Day 2 at the Confital Pro
posted by Terry McKenna on 4th December 2010
The second day of the Confital Pro saw organizers faced with tiny conditions that forced them to look towards the Galdar region for surf.
La Guancha was the best spot on the island so the competitors and staff packed up the gear and hit the road for the first time in the events history.
Never before in the last 4 years has Confital failed to produce the goods but it worked out to be a blessing in disguise. This place is a classic euro-surf spot complete with cafes by the sea, fisherman drinking beers and a vast array or excellent reefs well suited towards high performance bodyboarding.
Round tow of the Men’s was up first and despite the higher tide making the sections a bit fat the level of riding was impressive with some of the new Canary crew looking solid.
By the time the Women hit the water the tide was rolling out and the reef was draining off and starting to show the potential its known for with some big scores being laid down by the likes of Chiaki Okuyama (Japan) Ann Lacoste (France) and the new kid on the block Alexandra Rinder (Canary Is)
Alexandra is only 13 years old and blew away the crowd with some major combo’s that stamped her as a major star of the future.
The day finished with the drop knee opening rounds and the crew wafted and threw tail at just about anything that moved.
Young Hawaiian Kona Kuialani was impressive finding some rare cover-ups but the story of the day was former world women’s champion Marina Taylor.
She continued her giant-killing run in the DK ranks progressing to the hoots of the local crowd.
Riders are to meet tomorrow at 8am at Confital and chances are very high that the event will once again be relocated to Galdar.
The event is being web-cast at www.confitalibatour.com and daily highlights and images are available at www.ibaworldtour.com
Call the event live for updates and interviews on (001134) 634379330
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