The second day of competition on the Portuguese leg of the World Surf League (WSL) Main Course was marked by big and strong waves, as well as a new attendance record at Praia de Supertubos in Peniche.
51,000 fans filled the beach to witness the authentic surf “show” (spectacle) live on a Sunday full of action and drama, and the number of people in the “theatre of the west” was a new all-time high. revealed the organization to Luce.
The elimination of Portuguese Frederico Morais, North American Kelly Slater, 11-time world champion, Hawaiian John John Florence, two-time champion, or Brazilian Filipe Toledo, defending champion, was the main event of the day, which began in the spring. sun and ended in thick fog.
The race started very early, with a repechage round in which the Kikas said goodbye to a tangential loss to Kelly Slater, who was eliminated in the next round and left up in the air a high chance of not wearing the competition’s Lycra in Portugal.
Even with the force of the sea forcing the competition to be interrupted and the fog threatening resumption, the crowd didn’t disarm, and rightly so, because once the boards slid down again for “Round 32”, the surfers showed why they are the best in the world, no matter what. the conditions they face.
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal, the third leg of the WSL main course, kicked off on Saturday after three days of waiting for better conditions and will run until March 16th.