highest ranked surfers, including 8X World Champion and current run-away ratings leader Kelly Slater (Florida), reigning World Champion Mick Fanning, defending event champion Taj Burrow (AUS) and former 3X World Champion Andy Irons (Hawaii).
Then stir in a mixture of the planet’s A-list surf journalists, photographers and videographers; national and global distribution of TV footage of each day’s action; saturation coverage on websites and webcasts featuring live video images and scoring accompanied by expert commentary in English, Spanish. Portuguese and French.
The result is hundreds of thousands of surf fans worldwide logging millions of page impressions on www.billabongpro.com around the clock between July 10 – 20 while following the fortunes of their favourite surfers via live and recorded action from the event site.
The Billabong Pro has an 11 day waiting period – July 10 to 20 – but only requires four full days of competition to determine a champion, giving the organisers the luxury of being able to choose the best possible conditions in which to run the contest and ensuring cutting edge performances by the world’s best surfers.
Current World No. 2 and 1999 Billabong Pro champion Joel Parkinson (AUS) will be back to try for a second crown alongside emerging talents like Bede Durbidge (AUS), Adriano de Souza (BRA), Jeremy Flores (FRA) and rookie sensation Dane Reynolds (USA), who will be making his debut at Supertubes.
South Africa’s four contenders in the main draw are four-year veteran Travis Logie (Durban), Royden Bryson (East London), Ricky Basnett (Bluff) and exciting rookie Jordy Smith (Durban) who reached the semi-finals as a wildcard in his inaugural World Tour event in 2006.
The 45 World Tour campaigners will be joined in the 48 man format by three wildcards who are determined by the Von Zipper Wildcard Trials. Staged on the morning of the first day the contest runs, the VZ Trials comprise six top SA surfers versus six rising international stars with the winner of each of the three four-man heats receiving a wildcard into the Billabong Pro, and the opportunity to test their skills against the world’s best at Supers.
While the international contenders are yet to be announced, the SA contenders will be Durbanites Warwick Wright and Chad du Toit, Rudy Palmboom (Bluff), Klee Strachan (Winkelspruit), Damien Fahrenfort (Kommetjie) and Shaun Payne (St Francis Bay).
For those attending the Billabong Pro, the 2008 event also features plenty of evening entertainment including live music at The Mexican, revamped spectator-friendly infrastructure and the world’s most technologically advanced control tower.
For further information in the lead up to and during the 2008 Billabong Pro please visit www.billabongpro.com or www.aspworldtour.com
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Slater Scores Third ASP Victory this Season at the Globe Pro Fiji
Globe Fiji 2008
Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP)
When the siren sounded the end and Slater had taken his third
victory he and CJ had a long chat in the waterproving friends are
friends once the hooter sings.
TAVARUA, Fiji (Tuesday, June 3, 2008) - Eight-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) has won his third event on the 2008 ASP World Tour after eliminating C.J. Hobgood in the final of the Globe Pro Fiji held in six foot (two metre) waves at Cloudbreak. Slater remains the only member of the ASP Top 45 to win an event this year – the last ASP World Tour event held in Tahiti was won by a wildcard.
“I don’t think I’ve ever won three out of the first four events on tour,” Slater said. “I’ve won the first two a couple times but I think this is the first time I’ve ever done this. Being the only guy on tour to win an event is pretty odd – I don’t think there has ever been that situation on tour. I know [Tom] Curren and Potts [Martin Potter] both won the first three, but I don’t think a wildcard filled in that fourth one.”
Slater has now extended his ASP ratings lead with Joel Parkinson (AUS) and Bede Durbidge (AUS) maintaining their World No. 2 and 3 spots behind him.
“This feels good – three wins this year, as Damien said to me, I’m sitting on dubs,” Slater said. “That’s as many points as you can get out of three contests, that fourth one, Tahiti, is obviously just a throw away and, lucky for me in that situation, Joel was only the only guy to actually do anything there. C.J. got a result there too – up to that point he hadn’t really done anything, so he’s sitting on a second and a third, he’s looking pretty good now.”
Today’s final match-up was a repeat of the 2005 edition of the event. Much to C.J. Hobgood’s chagrin, their leaderboard in Fiji finals now reads 2:0 in Slater’s favor.
“The waves in that last final we had was quite a bit bigger and more intense at Restaurants,” Slater said. “There were much bigger scores which was to be expected. Today if you had two eights you could probably make it through. Cloudbreak a much bigger arena and there were some good waves in the final that I don’t think we caught – there were some nines out there, probably a 10.00 or two – but we weren’t quite in the spot for them.”
Hobgood, the 2001 ASP World Champion, jumps from 12th to 6th on the ratings with the result, but the second-place finish was bittersweet for him after finishing third in Tahiti. Both he and his twin brother Damien are known for posting big results during the South Pacific leg. Slater eliminated them both in the Globe Pro Fiji.
“It’s hard to swallow when it’s another missed opportunity for me in back to back contests,” Hobgood said. “I had a missed opportunity at the beginning of the heat and that was the difference. Kelly did his thing and going up against him you know you need to catch better waves and I didn’t catch better waves. There were two waves that came through that no one was on and if I would have been on them it would have been the difference. Like I was telling Kelly, the only good thing to come from this is that at least I didn’t decide to have a crackerjack year when the guy in front of me is the only guy to win on tour.”
Hobgood knows that his loss today was not just his own. Slater’s third win this year puts him in an excellent position to campaign for an astounding ninth ASP World Title.
“No one on tour right now has beat him this year,” Hobgood said. “I am stoked for him and I’m stoked I was able to do some good surfing but I know everyone rated 2nd to 45th wanted me to win that final so I let them down. I need three wins now and so does everyone else. That is a huge hole to be in but it can be done. I’m just looking forward to my first win, maybe these seconds and thirds will make me hungrier and hopefully Kelly can get on his heels for awhile and not be as hungry and then we’ll see what happens.”
Hobgood had better luck in his semifinal against Adriano de Souza (BRA). De Souza only posted 13.87 to Hobgood’s 17.64, but was elated nonetheless.
“I can’t believe I got third in this event, I’m really happy,” de Souza said. “For me this result is the best I have ever had in my whole life. Everybody comes here to prove themselves, everybody looks for this result. It is a big surprise for me to bring this result home to my country, so I am really stoked.”
De Souza’s only other semifinal berth came in his first event on the ASP World Tour on the Gold Coast of Australia in 2006. His equal third result then put him in the Top 5 on the ASP ratings for a couple of weeks – a place he’s worked his way back to with this result. He moved to World No. 4 today.
“I’m really happy to be in the Top 5 for the first time in two years,” de Souza said. “It feels really good to put my name there, but it is still early days. It’s not hard for the other guys –Taj and Andy– to come through behind me they are really strong in the next event. For me, I have to go home to train and get focused for JBay. I have to take it event by event.”
Slater defeated Burrow in the semifinals when he scored two nine-point rides – the second of which he earned under Burrow’s priority – to beat the Australian 18.70 to 12.84.
“I’m not stoked,” Burrow said. “Kelly did what he is famous for and pulled two good scores out of waves that didn’t look that amazing. There is not much more I could have done. I felt like I surfed well on the waves I got, but I just didn’t get those ones. I can’t be too angry… but I am. I’m devastated I’m not in the final but a third is a keeper so I’ll work from there.”
Burrow’s equal third finish saw him move from seventh to fifth on the ASP ratings, but last year’s world No. 2 had been envisioning a scenario more like the one in which he beat Slater in the final of last year’s ASP World Tour event in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.
“I was thinking about how much I smoked Kelly in the JBay final last year during that heat,” Burrow said. “I wanted to do that again but I knew it was going to be hard. He got me at Bells [Beach] this year too so I was pretty hungry for the win but it just didn’t come together. I’m just thinking about JBay now and defending my title there.”
The world’s best surfers will reconvene in Jeffreys Bay July 10-20, 2008.
Visit www.aspworldtour.com and www.globeprofiji.com for more information.
Globe Pro Fiji Final Results:
Final: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.67 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.27
Globe Pro Fiji Semifinal Results:
Heat 1: Kelly Slater (USA) 18.70 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 12.84
Heat 2: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 17.64 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.87
Globe Pro Fiji Quarterfinal Results:
Heat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.60 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 12.73
Heat 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 14.27 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 13.67
Heat 3: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 17.50 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 6.84
Heat 4: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.00 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 12.66
Top 10 ASP World Tour Rated Surfers after the Globe Pro Fiji:
1. Kelly Slater (USA) 4010 points
2. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 3072 points
3. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 3050 points
4. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 2808 points
5. Taj Burrow (AUS) 2762 points
6. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 2728 points
7. Mick Fanning (AUS) 2721 points
8. Andy Irons (HAW 2606 points
9. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 2474 points
10. Bobby Martinez (USA) 2428 points
Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP)
When the siren sounded the end and Slater had taken his third
victory he and CJ had a long chat in the waterproving friends are
friends once the hooter sings.
TAVARUA, Fiji (Tuesday, June 3, 2008) - Eight-time ASP World Champion Kelly Slater (USA) has won his third event on the 2008 ASP World Tour after eliminating C.J. Hobgood in the final of the Globe Pro Fiji held in six foot (two metre) waves at Cloudbreak. Slater remains the only member of the ASP Top 45 to win an event this year – the last ASP World Tour event held in Tahiti was won by a wildcard.
“I don’t think I’ve ever won three out of the first four events on tour,” Slater said. “I’ve won the first two a couple times but I think this is the first time I’ve ever done this. Being the only guy on tour to win an event is pretty odd – I don’t think there has ever been that situation on tour. I know [Tom] Curren and Potts [Martin Potter] both won the first three, but I don’t think a wildcard filled in that fourth one.”
Slater has now extended his ASP ratings lead with Joel Parkinson (AUS) and Bede Durbidge (AUS) maintaining their World No. 2 and 3 spots behind him.
“This feels good – three wins this year, as Damien said to me, I’m sitting on dubs,” Slater said. “That’s as many points as you can get out of three contests, that fourth one, Tahiti, is obviously just a throw away and, lucky for me in that situation, Joel was only the only guy to actually do anything there. C.J. got a result there too – up to that point he hadn’t really done anything, so he’s sitting on a second and a third, he’s looking pretty good now.”
Today’s final match-up was a repeat of the 2005 edition of the event. Much to C.J. Hobgood’s chagrin, their leaderboard in Fiji finals now reads 2:0 in Slater’s favor.
“The waves in that last final we had was quite a bit bigger and more intense at Restaurants,” Slater said. “There were much bigger scores which was to be expected. Today if you had two eights you could probably make it through. Cloudbreak a much bigger arena and there were some good waves in the final that I don’t think we caught – there were some nines out there, probably a 10.00 or two – but we weren’t quite in the spot for them.”
Hobgood, the 2001 ASP World Champion, jumps from 12th to 6th on the ratings with the result, but the second-place finish was bittersweet for him after finishing third in Tahiti. Both he and his twin brother Damien are known for posting big results during the South Pacific leg. Slater eliminated them both in the Globe Pro Fiji.
“It’s hard to swallow when it’s another missed opportunity for me in back to back contests,” Hobgood said. “I had a missed opportunity at the beginning of the heat and that was the difference. Kelly did his thing and going up against him you know you need to catch better waves and I didn’t catch better waves. There were two waves that came through that no one was on and if I would have been on them it would have been the difference. Like I was telling Kelly, the only good thing to come from this is that at least I didn’t decide to have a crackerjack year when the guy in front of me is the only guy to win on tour.”
Hobgood knows that his loss today was not just his own. Slater’s third win this year puts him in an excellent position to campaign for an astounding ninth ASP World Title.
“No one on tour right now has beat him this year,” Hobgood said. “I am stoked for him and I’m stoked I was able to do some good surfing but I know everyone rated 2nd to 45th wanted me to win that final so I let them down. I need three wins now and so does everyone else. That is a huge hole to be in but it can be done. I’m just looking forward to my first win, maybe these seconds and thirds will make me hungrier and hopefully Kelly can get on his heels for awhile and not be as hungry and then we’ll see what happens.”
Hobgood had better luck in his semifinal against Adriano de Souza (BRA). De Souza only posted 13.87 to Hobgood’s 17.64, but was elated nonetheless.
“I can’t believe I got third in this event, I’m really happy,” de Souza said. “For me this result is the best I have ever had in my whole life. Everybody comes here to prove themselves, everybody looks for this result. It is a big surprise for me to bring this result home to my country, so I am really stoked.”
De Souza’s only other semifinal berth came in his first event on the ASP World Tour on the Gold Coast of Australia in 2006. His equal third result then put him in the Top 5 on the ASP ratings for a couple of weeks – a place he’s worked his way back to with this result. He moved to World No. 4 today.
“I’m really happy to be in the Top 5 for the first time in two years,” de Souza said. “It feels really good to put my name there, but it is still early days. It’s not hard for the other guys –Taj and Andy– to come through behind me they are really strong in the next event. For me, I have to go home to train and get focused for JBay. I have to take it event by event.”
