Jason Torres
Claims The
Guiones Stage Of
The Costa Rica
Surfing Circuit
by Editor at
SurferToday.com
In the
penultimate date
of the Circuito
Nacional de Surf
DayStar
2009-2010, Jason
Torres of Jaco
conquered the
gold in the
Torneo Britt
Iced 4-star
contest this
past weekend and
added 1,500
points to his
ranking tally.
Surfing in the
waves of Guiones
the national
runner-up killed
it in the finals
from the
beginning and
with this is now
solidly in the
fight for the
National Title
coming up in the
Gran Finals in
June.
The waves were
at 2 meters, and
breaking perfect
from around 10
a.m., with the
tide backed
down, and the
wind was good,
and it was at
this moment that
the finals on
Sunday blazed
before 800
people who came
out for the
Torneo Britt
Iced’s second
day. Torres’
heat also
featured Carlos
Muñoz of
Esterillos,
Gilbert Brown of
Puerto Viejo—who
made it to the
podium for the
second time this
year—and Antony
Seguro of
Esterillos.
As is the custom
of Torres, he
began strong,
this time with a
right where he
took advantage
of each section.
The judges gave
him a 7.17.
Hardly 2 minutes
later, he would
return to the
starting place
of that right,
and obtain
something
unique—a tube in
1.5 meters which
he opted in with
depth and length
going left until
that wave opened
to him so he
could put in two
more maneuvers
which showed his
load of
motivation. The
judges gave the
verdict of 8.57
for a total
combination of
15.74, his
highest score of
the event, and
one that Torres’
opponents had
little chance of
surpassing in
the remaining 15
minutes.
“The truth is I
did not have
faith in that
tube; I did not
think that I was
going to leave
it clean. I saw
the exit and
thanks to the
fact that I
brought speed, I
managed to make
it outside. Soon
the wave opened
to me and I did
not think twice
to beat it more
and to make good
points,” said
Torres after the
finals.
The best
attempts to
reach Torres
came when Brown
put 6.33 on the
scoreboard, and
then finished
the series with
another wave of
6.27.
Nevertheless,
Jason forced his
remaining
competitors to
surpass a total
of 15.74,
requiring at
least a 9 point
wave to beat
him. That’s
something Muñoz
and Seguro never
managed.
Practically
floating the
remaining ¾ of
the finals,
Jason left the
water before the
heat even
finished.
“When I
participate,
it’s because I
set out to win
and for that
reason right now
I am happy.
Nevertheless,
the Championship
was never my
first priority.
But now, I am
going to the
Gran Finals in
Playa Hermosa
and try to be
the National
Champion. Luis (Vindas)
is strong, but I
will give
everything to
it,” Torres
added.
With the
inclusion of
Jason Torres and
Carlos Muñoz in
this weekend’s
finals, they are
now both in a
position to put
pressure on Luis
Vindas, the
ranking leader
who left Nosara
with a bad
result. The best
combination of
the date was the
work of Jason in
the end and the
best wave of
Muñoz was 9.33
after completing
an Ollie Up and
a Superman,
maneuvers that
would give him
the second
highest points
of the season as
a competitor.
Matias Braun of
Montezuma took
1st place in a
previous date.
The Caribbean
surfer Nataly
Bernold won in
Guiones and with
this it returns
the tension for
the title that
now will now be
defined in Playa
Hermosa. In 2
meter waves that
Lisbeth Vindas
usually
dominates, it
became the news
of this event
that Bernold
added her second
victory over
Lisbeth at a
Circuito
Nacional de Surf
date this year.
It will now come
down to Bernold
winning Vindas
in the Gran
Finals in Playa
Hermosa, if
possible, to get
the title.
“I trained a lot
in this type of
wave before this
date because I
knew it was
going to be
great and that
was what gave me
the security to
win this date.
That was my
goal,” expressed
Nataly.
Clever Anthony
Fillingim of
Malpais won the
Junior series
this weekend,
beating an
inspired Carlos
Muñoz who came
in 2nd place.
Both Anthony and
Carlos are both
in the running
for the National
Junior
Championship and
it will all come
down to who wins
in the Gran
Finals in Playa
Hermosa.
The Gran Finals
date of the
Circuito
Nacional de Surf
DayStar
2009-2010 will
take place at La
Curva on June
25, 26, and 27.
The Circuito
National de Surf
DayStar
2009-2010 is
sponsored by:
DayStar
Properties,
LimeCoral
Apparel Company,
Red Bull, 911
Groovy Radio,
Quiksilver,
Britt Iced,
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Surf Camp, Mango
Skate & Surf,
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Surfboards,
Carton
Surfboard,
Odessa Clothing,
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and Surfos
Magazine.
Torneo Britt
Iced
Guoines, Nosara
May 22, 23, 2010
OPEN
Jason Torres
15,74
Gilberth Brown
12,60
Anthony Segura
10,24
Carlos Muñoz
7,30
WOMEN’S
Nataly Bernold
10,24
Lisbeth Vindas
9,07
Jordan Hundley
4,10
Kristel Stanley
3,93
JUNIOR
Anthony
Fillingim 12,37
Carlos Muñoz
10,33
Jordan Hernández
8,64
José Calderón
6,06
JUNIOR WOMEN’S
Elisa Bonomelli
5,23
Leilani
McGonagle 4,94
Kristel Stanley
1,17
BOYS
Noemar McGonagle
11,06
Eliha Guy 8,67
Alberto Muñoz
8,67
Darío Menéndez
7,44
GROMMETS
Kevin Montiel
12,34
Noemar McGonagle
8,00
León Glatzer
Williams 4,86
Juan Carlos
Hernández 3,83
GROMMETS GIRLS
Paula Duarte
14,83
Leilani
McGonagle 6,44
Selena Moberly
5,70
Tania González
4,93
MINI GROMMETS
Sean Forrester
9,07
Storm Van
Timmeren 6,67
Leonardo Calvo
5,50
Eduardo Venegas
4,92
MINI GROMMETS
GIRLS
Leilani
McGonagle 9,00
Paula Duarte
6,50
Arisha Grioti
5,87
Emily Gussoni
5,33
LONGBOARD
Diego Naranjo
13,00
Cristian
Santamaría 12,67
Anthony Flores
5,66
Adolfo Gómez
5,33
NOVATOS
Alejandro Vaca
8,33
Maykol Salazar
8,10
Esteban Venegas
7,10
Jonah Sam Young
3,80
MASTERS
Craig Schieber
13,04
Carlos Velarde
10,10
Adolfo Gómez
8,13
Tyler Marsh 4,67
GRAND MASTERS
Craig Schieber
10,27
Carlos Velarde
10,14
Steve Reyes 6,37
SOURCE:
Federación de
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