Costa Rica's Circuito
Nacional de Surf Moves to Esterillos this
Weekend
For the first time ever, the Circuito
Nacional de Surf DayStar (CNS), will have a
tournament at the beach Palo Seco de Parrita,
which will take place on January 16 and 17.
Called the Torneo LimeCoral, this will be
the second date of the 2009-2010 season, and
it will be a 4-star event awarding 1,500
points to the winners in each category. Palo
Seco de Parrita is one of the two new
beaches in the Circuito--the other being
Cocoles in Limon, which is the next date.
Palo Seco de Parrita is a beach break that
is often welcoming surges during the year,
including the one expected during Torneo
LimeCoral. The contest, which will take
place in front of the facilities of Aparta-Hotel
La Isla, is set to unite the best surfers
from the zones of Parrita, Esterillos and
Quepos, who may not often frequent the
Circuito championship.
For this date, the Municipality of Parrita
contributed a generous amount towards the
Circuito DayStar, with organization towards
tourism in the zone frequented by surfers
and non-surfers both.
In agreement with Hannia Sibaja of the
Municipality, there has been an order for
the Commission of Support for the Torneo
LimeCoral, including the maintenance of
about 1,000 vehicles expected. In addition,
the public will be able to participate in
different activities during the Circuito,
including volleyball and beach soccer for
mini-championships. There will also be food
and drinks for sale on the beach, and access
to the bar and restaurant at Aparta-Hotel La
Isla.
"We have been working for several weeks to
receive the Circuito, which we know will
have a great impact on the zone of Parrita.
This place is frequented by surfers because
of the good conditions that prevail all
year, that is why we want to support a sport
that attracts such an important amount of
national and international surfers to the
zone," commented Sibaja.
The Commission of Support will also make
sure that the cleaning and security of the
beach will prevail during the hours of the
competition.
Expected at the Torneo LimeCoral are 250
athletes, along with a large amount of
public crowd. According to José Ureña,
President of the Federacion de Surf de Costa
Rica, the importance of developing surf in a
zone such as Parrita with these type of
initiatives, along with the Municipality and
the LimeCoral company, will greatly favor
the hundreds of surfers who live in the
area, as well as its tourism.
"For the Federacion, it is very important to
teach the tourist the resources of Parrita,
and in this opportunity the ample resources
to us that they have is surfing. To this
date, we are expecting an important number
of surfers from this zone, that we know have
the skills to face the competition of the
Nacional Circuito DayStar," affirmed Ureña.
For the Torneo LimeCoral at Palo Seco de
Parrita, the Costa Rican Central Pacific
will have waves between 2- and 4-feet of
height with the high tide arriving after
noon. The contest will take place between
7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on both Saturday and
Sunday.
Inscriptions for the Copa Mango will take
place on Friday, January 15, at JASS Surf
Shop in Jaco from 5 to 7 p.m. Initial
inscriptions for the year are 15,000
colones, and then a fee per category of
12,000 colones. (That's 8,000 colones for
under 16 years of age.)
The Circuito National DayStar 2009-2010 is
sponsored by: DayStar Properties, LimeCoral
Apparel Company, Red Bull, 911 Groovy Radio,
Quiksilver, Britt Iced, Witch's Rock Surf
Camp, Mango Skate & Surf, Banzaii
Surfboards, Carton Surfboard, Odessa
Clothing, Ibarquero Design and Surfos
Magazine.
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