Slater defeated Burrow in the semifinals when he scored two nine-point rides – the second of which he earned under Burrow’s priority – to beat the Australian 18.70 to 12.84.
“I’m not stoked,” Burrow said. “Kelly did what he is famous for and pulled two good scores out of waves that didn’t look that amazing. There is not much more I could have done. I felt like I surfed well on the waves I got, but I just didn’t get those ones. I can’t be too angry… but I am. I’m devastated I’m not in the final but a third is a keeper so I’ll work from there.”
Burrow’s equal third finish saw him move from seventh to fifth on the ASP ratings, but last year’s world No. 2 had been envisioning a scenario more like the one in which he beat Slater in the final of last year’s ASP World Tour event in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.
“I was thinking about how much I smoked Kelly in the JBay final last year during that heat,” Burrow said. “I wanted to do that again but I knew it was going to be hard. He got me at Bells [Beach] this year too so I was pretty hungry for the win but it just didn’t come together. I’m just thinking about JBay now and defending my title there.”
The world’s best surfers will reconvene in Jeffreys Bay July 10-20, 2008.
Visit www.aspworldtour.com and www.globeprofiji.com for more information.
Globe Pro Fiji Final Results:
Final: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.67 def. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 13.27
Globe Pro Fiji Semifinal Results:
Heat 1: Kelly Slater (USA) 18.70 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 12.84
Heat 2: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 17.64 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.87
Globe Pro Fiji Quarterfinal Results:
Heat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.60 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 12.73
Heat 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 14.27 def. Bobby Martinez (USA) 13.67
Heat 3: C.J. Hobgood (USA) 17.50 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 6.84
Heat 4: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 13.00 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 12.66
Top 10 ASP World Tour Rated Surfers after the Globe Pro Fiji:
1. Kelly Slater (USA) 4010 points
2. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 3072 points
3. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 3050 points
4. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 2808 points
5. Taj Burrow (AUS) 2762 points
6. C.J. Hobgood (USA) 2728 points
7. Mick Fanning (AUS) 2721 points
8. Andy Irons (HAW 2606 points
9. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 2474 points
10. Bobby Martinez (USA) 2428 points
Brazilian Bruno Santos Takes the Victory at the Billabong Pro Tahiti 2008 at Teahupoo
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Brazilian charger Bruno Santos.
Final heat goes to the water. Manoa Drollet (PYF) Vs. Bruno Santos (BRA)
Bruno Santos begins with his first waves scoring 1.0 points.
Manoa Droller followed behind with a short ride scoring 0.20 points.
The second wave of Bruno with a short ride pulling into the barrel obtained 5.83 points leading the heat. In his 3rd wave with a short ride Bruno's continue leading with a 3.33 point wave for a total of 9.16 points vs. Manoa Drollet with 0.20 points total. Manoa in his second attempt obtained a 2.50 points in his wave with a need of 6.66 points to reach his opponent Bruno Santos.
With a great snap off the top Manoa tried one more time to reach his opponet but cutting to short scored 2.83 point in his wave.
In the 8:40 minutes remaining, Manoa begins to warm up with a 4.00 point wave needing 5.17 point to reach Bruno. But even with a small set it was imposible to the local Tahitian Manoa Drollet to beat the Brazilian Bruno Santos Champion of the Billabong Pro Tahiti 2008 at Teahupoo with a final score of 9.16 points vs 6.83 points.
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Brazilian charger Bruno Santos.
Final heat goes to the water. Manoa Drollet (PYF) Vs. Bruno Santos (BRA)
Bruno Santos begins with his first waves scoring 1.0 points.
Manoa Droller followed behind with a short ride scoring 0.20 points.
The second wave of Bruno with a short ride pulling into the barrel obtained 5.83 points leading the heat. In his 3rd wave with a short ride Bruno's continue leading with a 3.33 point wave for a total of 9.16 points vs. Manoa Drollet with 0.20 points total. Manoa in his second attempt obtained a 2.50 points in his wave with a need of 6.66 points to reach his opponent Bruno Santos.
With a great snap off the top Manoa tried one more time to reach his opponet but cutting to short scored 2.83 point in his wave.
In the 8:40 minutes remaining, Manoa begins to warm up with a 4.00 point wave needing 5.17 point to reach Bruno. But even with a small set it was imposible to the local Tahitian Manoa Drollet to beat the Brazilian Bruno Santos Champion of the Billabong Pro Tahiti 2008 at Teahupoo with a final score of 9.16 points vs 6.83 points.
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Billabong Pro Tahiti 2008
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The Billabong Pro Tahiti 2008 has been called off for the second day due to flat conditions.
The Billabong Pro Tahiti tower is constructed on the actual Teahupo’o reef on top of massive cement blocks which help to keep it sturdy when this enormous wave roars to life!
The Brazilian boat awaits the morning call.
Last nights opening ceremony was said to be the best in the history of the Billabong Pro Tahiti.
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The Billabong Pro Tahiti 2008 has been called off for the second day due to flat conditions.
The Billabong Pro Tahiti tower is constructed on the actual Teahupo’o reef on top of massive cement blocks which help to keep it sturdy when this enormous wave roars to life!
The Brazilian boat awaits the morning call.
Last nights opening ceremony was said to be the best in the history of the Billabong Pro Tahiti.
For more info log on to Billabongpro.com
Puerto Rico Explorer Beyond The Shore
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Puerto Rico other than an Island is a treasure of the Caribbean with unlimited number of pleasures throughout the Enchanted Island.
Surfing, Kite surfing, hiking, and parties are some of the ingredients that makes Puerto Rico the best of the Caribbean. And remember no U.S passport is required.
See it yourself...
www.GoToPuertoRico.com
Book your trip to Puerto Rico
Visit: Puerto Rico Home Page
for your travel.
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Puerto Rico other than an Island is a treasure of the Caribbean with unlimited number of pleasures throughout the Enchanted Island.
Surfing, Kite surfing, hiking, and parties are some of the ingredients that makes Puerto Rico the best of the Caribbean. And remember no U.S passport is required.
See it yourself...
www.GoToPuertoRico.com
Book your trip to Puerto Rico
Visit: Puerto Rico Home Page
Billabong Pro Tahiti 2008
VIVA South Africa At 2008 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship
Juan Ashton 2008 ISA World Master Champion
Photo by: International Surfing Association (ISA)
(Saturday 5th, April 2008): TEAM South Africa continues its reign as the undisputed king of world masters surfing after trumping the world’s best 35-years and older surfers to win the overall teams crown at the 2008 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship in perfect point break waves at Punta Rocas in Peru today.
Led by individual gold medalists Heather Clark (Masters Women), Marc Wright (Kahunas) and Chris Knutsen (Grand Kahunas), South Africa blew away the competition to take their second consecutive Team World Championship.
South Africa finished on top with 10,500 points, 1100 ahead of Australia in second, with Brazil (9041) finishing in third. The Peruvian team rounded out the top four with 8766-points.
The final day of competition offered solid 1-1.5 metre waves for the “Masters Olympics of Surfing”.
ISA President Fernando Aguerre awarded the surfers their medals in the event’s closing ceremony.
He was ecstatic about the success of this international event stating, “I would like to thank the Peruvian people and the Peruvian Surfing Federation for welcoming us with open arms.”
“This 160 visitors will be leaving the country with a Peruvian warmth tattooed in our hearts, we are new ambassadors for Peru. The provebial fountain of youth is closer than we might think: Its the waves of the world...We don’t stop surfing because we get old, we get old beacause we stop surfing...So don’t stop!”
Former world tour surfer Heather Clark (Port Shepstone) got the ball rolling for the South African team, backhand blasting her way to victory over Peru’s Rocio Larranaga, Australia’s Sandra English and Brazil’s Brigitte Mayer in the final of the Masters Women’s (Over 35) division.
Clark, the ‘Queen’ of South African surfing, was in a league of her own; netting a 15.83 combination to Larranaga’s 10.70.
“I feel absolutely ecstatic,” said Clark.
“In 2003 I was in contention to win a world title on the World Tour, so it’s always been my dream to win a world title. I’m over the moon.”
Chris Knutsen (Durban) was the next winner for South Africa, mixing his trademark rail carves with a radical forehand approach to defeat Peru’s Paco Del Castillo, Australia’s Frank Hayter and Puerto Rico’s Rene Gonzalez in the Grand Kahunas (Over 50) division.
Knutsen (Durban) was crowned Kahunas World Champion in Puerto Rico last year but competed in the Grand Kahunas (Over 50) this year.
Durban’s Marc Wright completed the South Africa trifecta today, snatching a last minute victory over fellow countrymen Nick Pike to nab gold in the Kahunas (Over 45) division.
Sitting in second place with a minute remaining in the 30-minute final, Wright snared a set wave before exploding a series of classy frontside manoeouvres to post a heat-winning 8.33.
Local Peruvian Jorge Posso finished third, leaving Australian Rod Baldwin in fourth place.
1988 Pipeline Masters champion Rob Page rekindled his competitive surfing career today, out pointing reigning Grand Masters (Over 40) champion and Peruvian surfing legend champion Magoo De La Rosa to capture gold.
Page, who was riding a borrowed board in the final after breaking his own boards earlier in the week, emerged victorious from the water crying in celebration.
“The win means everything to me,” said Page.
“It means 30 years of surfing and hard work for me. It was hard to beat Magoo (Magoo De La Rosa) who is my best Peruvian friend. So much emotion.”
The Wollongong charger finishing on a two-wave combined total of a 15.26 to De La Rosa’s 13.00.
Meanwhile, Puerto Rico’s Juan Ashton was today’s only Latin American title winner, netting back-to-back Masters (Over 35) titles.
Ashton, who was victorious at the 2007 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship in Puerto Rico last year, notched the day’s highest combined heat score, a scintillating 17.50 (out of a possible 20) to crush Brazil’s Ricardo Toledo and the Australian pairing of Rob Page and Jay Sharpe.
The location of the 2009 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship has not yet been chosen but locations in South Africa and Brazil are in the running.
See the full results of the event along with photos at www.isasurf.org
The ISA World Masters Surfing Championship is a team competition. The nation who places highest in each division will win the gold medal in the team standings, earning the status of the best over 35 surfing country in the world. Individual standings will add points towards the team totals.
The divisions are:
Masters: Over 35 years old
Grand Masters: Over 40 years old
Kahunas: Over 45 years old
Grand Kahunas: Over 50 years old
Masters Women: Women over 35 years old
A complete team is formed by eight athletes: two Masters, two Grand Masters and two Kahunas, a Grand Kahuna and a Master Woman.
The top four finalists in each division are awarded gold, silver, bronze and copper medals, as well as the top four national teams.
Media Contact
All media interested in getting information about this event, please contact Pablo Zanocchi: pablo@isasurf.org. High resolution images will be available everyday at the disposal of the media press.
About International Surfing Association:
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for surfing, bodyboarding and surfriding. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running world championships since 1964 and the Junior World Championships since 1980.
ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of over 50 countries on six continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided by Fernando Aguerre, first elected in 1994 in Rio, and re-elected six times since. The ISA's four Vice Presidents are Alan Atkins (Australia), Robin de Kock (South Africa), Maile Aguerre (Hawaii) and Mike Gerard (USA).
Hot Surfing Action Continues At 2008 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship
Puerto Rico Team Coach Photo by: International Surfing Association (ISA)
Tuesday 2nd, April 2008 - Hot surfing action continued to set the beaches of Peru alive on day three of the 2008 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship, despite heavy fog hampering the early morning’s proceedings at Punta Rocas today.
A devilish haze covered the entire event site mid-morning, hindering the scoring of surfers and eventually halting competition before clear conditions prevailed.
Once underway, day three of the prestigious competition saw the world’s hottest masters surfers tearing it up in clean 2-3 metre point break waves across the Masters (0ver 35), Grand Masters (Over 40) and Kahunas (Over 45) repercharge divisions.
1988 Pipeline Masters champion Rob Page is back on track in the Grand Masters division after netting the event’s highest individual wave score and combined heat score en route to winning his round two-repercharge heat this afternoon.
The Wollongong charger was at his dominating best mixing his trademark rail carves with a vertical approach to beat Tahiti’s Heinere Paez, Trinidad and Tobago’s Keith Wyke and Jamaica’s Michel Mair.
Page ignited the Punta Rocas waves with a powerful backhand approach, locking in a 8.77 and 9.50 to finish with a two-wave combined total of 18.27 (out of a possible 20).
“I’m very excited with my performance today,” said Page.
“I haven’t got any expectations heading into the business end of the competition. I’ll just do what I can do.”
Page, who competed on surfing’s world tour in the1980’s / 90’s, is excited about competing in Peru.
“I feel at home in Peru. I love the people and the waves. I have many good friends here.”
He even told ISA President Fernando Aguerre: “I love this event. It’s the best surfing contest ever.”
