Circuito Nacional Daystar Kicks Off This
Weekend At Jacó
Everything is in place for the 10th edition
of the Circuito Nacional DayStar , presented
by LimeCarol. Called the Copa Mango, this
year’s first date will begin Saturday,
December 19, and is categorized with 4 Stars
- or 1,500 points to the winner in each of
the 15 divisions.
Scheduled to take place in front of
DayStar’s Hotel Enchanted Bay, this date
will unite the best surfers in the country
for the beginning of a six month journey
that will see the Circuito visiting seven
beaches around the country.
The last two times the Copa Mango went off
in Jaco, in 2008 and 2009, the winners were
Germaine “Nino” Myrie (Puerto Viejo) and
Jason Torres (Jaco). Torres, however, may
not even appear for this Circuito date as he
has plans to surf at the Asociacion of
Latinamericana Surfing (ALAS) Latin Pro
contest in El Salvador, which happens to
coincide with the Copa Mango.
“I’m not sure yet if I will be able to run
the whole Circuit. It is time for me to
leave and compete outside the country where
some more important dates are realized,”
affirmed Torres, who has not been able to
obtain a Costa Rica national title after
coming close with two subchampionships in
three years.
In fact, several Tico surfers may be absent
due to that ALAS appointment, opening the
way for an interesting start to the Circuito
Nacional championship rankings. Several new
faces may be standing in the winners podium
on Sunday, December 20.
Also notably absent from the debut date is
the current National Surf Champion—in the
Open, Junior, Boys divisions—16-year-old
Carlos Muñoz. The Esterillos surfer is in
Hawaii honoring commitments from his
sponsors.
On a high note, for the Copa Mango, the
Federacion de Surf de Costa Rica is
expecting the participation of about 300
surfers in the first date of its Circuito
Nacional DayStar 2009-2010. This corresponds
with the beginning of the high season in our
country, which should also draw a large
spectator crowd at Enchanted Bay.
According to José Ureña, President of the
Federacion de Surf de Costa Rica, there is a
high amount of interest in the Circuito this
year, due in large part to the positive
impact that was felt from the Billabong
International Surfing Association (ISA)
World Surfing Games Costa Rica 2009 that
took place in Playa Hermosa last August.
Not only did the event draw record numbers
of spectators, but the contest itself
featured world renowned surfers and called
international attention to Costa Rica’s
waves and surfers. The Circuito Nacional is
seen as the farm team for the national
selected Costa Rica National Surf Team who
participate in these kind of international
events.
During the Jaco competition, waves are
expected of about 2 to 4 feet, with winds
that come from the north.
“A good start in the Circuito is vital to
play a good role throughout the
championship, especially in Jaco which is a
zone that features a lot of surfers of high
levels. The truth is we are very moved by
the beginning of this new season and we
think it will be more competitive than the
previous year,” commented Ureña.
Ureña stressed that this is also the first
full season that the Circuito will be using
the computerized judging system, Refresh,
from the start to finish. Inscriptions for
the Copa Mango will take placen Friday,
December 18, at JASS Surf Shop in Jaco from
5 to 7 p.m. For the start of the season,
surfers will need to pay a membership fee of
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 categories this year will be Open,
Junior (Under 18), Boys (Under 16), Grommet
(Under 14), MiniGrommet (Under 12),
Longboard, Novices (for those who have never
participated in the Circuito), Masters (Over
35), Grand Masters (Over 40), Bodyboard. In
the Female categories: Open, Junior,
Grommet, MiniGrommet, and Bodyboard.
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.
CHAMPIONS OF THE CIRCUITO NACIONAL DE SURF
2001 Federico Pilurzu (Tamarindo)
2002 Alvaro Solano (Jacó)\
2003 Alvaro Solano
2004 Germaine “Nino” Myrie (Puerto Viejo,
Limón)
2005 Gilbert Brown (Puerto Viejo)
2006 Isaac Vega (Tamarindo)
2007 Diego Naranjo (Jacó)
2008 Gilbert Brown
2009 Carlos Muñoz (Esterillos)
2010 ?
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