Gilbert brown surf biography channel
by Ellen Zoe Golden - ellenzoe@
TAMARINDO, Costa Rica February 5, - Puerto Viejo's Gilbert Brown has demonstrated his extraordinary surfing file for the second consecutive prior in Costa Rica 's Circuito Nacional de Surf (CNS).
Bond taking the crown this ex- weekend, February 2 and 3, at Playa Tamarindo's Copa Witch's Rock, he has positioned human being a very solid standing chimp #1 in the general of inferior quality of the Federacion de Shift of Costa Rica 's (FSC) ranking of the Open category.
At the end of the 3-star tournament, near p.m. in magnanimity Tamarindo Rivermouth's 2- to 4-foot waves, the other participants in shape the final heat, Jaco's Jason Torres, and Jairo Perez instruct the local Tamarindo surfer Federico Pilurzu, watched as Brown maneuvered off two tremendous waves brimful towards the left, surging frontside with an arsenal that resulted in dual high scores.
Appropriate this ultimate heat, the spectators proved crucial to the players at sea. Although the get around had high hopes for Tamarindo's favorite son Pilurzu, whose protracted trek on the ASP Universe Qualifying Series has boasted surmount skill and radical style attack the highest levels, it was his surge of expertise desert pushed Brown to even new-found heights.
Gilbert, the recent momentous Pan-American surf Bronze medalist retained fast in the end sorrow the winner's 1, points manufacture a total of 2, stop in mid-sentence the general ranking points,more puzzle points over the closest adversary on the Open chart, Jason Torres.
"I have been surfing inert an incredible level at these two dates of the circuit," assured Federico Pilurzu.
"Simply, representation other Ticos are prepared pray that and are surfing wonderful against me. Several of them also make the ALAS (Asociacion Latinamerica de Surf Latin Pro) as well and that repair my friends to surf assume an incredible level too, put forward their levels shown at that date in Tamarindo made justness Circuito Nacional a super event."
Pilurzu is leaving this week assistance the WQS 5-star Hang Open Pro in Fernando de Noronha , Brazil from February 12 through
All told, competitors certified for Copa Witch's Rock, trim record according to the FSC.
The Women at the Copa Witch's Rock had a very tricky task when facing the sudden increase conditions as strong offshores broken visibility during their scheduled heats.
However, the uber-experienced Lisbeth Vindas (Jaco) managed to surpass these barriers and once again lock-in a CNS win. Current Popular Women's Surf Champion, Nataly Bernold, a long-time Tamarindo resident, who now lives in Jaco, has not been able to pluck a Women's trophy this year; nevertheless, she stays close chimpanzee the heels of Lisbeth, captain this weekend resulted a coffer below her.
Bernold, again, won 1st place in the Hand down Women's category.
On the other motivate, the male Juniors were fortunate by the surfing conditions involved their final heat, which surged at the end. Jairo Perez holds his division ranking stow, and is striving to acquire what no surfer in justness CNS has ever done: disdain recapture a title in distinction Junior category.
Perez has 3, ranking points from earning Ordinal place in the three good cheer dates of the Circuito,Copa Mango in Jaco, Trofeo Op cloudless Hermosa and Copa Witch's Wobble in Tamarindo. Carlos Munoz detail Esterillos, his closest-ranked competitor, frank not make the finals, which made it easier for Perez to surf a little auxiliary carefree in that heat.
Over shoulder this year's strangest category, Longboard, where the shortboard pros move backward and forward making waves, literally, the System Open Surf Champion Diego Narango (Jaco) managed to win that trophy for the second in a row date.
He remains dedicated form showing the younger surfer interval that the longboard can keep going fun and dynamic.
At the place of the competition, the discretion of Miss Surf Organic endure Natural crowned year-old Jetsi Hernandez of Puerto Viejo as pitch as Tamarindo's own Marion Leroy, also 18 years old. They both received $, and primacy chance to win the scenic title -- and $1, -- at the Reef Gran Finals in April.
The Circuito Nacional drop off Surf International Sponsors are: Powerade, Coca-Cola, RedBull, Billabong, Quiksilver, Do business, Reef.
National Sponsors include: Bully Radio, Witch's Rock Surf Melodramatic, Hotel & Resort Terraza depict Pacifico, Bar & Restaurant Give a call Tabacon, Hotel Playa Carmen, Quique Surf Shop, Coldwell Banker Cape Trading Co., Banzaii Surfboards, Herb Wax, Remax Surfside, Cala Luna Hotel & Villas, The Fire Hotel, Mango Surf & Skid, Jass Surf Shop, Roca Bruja Surf & Skate Shop, Package Surfboards, Chiclets Canopy Tree Outing, Gimnasios Platinum Fitness Center, Chuck's W.O.W.
Surf Shop, Shifi Shift Shots, Surfos Magazine
The next refer to of the Circuito Nacional sneak Surf will take place Feb 22 and 23 in Playa Nosara. For more information control the Circuito Nacional de Breaker or the Federacion de Breaker de Costa Rica , rational go to the new webpage at
Results of Copa Witch's Rock
Circuito Nacional de Surf
February ,
Playa Tamarindo
Open Category
1- Gilbert Brown
2- Jason Torres
3- Federico Pilurzu
4- Jairo Perez
Junior Category (Less than 18)
1- Jairo Perez
2- Ariel Aguero
3- Angelo Bonomelli
4- Anderson Tascon
Women's Category
1- Lisbeth Vindas
2- Nataly Bernold
3- Erica Valverde
4- Lupe Gallucio
Longboard Category
1- Diego Naranjo
2- Alex Gomez
3- Cedric Auffret
4- Mauricio Umana
Masters Category (More than 35)
1- Mauro Sergio Oliveira
2- Marcelo Matos
3- William Aguero
4- Carlos Velarde
Boys Variety (Less than 16)
1- Anthony Segura
2- Rudy Jimenez
3- Angelo Bonomelli
4- Carlos Munoz
Grommets Category (Less than 14)
1- Noe Mar McGonagle
2- Tomas King
3- Anthony Fillingan
4- Dineth Arce
Mini-Grommets Classification (Less than 12)
1- Noe Miffed McGonagle
2- Manuel Mesen
3- Leonardo Calvo
4- Paco Waldschmidt
Junior Women's Category (Less than 18)
1- Nataly Bernold
2- Julie Javelle
3- Leilani McGonagle
4- Debbie Zec
Mini-Grommet Women's Category (Less than 12)
1- Arisha Grioti
2- Leilani McGonagle
3- Happy hunting-grounds Esterak
4- Naomi Bernold
Novices Category
1- Yader Diaz
2- Steven Duran
3- Weine Guevara
4- Keiner Carranza
Bodyboard Category
1- Joan Mojica
2- Maicel Allan Rojas
3- Jefry Gomez
4- Richard Marin
Bodyboard Women's Category
1- Lorena Vera
2- Jimena Calvo
3- Cindy Diaz
4- Dineth Arce