After an impressive performance in the morning’s round one heats, Page backed it up to progress through to round three of the Grand Masters repercharge division.
Joining Page in round three was Brazil's Roberto Cavallero, Argentina’s Horacio Ipucha and fellow Australian Mark Harrison, who all enjoyed victories in the day’s closing Grand Masters heats.
South African star Andrew Banks kept his 2008 ISA World Masters Surfing Championships campaign alive, notching the Masters division’s top score (16.26) today to advance through to round three of repercharge.
The stylish natural foot wreaked havoc on the long walls of Punta Rocas, linking a series of potent forehand turns to defeat Puerto Rico’s Gustavo Betancourt, Trinidad and Tobago’s Alan Davis and Jamaica’s Eugene Miller.
Other Masters to win their round two repercharge heats included Argentina’s Santiago Di Pace, Brazil’s Ricardo Toledo and Uk’s Clayton Lidster.
Meanwhile, Frenchman Michel Larronde stamped his authority on round two of the Kahunas repercharge, topping the division’s scorecard to storm into round three.
The French ripper got straight to work in the 25-minute heat, bagging a 6.67 on his first ride, before posting a 7.33 to finish with a 14.00 (out of a possible 20) total.
Competition will resume tomorrow with the main qualifying rounds of all divisions being completed by noon, before repercharge heats are run in the afternoon.
The 2008 ISA World Masters Surfing Championships will be broadcast live on the Internet, at the ISA website,
The ISA World Masters Surfing Championship is a team competition. The nation who places highest in each division will win the gold medal in the team standings, earning the status of the best over 35 surfing country in the world. Individual standings will add points towards the team totals.
The divisions are:
Masters: Over 35 years old
Grand Masters: Over 40 years old
Kahunas: Over 45 years old
Grand Kahunas: Over 50 years old
Masters Women: Women over 35 years old
A complete team is formed by eight athletes: two Masters, two Grand Masters and two Kahunas, a Grand Kahuna and a Master Woman.
The top four finalists in each division are awarded gold, silver, bronze and copper medals, as well as the top four national teams.
All media interested in getting information about this event, please contact Pablo Zanocchi:
About International Surfing Association:
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for surfing, bodyboarding and surfriding. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running world championships since 1964 and the Junior World Championships since 1980.
ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of over 50 countries on six continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided by Fernando Aguerre, first elected in 1994 in Rio, and re-elected six times since. The ISA's four Vice Presidents are Alan Atkins (Australia), Robin de Kock (South Africa), Maile Aguerre (Hawaii) and Mike Gerard (USA).
Media Contact:
All media interested in getting information about this event, please contact Pablo Zanocchi: pablo@isasurf.org. High resolution copyright free usage images will be available everyday at the disposal of the media.
About the International Surfing Association:
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for surfing, bodyboarding and surfriding. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running world championships since 1964 and the Junior World Championships since 1980.
ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of over 50 countries on six continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided by Fernando Aguerre, first elected in 1994 in Rio, and re-elected six times since.
ESA/PRC CONTEST
WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE ESA/PRC WILL RUN ITS 1ST CONTEST OF THE 2008 SEASON ON APRIL 12 IN QUEBRADILLAS. THE TOWN OF QUEBRADILLAS WILL BE HOSTING THIS EVENT AND WE ARE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS WEEKEND.
P.R. SURFING FEDERATION AND THE ESA WILL BE SHARING THIS WEEKEND SATURDAY ESA/ SUNDAY FEDERATION. PLEASE COME PREPARED TO HAVE A GREAT FAMILY WEEKEND!!!!!
WE ARE ASKING THAT FAMILIES BRING SOMETHING TO SHARE... WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A FUN FAMILY PICNIC DAY WITH BBQ AND OTHER SIDE DISHES. IF EVERYONE BRINGS SOMETHING TO SHARE IT WOULD BE GREAT. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD BRING.
BBQ/BURGERS/HOTDOGS/BREAD/POTATO SALAD/CODITOS/CHIPS/PLATES/SILVERWARE/NAPKINS/COOKIES/ SANDWICHITOS/ ANYTHING. YOU CAN CALL OR SEND BACK AN EMAIL WITH WHAT YOU WILL BRING.
REMEMBER THAT THE ESA HAS A CUTOFF DATE FOR ALL ENTRIES. THE OFFICIAL CUTOFF DATE FOR THE ESA APRIL 12TH CONTEST IS APRIL 8TH. ALL LATE ENTRIES WILL BE TAKEN AT THE BEACH WITH A $25.00 LATE FEE.NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE. WE ATTACHED A GENERIC ENTRY FORM THAT CAN BE USED FOR ANY ESA CONTEST.
ALSO REMEMBER THAT MEMBERSHIP MUST BE UP TO DATE "VIGENTE" . IF YOU HAVE NOT RENEWED YOUR MEMBERSHIP PLEASE RENEW THE MEMBERSHIP WITH YOUR ENTRY OR YOU WILL HAVE TO RENEW AT THE BEACH. NON MEMBERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. THOSE ARE THE RULES.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE ESA AND THIS 2008/2009 CONTEST SEASON
WE ARE VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE REGIONALS FOR THE 2008/2009 SEASON WILL BE HELD IN AGUADILLA, MARCH 2009.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR COMMITTEES FOR THIS CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT.
A MEETTING WILL BE HELD THE WEEKEND OF APRIL 12 TH TO ESTABLISH COMMITTEES
THE MORE MEMBERS WE HAVE THE MORE SLOTS WE WILL GET FOR THE REGIONALS. LETS TRY TO BE THE BIGGEST DISTRICT WITH THE MOST REPRESENTATION AT THESE REGIONALS. ALL THE MAGS AND MEDIA WILL BE HERE FOR THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ESA REGIONALS.
Elizabeth Laide
Paulette Davis
Co Directors
ESA/PRC District
Epic conditions for day two of ISA World Masters Surfing Championship
Photo by: International Surfing Association (ISA)
(Monday 1st April, 2008): Solid two to three metre plus conditions continued to lash Peru’s southern coastline today for day two of the 2008 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship at Punta Rocas, Lima.
The world’s premier masters surfers revelled in the epic point break waves, carving the Punta Rocas line-up to shreds across all divisions.
Round two of the Masters (Over 35), Grand Masters (Over 40) and Kahunas (Over 45) divisions kicked off the morning’s proceedings before the Master Women (Over 35) and Grand Kahunas (Over 50) hit the water in the afternoon for opening round heats.
Former WCT surfer Heather Clark (South Africa) stole the show in her round one Masters Women’s heat, netting the tournament’s equal highest individual wave score (9.00) to beat Brazil’s Brigite Mayer.
Clark, the undisputed ‘Queen’ of South African surfing, looked at ease in the triple-overhead conditions, unleashing multiple backhand maneouvres to land a final two-wave total of 15.50 to Mayer’s 10.00.
“I’m feeling absolutely tired,” said Clark, who last competed on the ASP women’s word tour in 2006.
“It’s a long paddle out and there was a lot of water moving around. I’m glad I stuck a little wide and got the bomb sets that walled up on the inside. “
The 36-year-old Port Shepstone surfer is excited about the prospect of competing in the prestigious tournament and doing well in Peru.
“I came to Peru a couple of years ago for the WCT event, so I really wanted to come back and compete in this event,” she said.
“Peru’s waves are so fun and rippable. It seems that every time I come here the waves are good.”
Tahitian ripper Heifara Tahutini maintained his fine form from round one of competition, pocketing the Master division’s highest combined heat total to rocket through to round three.
Tahutini, the ISA world champion in 1990, led the way with a polished forehand attack, locking in a 7.17 and 8.17 to amass a final two-wave combined total of 15.34.
The stocky regular foot was in dominating form, beating Australian Jay Sharpe (10.27), South African Andrew Banks (9.17) and United Kingdom’s Clayton Lidster (8.57).
“I’m over the moon with my performance so far,” said Tahitini.
“I’m feeling confident and hopefully the waves will stay big and glassy for the rest of the event.”
Joining Tahutini in round three was Puerto Rico’s Juan Ashton, South Africa’s Justin Healy and Brazil’s Jair De Oliveira, who all enjoyed convincing round two victories.
The surfing action in the Kahunas division was just as hot with South Africa’s Marc Wright top scoring (15.90) to breeze through to round three of competition.
Wright beat Mark Lloyd (12.50) (Australia) and Michel Gutierrez (Puerto Rico) (6.24) to lay the perfect platform for an assault on this year’s crown.
Other Kahuna round two winners included Australian Rod Baldwin, South African Nick Pike and Peru’s Jorge Posso.
Reigning Grand Masters champion and seven-times national champion Magoo De La Rosa (Peru) proved why he’ll be a force to be reckoned with in this year’s tournament, posting the division’s highest combined heat score, for the second day running.
De La Rosa, a Peruvian surfing legend, relished the powerful conditions, throwing out his incredible backhand repertoire to narrowly defeat the Brazilian pairing of Jojo De Olivenca and Roberto Cavellero and Argentina’s Horacio Ipucha.
Final scores: De La Rosa (15.87), Olivenca (15.50), Cavellero (12.27) and Ipucha (7.8).
The afternoon action commenced with the opening round of the Grand Kahuna division being run.
The ‘old boys’ of the surfing world didn’t disappoint, busting out several excellent scoring rides in the challenging conditions. South African Chris Knutsen topped today’s leader board, jagging the day’s highest combined heat total, a 17.16 out of a possible 20.
Going to press, round one of the Kahuna repercharge division was completed.
A large southerly swell is expected to pulse tonight with 2.5 plus metre waves expected to continue tomorrow.
The 2008 ISA World Masters Surfing Championships will be broadcast live on the Internet, at the ISA website, www.isasurf.org. Photos, news and results will be updated continuously throughout each day of competition.
The ISA World Masters Surfing Championship is a team competition. The nation who places highest in each division will win the gold medal in the team standings, earning the status of the best over 35 surfing country in the world. Individual standings will add points towards the team totals.
The divisions are:
Masters: Over 35 years old
Grand Masters: Over 40 years old
Kahunas: Over 45 years old
Grand Kahunas: Over 50 years old
Masters Women: Women over 35 years old
A complete team is formed by eight athletes: two Masters, two Grand Masters and two Kahunas, a Grand Kahuna and a Master Woman.
The top four finalists in each division are awarded gold, silver, bronze and copper medals, as well as the top four national teams.
Media Contact.
All media interested in getting information about this event, please contact Pablo Zanocchi: pablo@isasurf.org. High resolution copyright free usage images will be available everyday at the disposal of the media.
About the International Surfing Association:
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for surfing, bodyboarding and surfriding. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running world championships since 1964 and the Junior World Championships since 1980.
ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of over 50 countries on six continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided by Fernando Aguerre, first elected in 1994 in Rio, and re-elected six times since.
Peruvian Surfing Legend Magoo De La Rosa Leads Charge At 2008 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship
Magoo de la Rosa Photo by: International Surfing Association (ISA)
(Monday 31st March, 2008): PERU got a taste of world surfing action for the first time in over forty years with the opening day of the 2008 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship kicking off in Peru today.
Punta Rocas, which last held the ISF World Championship won by local Peruvian Felipe Pomar in 1965, provided the ideal forum for the world’s premier masters surfers with near perfect 1.5-2-metre right-hand point break waves welcoming competitors.
24 heats of the Masters (Over 35), Kahunas (Over 45) and Grand Masters (Over 40) were completed on day one of the prestigious competition.
Reigning Grand Masters champion and seven-times national champion Magoo De La Rosa (Peru) made his intentions clear, netting both the day’s highest individual wave score (9.00) and combined heat total (17.17) to storm through to round two.
The Peruvian surfing legend was in a league of his own; utilising local knowledge to outpoint French surfer Peirre Thouron, Argentina’s Luiz Radziunas and Sweden’s Henio Skaldin.
“I felt really good out there today,” said De La Rosa.
“As always I tried to surf the best I could. I was lucky to find two good waves in which I could perform lots of maneouvres.
De La Rosa, who has been consistently ranked among the top surfers in Latin America for the past two decades, is in good shape heading into the next round and is eager to perform well in front of his nation.
“I never had the opportunity to surf at this level in my country,” he said.
“Of course I have pressure to perform, but I really like it. It’s all new to me.”
Final scores: De La Rosa (17.17), Thouron (8.50), Radziunas (6.37) and Skaldin (5.00).
Puerto Rican Juan Ashton set the pace for day from the opening heat, easily disposing of highly rated Brazilian Ricardo Toledo and England’s Jesse Davies to advance through to round two.
Juan Ashton Photo by: International Surfing Association (ISA)
Continuing on with the form that saw him win the Masters title at the 2007 ISA World Masters Surfing Championship in Puerto Rico, Ashton dominated the heat from the opening siren, scoring a 6.83 and 6.50 to finish with a 13.33 combination (out of a possible 20) to Toledo’s 12.67.
“I was feeling a little bit nervous before the heat,” said Ashton.
