Mcnamara makes headlines

Translation: Heido Sundstrom

Hawaiian big-wave surfer, Garrett McNamara, is at it again. This past weekend, in Praia do Norte, Nazarè, Portugal, Garrett achieved the incredible, record-breaking feat of riding a 100-foot (27 ½ meters) wave!

He smashed his own record from over a year ago, when he managed to catch a wave of 24 meters in the same spot while surfing the Billabong XXL. To give us an idea of the wave that McNamara caught this past weekend, it was roughly the size of a nine-story building.

The first images were posted this morning and can be viewed on the ZON North Canyon’s facebook page: www.facebook.com/ZonNorthCanyon.

Garrett McNamara is one of the world’s most respected big-wave surfers and within the past decade, he’s traveled the globe in search of new challenges at sea. This bold, brave and skilled extreme surfer was one of just two people in the world that surfed waves created by the fusion of Alaskan glaciers in the summer of 2007. Now, with this past weekend’s wave, Garrett has made it into the Guinness Book of World Records.

Colima national congress of surfing 2013

Translation: Heido Sundstrom

The National Congress of Surfing, which will be held in the State of Colima, aims to expand knowledge about one of the most difficult yet fun ocean sports, based on the requirements necessary to be the best surfer.

Colima, as a candidate city, offers endless activities having to do with the most beautiful scenery. Activities that are as cultural as they are recreational.

We invite you to participate May 30th – June 1st, 2013, where you’ll find many surprises.

Colima National Congress of Surfing 2013 Contents

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The purpose of the Conference is to review the current trends in surfing and promote the professional cooperation among all those involved in the field of surfing, including experts in wetsuits and surfboards, teachers and experts of the ocean/seas.

Subjects may include:
Significant contributions in the preservation of the world’s waves:

•    The way in which said contributions could relate to the National Congress of Surfing’s program.
The participation will promote the exchange of professional communities all around the world.
One of the key points of the conference will be a session dedicated to projects and proposals and their interaction with potential funding sources represented at the Conference. Therefore, it is recommended that participants from developing countries bring project proposals with them that in both electronic and printed format.
•    Another key aspect will be to develop strategies to attract media attention, in as many States as possible, about the importance of themes covered in the National Congress of Surfing’s Program, as well as the need to learn more about the sport.
Additionally, it is recommended that the participants that will be making presentations include:
o    Significant results of preservation and access projects
o    New concepts in research, techniques and perspectives
o    Topics that address traditional sub-disciplinary boundaries
o    Financing and marketing strategies

Send your submissions in electronic format preferably, taking the following into account:
o    A summary (1,000 words maximum) – to be submitted no later than March 15, 2013
o    A full report (four A4 pages maximum) – to be submitted no later than March 30, 2013

Documents should be addressed to:
M.E. Obed Guzmán Ceja
President of the Academia de Oceanografía
Information and Informatics Division
Colima
Phone: 37 70 33 00
Email: congresonacionalsurf@cof&eco.com.mx

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Saturday, June 1^st

[1] INCODE Instituto Colimense del Deporte
[2] ASP: Association of SurfingProfessionals (Asociación de Profesionales del Surf)
[3] Este curso tendrá cita en lafacultad de contabilidad y administración y posteriormente se llevara a loscongresistas a la playa.
[4] Director de la Academia de Surf de Colima
[5] Se realizara una pequeña tabla como complemento del curso.
[6] Vendedor más importante de Tablas.
[7] Asociación de Surf del Estado de Colima.
[8] Km. 40.5 Carr. Colima-Manzanillo, Colonia La estación, Tecomán, Colima,México, C.P. 28130 Tel. 01 (313) 322 94 03, Ext. 52151, Ext. Fax. 52152
[9] Presidente de Club de Armería de Surfing
[10] Campeón de Colima
[11] Director de FACIMAR (Facultad de CienciasMarinas)
[12] Presidente de la Academia de Ing. Oceanografía
[13] Playa Boca de Pascuales
[14] 11 Veces campeón de la ASP
[15] Playa Boca de Pascuales

Informes en la pagina http://www.actiweb.es/congresonacionaldesurf/

Jimena Ochoa

In the sporting section of its lifestyle website, the world-renown gentleman’s magazine, Playboy (Mexico), reveals that Mexican surfer, Jimena Ochoa (ranked fifth in the nation), just signed with the international surf brand, Reef. Jimena also happens to be the first woman surfer to appear on the cover of Planeta Surf Magazine.

Visit: www.playboy.com.mx see more photos and a brief bio of Jimena.

Zicatela Point Beach

La Punta de Zicatela is located south of Puerto Escondido, just 10 minutes from downtown. Access is open to the public and buses or colectivos can be taken from downtown that only cost $5 pesos. There are also taxis available in case you’re bringing your board. Those cost between $30 – $35 pesos and drop you off about 20 meters from the beach.

The quality of the waves makes them classics of the region. This spot is a point-break and the waves always break to the left. The bottom consists of rock and sand, which makes the waves hollow, fast and fun. This beach has two sections, the second one being the longer one. When a good swell occurs, waves can travel more than 200 meters and get to be about 15 feet tall, which you can surf in about a minute.

La Punta de Zicatela is a fun choice and is easily accessible (just be careful around the urchins and rocks that cover the ocean floor). This beach is also used a lot by surf instructors for its optimum conditions when giving their classes to those wanting to experiment this extreme sport and have, above all, contact with nature mixed with the adrenaline that comes from catching a good wave.

The climate in this area of Puerto Escondido is tropical and warm all year round. The ocean water is also quite warm, except between the months of December and January. The nights are cool, while average temperatures during the day can reach between 80 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit.

A few years ago, La Punta de Zicatela was a forest of Acacias and Mesquites full of greenery, today it’s a lively community that’s quiet and set apart from the noise. Here, you’ll also find endless restaurants where you can taste all kinds of Oaxacan cuisine to top off a good surf session.   

View detailed surf forecast for Zicatela at:
surf-forecast.com