Reef was the place to go in the morning and the photographers were there to report the moment.
Check out the link below to the site where the shots have just been published :)
Free Surf Session at Reef
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Luis free surf session in SURF TOTAL
Just a day after coming back form the UK Pro Junior and with a title and a couple of trophies in his pocket, it was time to score some great waves back in Ericeira.
Reef was the place to go in the morning and the photographers were there to report the moment.
Check out the link below to the site where the shots have just been published :)
Free Surf Session at Reef
Reef was the place to go in the morning and the photographers were there to report the moment.
Check out the link below to the site where the shots have just been published :)
Free Surf Session at Reef
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Luis is Pro Junior Champion
Last weekend was the final of a series of 8 events for the UK Pro Surf Tour.
Not only did Luis win the final event in Newquay but he also claimed the UK PRO JUNIOR CHAMPION title and was named Most Promising Junior for 2011.
At the Gala dinner, Luis was called when they announced the Most Promising Junior title....he was speechless, totally took him by surprise. He is not one for big speeches so, having to do 2...was a major thing :)
A great way to finish the year for Luis and big congratulations to him.
Thank you to all the sponsors and organizes of the Tour for making it happen :)
Not only did Luis win the final event in Newquay but he also claimed the UK PRO JUNIOR CHAMPION title and was named Most Promising Junior for 2011.
At the Gala dinner, Luis was called when they announced the Most Promising Junior title....he was speechless, totally took him by surprise. He is not one for big speeches so, having to do 2...was a major thing :)
A great way to finish the year for Luis and big congratulations to him.
Thank you to all the sponsors and organizes of the Tour for making it happen :)
The 8th annual UK Surf Awards in association with UK Pro Surf Tour took place last Sunday (13th November), at Esplanade Hotel, in Newquay. These awards celebrated British surfing in 2011, the winners following categories were:
1. Rookie of the Year 2011 – Winner Taz Knight (Croyde)
2. Wavelength Most Promising Junior 2011 – Winner Luis Eyre (Manchester)
3. Carve Aerialist 2010 Winner – Winner Reubyn Ash (Bude)
4. Surf Girl Most Up and Coming Female Surfer 2010 – Winner Lucy Campbell (Woolacombe)
5. Most Improved Surfer 2011 – Winner Stuart Campbell (Woolacombe)
6. Manoeuvre of the Year 2011 – Winner Micah Lester (Aus / Newquay)
7. English Surfing Federation Best Grommet Award: Winner Angus Scotney (Newquay)
8. Best UK Prospect Award 2011 – Winner Liam Murray Strout (Port Issac)
9. Skinners Surfers Choice Award 2011 – Winner Russell Winter (Newquay)
10.UKPSA Services to the Sport of Surfing 2011 – Winner Matt Knight (Croyde)
11.Ignite UKPSA Best Surf Judge 2011 – Winner Mike Durkin (Newquay)
12.Christian Surfers Sportsman Award 2011 – Winner Micah Lester (Aus)
13.Most Inspirational Surfer 2011 – Winner Russell Winter (Newquay)
14.British Championships Ambassador Award: Winner Ben Skinner (St Agnes)
15.Tiger 24 Brand Award – Winner (Commercial Brand supported surfing in the UK) Winner Relentless
2. Wavelength Most Promising Junior 2011 – Winner Luis Eyre (Manchester)
3. Carve Aerialist 2010 Winner – Winner Reubyn Ash (Bude)
4. Surf Girl Most Up and Coming Female Surfer 2010 – Winner Lucy Campbell (Woolacombe)
5. Most Improved Surfer 2011 – Winner Stuart Campbell (Woolacombe)
6. Manoeuvre of the Year 2011 – Winner Micah Lester (Aus / Newquay)
7. English Surfing Federation Best Grommet Award: Winner Angus Scotney (Newquay)
8. Best UK Prospect Award 2011 – Winner Liam Murray Strout (Port Issac)
9. Skinners Surfers Choice Award 2011 – Winner Russell Winter (Newquay)
10.UKPSA Services to the Sport of Surfing 2011 – Winner Matt Knight (Croyde)
11.Ignite UKPSA Best Surf Judge 2011 – Winner Mike Durkin (Newquay)
12.Christian Surfers Sportsman Award 2011 – Winner Micah Lester (Aus)
13.Most Inspirational Surfer 2011 – Winner Russell Winter (Newquay)
14.British Championships Ambassador Award: Winner Ben Skinner (St Agnes)
15.Tiger 24 Brand Award – Winner (Commercial Brand supported surfing in the UK) Winner Relentless
UKPSA Trophies:
UK PST Under 12 Open Champion 2011 – Winner: Liam Murray Strout (Port Issac)
UK PST Marley Mellow Mood Trophy for Under 16 Girls Champion 2011 – Winner: Lucy Campbell (Woolacombe)
