Reef Classic Latin Pro Montaņita 

ALAS
Montaņita, Ecuador
20 - 24 March 2007

The Reef Classic Latin Pro started today with Montaņita flawless waves
Con Montaņita quebrando perfecta, comenzó hoy el Reef Classic Latin Pro                 > Espanol
O Com altas ondas em Montanhita, comeįou hoje o Reef Classic Latin Pro                  > Portugues

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 22 March, 2007 : - - With absolutely perfect six-feet tubular waves breaking at the classical Montaņita peak, the Reef Classic Latin Pro, fourth event of the Latin Tour, began today.   It distributes 17,000 dollar in prizes and 6,000 valuable points for the 2007 Latin ranking.   The first two rounds of the Open Pro division were carried out today, in another day where the winner was Latin American surfing.

The best surfers from fourteen brother countries were present at the legendary Equatorian wave: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador and the host country, Ecuador.

It was Argentinean-born Agustín Bollini's day.   He felt at home, and went through his two heats in first place, also marking the two best scores of the day, the highest combined score -16.33- and the best single-wave - 9.83- in which "Che" completed a clean tube in a good-sized wave that brought cheers from the spectators.

Backside lipper : photo Carlos Noel

The local athlete, Carlos Goncalvez, scored a good combined score in his first-round heat, making a good impression with the judges, that gave him a sum of 14.44 for his two best waves.   Having recently arrived from Hawaii, Goncalvez surfed cleanly and radically during the two heat he surfed today, showing that his level is rising.   He also made it through his second round heat in first place.

The local presence was reinforced by the power-surfer Eusebio Rodríguez, who showed great sportsmanship, going by his first series in first place, establishing the fourth highest average of the day   - 13.97, in spite of having broken his board when there where five minutes left of his heat.

Costa Rican Gilberth Brown kept showing the great season he's having, letting everybody know why he's considered one of the best "tico" and Latin Surfers. He competed well in his two heats and is now seeded on the third round where he will face Venezuelans David Díaz and Rugby Colmenares.

Precisely Colmenares also had an amazing performance making it through round one and two today. The Venezuelan showed the great moment he's going through, not only during the competition but also in the free surf session, in which he was a standout along the crowded spot.