“The waves are really good, but Punta Rocas is a really tricky place for wave positioning. It’s very unpredictable, but if you choose the right waves you’ll win the heat.”
Ashton is gunning for back-to-back titles when round two commences tomorrow and is in high hopes of defending his crown.
“Being defending champion feels really good,” he said.
“I don’t feel the pressure. Last year the pressure was higher because I was competing in front of my people. This year I just want to have fun.”
South African heavyweight Justin Healy (Capre Town) was equally impressive in heat four of the Masters round, netting the morning’s highest individual wave score en route to trouncing Drum Drummond (Jamaica) and Carlos Alvarado (Ecuador).
Healy, who honed his wave riding skills on the intense waves neighboring Dungeons, South Africa, was at ease in today’s solid conditions, posting a 6.50 before unloading a series of potent forehand maneouvres to jag a high scoring 8.50.
Healy accruing a two-wave combined total of a 15.00 to Drummond’s 6.00.
“This place is so rippable,” said Healy.
“If you connect some good turns together you’ll score well. There is also a high caliber of surfers and everyone is pushing each other to get high scores. Its going to be interesting to see what level the surfing will get to by finals time.”
Fellow South African Andrew Banks also featured on the day’s winners list, overcoming Jamaica’s Eugene Miller and Ecuador’s Xavier Aguirre to book a spot in the next round.
Australian surfers Rob Page and Jay Sharpe faired well in their respective round one Masters heats, directly advancing through to round two.
Page, the 1988 Pipeline Masters Champion, finished in second behind local Peruvian Titi De Col (Punta Rocas), while Sharpe was beaten by Frenchmen Olivier Salvaire.
Other impressive round one Masters winners included the Tahitian pairing of Heifara Tahutini and Noel Chave as well as Brazil’s Jair de Oliveira.
Not to let their younger team members grab all the limelight, the Kahuna division ripped the Punta Rocas line-up to shreds.
Australian Rob Baldwin led the charge, notching the division’s highest individual wave score (8.67) and combined heat total (16.67) to breeze through to round two.
Joining Baldwin as round one Kahuna winners included Francisco Posada (Ecuador), Robert Reid (Dominican Republic), Nick Pike (South Africa), Marc Wright (South Africa), Jorge Posso (Peru), Andrew Millar (Trinidad and Tobago), Aurelio Prieto (Ecuador).
To culminate the day, the Grand Masters hit the water for their opening round 1 heats.
Competition is expected to continue tomorrow with an increasing swell predicted.
The 2008 ISA World Masters Surfing Championships will be broadcast live on the Internet, at the ISA website, www.isasurf.org. Photos, news and results will be updated continuously throughout each day of competition.
The ISA World Masters Surfing Championship is a team competition. The nation who places highest in each division will win the gold medal in the team standings, earning the status of the best over 35 surfing country in the world. Individual standings will add points towards the team totals.
The divisions are:
Masters: Over 35 years old
Grand Masters: Over 40 years old
Kahunas: Over 45 years old
Grand Kahunas: Over 50 years old
Masters Women: Women over 35 years old
A complete team is formed by eight athletes: two Masters, two Grand Masters and two Kahunas, a Grand Kahuna and a Master Woman.
The top four finalists in each division are awarded gold, silver, bronze and copper medals, as well as the top four national teams.
All media interested in getting information about this event, please contact Pablo Zanocchi: pablo@isasurf.org. High resolution images will be available everyday at the disposal of the media press.
About International Surfing Association:
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for surfing, bodyboarding and surfriding. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running world championships since 1964 and the Junior World Championships since 1980.
ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of over 50 countries on six continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided by Fernando Aguerre, first elected in 1994 in Rio, and re-elected six times since. The ISA's four Vice Presidents are Alan Atkins (Australia), Robin de Kock (South Africa), Maile Aguerre (Hawaii) and Mike Gerard (USA).
Puerto Rico is ready for the Masters
28 March 2008 - Last year’s local team and runner up in the first edition of the annual ISA World Masters Surfing Championship, Puerto Rico is now in Peru looking to repeat or improve their great results. From March 31 until April 5 they will compete against 17 other National teams in the perfect waves of Punta Rocas.
Puerto Rico proved to be tough competition as locals, and this year they will be challenged to prove themselves in foreign waters. In 2007, the legendary “boricuas” surfers Juan Ashton and Alberto Licha were both medal winners. Surfer Juan Ashton won the Gold Medal in the Masters while teammate Alberto Licaha secured the Bronze Medal in the Grand Masters. Both teammates are here in Peru, and they will be under the spotlight in both events.
The full Puerto Rico team includes:
Masters
Juan Ashton
Gustavo Bettancourt
Grand Masters
Alberto Licha
Héctor Gonzalez
Kahunas
Alex Bill
Victor Torres
Grand Kahunas
René Gonzalez
Master ladies
Becky Taylor
Jorge Gonzalez, Vice President of the Puerto Rican Surfing Federation, said, “All the surfers have a great surfing experience, I think that the long and strong waves of Punta Rocas are a lot like the good days in Arecibo, Aguadilla or Rincon, so we have a good advantage here. Anyway, the cold waters and the need to wear wetsuits is not something we’re used to.”
Gonzalez added, “Alberto Licha, someone that previously won a contest in Punta Rocas, was in a great shape and attitude but had a little accident, hurting his ankle during the big swell that hit our island last week.”
Contest update
The ISA World Masters Surfing Championship will start on Monday, March 31; the wave forecast for Punta Rocas is looking really good, with the peak of a South West swell reaching a solid 8 feet for Tuesday and Wednesday. Currently, the waves at the contest site are breaking perfectly in the 4 to 6 foot range. All of the athletes are training hard, as the overall level of surfing is very high.
The Sands of the World Opening Ceremony will take place in Miraflores, Lima this Sunday. The 18 participant countries will be mixing sand from their local breaks to demonstrate how a peaceful gathering of people from around the world for a surfing competition, may bring peace to our planet.
You will be able to see the Second Edition of the Annual ISA World Masters Surfing Championship live. Visit www.isasurf.org from March 29 until April 5. Free usage High Resolution images will be available for the press; all contest information will be released in English and Spanish.
Media Contact:
Pablo Zanocchi
ISA Media Manager
Pablo@isasurf.org
About International Surfing Association
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for surfing, bodyboarding and surfriding. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running world championships since 1964 and the Junior World Championships since 1980.
ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of over 50 countries on six continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided by Fernando Aguerre, first elected in 1994 in Rio, and re-elected six times since. The ISA's four Vice Presidents are Alan Atkins (Australia), Robin de Kock (South Africa), Maile Aguerre (Hawaii) and Mike Gerard (USA).
Los surfistas del ALAS se alistan para el Reef Classic Panamá ALAS 2008
El ALAS regresa a Panamá en la quinta parada del Circuito Latinoamericano de
Surf Profesional ALAS 2008. Después de un año de ausencia, éste clásico
vuelve a ser parte del Circuito con un evento 6 estrellas que repartirá USD
$20,000 dólares en premios y 6000 puntos al ganador -válidos para el ranking
latino.
El escenario será Playa Venao en la Provincia de Los Santos. Del 28 al 30 de
Marzo más de 80 surfistas, entre nacionales e internacionales, estarán
compitiendo por ser el mejor.
Sigue el campeonato Reef Classic Panamá ALAS 2008 en www.alaslatintour.com
Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) International
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach pres. by Snickers
Event 2 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour
Bells Beach, Torquay, Australia
March 18-29, 2008
Round 4 of the Rip Curl Pro pres. by Snickers Sets the Stage for Stacked Quarterfinals
Bobby Martinez (USA) earned his spot in the Quarterfinals by
defeating Jeremy Flores (FRA).
BELLS BEACH, Australia (Wednesday, March 26, 2008) –The completion of six Rip Curl Pro Round 4 heats at the mobile venue of Winkipop has set the stage for Quarterfinals 1-3. The heats are stacked.
All but two heats of Round 4 were run in five foot surf (two metre) at Winkipop – a right-hand reef break three hundred meters north of Bells Beach.
Defending Rip Curl Pro Champion Taj Burrow (AUS) is among the surfers who advanced before windy, rainy weather saw competition called off for the day. Burrow beat fellow Australian Luke Stedman courtesy of an 8.00 score earned late in their duel.
Burrow, who will now face California’s Dane Reynolds (USA) in Quarterfinal 3, is still steadfast on his quest to ring back-to-back bells.
Former ASP Rookie of the Year honorees – American Bobby Martinez (2006) and Frenchman Jeremy Flores (2007) – went head to head in Heat 3. Martinez reveled in his first surf at the back-up venue this season.
Martinez caught three waves to Flores’ nine, but found enough points on his selective rides to advance 16.33 to 13.10 over the Frenchman. Flores finished equal 3rd in the first event of the year while Martinez was forced out at equal 17th.
Martinez will want to maintain that strategy as he has drawn Reigning World Champion Mick Fanning in the next round.
Fanning eliminated the last Brazilian in the draw, Adriano de Souza, in Round 4 today. The weather that ultimately hated competition rolled in their heat.
There are still two heats of Round 4 competition remaining. Heat 7 will pit 8X ASP World Champion Kelly Slater against fellow Floridian Damien Hobgood and 3X ASP World Champion Andy Irons against Kai Otton (AUS).
Swell forecasts indicate that there is a strong possibility that the final 10 heats of Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach competition could run tomorrow. An official call will be made at 7:30am.
Watch it LIVE on www.aspworldtour.com.
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Round 4 Results:
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 16.73 def. Dayyan Neve (AUS) 13.36
Heat 2: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 16.27 def. Neco Padaratz (BRA) 12.57
Heat 3: Bobby Martinez (USA) 16.33 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 13.10
Heat 4: Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.83 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 11.60
Heat 5: Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.50 def. Luke Stedman (AUS) 10.83
Heat 6: Dane Reynolds (USA) 14.40 def. Roy Powers (HAW) 9.33
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Round 4 Match-Ups:
Heat 7: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Damien Hobgood (USA)
Heat 8: Andy Irons (HAW) vs. Kai Otton (AUS)
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Quarterfinal Match-Ups:
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Joel Parkinson (AUS)
Heat 2: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Mick Fanning (AUS)
Heat 3: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Dane Reynolds (USA)
Heat 4: TBD
Melissa Buckley- ASP International Media Manager
Email: melissa@aspworldtour.com
USA: +1 949 279 6194
AUS: +61 (0)4 19 189 598
Event 2 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour
Bells Beach, Torquay, Australia
March 18-29, 2008
Round 4 of the Rip Curl Pro pres. by Snickers Sets the Stage for Stacked Quarterfinals
Bobby Martinez (USA) earned his spot in the Quarterfinals by
defeating Jeremy Flores (FRA).
BELLS BEACH, Australia (Wednesday, March 26, 2008) –The completion of six Rip Curl Pro Round 4 heats at the mobile venue of Winkipop has set the stage for Quarterfinals 1-3. The heats are stacked.
All but two heats of Round 4 were run in five foot surf (two metre) at Winkipop – a right-hand reef break three hundred meters north of Bells Beach.
Defending Rip Curl Pro Champion Taj Burrow (AUS) is among the surfers who advanced before windy, rainy weather saw competition called off for the day. Burrow beat fellow Australian Luke Stedman courtesy of an 8.00 score earned late in their duel.
Burrow, who will now face California’s Dane Reynolds (USA) in Quarterfinal 3, is still steadfast on his quest to ring back-to-back bells.
Former ASP Rookie of the Year honorees – American Bobby Martinez (2006) and Frenchman Jeremy Flores (2007) – went head to head in Heat 3. Martinez reveled in his first surf at the back-up venue this season.
Martinez caught three waves to Flores’ nine, but found enough points on his selective rides to advance 16.33 to 13.10 over the Frenchman. Flores finished equal 3rd in the first event of the year while Martinez was forced out at equal 17th.
Martinez will want to maintain that strategy as he has drawn Reigning World Champion Mick Fanning in the next round.
Fanning eliminated the last Brazilian in the draw, Adriano de Souza, in Round 4 today. The weather that ultimately hated competition rolled in their heat.
There are still two heats of Round 4 competition remaining. Heat 7 will pit 8X ASP World Champion Kelly Slater against fellow Floridian Damien Hobgood and 3X ASP World Champion Andy Irons against Kai Otton (AUS).
Swell forecasts indicate that there is a strong possibility that the final 10 heats of Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach competition could run tomorrow. An official call will be made at 7:30am.
Watch it LIVE on www.aspworldtour.com.
