Two opposite ends of Europe....well, almost :)

Last weekend, was a busy one for all 3 Eyre's.
Luis was in Scotland doing the UK Pro Junior and Open event, whilst Keshia and Klaus were in Sines, South of Portugal, where the Portuguese Nationals took place.

Luis met some extreme conditions in Scotland. After leaving Portugal with warm water and amazing weather, he found himself in the middle of nowhere with freezing water and ever colder weather but hey, at least there were waves so, not all was bad, oh and don't forget great English Breakfast :)

Both categories went very well for Luis. He finished 3rd in the semis of the Open event and got 2nd place in the Pro Juniors.
After the contest, he was off to an 11 hour drive to Manchester to spend the night with his grandparents and even managed to meet up with some old school friends. A great way to end the trip :)

Keshia and Klaus also did everyone proud.
Sao Torpes is not normally known for its big waves, only for the very warm water due to a Power Station just behind the beach, but the swell predicted waves up to 2 meters and for two days, for sure we had great swell.

Keshia has a good couple of heats on Saturday and Sunday, leaving just the semis and finals for Monday.
Klaus did great in the round of 32. 1/4 finals was nail biting with Klaus getting the score he needed with just 30 seconds to go. A well deserved heat for Klaus as he surfed his best and kept calm until the very end...not the same can be said for the coaches, team managers and parents that were there to support him :)

Monday was the big day for both. Klaus was in first at 8am. He started off with a very strong score of 6.25 and then got another high 6, dominated the head and come out smiling with a place in the final.
Keshia had a very shaky heat and didn't catch any waves for the first 10 minutes but she found her balance and again, claimed a spot in the final.

Klaus was the first final of the day. Again, straight off from the horn going, Klaus got his first wave, a long left all the wave to the sand. The other competitors just didn't seem to be in the same game as Klaus as he was the only one catching all the good waves. He left everyone speechless, surfing so cool and composed, so much so that when the heat was over and he won, everyone ran to the beach to get him...and he didn't know he had won :) The coolest kid in the world.

Keshia also started her heat strong with a good long left. At the end of the 25 minutes it had been pretty much just between Keshia and another girl with Keshia not managing to get another good solid wave to take first place but still claiming a well deserved second place.

All in all, at both ends of Europe, the Eyre's took the victories and claimed the prices.
Well done again to all 3 of them!

Luis warming up after a surf

Winning another heat

Pro Junior Finalists

Under 12's Finalists

Klaus doing his victory speech

Under 18's Girls finalists

Portuguese National Winners

Ribeira D'Ilhas Surf Comp

Under 12's final

Last weekend was the 2nd stage of the Ericeira Surf Tour, this time held at Ribeira D'Ilhas.
As the swell predicted, Saturday was blessed with sun, no wind and great waves :)
Both under 18's and OPEN categories went in and completed most rounds just leaving the finals for Sunday.
Luis entered both and after a long day of surfing...and paddling, it was time to go home and rest.

Sunday the swell had dropped and there was a lot to do. Klaus was in the first heat of the day and Luis was in the last.

As there are not many girls doing the contest, Keshia decided to also enter the Under 14's boys..... which made some of the boys wonder if they should go in or not as, none of them would want to admit that they got beat by a girl. Anyway, many of them had to as Keshia got to the finals.

So, a great weekend with some excellent results and prices ( even if some were too big for the kids...)

Luis claimed 1st in the OPEN and 2nd in the Under 18's
Keshia 2nd in the girls OPEN and 3rd in the Boys Under 14's
Klaus with a 2nd place in the Boys Under 12's.

Thanks so much to all the members of the club, the organization and spectators. They all do a great job.
Next round will be in October.

Till then, here are some cool shots :)

You take one leg and I will take the other :)

Boys Under 14's final

Boys Under 18's finalists

Girls Open final ( where were the other girls.....?) 

OPEN Final

One more video , one more magazine article

At last the video of the 3rd stage of the Portuguese National event, that took place in Aveiro in May, has arrived. As they say, its better late than never and also it brings back good memories.
Luis took 1st place in the Under 18's.

http://vimeo.com/14724557

Also Pit Pilot this month has just printed out a double page shot of Luis, taken in Constantine Beach, during a trip to do one of the British Pro Junior events.