There were 3 events taking place in 5 days and all over Portugal.
The first one was the second leg of the Rip Curl Grom Search which took place in Costa da Caparica.
It was an important one for Kesh as a final would mean she would qualify for the European Final which will take place in Peniche, the day before the CT.
Keshia won her heats consistently and with greta high scores giving the other competitors no change to catch up with her.
The final was great, with excellent waves and good strategies from keshia, and she made sure she took home first place.
Keshia will be in the European Final and a win there, means she will go to Australia for the World Final. Fingers crossed for that one.
So after a long day, it was time to pack the car and boards and drive to Aveiro, in the North of Portugal. This time for the Miss Sumol Cup. A special edition ALL GIRLS comp, in the Open category.
It was a long drive, not much sleep and up early for an 8am check-in.
The contest was meant to be over a 2 day period but, the waves were so good that, all the girls that were in the final agreed that it should be run.
Keshia was one of the finalists and she was ready for another good heat. 30 minutes heat seems to go on forever and sometimes you just want it to end of 20 mins but this time, it played totally in Keshia's hands as with 1 minute to go and Keshia in 3rd place needing a 6.5 for first, a perfect wave came, Keshia was in the right place at the right time, very cool and calmly rode all the wave to the inside, giving no doubt that she got the score. We had to wait after the buzzer for the score, and the judges loved it, giving her a 7.00. Once again, Keshia was the winner and took home Miss Sumol Cup crown :)
The organization was excellent and they had a boat just for the competitors so, it was a good night rest on the boat with some nice food and a well deserved rest in the centre of Aveiro.
Nazare was the next stop for the Under 18's nationals. It was a beach that we have never been to before so, it was nice to get there the day before the event started to practice, the only problem was that, there were no waves...... Back to the house and time to unwind and rest in the swimming pool :)
Contest head back on for the morning. The waves were pretty small but still good enough for Keshia to show her power surf.
In the semi final, the girl that was 2nd in the ranking and the only one that could be a threat to her title, was knocked out. That released a lot of pressure from Keshia and it showed in her final.
She sailed through it, leaving the girls all in comp.
A hat trick for Kesh in all different categories. A win in the Under 16's, Under 18's and Open :)
We only have a video for the Open at the moment, link below, but will update when the others come. Also there are a couple of interviews coming out etc so, keep checking back for details, photos and videos.
Miss Sumol Cup 2012
SURFTOTAL Interview
Rip Curl Grom Search video
