Official Event Site
EVENT WINDOW: June 25-28, 2015
LOCATION: Praia de Baia, Espinho / Portugal
TIME DIFFERENCE: GMT
COORDINATES: 41.0000° N, 8.6333° W
BAGGAGE CLAIM: Porto International Airport, Oporto (OPO)
THE LOCATION: Just a few kilometers South of the main city of Oporto, Espinho is a preferred escape destination for the beach lovers in Northern Portugal.
THE HISTORY: The inaugural edition of the Espinho Surf Destination was completed in 2014 and crowned Portugal's Vasco Ribeiro and Tessa Thyssen (GLP) as the first champions. Ribeiro notoriously went on to claim both the European Junior Title and the coveted World Junior Champion title later that year in Ericeira while Thyssen won the European title as well and placed runner-up on the World stage.
THE WAVE: A regular beachbreak setup on small and medium swells that can turn into a classic righthand pointbreak when conditions cooperate along the jetty. The wave can change drastically depending on swell and tide conditions.
Guide to Espinho
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Official Event Site
EVENT WINDOW: June 25-28, 2015
LOCATION: Praia de Baia, Espinho / Portugal
TIME DIFFERENCE: GMT
COORDINATES: 41.0000° N, 8.6333° W
BAGGAGE CLAIM: Porto International Airport, Oporto (OPO)
THE LOCATION: Just a few kilometers South of the main city of Oporto, Espinho is a preferred escape destination for the beach lovers in Northern Portugal.
THE HISTORY: The inaugural edition of the Espinho Surf Destination was completed in 2014 and crowned Portugal's Vasco Ribeiro and Tessa Thyssen (GLP) as the first champions. Ribeiro notoriously went on to claim both the European Junior Title and the coveted World Junior Champion title later that year in Ericeira while Thyssen won the European title as well and placed runner-up on the World stage.
THE WAVE: A regular beachbreak setup on small and medium swells that can turn into a classic righthand pointbreak when conditions cooperate along the jetty. The wave can change drastically depending on swell and tide conditions.
Tessa Thyssen
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Huscenot and Gonzalez Etxabarri come out on top of a stacked finals day in Pantin.
CT Surfer Huscenot Claims 4th QS Win; Gonzalez Etxabarri Wins Career-First QS; Next Up Santa Cruz, Portugal
Big powerful Galician surf sets the scene on Day 5 for the Quarterfinals of the ABANCA Pantin Classic Galicia Pro.
The QS3,000 Rip Curl Pro Anglet culminates with the event finals in fun lefts and right at Chambre d'Amour to crown Teresa Bonvalot and
Prozis Pro Junior Espinho
Last year's edition deliver excellent waves for Europe's best under-21 athletes to perform on.
Day 4 of the Prozis Pro Junior Espinho unfolds in clean 2-to-3 foot surf and crowns Basque Country's Natxo Gonzalez and Ariane Ochoa as
Ariane Ochoa and Natxo Gonzalez take top honors at the JQS1,000 Prozis Pro Junior Espinho.
Semifinalists decided on Day 3 of the JQS 1,000 Prozis Pro Junior Espinho.
Day 3 unfolded in fun three-to-five foot surf with huge scores as top seeds face hungry newcomers.