Keshia is Regional Champion

Last weekend was the 3rd event of the Samadi Regional Tour ( 3rd out of 4 events )

Keshia had already won the first two so, it meant that if she won this one, she would be Regional Champion with still one event to go.

Much to our amazement, the waves were great on both days, nice 1 meter waves on Saturday with not too much wind. Keshia sailed through her heats, leaving the semis for Sunday.

Another day , another wave.... it was so big on Sunday, easy 2 meters with huge rolling sets coming through non stop but still a nice size :)
When the final started, all the girls got caught in the first set and for the first ten minutes, none of them had a wave....... Then Keshia started strong with a wave of 7.5 and then a back up of 5.5. She sealed the heat with just those waves and took the title home.

The last event will not be until October but Keshia is officially Regional Champ, Girls Under 18's :)

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Keshia and Klaus in the finals of Samadi regional

Another great weekend for Keshia and Klaus.

This weekend we had the 2nd part of the Samadi regional contest, in Costa da Caparica.
The weather was great and the waves were looking good.

With plenty of entries again, it called for a two day event with various categories from the smallest Under 12's to the under 18's boys and girls.

Keshia and Klaus both won their heats on Saturday which meant going into Sunday for the semis and finals :)

Sunday was much better than expected as the swell was forecasted to drop. With waves around 1 meter, it was perfect conditions for all age groups.

Klaus and Keshia surfed their was to the final. With the change in tides, there were two peaks. Deciding to stay on the main peak by the rocks was the perfect choice for both as they dominated the area and surfed practically alone.

Klaus came 3rd overall, meaning he is 3rd in the rankings with two events to go and Keshia dominated again to take her second win of the tour.

Next round will be in May so will keep you posted as usual.

Two weekends, two finals, one win :)

Its been a great start of the year.

The first contest was the Portuguese Nationals in Costa da Caparica. The waves were not exactly as we had experienced in Hawaii, to say the least, it was more like a ripple in a big lake.

But conditions are the same for everyone and we had to do with what we had. Other the 2 days contest, it was more of a lottery and anything else as, if you were lucky to catch a wave, you could almost guarantee a win.

Keshia did her best, going out on a super small board and trying to come to terms with surfing " a slight movement in the ocean "
She came 4th in the Girls Under 18's so, not a bad start for the first contests.

This weekend was a slightly different story.
It was the Samadi Regional contest, again in Costa da Caparica and we were surprised with nice offshore wind and pretty good conditions.
A great turnout made it almost like the Nationals last weekend so Keshia knew what she was against and what she had to do.

Scoring high and being able to show her level of surfing rather than who could catch a wave, made Keshia sail through to the final and claim first place :)

A first win in many to come we hope ! Keep checking and we will keep you updated.

Thanks everyone :)