Quiksilver Punta de Lobos 2011 trials
Na ocasião, foram selecionados 3 surfistas que irão competir no evento principal com os melhores big riders do planeta nas ondas de Punta de Lobos.
Os jurados locais, Matias Mediano, Puito Diaz and Nachi Vargas tiveram trabalho para slecionar um ranking após 4 baterias de 1 hora cada com 19 surfistas competindo, dentre eles uma mulher, a destemida Janelle Anderson que botou pra baixo mostrando bastante aitude.
Reinaldo Ibarra, Matias Lopez and Leon Vicuna foram os melhores segundo os juízes e vão se juntar aos também chilenos Cristian Merello (vencedor do evento ano passado), Ramon Navarro, Diego Medina e Fernando Zeggers no evento principal que abre a temporada 2011/2012 do circuito mundial de ondas grandes, o Big Wave World Tour.
Quiksilver Cerimonial 2011: Reinaldo Ibarra wins the Trials
The trials for the Quiksilver Cerimonial Punta de Lobos 2011 were run last Saturday, March 26th.
The extreme conditions – 20 knots of south wind, strong current and 18 foot waves – were ideal to select the 3 surfers to received an invitation to the Ceremonial. and to compete against the world best big wave surfers in the first Big Wave World Tour event of the 2011/2012 season.
Local judges, Matias Mediano, Puito Diaz and Nachi Vargas, had the hard task to establish a ranking after 4 one hour heats as all 19 Chilean competitors including 1 woman, the intrepid Janelle Anderson, charged all day the massive surf.
Reinaldo Ibarra, Matias Lopez and Leon Vicuna came up on top and qualified for the main event where they will compete against the world best big wave surfers. They will join fellow Chileans Cristian Merello (last year event winner), Ramon Navarro, Diego Medina and Fernando Zeggers in the first Big Wave World Tour event of the 2011/2012 season, hoping for a big win at home and chasing ranking points to qualify for others Big Wave World Tour events.
Results:
1) Reinaldo “Chacha” Ibarra
2) Matias Lopez
3) Leon Vicuna
4) Jejo Martinez
5) Fabian Conejo Farias
6) Ismael “Mistico” Herreros
7) Elvis Munoz
Morris Tapia
9) Janelle Anderson
10) Patricio Mekis