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Round 4 Results:
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) 16.73 def. Dayyan Neve (AUS) 13.36
Heat 2: Joel Parkinson (AUS) 16.27 def. Neco Padaratz (BRA) 12.57
Heat 3: Bobby Martinez (USA) 16.33 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 13.10
Heat 4: Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.83 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 11.60
Heat 5: Taj Burrow (AUS) 14.50 def. Luke Stedman (AUS) 10.83
Heat 6: Dane Reynolds (USA) 14.40 def. Roy Powers (HAW) 9.33
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Round 4 Match-Ups:
Heat 7: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Damien Hobgood (USA)
Heat 8: Andy Irons (HAW) vs. Kai Otton (AUS)
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Quarterfinal Match-Ups:
Heat 1: Bede Durbidge (AUS) vs. Joel Parkinson (AUS)
Heat 2: Bobby Martinez (USA) vs. Mick Fanning (AUS)
Heat 3: Taj Burrow (AUS) vs. Dane Reynolds (USA)
Heat 4: TBD
Melissa Buckley- ASP International Media Manager
Email: melissa@aspworldtour.com
USA: +1 949 279 6194
AUS: +61 (0)4 19 189 598
Huge Swell Wakes Up The Monster Tres Palmas Rincon, Puerto Rico
by: J. Font
Project Manager
Rincon-Hangout.com
www.rincon-hangout.com
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Since Friday, March 14, 2008; the local media of Puerto Rico began lauching numerous of warnings about dangerous coastal conditions for the entire island for the following week. As the days pass, on Tuesday March 18 media warning bulletins became real when the North coast and Rincon, Puerto Rico began experiencing the beginning of a big swell sliding in with waves ranging from 5-10 feet during the late afternoon at most of the breaks of Rincon.
The following day Wednesday 19, Rincon, Puerto Rico wakes up with the swell already pounding the coast with waves reaching 15-18 feet and increasing. On Thursday Rincon was very huge Marias, breaking big, and Tres Palmas reporting 20-25 feet breaking waves with some double overheads.
Project Manager
Rincon-Hangout.com
www.rincon-hangout.com
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Since Friday, March 14, 2008; the local media of Puerto Rico began lauching numerous of warnings about dangerous coastal conditions for the entire island for the following week. As the days pass, on Tuesday March 18 media warning bulletins became real when the North coast and Rincon, Puerto Rico began experiencing the beginning of a big swell sliding in with waves ranging from 5-10 feet during the late afternoon at most of the breaks of Rincon.
The following day Wednesday 19, Rincon, Puerto Rico wakes up with the swell already pounding the coast with waves reaching 15-18 feet and increasing. On Thursday Rincon was very huge Marias, breaking big, and Tres Palmas reporting 20-25 feet breaking waves with some double overheads.
Rip Curl Women’s Pro pres. by Ford Fiesta
Stop No. 2 of 8 on the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour
Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
March 18 – 29, 2008
STEPHANIE GILMORE WINS 2008 RIP CURL WOMEN'S PRO PRESENTED BY FORD FIESTA
Steph Gilmore (AUS) is carried up the beach to claim her second
consecutive Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach title.
BELLS BEACH, Australia (Monday, Mar. 24, 2008) – Reigning ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) has defeated 2004 ASP Women’s World Champion Sofia Mulanovich (PER) to claim the 2008 Rip Curl Women’s Pro presented by Ford Fiesta in classic four-to-six foot (2 metre) surf at Bells Beach today.
Event No. 2 of 8 on the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour, the Rip Curl Women’s Pro final was a repeat showdown of last year’s event, where Gilmore and Mulanovich squared off for the first time at Bells Beach. Today’s victory marks the second consecutive Rip Curl Women’s Pro win for Gilmore, who jumps from equal 9th to No. 2 on the ratings.
Although Mulanovich held the lead for the majority of the final, Gilmore stroked into a solid Bells righthander with five minutes remaining, stylishly weaving through floaters and top turns to scalp the day’s high single-wave score of a 9.33 out of a possible 10. Gilmore took the lead and Mulanovich could not keep the Australian from claiming her second consecutive Rip Curl Women’s Pro title.
Mulanovich, who took out the season-opener on the Gold Coast of Australia, saw her ratings lead on the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour strengthen today with her impressive Runner-Up finish at the Rip Curl Women’s Pro.
Finishing runner-up to Gilmore in last season’s Rip Curl Women’s Pro as well as the 2007 ASP Women’s World Title race, Mulanovich has set herself apart as the No. 1 challenger to Gilmore’s current crown.
Layne Beachley (AUS), 7X ASP Women’s World Champion and 3X past winner of the ASP Women’s World Tour event at Bells Beach (’94, ’98, ’99), looked solid in her Quarterfinal victory over Samantha Cornish (AUS) this morning, but a crucial priority mistake in their Semifinal bout saw the legendary Australian fall to eventual champ Gilmore.
Beachley, now rated No. 5 in the world, collects an equal 3rd place finish to join an equal 5th from the season opener of the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour season, and will look ahead to the next event to strength her campaign for an unprecedented eighth ASP Women’s World Title.
Amee Donohoe (AUS), who posted a sensational last-minute Quarterfinal win over Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) earlier in the day, was unable to find her rhythm against Mulanovich in their Semifinal clash and collects her second equal 3rd place finish of 2008.
While the Rip Curl Women’s Pro has completed, the Rip Curl Pro presented by Snickers has yet to finish with the ASP Top 45 gearing up for a showdown of their own at Bells Beach.
Rip Curl Women’s Pro pres. by Ford Fiesta Final Results:
1 – Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 16.50
2 – Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 16.17
Rip Curl Women’s Pro pres. by Ford Fiesta Semifinals Results:
SF 1: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 14.50 def. Layne Beachley (AUS) 10.17
SF 2: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 13.67 def. Amee Donohoe (AUS) 7.34
Rip Curl Women’s Pro pres. by Ford Fiesta Quarterfinals Results:
QF 1: Layne Beachley (AUS) 16.33 def. Samantha Cornish (AUS) 11.00
QF 2: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 11.83 def. Megan Abubo (HAW) 8.83
QF 3: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 16.17 def. Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 12.16
QF 4: Amee Donohoe (AUS) 10.50 def. Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 10.33
Current 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour Rankings After Rip Curl Women’s Pro:
1. Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 2172 points
2. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 1560 points
3. Samantha Cornish (AUS) 1524 points
4. Amee Donohoe (AUS) 1512 points
5. Layne Beachley (AUS) 1308 points
6. Rebecca Woods (AUS) 912 points
6. Megan Abubo (AUS) 912 points
6. Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 912 points
9. Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 732 points
9. Julia De La Rosa (PER) 732 points
11. Silvana Lima (BRA) 720 points
11. Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) 720 points
11. Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 720 points
11. Serena Brooke (AUS) 720 points
11. Nicola Atherton (AUS) 720 points
16. Melanie Bartels (HAW) 552 points
17. Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 540 points
17. Karina Petroni (USA) 540 points
Dane Sharp
International Media Manager
Rip Curl
ripcurl.com
Mob #: +61 439 300 391
Work #: +61 3 5261 0005
SKYPE name: danesharp
Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia
March 18 – 29, 2008
STEPHANIE GILMORE WINS 2008 RIP CURL WOMEN'S PRO PRESENTED BY FORD FIESTA
Steph Gilmore (AUS) is carried up the beach to claim her second
consecutive Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach title.
BELLS BEACH, Australia (Monday, Mar. 24, 2008) – Reigning ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) has defeated 2004 ASP Women’s World Champion Sofia Mulanovich (PER) to claim the 2008 Rip Curl Women’s Pro presented by Ford Fiesta in classic four-to-six foot (2 metre) surf at Bells Beach today.
Event No. 2 of 8 on the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour, the Rip Curl Women’s Pro final was a repeat showdown of last year’s event, where Gilmore and Mulanovich squared off for the first time at Bells Beach. Today’s victory marks the second consecutive Rip Curl Women’s Pro win for Gilmore, who jumps from equal 9th to No. 2 on the ratings.
Although Mulanovich held the lead for the majority of the final, Gilmore stroked into a solid Bells righthander with five minutes remaining, stylishly weaving through floaters and top turns to scalp the day’s high single-wave score of a 9.33 out of a possible 10. Gilmore took the lead and Mulanovich could not keep the Australian from claiming her second consecutive Rip Curl Women’s Pro title.
Mulanovich, who took out the season-opener on the Gold Coast of Australia, saw her ratings lead on the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour strengthen today with her impressive Runner-Up finish at the Rip Curl Women’s Pro.
Finishing runner-up to Gilmore in last season’s Rip Curl Women’s Pro as well as the 2007 ASP Women’s World Title race, Mulanovich has set herself apart as the No. 1 challenger to Gilmore’s current crown.
Layne Beachley (AUS), 7X ASP Women’s World Champion and 3X past winner of the ASP Women’s World Tour event at Bells Beach (’94, ’98, ’99), looked solid in her Quarterfinal victory over Samantha Cornish (AUS) this morning, but a crucial priority mistake in their Semifinal bout saw the legendary Australian fall to eventual champ Gilmore.
Beachley, now rated No. 5 in the world, collects an equal 3rd place finish to join an equal 5th from the season opener of the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour season, and will look ahead to the next event to strength her campaign for an unprecedented eighth ASP Women’s World Title.
Amee Donohoe (AUS), who posted a sensational last-minute Quarterfinal win over Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) earlier in the day, was unable to find her rhythm against Mulanovich in their Semifinal clash and collects her second equal 3rd place finish of 2008.
While the Rip Curl Women’s Pro has completed, the Rip Curl Pro presented by Snickers has yet to finish with the ASP Top 45 gearing up for a showdown of their own at Bells Beach.
Rip Curl Women’s Pro pres. by Ford Fiesta Final Results:
1 – Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 16.50
2 – Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 16.17
Rip Curl Women’s Pro pres. by Ford Fiesta Semifinals Results:
SF 1: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 14.50 def. Layne Beachley (AUS) 10.17
SF 2: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 13.67 def. Amee Donohoe (AUS) 7.34
Rip Curl Women’s Pro pres. by Ford Fiesta Quarterfinals Results:
QF 1: Layne Beachley (AUS) 16.33 def. Samantha Cornish (AUS) 11.00
QF 2: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 11.83 def. Megan Abubo (HAW) 8.83
QF 3: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 16.17 def. Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 12.16
QF 4: Amee Donohoe (AUS) 10.50 def. Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 10.33
Current 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour Rankings After Rip Curl Women’s Pro:
1. Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 2172 points
2. Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 1560 points
3. Samantha Cornish (AUS) 1524 points
4. Amee Donohoe (AUS) 1512 points
5. Layne Beachley (AUS) 1308 points
6. Rebecca Woods (AUS) 912 points
6. Megan Abubo (AUS) 912 points
6. Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) 912 points
9. Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS) 732 points
9. Julia De La Rosa (PER) 732 points
11. Silvana Lima (BRA) 720 points
11. Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) 720 points
11. Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 720 points
11. Serena Brooke (AUS) 720 points
11. Nicola Atherton (AUS) 720 points
16. Melanie Bartels (HAW) 552 points
17. Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) 540 points
17. Karina Petroni (USA) 540 points
Dane Sharp
International Media Manager
Rip Curl
ripcurl.com
Mob #: +61 439 300 391
Work #: +61 3 5261 0005
SKYPE name: danesharp
The Rip Curl Women's Pro presented by Ford Fiesta got underway today, advancing through Round 1 and 2 in good 3-4ft (1-1.5m) conditions at Bells Beach.
Reigning World Champion and Rip Curl Women's Pro Champion Stephanie Gilmore (Gold Coast, QLD) was the standout, winning her heat with a score of 17.40 out 20.00 points. Gilmore defeated Hawaiian wildcard Alana Blanchard and Jacqueline Silva (BRZ).
Gilmore will face Karina Petroni (USA) in Heat 4 of Round 3.
Seven-time World Champion Layne Beachley (Manly, NSW) also advanced through Round 1, winning a close heat against Nicola Atherton (AUS) and Julia De La Rosa (PER). Beachley used her experience and contest smarts to win the low-scoring heat with a two-wave combined total of 11.34 points.
Beachley will match up against Serena Brooke (AUS) in Heat 2 of Round 3.
2005 Rip Curl Women's Pro Champion Sofia Mulanovich (PER) won her Round 1 clash against Sydney's Jessi Miley-Dyer (NSW) and Karina Petroni (USA). All three girls will surf again in Round 3 though, after Miley-Dyer advanced in second and Petroni survived her second-chance Round 2 clash.
Mulanovich will face Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS) in Heat 5 of Round 3, while Miley-Dyer is against Rebecca Woods in Heat 7.
Brazilian star Silvana Lima won Heat 5 of the day over Rosanne Hodge (ZAF) and Melanie Redman-Carr (AUS). She will match up against Claire Bevilacqua (AUS) in Heat 8 of Round 3.
For more information, please contact - DANE SHARP / RIP CURL MEDIA MANAGER / dsharp@ripcurl.com.au / +61 439 300 391
Big Swell Pounding Rincon
by: J. Font
5:00PM (AST)
A solid swell NNW with wave reaching 15-18 feet continues pounding the coastal area of the surfing capital of Rincon, Puerto Rico.
This swell will continue to increase during the week reaching the 18-25 feet height through Thursday.