UK PST Marley Mellow Mood Trophy for Under 16 Boys Champion 2011 – Winner: Will Davey (Lanza)
UKPST Groundswell Trophy for Pro Junior Champion 2011 – Winner: Luis Eyre (Manchester)
UKPST Nalu Beads Trophy for Women’s Champion 2011– Winner: Hannah Harding (South Devon)
Relentless Super Series Champion 2011: Winner: Russell Winter (Newquay)
UK PST Open Champion 2011- Winner: Russell Winter (Newquay)
The event was a great success and rewarded surfers from across the UK for their achievements in 2011. It included images and videos highlighting the highs and lows of the year and culminated in the Marley Mellow Mood After Party.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Keshia is Under 18's regional champion
This weekend was the last last of the Samadi Regional Championships, which took place in Costa da Caparica.
The forecast was not looking too promising as the swell was increasing considerably from Saturday morning.
The check-in was at 08:00 and when we got there, it looked tiny....hmmmmm is this right?
Contests was on the way at 9am and so was the swell.
By the time Keshia entered her first heat, the waves were around 1.5m and building.
It was a great event and the contest director decided to finish on Saturday due to the ever increasing swell. Keshias final was held in easy 2 meter waves but she managed to drop the biggest waves and pull some strong maneuvers on them, solidifying her scores and making it 4 out of 4 wins and therefor becoming Under 18's Regional Champion for 2011.
One more tittle wrapped up for the year, one more to come on November 20th.
Thans for everything as always and we will keep posting updated :)
The forecast was not looking too promising as the swell was increasing considerably from Saturday morning.
The check-in was at 08:00 and when we got there, it looked tiny....hmmmmm is this right?
Contests was on the way at 9am and so was the swell.
By the time Keshia entered her first heat, the waves were around 1.5m and building.
It was a great event and the contest director decided to finish on Saturday due to the ever increasing swell. Keshias final was held in easy 2 meter waves but she managed to drop the biggest waves and pull some strong maneuvers on them, solidifying her scores and making it 4 out of 4 wins and therefor becoming Under 18's Regional Champion for 2011.
One more tittle wrapped up for the year, one more to come on November 20th.
Thans for everything as always and we will keep posting updated :)
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| Keshia preparing for her heat :) |
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| Increasing swell |
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| Contest podium |
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| Regional title podium |
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Newcastle Pro Junior
Last weekend, Luis ventured out to the East side.... to compete in the Newcastle Pro Junior and Open event.
Friday was an amazing day and totally unexpected as the waves were shoulder high with good offshore winds. Perfect a frames were forming on the outside.....
Uauuuu one contest with amazing waves, was that going to be possible ? As it was the first time there for Luis, it was all new and exciting. Well, as everything, it did not last long. Two great surfs on friday and he was ready for the event to run Saturday and Sunday. It was not meant to be, Saturday started off nice with clean waves and shoulder high, the organizers run as much as possible so to finish the event in 1 day.....
That was a mission...two categories in one day and all the way to the final in both :) For sure got his moneys worth in heats surfed.
Anyway, at least the end result was what he went there for. 1 win in the Pro Junior and 3rd in the Open :)
Still waiting for the rankings to be updated. One more contest might be confirmed by the end of the year and then it will be the end of the season :)
Will update you soon! Thanks for your support as always.
Friday was an amazing day and totally unexpected as the waves were shoulder high with good offshore winds. Perfect a frames were forming on the outside.....
Uauuuu one contest with amazing waves, was that going to be possible ? As it was the first time there for Luis, it was all new and exciting. Well, as everything, it did not last long. Two great surfs on friday and he was ready for the event to run Saturday and Sunday. It was not meant to be, Saturday started off nice with clean waves and shoulder high, the organizers run as much as possible so to finish the event in 1 day.....
