Perfect start for Sintra
Source: www.ibaworldtour.com
posted on 22nd August 2007
Webcast:
www.surfingportugal.com
Organizers have been blessed with faultless conditions for the opening day of competition at Praia Grande (Big Beach) at the Sintra Portugal Pro, with cloudless skies and punchy 3-4 footers being the order of the day.
Rui Felix is the technical director of the ETB & Portuguese Surfing Federation and was excited about the conditions.
"Yes I am very happy. We have a big number of competitors, 130 men and over 40 girls. The wind has dropped so the conditions will be better today and I hope for the rest of the competition" he said.
Rounds 1-4 of the Men will be contested while the swell is up. The top 16 riders are seeded into round 8 and will feature later in the week.
Australian professional Andrew Lester was watching the first round heats and noted, "I've been coming to Sintra for a few years now and this is probably some of the best conditions I've seen for the contest. I hope it hangs around for the rest of the week."
The event is being webcast at
www.surfingportugal.com
The Sintra Portugal Pro is not only the longest running Professional Bodyboard event in the world but it's also the richest.
The SINTRA PORTUGAL PRO 2007 counts on the supports of the City council of Sintra, of the Super Bock, the TMN, the Vitalis, the Wave, the Isuzo, the IDP - Institute of the Sport of Portugal, of the APB - Portuguese Association of Bodyboard, of the IBA - International Bodyboarding Association, of Extreme Sports Channel, the Action Waves, the Targus, the ViewSonic, the B2BR, backfliponline.com, the Bodyboard Center and Mega FM.
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