PORKITO CHAMPION OF NAZARE!

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Over the expectations, Luís “Porkito” Pereira was the big winner of the Sumol Nazaré Special Edition Yesterday at 9h30 AM the Praia do Norte was angry. Over six meters high, the waves punished the Lighthouse while on the sand the main concern was with the athletes safety. The will of facing the biggest waves ever ridden on a portuguese wave championship balanced with the fear that someone might not overcome the weight of the Praia do Norte waves. None of the 20 athletes hesitated when the organization, by 11 Am, gave the most waited order: the Sumol Nazaré Special Edition was ON.
During six hours, the bodyboard was at it’s highest level. Divided in four heats – one hour each – the bodyboarders faced with respect the Nazaré waves. With respect but without fear. Tubes, aerials, insane drops on huge waves, gave the spectacle that the several hundred spectators deserved for holding out the cold during the entire day. In the end, everybody was pleased.“Porkito” proved that Praia do Norte is his home ground, Pierre Louis Costes showed the skills – even when he had to hold out several minutes, without his board, in the impact zone - that make him the biggest young gun of the bodyboarding world and the Portuguese youngster, Jaime Jesus, showed his incredible resistance: he won the prize for the biggest wipe out. Manuel Centeno didn’t return home empty handed: he won the prize for the bigger wave. In the day that definitely placed Nazaré in the map of the world class big waves, the future of the sport also proved to be secured: in a very disputed classification, four athletes under 22 years old got in the top-8 and the runner-up is only 17 years old. Dozens leashes broken, bended boards, a injured jet sky, a 4×4 bike stealed by the sea and 20 bodyboarders that will never forget the day os 16th December of 2007. These are the victims of the third Sumol Nazaré Special Edition.