Miguel Mouzinho won Event 1 of the South Regional Circuit of Surfing 2015, held in Rocha Beach, Portimão, on the weekend 31st January and 1st February. The surfer from Lagos, several times regional champion, won the event in the Open category against the top surfers from the Algarve and Alentejo.
The Portugueses regional surf circuits were promoted this year by the Portuguese Surfing Federation to a new level as qualifier series for the Portuguese national youth division title races for the age groups Under 12, Under 14, Under, 16, Under 18, Girls Under 16 and Girls Under 18. There was no Girls Under 16 competition at Praia da Rocha because only one girl showed up for that age group.
The event had also three non-official competition groups: Open, Women Open and Longboard. For two days the top surfers from the South of Portugal gave quite a show at Rocha Beach, in Portimão, in very different conditions. Saturday the wind was very strong, we had some rain and it was very difficult to do good surfing on the waves presented during all day. Sunday the wind dropped, the waves got easier and the surf was great.
Event 2 of the South Regional Circuit of Surfing will be held in Quarteira / Vilamoura, on February 14th and 15th.
Click were for pictures of the event
Finals Event 1 South Regional Circuit of Surfing
Open
1. Miguel Mouzinho
2. Marlon Lipke
3. Eduardo Fernandes
4. Francisco Duarte
Women Open
1. Yolanda Hopkins
2. Inês Martins
3. Inês Pascoal
4. Madalena Cabral
Under 18
1. Francisco Duarte
2. Jakob Lilienweiss
3. José Montez
4. Frederico ‘Martim’ Magalhães
Girls Under 18
1. Yolanda Hopkins
2. Concha Balsemão
3. Madalena Cabral
Under 16
1. Michael Conlan
2. Tomás Abreu
3. Tomás Couto
4. Gustavo Matos
Under 14
1. Henrique Poucochinho
2. Michael Conlan
3. Joackim Machaz
4. João Maria Mendonça
Under 12
1. João Maria Mendonça
2. André Dias
3. Bruno Marçal
4. Valentino Miguel
Longboard
1. Luís Esteves
2. Ricardo Couto
3. Inês Martins
4. Isaac Felizardo
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