Go to wavewatch.com for your local surf forecasts
Illustration by: Wavewatch.com
5:00PM (AST)
A solid swell NNW with wave reaching 15-18 feet continues pounding the coastal area of the surfing capital of Rincon, Puerto Rico.
This swell will continue to increase during the week reaching the 18-25 feet height through Thursday.
Go to wavewatch.com for your local surf forecasts
Illustration by: Wavewatch.com
Day 2 of the Rip Curl Pro Surf & Music Festival was announced another lay-day at Bells Beach today.
The Rip Curl Pro is Event 2 on the ASP World Tour calendar.
The surf was called too inconsistent for both the Men's Rip Curl Pro presented by Snickers and Rip Curl Women's Pro presented by Ford Fiesta.
There is no TV News Feed from the event today, but I will notify everyone for future details.
Please check out www.ripcurl.com for more information.
Dane
Dane Sharp
International Media Manager
Rip Curl
ripcurl.com
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The surf was called too inconsistent for both the Men's Rip Curl Pro presented by Snickers and Rip Curl Women's Pro presented by Ford Fiesta.
There is no TV News Feed from the event today, but I will notify everyone for future details.
Please check out www.ripcurl.com for more information.
Dane
Dane Sharp
International Media Manager
Rip Curl
ripcurl.com
Mob #: +61 439 300 391
Work #: +61 3 5261 0005
SKYPE name: danesharp
Today (Tuesday March 18) was Day 1 of the Rip Curl Pro presented by Snickers event waiting period at Bells Beach.
There was no competition though, with contest officials calling a "lay-day" because of an inconsistent 3-4ft (1m) swell.
The Rip Curl Pro is Event No. 2 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour.
Running in conjunction with the Rip Curl Pro will be event No. 2 of 8 on the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour, the Rip Curl Women’s Pro presented by Ford Fiesta. The Rip Curl Women’s Pro begins its waiting period tomorrow, Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2008 and runs through Mar. 24, 2008.
Both the Rip Curl Pro pres. by Snickers and the Rip Curl Women’s Pro pres. by Ford Fiesta will be webcast LIVE.
The next call on competition will be made tomorrow at 7:30am.
An International TV News Feed will be distributed after the first day of competition.
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For more information, please contact:
Rip Curl Media Manager
Dane Sharp
+61 439 300 391
dsharp@ripcurl.com.au
The Rip Curl Pro is Event No. 2 of 11 on the 2008 ASP World Tour.
Running in conjunction with the Rip Curl Pro will be event No. 2 of 8 on the 2008 ASP Women’s World Tour, the Rip Curl Women’s Pro presented by Ford Fiesta. The Rip Curl Women’s Pro begins its waiting period tomorrow, Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2008 and runs through Mar. 24, 2008.
Both the Rip Curl Pro pres. by Snickers and the Rip Curl Women’s Pro pres. by Ford Fiesta will be webcast LIVE.
The next call on competition will be made tomorrow at 7:30am.
An International TV News Feed will be distributed after the first day of competition.
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For more information, please contact:
Rip Curl Media Manager
Dane Sharp
+61 439 300 391
dsharp@ripcurl.com.au
KALLE CARRANZA es el campeón del ALAS Reef Classic Reñaca 2008
Photo by: ALAS
Kalle Carranaza (MEX) venció al joven talento venezolano Francisco Bellorin.
En Junior Pro, el brasilero Leonardo Gianotti se la volvió a llevar, por segunda vez éste año.
El Campeón Latinoamericano de Longboard Martín Pérez (ARG) sigue acumulando triunfos.
El mexicano Calle Carranza logró su primer título de Campeón de una parada ALAS en una de las mejores fechas del Tour: Reñaca.
Este es el primer año en que el mexicano se entrega del todo al Tour viéndose obligado a empezar desde la primera ronda de cada una de las competencias. Este factor convierte al hecho: "Kalle, líder del ranking ALAS", en una hazaña.
Entre lágrimas Carranza declaró momentos antes de subir a su primer podio del ALAS: "Estoy feliz, pero siento melancolía. Éste es el primer año que dije: voy a hacer el ALAS aunque pierda todos los eventos, con el objetivo de mejorar mi surfing. Y es que me motiva mucho el nivel que hay, todos los chicos surfean muy bien. Por ello nunca pensé que llegaría a un podio éste año. Ojalá ahora le toque a uno de mis amigos ganar porque me da gran placer levantarlos a la tarima."
El heat de la final fue dominado por Carranza de principio a fin. El heat comenzó algo nervioso. Ambos competidores remaban la misma ola con cierta desesperación. Sin embargo, luego supieron darse su lugar. Carranza se colocó hacia la derecha de la playa esperando calmado por las olas, mientras que Bellorin remaba buscando el mejor pico. La primera ola del mexicano le dio 6,67 puntos tras concretar dos cortes sobre la espuma de la ola. El venezolano tomó nueve olas en todo el heat pero ninguna logró alcanzar los 6,00 puntos. Así que con su última y tercera ola de 5,43 puntos Carranza marcó el final.
La bandera de México flameaba en la orilla. Los cinco mexicanos que viajaron hasta Chile junto a Kalle lo esperaban para llevarlo en hombros hacia el podio de premiación. Hubo suspenso, olas grandes, lágrimas y festejo en la cuarta etapa del ALAS Tour 2008.
Durante la mañana se corrieron las últimas series eliminatorias que restaban, entraron al agua octavos y cuartos de final de Open Pro y semifinales Junior Pro. El día ofreció olas de 4 pies que con la entrada del viento perdieron su forma. Sin embargo, los sufistas se las ingeniaron para maniobrar sobre estas condiciones.
En octavos de final hubo una alta dosis de suspenso. Hombre a hombre se enfrentaron los mejores de ésta cuarta fecha ALAS en series de 20 minutos. El mexicano Óscar Moncada sacó de competencia al venezolano Jesús Chacón hacia los últimos minutos. El heat fue liderado por el venezolano quien había tomado varias olas con buenos puntos. Parecía que sería una paliza de Chacón. Pero restando 3:45 minutos Moncada logró tomar una ola excelente en la que se entubó hasta el final. Con 8,00 puntos a su favor Moncada solo necesitaba de 4,80 para clasificar a cuartos de final. Restando apenas 17 segundos el mexicano logró tomar su última ola con un tremendo flooter de 4,83 puntos. Y es que nada es seguro hasta que la corneta de final del heat suene. Apenas 0,03 de diferencia le dieron el pase al mexicano.
Así también, Martín Passeri (13,10) logró su pase en los últimos 50 segundos contra el venezolano Magnum Martínez (11,70). Y es que Passseri siempre saca garra hasta el final. El argentino viene volteando de ésta manera la situación de varios de su heats éste año.
Uno de los locales favoritos, Manuel Selman, salió de la Open Pro en cuartos de final a pesar que marcó la ola más alta del día 8,17 puntos. Pero el brasileño Tanio Barreto ganó la prioridad y la supo mantenerla a lo largo de todo el heat, logrando el primer lugar por la suma de sus olas.
Los otros tres heats de cuartos ubicaron al venezolano Francisco Bellorin (13,40) por encima del mexicano Diego Cadena (12,80), a Kalle Carranza (9,57) sobre el también mexicano Óscar Moncada (5,40), y al junior brasilero Leonardo Gianotti (10,70) en primer lugar frente al argentino Martín Passeri (13,10).
Las finales empezaron con la categoría Longboard. Tres competidores ingresaron al agua. El campeón argentino Martín Pérez se volvió a llevar el primer lugar frente, al mexicano Patricio Gonzalez (7,60) y al chileno Emmanuel Rojas (3,67).
En la Pro Junior se vivió una final donde Venezuela otra vez se aseguraba el podio. El también finalista de la Open Pro, Francisco Bellorin y Jesús Chacón se enfrentaban por segunda vez consecutiva contra el brasileño Leonardo Gianotti. Además, por la bandera local llegó a la final Manuel Selman. Cabe resaltar la presencia de un novato en semifinales, el chileno Leo Acevedo sorprendió en la categoría.
El venezolano Bellorin se quedó en el agua tras disputar la final del Open Pro y quedar en segundo lugar. Tras 20 minutos de competencia repitió el plato, ganándose el segundo lugar en la Junior Pro. "Estoy tranquilo, y contento. Tuve la oportunidad de ganar pero no tuve buena suerte. Diosito lo quiso así, no gané pero vamos con todo para le próximo campeonato aunque a Panamá no voy, estaré en el Salvador a desquitarme"
La categoría se caracterizó por el dominio del brasilero quien se llevó finalmente el triunfo. Las posiciones cambiaban, pero el primer lugar avanzaba sólido con una buena ola de 7,33 que Gianotti marcó al principio del heat. Contento conversó sobre su segundo primer lugar en la Junior Pro 2008: "Chile me dio satisfacciones, quedé tercero en Open y primero en Junior Pro viniendo sin auspiciadores, con mis ahorros. Quiero agradecer por eso a Dios por darme las olas, a mi familia y a mi novia que siempre me apoyan. Así también a los chicos del Tour porque a pesar de que vengo de Brasil todos me dan apoyo, soporte y celebran conmigo. Con los latinos siempre es una batalla en el agua, pero afuera todos somos hermanos".
Los resultados de la final quedaron así: Gianotti 12,66, Bellorin 11,80, Manuel Selman 10,57 y Jesús Chacón 8,83.
La situación del ranking Junior Pro ALAS se vuelve emocionante. Francisco Bellorin sigue liderando pero con una diferencia de apenas 28 puntos sobre Gianotti.
Inmediatamente después de las Junior fue lanzada al agua la final de la categoría principal, donde el futuro y el presente se enfrentaban. La joven revelación del ALAS 2007 Francisco Bellorin (VEN), el morocho de la gran estela, se enfrentó al radical Kalle Carranza (MEX). A pesar que no pudo derrotarlo, Bellorin se ganó el segundo lugar en ambas categorías.
Hoy la situación del ALAS ha cambiado. El nuevo líder es Kalle Carranza seguido del argentino Martín Passeri.
• Kalle Carranza
• Martín Passeri
• Francisco Bellorin
• Diego Cadena
• Rafael Pereyra
• Diego Naranjo
• Magnum Martínez
• Leandro Usuna
Es así como los nuevos sembrados de éste año son: Rafael Pereyra (VEN), Kalle Carranza (MEX), Beto Mariano (BRA). Mientras que Jean Carlo Schaffer (VEN), Javier Swayne (PER) y Luis María Iturria salen de la lista de los 16 sembrados del 2008.
Ésta parada del ALAS repartió USD $ 20,000.00 dólares en premios y 6,000 puntos válidos para el ranking.
El ALAS Reef Classic Chile 2008 es posible gracias al apoyo de REEF, Entel PCS, Panasonic, Ford, Sobe Adrenaline Rush y Street Machine. Es un campeonato fiscalizado por la Asociación Latinoamericana de Surfistas Profesionales -ALAS-.
Sobre la Asociación Latinoamericana de Surfistas Profesionales
La Asociación 'Latinoamericana de Surfistas Profesionales es la entidad que regula el Tour profesional de surf de la región coronando anualmente a los campeones Latinoamericanos en las categorías: Open Varones, Open Damas, Junior Pro (Sub 20) y Longboard.
ALAS nace con la finalidad de promover, desarrollar e incentivar el deporte del surf en todo Latinoamérica, teniendo como objetivo principal elevar nuestro nivel
competitivo y técnico.
El Tour viaja por el continente a lo largo de todo el año generando paradas en cada lugar estratégico, donde los más destacados surfistas de la región compiten acumulando puntos para entrar al prestigioso Top 16 del circuito y convertirse, como meta final, en el Campeón Latinoamericano.
Los países donde se ha desarrollado el Circuito Latino Profesional son: Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Perú, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Panamá, Costa Rica, El Salvador, México, Barbados, República Dominicana y Puerto Rico.
ALAS une fronteras de más de 15 países de la región con la visión de desarrollar el surf como un deporte profesional, un estilo de vida ligado a preservar y conservar nuestras rompientes de olas, playas y sus entornos naturales.
EVENT # 2 ON THE “CORONA EXTRA PRO SURF CIRCUIT” COMPETITIVE SEASON
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ASSOCIATION PROFESSIONAL SURFING PUERTO RICO (APSPR)
EVENT # 2 ON THE “CORONA EXTRA PRO SURF CIRCUIT” COMPETITIVE SEASON
Feb. 23 - 24, 2008
Playa Domes, Rincón, Puerto Rico
*See every heat of the event at the “HEAT ON DEMAND” feature on
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Darren Muschett and Liza Caban Win Corona Extra Pro at Domes
Darren Muschett Photo by: APSPR
Liza Caban Photo by: APSPR
In an action packed afternoon filled with drama, Darren Muschett and
Liza Caban each won their first professional event at the Corona Extra
Pro Surf Circuit held at Playa Domes, in the classic surf-town of
Rincon, Puerto Rico. Youth was served and some fresh blood has been
introduced to the Corona Circuit. Of the eight semi-finalists, five of
them aren’t old enough to drive a car, and you can hardly call Darren
Muschett an old-timer at 22 or women’s runner up Anastasia Ashley an
old maid at 18. The Circuit continues to expand as the Corona events
are the most prestigious in the region, having a proven track record of
well run contests in quality waves. This event attracted a record 78
surfers from dozens of countries to compete for their share of the
$15,000 purse. Coppertone Sport threw in an extra $500 for the
highest heat total on both the men’s and women’s side, won by Eric
Torres and Liza Caban. The small waves didn’t dampen the spirits of
the spectators; the beach was packed and the Coronas were flowing.
