Held at Fistral beach over a couple of days, the organizers out on an amazing show. Flood lit beach, BBQ, concert and of course, all the best surfers competing for the biggest prize money on Tour this year, at night :)
Luis had also been invited to enter into the prestigious and now world famous NIKE 6.0 CASH FOR TRICKS event. An aerial specialist event where, through a series of heats, tricks and trials, the surfers compete for, well.... cash for tricks :)
The weekend started with wind and rain, not making it perfect for airs but, the work had to be done. There were many heats for Luis to get through, for him to make it to the finals as he was competing not only in the Cash for Tricks and the Pro Junior event but also the Open.
Sailing through his heats and surfing at night, finishing at 01:00 and dealing with the " beautiful " English summer, made it all more interesting ( you have to have a positive outlook in events like this )
The only 4* event on tour, meant that the winner of the Pro Junior would get an easier passage to gain nr one in the rankings as they would bag 3000 points, instead of the usual 1000.
So Luis was not going to let that opportunity pass by and did just that. 1st place in the Nike 6.0 night surf, 3000 point and a massive cheque :)
The open also gave him something to smile about as he finished 5th overall.
Cash for tricks gave him, well just that, cash for his tricks :)
Amazing result for Luis and well on his way to claiming that much wished title for 2010.
Lets see what the next contests bring.
Looks like the next one will be in Scarborough in October. Will keep you informed as usual.
Thanks to everyone that took part in this event, organizers and sponsors.
