Cape Verde update
Source: http://www.skibosurf.com/
Bodyboard contest at San Vicente
Bodyboarders mindelenses unidos, jamais serão vencidos
Bodyboarders from Cabo Verde, São Vicente Island, working as volunteers will be organizing an independent Bodyboard contest in April at Praia Grande. The event is not going to be sanctioned by the National Governing Body, the Skibosurf Surf Club, but the initiative is totally supported by the Club.With the note Bodyboarders mindelenses unidos, jamais serão vencidos Mindelenses Bodyborders united will never be defeated-, the group of bodyboarders decided to hold the contest in order to keep working for the sport of the island.
According to Jorge Freitas, Director of Skibosurf, Is a great initiative, this spontaneous contest because in the present we dont have much time to make everything involved in getting a contest done because of our jobs and responsibilities”.
Jason Macarenhas made it to the second round at Pipe
Cabo Verde´s bodyboarder Jason Macarenhas made it to the second round of the Rock Star Games, making history for his country, after he placed second in a heat that had:
1st JAMES MURDOCK (USA ) 13.33p,Win by 6.2O
2nd JASON MASCARENHAS (CV ) 7.13p, Needs 8.6O
3rd TYLER WIEMANN (USA ) 6.93p, Needs 8.73
4th RAFAEL RIVIERA ( ) 4.8Op, Needs 4.54
5th DANIEL DORN (HAW) 4.74p, Needs 4.37
6th MARK WATTS ( )
He lost in the second round, but all the Cabo Verdians were happy with the result.
National Contest
The last National Surf and Bodyboard competition held at Cabo Verde, took place in Sandy Beach, São Vicente on August, 2006. It was organized exclusively by SkiBoSurf. According to Jorge Freitas, the event was a total success, even without lack of media and industry support.
To know more about the contest click here: http://www.skibosurf.com/skibo06/index.htm
National Surfing Tour, why a utopia?
NGB Director, Jorge Freitas explained to the ISA: A National Surfing Tour is like a utopia for us because we are not yet organized in the islands where we have most important surfing communities and the best surfers and bodyboarders like Sal, São Vicente and Santiago. The only surfing association that works is ours. There are surfers working for the sport, but they dont represent any association.
Also, we dont have partners in our club but we still survive doing contests, getting some local sponsors and even foreign sponsors, like from Portugal where sometimes they send us boards, vests, T shirts, for our local championships.
Give a Board Project
The Projecto Doe uma Prancha Give a board project- started last year at Cabo Verde, to help those surfers that dont have a surfboard or money to buy one. The Skibosurf Club looked for second hand boards and with the help of a Portuguese surf shop, and an ex Portuguese professional Bodyboard Champ, they gave six boards in 2006.