They’ve been crowning champs here for forty years, and Rincon is
affectionately known as the Capital of Surfing in Puerto Rico. The
people love their surfing and they come out in droves to support it and
their local surfers. Perhaps the biggest wave ridden today was the
wave of enthusiastic support given to the champs who rode on to
victory. And now to the action.
We started the day picking up mid way through Round # 4 of the men’s
with heat # 5. Travis Mellem continued his winning ways while an
ailing Jeff Myers overcame flu like symptoms to advance to the money
round. Both visitors utilized a strong backhand attack, going vertical
to dispense of the two seeded surfers. A two foot wave may not be all
that impressive, but when William Sue-a Quan gets an opportunity to
open up and pull off critical snaps-to-carve combos, you can’t help but
to be impressed as were the judges who threw out an 8.17 for his
effort. He easily won heat # 6 despite a serious cut on his right
arm. In heat # 7, Ramse Morales used his local knowledge to pick off a
nugget of a wave, ripping it across the point for an 8.33 and won the
heat with a 14.26 total, the fourth highest of the event. In the last
heat of the round, Wesley Toth stepped it up big time and seemed to be
in perfect sync the entire heat.
Round # 2 of the women’s was next, where the seeded surfers got into
the mix, but the “new blood” theme seemed to dominate the round as only
Amy Murphree survived the onslaught brought on by the upstarts. Quincy
Davis whacked and slashed, racking up the single highest wave score of
the event with a 6.83 and subsequent heat win. Liza Caban’s combined
score of 12.77 won her the heat as well as the $500 Coppertone cash for
highest heat total of the event.
Anastasia Ashley, Jasset Ambel, and Jenny Quan established themselves
as major threats going into the Quarterfinals.
Round # 4 of the men’s really upped the ante and will have a tremendous
impact on the season’s rankings. In heat # 1, Johnny Craft won the
respect and admiration of the crowd with his smooth surfing but was
overcome by supergrom, Hector Santamaria and an on-fire Gabriel
Escudero. It was in heat # 2 that Eric Torres seemed to grow up right
in front of our eyes. The 15 year old was surfing against his
childhood heroes in the likes of Juan Ashton and Pablo Diaz and never
blinked an eye, taking the win over his elders. In heat # 3, Travis
Mellem won his 5th consecutive heat using his patented top-to-bottom
combinations. The round concluded with Carlos Cabrero slashing his way
to victory.
The women’s quarterfinal decided who would go on to the man-on-man
format of the semis and final. Quincy Davis and Anastasia Ashley
clearly stood out and it was obvious they were bound on a collision
course in the next round. Heat # 2 was more intriguing, going back and
forth before Jasset Ambel could nail down a 10.76 heat total for the
win, with Liza Caban finishing a close second.
Quarterfinal # 1 of the men’s was one of the most exciting of the
event. Veteran Pablo Diaz and current # 2 on the rankings Gabriel
Escudero started strong, applying the pressure to the two younger
competitors, Eric Torres and Hector Santamaria. Eric went to work
building his scores along with his wave-count, eventually wrestling the
lead away from Gabby. A vicious exchange of waves inside the final
minute had the crowd chewing on their fingernails. Pablo went
ballistic on a little wedge, but Hector snagged the following wave
which offer a wall ripe for the picking. Hector went to town, hitting
the lip and busting out the tail out the back, then worked the wave to
the inside to seal the deal, and everybody cheered. The crowd barely
had time to catch its breath when Carlos Cabrero wowed them with
slashing, fin-busting cutbacks and tail sliding maneuvers. After all
that, the ocean needed a break, and heat # 2 suffered a bit from wave
starvation. Darren Muschett knows every square inch of reef out there,
and found the right ones to give him the heat win.
The women’s semi-finals matched Anastasia Ashley vs. Quincy Davis in
heat # 1, and Liza Caban vs. Jasset Ambet in heat # 2. Their combined
age doesn’t add up to 60. That averages out to be 15 if the math
doesn’t come right to you. In heat # 1, Anastasia Ashley started off
with a 5.67 for the early lead and then used superior wave selection to
reach her second final in a row. Quincy may have just been too excited
and who wouldn’t be? After she went for a wave that fizzled out,
Anastasia secured priority to close out the 12 year old but not before
she had won the crowd and gained a loyal fanbase. In the second heat,
Jasset Ambet roller coastered with some fine rail work and surfed
extremely fast. But maybe too fast, as she streaked by sections
instead of taking advantage of the scoring opportunities. Liza didn’t
miss a chance. Even if it sectioned off in front of her, Liza would
whack it with everything she had. That radical approach gained favor
with the judges who reward critical, progressive surfing, and Liza was
not to be denied another trip to the final at Domes.
The men’s semi-finals matched up Hector Santamaria vs. Eric Torres in
heat # 1, and Carlos Cabrero vs. Darren Muschett in # 2. There really
was no loser in heat # 1 as the two friends surfed before a packed
beach like it was a little free-surf, but without the crowds. No
nerves, no rookie mistakes, no indications that hundreds of dollars
were at stake between the difference of winning and losing. Hector had
several impressive rides, and exploded the lip on one spectacular bash
in particular, but didn’t catch the better waves in the heat. Eric
picked off a beauty and just ripped it to shreds for the highest wave
score of the event, an 8.87. He got a solid back up wave, working it
to the inside with a series of cutbacks. That gave him a 14.8 heat
total for the highest of the event and an extra $500 from Coppertone.
The waves continued to improve throughout the afternoon offering more
opportunity. But by the second heat, the secret left Carlos had worked
so effectively in the previous round just wasn’t working the same with
a shift in tide. He put on a terrific show, milking whatever he could
out of the waves he caught. But Darren sat out the back, patiently
waiting for the right one. That’s where the local knowledge comes in.
He paddled into a walled up right and threw down a gouge Occy would be
proud of. In the end, his familiarity with Domes paved the way to his
first professional final.
The women’s final featured the # 1 ranked surfer Anastasia Ashley
against last year’s Domes finalist, Liza Caban. Since that time last
year, Liza’s surfing has improved dramatically and her confidence level
continues to rise. She came into the event super motivated, quietly
claiming that she was going to win this time. That confidence carried
right on through the final, with Liza riding a tremendous wave of crowd
support. Liza got an early lead with 5.17, then wisely secured
priority when Anastasia took a closeout. From there she dictated the
heat, and when the countdown began the crowd went crazy. Family and
friends met her in the water to give her the “Emperor’s Chair” victory
ride up the beach in an emotionally charged moment.
The men’s final was the first professional final for both Darren
Muschett and Eric Torres. The lead bounced back and forth several
times. First Eric had a 4.73, then Darren topped that with a 5.93,
then Eric came back with his own 5.93 only to be topped again when
Darren picked up a 5.83 for a second wave. But it all boiled down to a
critical exchange at the three minute mark. Eric took the first wave
of a good set, snapping and slashing all the way to the inside for a
6.4, only to kickout and see Darren carving the one behind to pieces.
Darren’s wave lined up all the way through and he nailed down the
second highest wave score of the event, an 8.4. That effectively put
an end to the Cinderella Story of the event, Eric Torres and gave
Darren his first professional victory at his home beach.
If you happened to miss any of the action, remember you can catch all
the action with “Heat on Demand” on www.apspr.net. A huge thanks goes
out to the tremendous crowd for continuing to support the premier
professional circuit in Puerto Rico, the APSPR’s Corona Extra Pro Surf
Circuit. Keep posted to www.apspr.net for the latest in the season’s
rankings and next event.
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Santamaria, you can see it for yourself, or any of the other exciting
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ASSOCIATION PROFESSIONAL SURFING PUERTO RICO (APSPR)
EVENT # 2 ON THE “CORONA EXTRA PRO SURF CIRCUIT” COMPETITIVE SEASON
Feb. 23 - 24, 2008
Playa Domes, Rincón, Puerto Rico
*See every heat of the event at the "HEAT ON DEMAND" feature on
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Photo by: APSPR
Small Waves but Big Crowds at Domes for Corona Extra Pro Surf Circuit
A pristine day greeted contestants and spectators alike as the rising sun cast shadows on the beach and a waning moon set over clean 2-3' waves at the world famous Playa Domes, in the infamous surf-town of Rincon, Puerto Rico, for the 13th edition of the Corona Extra Pro Surf Circuit, and second event of the season. The Corona events are the most prestigious in the region, having a proven track record of well run contests in quality waves, and this event has attracted a record 78 surfers from dozens of countries to compete for their share of the $15,000 purse. Coppertone Sport has thrown in an extra $500 for the highest heat total on both the men’s and women’s side, just to make every heat that much more interesting. Round # 1 of the men’s draw hit the water at 7:30am, and even if it wasn’t the conditions we all dream about, the waves provided ample opportunity for the surfers to display their talent and entertain the enthusiastic crowd. The small waves didn’t dampen the spirits of the spectators; the beach was packed and the Coronas were flowing. They’ve been crowning champs here for forty years, and Rincon is affectionately known as the Capital of Surfing in Puerto Rico. The people love their surfing and they come out in droves to support it.
And now to the action.
Round # 1 highlights included a return to the Corona Circuit by former 2-time Corona Champ and current ISA World Masters Champ, Juan Ashton, who captured his world title at this very beach one year ago. Score one for the heavyweights, but the lightweights definitely had a slight edge and youngsters like Roger Torres, surfing in his first Corona event, relished the moment to the crowd’s delight and a memorable heat win. Californian Travis Mellam put on a display of vertical surfing, while Florida boy Tommy Grooms created his own flow, smoothly connecting sections in favor of the dreaded fish stomp. Leif Engstrom pulled off the most impressive move of the round, with a last minute air that earned him 6.67 from the judges to narrowly edge out an in-form Wesley Toth.
The contest rolled right into Round # 2, which featured 3 man heats, with the top two advancing. By mid-morning the wind had come on and with the tide filling in, wave selection proved critical. Round # 1 standouts, Tommy Grooms, Juan Ashton, Leif Engstrom and Travis Mellem continued their winning ways, but the loudest cheers were reserved for Eric Torres who picked off one of the nicest waves of the day, a wave anyone would be stoked to catch, and streaked all the way across the point fitting in eight solid turns and racking up the highest single wave score of the entire day with an impressive 8.33.
Now it was the ladies turn, as Round # 1 of the women’s took to the water. Some friendly clouds came in to provide some much needed relief from the blistering sun and calmed the wind down enough to improve the wave conditions. Quincy Davis racked up the wave count, applying her patented snapback at will, easily taking the first heat. Middles event champ Anastasia Ashley quickly got down to business in heat # 2 with some fine rail work, sending a message to the rest of the competitors that she’s not content with just one Corona title and is gunning for another. Lil’ local Liza Caban, Jasset Umbel and Jenny Quan once again showed the depth of talent in women’s surfing and all advanced to meet the seeded surfers in Round # 2.
It was then on to Round # 3 of the men’s where the survivors of the morning’s rounds come up against the seeded surfers, with the winners not only advancing, but also cashing a check. It’s not hard to see why these guys are seeded when right off the bat, Gabriel Escudero got in contention for the Coppertone cash with the highest heat score of the day with his 14.17 in heat # 1. He unleashed on an unsuspecting right and whacked it with authority again and again, finishing with an upside down rebound that was rewarded with an 8. In heat # 2, Johnny Craft got down, got funky, and got back up again to handily take the heat from the seeded surfers. His all in green, color coordinated board, baggies, and jersey looked a bit like Green Lightning . In heat # 3, Eric Torres kept up his fine form and will cash his first Corona check, advancing with a heat win. Tommy Bursian did the sickest roundhouse of the day, burying the rail like an undertaker. The day ended mid way through the round, in a stacked, heat # 4. This heat was action packed and the waves had definitely started showing more promise. The four locals battled it out in a royal slug-fest like Rock’em Sock’em Robots. Wilfredo “Control” Deliz scored the only tube of the day and carved powerfully, while Miguel Diaz landed a silky smooth pop-shove-it- air-reverse maneuver only to be overcome by an inspired Juan Ashton and a solid showing by Pablo Diaz.
If today was any indication, we can expect quite an exciting day tomorrow. Make sure you get down to the beach early and bring plenty of Coppertone and drink plenty of Corona. To check out the entire heat draw, as well as an itinerary for the event, please go to www.apspr.net.
