Luis Vindas is
the New Costa
Rica National
Surf Champion
With South
African Brandon
Robert's win in
this 7th date of
the Circuit
Nacional de Surf
DayStar
Quiksilver, Luis
Vindas of Jacó
needed to wait
until the last
minute for the
5-star points to
be tallied to
find out that he
had indeed won
the National
Championship
Title at La
Curva in Playa
Hermosa near
Jacó.
Both Carlos
Muñoz of
Esterillos and
Gilbert Brown of
Puerto Viejo,
who were
mathematically
eligible to win
if they won the
date, managed to
only put
themselves in
the finals of
the event and
come in 2nd--Muñoz--and
4th--Brown. The
Champion Vindas
was the most
consistent
surfer of the
season and for
that he became
#1 in Costa
Rica.
Near 1 p.m., the
most anticipated
series of the
weekend entered
the water, in
front of 1,500
people, with
everybody
shouting for
their favorite.
The Open finals,
which included
Muñoz, Brown,
Luis Castro (Tamarindo)
and Roberts,
were charged
with carrying
out the
spectacle of the
day with waves
that surpassed 2
meters in
height. The
defending
Champion Muñoz
was the one who
began risking
with maneuvers
that rewarded
him high points
once completed.
He chose two
smaller waves,
rights with
radical charges
that had him
leading the
group from 10
minutes to 17 of
the series,
almost to the
end of the heat.
Roberts came
with a left at
almost 9 points
that sent him to
1st place with
his other wave.
Brown, on the
other hand, put
up a wave at 2
minutes for a
score of 8.33
but did not find
another one
during the run
and remained in
4th place for
the date.
When the Gran
Finals ended,
the fans went
crazy and lifted
Luis Vindas on
their shoulders
indicated he was
the best surfer
of the year, and
the new Costa
Rica National
Surf Champion
based on the
National ranking
points this
year.
"The truth is
that today was
the most anguish
filled days of
my life, because
this morning I
thought maybe
the Title I
dreamed of for
many years had
gone away. Now I
am very happy
that I am able
to say that I am
National
Champion of
Costa Rica,"
said Vindas.
Vindas has been
running the Open
in the Circuito
Nacional de Surf
for 5 years, and
this is the
first time he
has earned a
National Title.
He was Runner-Up
in 2008, where
he made a
serious error in
the water that
saw the crown go
to Gilbert
Brown.
"Today, earlier
I felt just like
two years ago
when I did an
interference to
Gilbert in the
Gran Finals heat
and ended up
without the
Championship. I
felt a little
fear and
anxiety, but
today the things
are different
and in my favor.
This I dedicate
to my family and
to all of Jaco
that have
supported me
from the
beginning of the
Championship,"
he added.
An unexpected
event occurred
in the Women's
division,
whereby neither
Lisbeth Vindas
nor Nataly
Bernold (both of
Jaco) won this
date. With a 2nd
and 3rd place
corresponding in
the final series
of the event,
Lisbeth Vindas
was crowned the
Costa Rica
National Women's
Champion by a
difference of 10
points in the
final ranking.
This is
Lisbeth's eighth
National Title.
The series was
won by the now
resident
American Jordan
Hundley,
followed by
Bernold at 2nd,
and Lisbeth at
3rd.
"Since the
beginning of the
season I wanted
again to be
National
Champion because
I feel mature in
a stage of my
race, and the
results are
tougher to get.
Next year I have
combined sports
plans with
personal plans
and that is why
it seems
important to
leave with a
good track
record in 2010,"
Lisbeth
affirmed.
In Junior,
Carlos Muñoz
obtained his 3rd
consecutive
National Junior
Surf
Championship, a
record in this
division. He
earned this from
the semifinals,
where he was
stopped as a
main threat in
the event by
Anthony
Fillingim of
Malpais, and
Danny Bishko of
Esterillos. This
is pretty
impressive for
the 16-year-old
to finish the
season with a
Junior Title and
a sub-Open
championship,
even though he
missed some
dates this year
due to his
international
commitments.
Today La Curva
in Play Hermosa
gave off waves
of 1 to 2 meters
with excellent
conditions from
the first hours
in the morning.
It even improved
as the afternoon
came on with the
high tide and
Quiksilver and
LimeCoral gave
$1,500 in prizes
to the winners
of the Tag Team
and the
Expression
Session, in a
unique spectacle
for the public
from the best
surfers of the
country.
The Circuito
National de Surf
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.
The Federacion
de Surf de Costa
Rica announced
the first date
of the Triple
Crown of Winter
to take place in
Santa Teresa
called Luz de
Vida Surf
Challenge. The
event, which is
the first of
three dates,
will reward
surfers $10,000
cash between
winners.
National
Champions:
Open
1. Luis Vindas
2. Carlos Muñoz
3. Jason Torres
4. Gilbert Brown
Women's
1. Lisbeth
Vindas
2. Nataly
Bernold
3. Jordan
Hundley
4. Mariana
Samudio
Junior
1. Carlos Muñoz
2. Anthony
Fillingim
3. Jordan
Hernández
4. Maykol Torres
Junior Women's
1. Jordan
Hundley
2. Elisa
Bonomelli
3. Kristel
Stanley
4. Leilani
McGonagle
Boys (Under 16)
1. Josué
Rodríguez
2. Noe Mar
McGonagle
3. Eliha Guy
4. Alberto Muñoz
Grommets (Under
14)
1. Noe Mar
McGonagle
2. Manuel Mesén
3. León Glazer
Williams
4. Kevin Montiel
Grommet Girls.
1. Paola Duarte
2. Leilani
McGonagle
3. Arisha Grioti
4. Selena
Moberly
Mini Grommet
(Under 12)
1. Leonardo
Calvo
2. Sean Forester
3. Stone Van
Timmeren
4. Storm Van
Timmeren
Mini Grommet
Girls
1. Paola Duarte
2. Leilani
McGonagle
3. Arisha Grioti
4. Cloe Velarde
Longboard
1. Diego Naranjo
2. Anthony
Flores
3. Cristian
Santamaría
4. Carlos Muñoz
Master (Over 35)
1. Craig
Schieber
2. Carlos
Velarde
3. Geancarlo
Loría
4. Marco Picado
Grand Master
(Over 40)
1. Craig
Schieber
2. Carlos
velarde
3. Cassio
Carvalho
4. Alejandro
Monge
Novice
1. Giannio
Ferrandino
2. Alejandro
Vaca
3. Carlos
Gallego Pacheco
4. Ernesto
Roberth
Open
Metropolitano
1. Giannio
Ferrandino
2. Alberto Gil
3. Alejandro
Vaca
4. Eduardo
Guardia
Open Fem. Metrop.
1. Mónica
Madrigal
2. Kristel
Stanley
3. Kailany
Jimenez
4. Paula Soto
Junior Metrop.
1. Alejandro
Vaca
2. Felipe
Pozuelo
3. Daniel
Pozuelo
4. Estaban
Morera
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