Translation: Heido Sundstrom
With an almost 1,000 point-lead against his closest rival, Greg Long was crowned World Champion in the fourth season of Big Wave World Tour. The Tour began with the Billabong Pico Alto in Punta Hermosa, Peru, where he surfed 30-foot waves and suffered setbacks by Ken Collins and Rafael Velarde. Greg Long and Carlos Burle competed against each other in the final, the latter winning that stop on the tour.
The second stop was at Mavericks, California, and although the wave didn’t appear as large as it had been in previous years, the event was given the green light. Peter Mel was the champion of that event, while Zach Wormhoudt took second, and Greg Long placed third.
At the third stop—the Nelscott Reef Big Wave Classic in Lincoln City, Oregon, there were also 30 feet waves and it was Hawaiian Jamie Sterling who took the victory, leaving Greg Long in second place. The first stop that was scheduled was the Quiksilver Ceremonial at Punta de Lobos, Chile and the last stop of the tour was on the island of Todos Santos, Mexico, though it wasn’t conducted due to lack of good sized waves.
Greg Long suffered a drowning incident at the end of 2012 and had to be hospitalized. Long is the star of his first documentary: THE INERTIA, SINE QUA NON: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF BIG WAVE SURFING WITH GREG LONG, where he documented some of the most impressive waves at Jaws this past Fall.
FINAL STANDINGS BWWT 2012/2013
1. Greg Long (USA) - 2155.5
2. Jamie Sterling (HAW) - 1160.7
3. Carlos Burle (BRA) - 1150
4. Peter Mel (USA) - 1148.7
5. Ken Collins (USA) - 826.5
6. Gabriel Villaran (PERU) - 823
7. Zach Wormhoudt (USA) - 688.5
8. Ben Wilkinson (AUS) - 674.25
9. Jose Gomez (PERU) - 621
10. Joao De Macedo (PT) - 555
11. Ramon Navarro (CL) - 517.5
12. Jeff Rowley (AUS) - 494.75
Yuco Trujillo, Angelo Lozano and Jimena Ochoa have joined the select group of the brand’s global riders, of which includes: Alana Blanchard, Bruna Schmitz, Paige Maddison, Paul Fisher, Arthur Bourbon, Kai Otton, Vincent Duvignac, Nick Rozsa and Luke Davis, among others.
Mexico, Distrito Federal, February 2013 – Reef, the world’s leader in surf and lifestyle products, presents its latest team riders for Reef Mexico, with the mission of supporting the young people that are dedicated to surfing. It’s made up of some of the best riders in Mexico, including: Jimena Ochoa, Yuco Trujillo and Angelo Lozano, who have all participated in different categories of the Reef Classic Mazatlan contest (Men’s and Women’s Pro Open Shortboard, Men’s Longboard, and Junior Shortboard for competitors under the age of 20). Read on to get to know a little more about their achievements and what makes them the best riders.
Jimena Ochoa, 22, is a professional surfer, one of the top five Mexican surfers and is the first woman to grace the cover of a national surfing magazine. She was born in Manzanillo, but grew up in Sayulita and currently still lives there with her sister who is just a year older. She has two sisters and one brother and has participated in various contests like the 2012 National, the Evencio Garcia in 2010 and the Zicatela Pro, also in 2010.
Angelo Lozano is the Mexican with the most international representations, with nine assists to the ISA World Surfing Games, the ISA World Junior Surfing Championships and the ASP World Junior Championships in South Africa, Tahiti, the United States, Australia, Costa Rica, Peru and Panama. He was also champion of the Vans PXM International 2008, the WQS 3 Stars in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, the El Salvador Impresionante, and the ALAS Latin Pro, 2008. In the Open Category, he was champion of the 2011 International November Holidays Contest in Puerto Escondido, champion of six events of the ALAS Latin Tour in the Junior, Junior Pro and Open categories in Costa Rica, Chile, El Salvador and Mexico. He was also a two-time National Junior Champion.
Jose Manuel "Yuco" Trujillo Salas is the most experienced professional mexican surfer and has won the most contests. He´s originally from the state of Guerrero and has competed in contests since 2006.
2006
1. PXM Pro - am Puerto Escondido International Surf Contest 2006
First Place (November 2006)
2007
1. 2007 Puerto Escondido X GAMES XIII International Surf Contest
Second Place (Teams) (July 2007)
2. 2007 Rosarito International Open Contest
First Place (September 2007)
3. 2007 International Latin American Surf Circuit, Ixtapa
Second Place (September 2007)
4. 2007 Puerto Escondido PXM International Pro - am
Second Place (Aerial Show) (November 2007)
2008
1. 2008 Copa Las Americas Surf Circuit, Acapulco
Second Place (April 2008)
2. 2008 Copa Las Americas Surf Circuit, Rosarito
Second Place (September 2008)
3. 2008 Second Annual Los Cabos National Championship
First Place (September 2008)
4. XXIII Evencio Garcia Bibiano International Surf Contest
First Place (November 2008)
2009
1. 2009 Second Annual MCV Pro - am Contest
First Place (March 2009)
2. 2009 WQS World Tour, Portugal
(April 2009)
3. 2009 WQS World Tour, Scotland
(April 2009)
4. 2009 National Surf Circuit
Third Place (July 2009)
5. 2009 ISA Billabong World Surfing Games
(August 2009)
6. 2009 Monster Rosarito Pro - am
Second Place (August 2009)
2010
1. Third MCV Pro – am Contest
First Place (March 2010)
2. 2010 Arroyo Seco Pro – am Surf Contest
First Place (April 2010)
3. 2010 Peñitas Pro – am Surf Contest
Second Place (July 2010)
4. 2010 ISA World Surfing Games, Peru
(October 2010)
2011
1. 2011 Feria del Limón Surf Contest, Pascuales, Colima
Second Place (February 2011)
2. Second Annual Puerto Escondido Surf Challenge, Oaxaca
Third Place (April 2011)
3. 2011 Kings of Summer Surf Contest, Manzanillo, Colima
Second Place (July 2011)
2012
1. Quiksilver Surf Open, Acapulco
Ninth Place (July)
2. Kings of Summer Surf Contest, Manzanillo, Colima
Second Place (July)
3. National Surf Games, Mazatlan, Sinaloa
Third Place (September)
4. November Holidays Contest, Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca
Third Place (November)
5. NIJIMA Mexican Surf Open, Quimixto, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco
First Place (December)
2013
1. Feria del Limón Surf Contest, Pascuales, Colima
Fourth Place, Main Event (February)
-Best Tube of the Contest
-Best Trick of the Contest
Translation: Heido Sundstrom
Translation: Heido Sundstrom
The 3rd Annual Global Wave Conference (GWCIII) will take place in Rosarito, Baja California Norte, Mexico from May 6th – 7th, 2013, just north of Bahia de Todos Santos, one of the five World Surfing Reserves.