Season Update
When it comes down to the season long race for the Corona Crown, this event is critical, yet several top-rated surfers were unable to make it to the event, including current # 1 and winner of the previous two Corona events, as well as 2-time Corona Circuit Champ Brian Toth, Josie Graves, and Alejandro Moreda. It would appear to be a good time to gain some ground, as anyone within 1,000 points of the lead still has a chance after this event. Current # 2 Gabriel Escudero is striking while the iron’s hot, and equal 3rd place Tommy Bursian and Carlos Cabrero sense the opportunity at hand.
For the women, defending Circuit champ Maria Del Mar, and defending Domes champ Connie Arias will be out for revenge. Young Californian ripper Anastasia Ashley came to Puerto Rico for her first time and ended up winning the Middles event, putting her on top of the season’s rankings. All the competitors relish the competition, and are grateful for the opportunity to advance their careers within their geographic region. As an example of the efficiency of the system, we can look at the success of former Domes champ Karina Petroni who now surfs around the world on the WCT and see the value of the Corona Extra Pro Surf Circuit.
About Domes
The legendary Domes is primarily a right pointbreak, and works when waves are anywhere from 2' on up to 15'. Located just to the north side of the Lighthouse in Rincon, Playa Domes is one of the most classic waves in Puerto Rico. Championship surfing has taken place at Domes since 1968 and has hosted some of the most significant surfing events in the Carribean and the world. The 1968 World Championship was held for the first time in Puerto Rico at Domes and won by Fred Hemmings. The ISA World Masters Surfing Championship was held last January, with local and two-time Corona Extra Surfing Champ Juan Ashton taking a world title home for Puerto Rico. The last international event at Domes was the Championship of the Corona Extra Pro Surf Circuit, held in March, 2007. Current points leader of the circuit, Dylan Graves, and Floridian fun-girl Connie Arias, won their respective categories.
Entertainment
Corona has just about taken over the town of Rincon, with over 35 establishments having promotions. Live music, dancing, DJ’s, kareoke-whatever you’re into, it’s all there. And when you make it to the beach tomorrow to watch the finals, you can redeem your hard night’s work with giveaways from Corona Extra and Corona Light.
Heats On Demand
“Heats on Demand” is an awesome innovation only available on www.apspr.net. Every scoring ride is shown along with the points earned for that wave. Scan the draw and select the heat you would like to view. At the completion of each day of competition, we will post that day’s action. Log on now to check out the Middles event, and insted of hearing about Dylan Grave’s 8.93 in the final to seal the deal over Gaby Escudero, you can see it for yourself, or any of the other exciting heats that went down. We’ll bring the same action to you from Domes, so make sure you check the “Heats on Demand” on www.apspr.net.
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Día de emoción, cuarta fecha del ALAS en CHILE
Photo by: ALAS
• El brasilero Beto Mariano logró una ola perfecta de 10 puntos
• Los mexicano se imponen sólidos en la cuarta etapa del ALAS Latin Tour 2008
El primer día del ALAS Reef Classic Reñaca 2008 nos hizo temblar de emoción. Las condiciones están perfectas, las olas alcanzan entre 6 y 7 pies de altura, hay poco viento a favor de las olas y buena forma. A pesar que éste famosa derecha de Reñaca es una ola difícil, los surfistas están impresionados por los tubos que está ofreciendo el 5to Sector de Reñaca. Los gritos desde la playa no paraban cuando entraba cada set de olas. Los competidores arriesgaban todo y aunque todos se ganaron la ovación del público solo algunos lograron dominar en su totalidad la ola.
Hoy compitieron los Open Pro. Se surfeó la primera y segunda ronda donde muchos de los favoritos quedaron fuera: David Diaz (VEN), Rafael Pereyra (VEN) en primera ronda y Chisrtian Corzo (MEX), Dylan Southworth (MEX), Leandro Usuna (ARG) y Guillermo Satt (CHI) en la segunda.
La mejor actuación del día fue realizada por el brasilero Beto Mariano quien combinó 17,10 en dos olas que corrió con decisión y seguridad ganándose hacia el comienzo de su serie un 7,10 y en los último minutos un 10, puntaje máximo otorgado por una ola difícil que supo manejar e incluso entubarse en ella. Por ésta ola perfecta Mariano se llevará los USD $100 dólares que Snickers regalará todos los días de competencia a manera de recompensa por la ola de mejor performance.
El autor de la segunda mejor ola del día y mejor promedio fue el también brasileño Tanio Barreto quien se las ingenió para surfear la mayor parte de sus olas hasta la orilla. Tanio venía muy nervioso de Ecuador ya que fue descalificado en primera ronda tras no poder tomar ninguna ola.
Al salir del agua Barreto comentó: "Estoy tranquilo porque ésta vez sí pude asegurar buenos puntos desde el principio. Vengo con todo en ésta fecha y pienso seguir la mayor cantidad de ALAS que pueda éste año. La ola es corta pero está dando lugar para ejecutar buenas maniobras".
Por su parte, los mexicanos vienen demostrando que dominan las olas grandes y agresivas como la de Reñaca, tanto Diego Cadena como Kalle Carranza han pasado sus heats sólidos en primer lugar. Mientras que Ángelo Lozano y Óscar Moncada son otros dos representantes mexicanos que están dando qué hablar.
En el plano local, Chile quedó muy bien representado por parte del local Maximiliano Cross, un Junior quien hizo lo suyo para puntear promedios por arriba de los 12 puntos demostrando que ésta es su ola.
"Es bueno surfear en casa, hay más confianza. Al final todo depende si te tocan olas buenas. Las olas aquí son un poco cerradas porque son campanas pero es una ola buena así que disfrútenla. Las olas están para compartirlas entre los latinos." Maxi es un surfista que éste año a internacionalizado su surfing con muy buenos resultados. Éste se ubica sexto de la categoría ALAS Junior Pro.
Así también los chilenos Cristian Merrello y el legendario surfista de ola grande Ramón Navarro siguen representando a Chile en el latinoamericano de surf ALAS Reef Classic Reñaca 2008 que el día de mañana continuará a partir de las 8:00am.
Los mejores surfistas preclasificados entrarán al agua mañana desde teparno, así como los Juniors. Se espera que las olas suban en 1 pie de tamaño pero con las mismas buenas condiciones.
Por la tarde se llevará a cabo el "Tag Team", competencia por países en equipos de 3 integrantes. Así mismo, hoy por la noche continúa el Campeonato Nocturno de Aereos con USD $3,000.00 dólares en premios.
El ALAS Reef Classic Chile 2008 es posible gracias al apoyo de REEF, Entel PCS, Panasonic, Ford, Sobe Adrenaline Rush y Street Machine. Es un campeonato fiscalizado por la Asociación Latinoamericana de Surfistas Profesionales -ALAS-.
Sobre la Asociación Latinoamericana de Surfistas Profesionales
La Asociación Latinoamericana de Surfistas Profesionales es la entidad que regula el Tour profesional de surf de la región coronando anualmente a los campeones Latinoamericanos en las categorías: Open Varones, Open Damas, Junior Pro (Sub 20) y Longboard.
ALAS nace con la finalidad de promover, desarrollar e incentivar el deporte del surf en todo Latinoamérica, teniendo como objetivo principal elevar nuestro nivel
competitivo y técnico.
El Tour viaja por el continente a lo largo de todo el año generando paradas en cada lugar estratégico, donde los más destacados surfistas de la región compiten acumulando puntos para entrar al prestigioso Top 16 del circuito y convertirse, como meta final, en el Campeón Latinoamericano.
Los países donde se ha desarrollado el Circuito Latino Profesional son: Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Perú, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Panamá, Costa Rica, El Salvador, México, Barbados, República Dominicana y Puerto Rico.
ALAS une fronteras de más de 15 países de la región con la visión de desarrollar el surf como un deporte profesional, un estilo de vida ligado a preservar y conservar nuestras rompientes de olas, playas y sus entornos naturales.
Imágenes de alta calidad están a disposición de todos los medios interesados. Es requisito fundamental reconocer los créditos fotográficos. El uso de las fotografías está restringido a la difusión del campeonato.
REÑACA SERÁ LA TERCERA PARADA DEL ALAS LATIN TOUR
Chile se prepara para recibir lo mejor del surf latinoamericano. Reñaca, Viña del Mar será el escenario de la cuarta etapa del Circuito Latinoamericano de Surf. El ALAS Reef Classic Chile se estará realizando este fin de semana para repartir USD $ 20,000 dólares en premios y 6,000 puntos para el ranking latino.
Ésta es la cuarta vez que Chile recibe al Circuito Latino convirtiendo ésta parada ALAS en un verdadero clásico.
Más de 80 surfistas de toda la región latina: Argentina, Brasil, Perú, Ecuador, Venezuela, Uruguay, Panamá, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, México, República Dominicana, Guadalupe y por supuesto de Chile darán un espectáculo de buen surfing para hacerse acreedores de los puntos válidos de un evento de tanta importancia - seis estrellas.
Los competidores vienen de participar en dos etapas seguidas, Perú y Ecuador, así que la motivación está activada. El show comenzará el día 21 con un evento nocturno: El Campeonato de Aéreos Nocturno que repartirá USD $3000 dólares en premios. Así que éste fin de semana tendremos surfing de alto nivel de día y de noche.
Checklist
-Reñaca es un beachbreak en el que quiebran fuertes izquierdas y derechas. Si el swell está de Norte y el viento del Este, las condiciones pueden ser muy buenas, con olas tubulares quebrando perfectas. Con swell de sur, las condiciones no son tan buenas.
-Se recomienda a los competidores llevar tablas pequeñas, puesto que la playa no recibe marejadas grandes.
-La playa de Reñaca queda en la famosa Viña del Mar, ubicada a 106 kilómetros de Santiago de Chile. Si se viaja en grupo puede contratarse una van desde el Aeropuerto Internacional de Santiago por 120 dólares o en transporte público, desde la Terminal Pajaritos -cercana al aeropuerto- por 7 dólares.
- Viña del Mar tiene una amplia oferta de alojamiento. Yendo desde 10 dólares en un hostal hasta unos cuantos cientos en un hotel cinco estrellas.
-Reñaca es la playa más cosmopolita de Chile y por lo tanto cuenta con una amplia variedad de comodidades: Bancos, Internet, Restaurantes, etcétera.
-El agua es fría, es necesario contar con un traje largo 3/2 es suficiente.
-La moneda nacional es el Peso Chileno. Un dólar equivale a 530 pesos chilenos.
-Según comentan los locales, la temporada en Viña del Mar está que arde. Con una gran cantidad de gente llenando las playas, restaurantes, hoteles, pubs y discotecas todos los días.
-Las pasadas ediciones del Reef Classic Latin Pro Chile fueron ven
Ésta es la cuarta vez que Chile recibe al Circuito Latino convirtiendo ésta parada ALAS en un verdadero clásico.
Más de 80 surfistas de toda la región latina: Argentina, Brasil, Perú, Ecuador, Venezuela, Uruguay, Panamá, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, México, República Dominicana, Guadalupe y por supuesto de Chile darán un espectáculo de buen surfing para hacerse acreedores de los puntos válidos de un evento de tanta importancia - seis estrellas.
Los competidores vienen de participar en dos etapas seguidas, Perú y Ecuador, así que la motivación está activada. El show comenzará el día 21 con un evento nocturno: El Campeonato de Aéreos Nocturno que repartirá USD $3000 dólares en premios. Así que éste fin de semana tendremos surfing de alto nivel de día y de noche.
Checklist
-Reñaca es un beachbreak en el que quiebran fuertes izquierdas y derechas. Si el swell está de Norte y el viento del Este, las condiciones pueden ser muy buenas, con olas tubulares quebrando perfectas. Con swell de sur, las condiciones no son tan buenas.
-Se recomienda a los competidores llevar tablas pequeñas, puesto que la playa no recibe marejadas grandes.
-La playa de Reñaca queda en la famosa Viña del Mar, ubicada a 106 kilómetros de Santiago de Chile. Si se viaja en grupo puede contratarse una van desde el Aeropuerto Internacional de Santiago por 120 dólares o en transporte público, desde la Terminal Pajaritos -cercana al aeropuerto- por 7 dólares.
- Viña del Mar tiene una amplia oferta de alojamiento. Yendo desde 10 dólares en un hostal hasta unos cuantos cientos en un hotel cinco estrellas.
-Reñaca es la playa más cosmopolita de Chile y por lo tanto cuenta con una amplia variedad de comodidades: Bancos, Internet, Restaurantes, etcétera.
-El agua es fría, es necesario contar con un traje largo 3/2 es suficiente.
-La moneda nacional es el Peso Chileno. Un dólar equivale a 530 pesos chilenos.
-Según comentan los locales, la temporada en Viña del Mar está que arde. Con una gran cantidad de gente llenando las playas, restaurantes, hoteles, pubs y discotecas todos los días.
-Las pasadas ediciones del Reef Classic Latin Pro Chile fueron ven