Luis Vindas Wins Two in
a Row after Costa Rica's
Circuito Nacional de
Surf
With Jaco's Luis Vindas
claiming his second
consecutive 4-star, 1st
place Circuito Nacional
de Surf win this weekend
at Playa Dominical's
Torneo Banco Nacional,
and the currently
#1-ranked Gilbert Brown
from Puerto Viejo
sneaking up behind him
at in 2nd place, the
overall National
Championship crown still
looks to go with Brown
but the race is getting
mighty interesting.
Vindas reiterated his
desire to snatch the
trophy out of Brown's
hands, if possible, by
adding 1,500 points to
his personal account.
Both surfers now turn
their attention to the
April 26-27 Gran Final
Terraza-Reef in Playa
Hermosa, a 6-star
bonanza.
The National
Championship is
accomplished by the
surfer that obtains the
highest scores from the
best four dates of the
CNS. At #1, the title is
Brown's to loose.
Today's four best
surfers fought it out in
the Open finals: Jason
Torres (Jaco), Juan
Carlos Naranjo (Jaco)
along with Brown and
Vindas.
Vindas won the heat by
connecting two great
combinations of waves
during the first minutes
of the heat, sufficient
to score points that
would elevate him to 1st
place.
Torres, and Naranjo
surged to raise their
own points after seeing
those performances, yet
the winner himself
maintained good scores
throughout. Brown, in
his customary strategy,
tried to use two good
lefts, but they were not
enough to surpass Vindas.
Jaco's Lisbeth Vindas
imposed her strength
once again, moving out
ahead of Jaco's Nataly
Bernold, the currently
National Women's Surf
Champion, who did not
even make it into the
finals.
After losing out last
week to Bernold in Playa
Carmen, Lisbeth now has
regained another 1st
place Circuito trophy,
and 4-star one at that.
Winning the entire year
would give Lisbeth a 6th
National Championship.
Pavones' Laura Pecoraro
placed 2nd today, and
challenged Lisbeth, yet
she has not been a
threat for a 1st place
spot so far this year.
It was the Juniors fight
that allowed the best
heat of the day, and
that was their finals.
Carlos Muñoz of
Esterillos obtained 1st
place with skillful
combinations in three
waves. He's another one
with two, 4-star 1st
place trophies in a row,
putting the current
National Junior Surf
Champion Jairo Pérez at
a disadvantage, and in a
very unfamiliar
position--on where he
has to fight to reclaim
his National title. The
Gran Finals should be
one of the most exciting
to watch as well in the
Junior division.
On the other hand, once
again Diego Naranjo (Jaco)
copped a win in his
alternate discipline,
the Longboard category,
where he has become
strong and consistent.
In Dominical, as in
Playa Carmen, the last
Circuito date, Naranjo
managed to hold off the
National Longboard Surf
Champion Cedric Auffret
(Tamarindo) and the Gran
Finals will be the
determiner of the new
champion.
The following and last
date of the Circuito
Nacional de Surf, the
Gran Final Terraza-Reef
in Playa Hermosa, is
programmed for Friday,
April 25 and Saturday,
April 26. This great end
of the national,
countrywide tournament
will be the ultimate
weekend of the year as
far as surfing. For
those days, activities
will include the surf
contest, the finals of
the Miss Surf Natural
Organic contest, and a
grand Saturday night
celebration.
The 2007-08 Circuito
Nacional de Surf
International Sponsors
are: Organics In
America, Powerade,
Coca-Cola, RedBull,
Billabong, Quiksilver,
Roxy, Reef. National
Sponsors include: 911
Groovy Radio, Banco
Nacional, Witch's Rock
Surf Camp, Hotel &
Resort Terraza del
Pacifico, Bar &
Restaurant El Tabacon,
Hotel Playa Carmen,
Quique Surf Shop,
Coldwell Banker
Peninsula Trading Co.,
Banzaii Surfboards,
Banana Wax, Remax
Surfside, Cala Luna
Hotel & Villas, The
Backyard Hotel, Mango
Surf & Skate, Jass Surf
Shop, Roca Bruja Surf &
Skate Shop, Carton
Surfboards, Chiclets
Canopy Tree Tour,
Gimnasios Platinum
Fitness Center, Chuck's
W.O.W. Surf Shop, Shifi
Surf Shots, Surfos
Magazine.
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