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Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile extends waiting period
Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile
presented by MINI
2012 Big Wave World Tour #1
Punta de Lobos, Chile
1 April - 15 June 2012
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Event keeps window open until June 15 | espanol abajo
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 30 May, 2012 : - - Punta de Lobos Pichilemu, Chile -- The Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile presented by MINI will reach the end of its original 60-day contest window on May 31--but with large swells still consistently forming in the region, event organizers have extended the waiting period to June 15. The Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile, the first stop on the Big Wave World Tour, is one of the world’s most anticipated big wave events.
Extending the event window allows more time for the break to produce its notoriously massive surf and perfect tubes behind Punta de Lobos’ famous “morros,” which can reach heights of over 20 feet (40-foot wave faces) in the Spring.
“The normally consistent wave machine that is Punta de Lobos, Chile hasn't yet delivered the conditions we have been anticipating,” said Gary Linden, Big Wave World Tour Director and Contest Director. “So as not to lower the high standards we have held to in the past, Quiksilver has decided to extend the waiting period until June 15, hoping that patience will pay off.”
Legendary big wave surfers, including Jamie Sterling, Kohl Christensen, Carlos Burle, Marcos Monteiro, Peter Mel, Cristian Merello, Greg Long, Gabriel Villarán, Mark Healey, Jaimie Mitchell, Danilo Couto, Rusty Long, Grant “Twiggy” Baker, Ramón Navarro, Diego Medina, Fernando Zegers, Joao De Macedo, Felipe Cesarano, Nathan Fletcher, Ken Collins, Frank Soloman, Ian Walsh, Ben Wilkinson, and León Vicuna, are set to compete for a prize purse of $20,000.
For continued information and weekly forecasts for the 2012 Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile please visit Quiksilver.com/Chile. The 2012 Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile is made possible by MINI.
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El Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile 2012 presentado por MINI
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 30 May, 2012 : - - Punta de Lobos Pichilemu, Chile -- El Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile presentado por MINI llega al final de su periodo de espera de 60 días este 31 de mayo – pero con olas masivas todavía formándose consistentemente en la región, los organizadores del evento han decidido extender el período de espera hasta el 15 de junio. El Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile, la primera parada del Tour Mundial de Ola Grande (Big Wave World Tour), es uno de los eventos de ola grande mas anticipados del mundo. Extendiendo el periodo de espera del evento le dará más oportunidad al mar en generar las enormes olas que esperamos en la famosa Punta de Lobos, que pueden alcanzar hasta mas de 7 metros de altura durante la primavera.
“Todavía no hemos visto las olas grandes que estamos acostumbrados de ver en Punta de Lobos,” dice Gary Linden, director del Tour Mundial de Ola Grande y del Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile. “Como no queremos bajar los estándares que hemos establecido durante los eventos anteriores, Quiksilver ha decidido extender el periodo de espera hasta el 15 de junio esperando que nuestra paciencia se recompense.”
Leyendas del deporte, incluyendo Jamie Sterling, Kohl Christensen, Carlos Burle, Marcos Monteiro, Peter Mel, Cristian Merello, Greg Long, Gabriel Villarán, Mark Healey, Jaimie Mitchell, Danilo Couto, Rusty Long, Grant “Twiggy” Baker, Ramón Navarro, Diego Medina, Fernando Zegers, Joao De Macedo, Felipe Cesarano, Nathan Fletcher, Ken Collins, Frank Soloman, Ian Walsh, Ben Wilkinson, y León Vicuna, están preparados para competir por una bolsa de premios de US$20.000.
Source: Quiksilver
Author: The Editors
Tags: Quiksilver Ceremonial Chile, Punta de Lobos
Big Wave: Surfersvillage