That was a mission...two categories in one day and all the way to the final in both :) For sure got his moneys worth in heats surfed.
Anyway, at least the end result was what he went there for. 1 win in the Pro Junior and 3rd in the Open :)
Still waiting for the rankings to be updated. One more contest might be confirmed by the end of the year and then it will be the end of the season :)
Will update you soon! Thanks for your support as always.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
2 days and 2 podiums for Keshia
The Circus is coming to Peniche for the last leg of the European tour so what better way to get everyone up to speed with everything than throw in the guinea pigs and check judges, sound, score boards etc etc.
Keshia had two events in two day. The first one was the final Pro Junior event, for girls under 21 years of age. This one was due to take place in July, when Keshia was away competing in San Sebastian so, she had not entered it. The organization said that she had to be there early to be the first alternate and try and get a spot. Well, the gods were with her and she was in. The waves were pretty small and not easy for girls to surf as it was fast and closing out but Keshia fought all the way to the final, scoring the highest of all the heats in her semi, with a total combination of 9.50. The final was a fight for first and second all the way to the end, Keshia did not manage to find the wave she needed and came out claiming second spot, which means, Keshia is Pro Junior Vice Champion for 2011 :)
The following day saw the best 16's and under in Europe, compete for the title of Rip Curld European Champ. Keshia, once again was away for one of the comps in Portugal and ended up getting her entry ticket for the event, in the UK. There were girls from Spain, Portugal, UK and France. The semi final was almost a disaster for Keshia, waves were hard to get and scores were low, meaning that anyone could have taken those two spots to advance to the final but keshia proved to everyone that she wanted it more than the rest, going for pretty much every wave that came her way. It paid off at the end and the final was next.
One girl from each country made the final but only Keshia and Leticia ( from Spain ) were in the hunt for the title, exchanging places all the way till the countdown. Once again, Keshia came out with 2nd spot.
Two vice champion titles in two days, more trophies and some great experiences and lessons learnt.
Thanks to everyone that was there, and all of you who support her.
A very nice write up on the ripcurl site, shows that she is one to watch :)
Keshia had two events in two day. The first one was the final Pro Junior event, for girls under 21 years of age. This one was due to take place in July, when Keshia was away competing in San Sebastian so, she had not entered it. The organization said that she had to be there early to be the first alternate and try and get a spot. Well, the gods were with her and she was in. The waves were pretty small and not easy for girls to surf as it was fast and closing out but Keshia fought all the way to the final, scoring the highest of all the heats in her semi, with a total combination of 9.50. The final was a fight for first and second all the way to the end, Keshia did not manage to find the wave she needed and came out claiming second spot, which means, Keshia is Pro Junior Vice Champion for 2011 :)
The following day saw the best 16's and under in Europe, compete for the title of Rip Curld European Champ. Keshia, once again was away for one of the comps in Portugal and ended up getting her entry ticket for the event, in the UK. There were girls from Spain, Portugal, UK and France. The semi final was almost a disaster for Keshia, waves were hard to get and scores were low, meaning that anyone could have taken those two spots to advance to the final but keshia proved to everyone that she wanted it more than the rest, going for pretty much every wave that came her way. It paid off at the end and the final was next.
One girl from each country made the final but only Keshia and Leticia ( from Spain ) were in the hunt for the title, exchanging places all the way till the countdown. Once again, Keshia came out with 2nd spot.
Two vice champion titles in two days, more trophies and some great experiences and lessons learnt.
Thanks to everyone that was there, and all of you who support her.
A very nice write up on the ripcurl site, shows that she is one to watch :)
Thursday, October 13, 2011
2000 miles, 3 comps, 2 podiums and 1 cancelled event
For the past 10 days. Luis has been traveling around the UK to take part in the UK Pro Surf Tour.
The first event was due to take place in Scarborough but due to no swell, the event was cancelled and points had to be split.
From there, it was a long drive up to Scotland for the Thurso Open event, but after looking at the forecast, it all seems worth as the waves were going to be close to perfection.
Luis made the semis, knocking out the leader of the ranking at that point, Russell Winter. He also got to try some of Scotland finest foods, without knowing...or actually liking but guess that..when in Rome.....haha
Anyway, don't think that Haggis will be on his top food list when traveling again.
Leaving the cold in Scotland, it was time for more cold and this time in Porthcawl, Wales. The waves were not great but for sure contestable.
The event went really well for Luis finishing 2nd in the Open and 3rd in the Pro Junior.
Next and , at the moment, final stop, will be Newcastle, on the 22nd and 23rd of October. Exciting times and more news to come soon.
The first event was due to take place in Scarborough but due to no swell, the event was cancelled and points had to be split.
From there, it was a long drive up to Scotland for the Thurso Open event, but after looking at the forecast, it all seems worth as the waves were going to be close to perfection.
Luis made the semis, knocking out the leader of the ranking at that point, Russell Winter. He also got to try some of Scotland finest foods, without knowing...or actually liking but guess that..when in Rome.....haha
Anyway, don't think that Haggis will be on his top food list when traveling again.
Leaving the cold in Scotland, it was time for more cold and this time in Porthcawl, Wales. The waves were not great but for sure contestable.
The event went really well for Luis finishing 2nd in the Open and 3rd in the Pro Junior.
Next and , at the moment, final stop, will be Newcastle, on the 22nd and 23rd of October. Exciting times and more news to come soon.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
UPDATE
Sorry for not updating the blog for a while but so many things have been happening and everyone is so busy in the summer that, days are just not long enough.
So here is a quick update on all 3 airs, contests, results etc.
Luis and Keshia have now both finished the ASP European Pro Junior and QS season. Good results along the way for them and a pretty decent final qualification overall.
Luis finished 49th in the QS events and 28th in the PJ's
Keshia qualified in the top 14th for the QS and 21st for the Juniors.
Meaning that both will be top seeds for next year :)
Closer to home, things have been going great as well.
Keshia has had one more National event, in Sines , Portugal, which she won, that means that she now has 3 wins with the big final taking place on November 5th and 6th, watch this place as, we hopefully have a big announcement to make after that day :)
She also entered the grom search events and, by winning two, she has qualified for the European final that will take place in Peniche on October 13th. Winner of the event, gets to go to Australia for the World Finals..... we have everything crossed for Keshia for that day :)
Klaus is top 10 in the Under 14th which is a great way to get in the seeding for next year.
Luis now just has the UK Pro Tour left to do and with 4 possible events left on the calendar, both Open and Pro Junior, there are still points up for grabs but, as he won the Night surf and it was the highest event of the season, he is a good position for the final end of the year in the Pro Juniors.
Coverage wise, Luis just got a double page in the latest ONFIRE magazine so, stoked for that!
So here you have it, a brief summary of whats been happening and a few photos to go with it.
Promisse to update the blog more often from now one, specially as we can have some very exciting news and results soon.
Keep supporting them as always, we all appreciate it !
Have a great week and thanks for being here.
So here is a quick update on all 3 airs, contests, results etc.
Luis and Keshia have now both finished the ASP European Pro Junior and QS season. Good results along the way for them and a pretty decent final qualification overall.
Luis finished 49th in the QS events and 28th in the PJ's
Keshia qualified in the top 14th for the QS and 21st for the Juniors.
Meaning that both will be top seeds for next year :)
Closer to home, things have been going great as well.
Keshia has had one more National event, in Sines , Portugal, which she won, that means that she now has 3 wins with the big final taking place on November 5th and 6th, watch this place as, we hopefully have a big announcement to make after that day :)
She also entered the grom search events and, by winning two, she has qualified for the European final that will take place in Peniche on October 13th. Winner of the event, gets to go to Australia for the World Finals..... we have everything crossed for Keshia for that day :)
Klaus is top 10 in the Under 14th which is a great way to get in the seeding for next year.
Luis now just has the UK Pro Tour left to do and with 4 possible events left on the calendar, both Open and Pro Junior, there are still points up for grabs but, as he won the Night surf and it was the highest event of the season, he is a good position for the final end of the year in the Pro Juniors.
Coverage wise, Luis just got a double page in the latest ONFIRE magazine so, stoked for that!
So here you have it, a brief summary of whats been happening and a few photos to go with it.
Promisse to update the blog more often from now one, specially as we can have some very exciting news and results soon.
Keep supporting them as always, we all appreciate it !
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