Puerto Rico Trials

The Trialists

Rip Curl Pro Search Trialist to be Decided on October 29

Preceding the Men's Pro Search main event on October 30, the 2010 Rip Curl Pro Search Trials kicks off the show at Middles on October 29 and will feature some of Puerto Rico's top homegrown talent. What better way to raise the competitive bar among Puerto Rico's best surfers than to offer the opportunity to compete against the best surfers in the world?

Following Event #1 of APSPR season, local rankings have been recalculated and the 16 highest ranked Puerto Rican surfers will go blow for blow at Middles the day before the official waiting period begins. You can bet on the big names, like defending APSPR champion Carlos Cabrero and young gun Brian Toth, to be in top form and gunning hard for the chance to show the world that Puerto Rico's own can take on the World Tour Elite.

Confirmed Rip Curl Pro Search Trialists
1. Brian Toth (ASP rating)
2. Dylan Graves (ASP rating)
3. Alejandro Moreda (ASP rating)
4. Josie Graves (ASP rating)
5. William Sue Quam (ASP rating)
6. Wesley Toth (Rip Curl team rider Wildcard-holder #2)
7. Carlos Cabrero (APSPR rating)
8. Leslie Bursain (APSPR rating)
9. Tommy Bursain (APSPR rating)
10. Gabriel Escudero (APSPR rating)
11. Hector Santamaria (APSPR rating)
12. Juan Ashton (APSPR rating)
13. Pablo Dias (APSPR rating)
14. Darren Mushett (APSPR rating)
15. Jose Tavares (APSPR rating)
16. Willie Carrasco (APSPR rating)



Woo-hoo! Go Puerto Rico!!!!

Kelly Slater and Stephanie Gilmore in Puerto Rico

Stephanie Gilmore and Kelly Slater. Courtesy of Ripcurl.com

This is it! Everyone is super stoked here at the thought that Kelly Slater could very well win his 10th world title here in Puerto Rico!!

Stephanie Gilmore only 22 years old!!!! Might set history by being the first ever surfer to win 4 world titles in four attempts.


Check back for more news regarding the Rip Curl Pro Search 2010 in Puerto Rico.

Rincon, Puerto Rico

Porta Del Surf, a surfing event in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

Aguadilla is the next town heading north from Rincon. Still a coastal town, they have plenty of surf breaks as well. If you're staying in Rincon, it is just a quick drive on highway 2 to get up there.
Next week, there is a surf event being held at the Museum of History of Aguadilla. They're calling it a symposium on surfing in Puerto Rico and "riding waves" is the central theme. The Porta Del Surf is dedicated to surfing and surf culture.

"The symposium serves as an introduction to a series of workshops and art exhibits in the halls of the MuHA (museum of history of Aguadilla), which will be on display for six months. This historical ride will be full of waves, sun, surfboards, and ocean people brought ot life by professional photographers and surf memorabilia that will surely leave you stoked."
~~ Rosemarie Vasquez Cruz, author of the article found in La Isla Reader Oct/Nov. 2010 issue.

Photo Courtesy of Angelo Cordero, a local photographer in Rincon, PR

I know that Ernie Alvarez's paddle board from the "Plastic Free Oceans" campaign will be there. This is the board in which he rode a stand up paddle board (SUP) around the entire island of Puerto Rico in an effort to help bring education and awareness of recycling and protecting the planet's oceans. How exciting!

Fall in Rincon, Puerto Rico

Feeling a little chilly up north? Is your surf session requiring a thicker wetsuit top? Or maybe even the whole thing? Not to worry about that nonsense here in Rincon, Puerto Rico, where the water is currently 85 degrees.
Not to brag or anything but... it is awesome.

The weather has just started to change. Just a little less humidity makes all the difference in this little town. It is still 86 degrees at the moment, but that's what a jump in the ocean is for. Just walking around you see everyone coming back to life after the hot, hot, sticky summer days. The energy is rising and everyone is smiling just a little bit more. 

Want to plan a trip down to Puerto Rico? Rincon has crystal clear water filled with sea life and sea turtles popping up to say hello between sets. Palm trees sway on shore and it feels like heaven out there. The season is just starting up this Halloween, when waves, babes, and action are an everyday occurance on the most western point of the island. Rincon, Puerto Rico, the town of beautiful sunsets that you can watch from your board.

Rip Curl Pro Search 2010 t-shirt

I've seen the new t-shirts popping up in Rincon, Puerto Rico, the town just a little bit south from Isabela.  They have this logo on them and are black. Just the other night I saw someone with a white one on too, which I personally like better. The black one was hanging in the SurfTown Surf Shop window in town. Go get yourself one so you can look cool.

Rincon, Puerto Rico is gearing up for the contest, that is for sure. La Isla Reader, one of the west coast's local magazines, has a great article about all of the local surfers looking to gain a wild card entry into the contest as well as an event calendar listing all of the events happening from Oct. 29th- Nov. 10th. Live music, give-aways, drinks galore, food, fun, and festivities. You can find a copy of La Isla Reader in Banana Dang coffee shop on rt. 413 in Rincon as well as La Paz yoga & pilates studio on rt. 155 in Rincon. They are everywhere up north in Isabela and Aguadilla as well. Full of information and great articles about the happenings on the  western coast of Puerto Rico.


Rincon, Puerto Rico

Waves in Rincon

Here's what happened last week with those waves we anticipated!

Playa Domes en Rincon, PR

We got this image from Rinconsurfreport.com. They have cameras set up at most of the local surfing spots around Rincon, Puerto Rico. They update whenever there is swell...so in the summer that means not so frequently. However, things are looking up for the upcoming week and there may be fun waves coming in tomorrow (Tues. Oct. 26th) and on. Pray to the wave gods for wave action!

Rip Curl Pro 2010 at Middles Beach

The Surfrider Foundation of Rincon has partnered with the Department of Natural Resources, the Vida Marina program at the University of Puerto Rico, and Rip Curl Planet to help make the Rip Curl Pro Search in Puerto Rico more environmentally friendly.
Here's a video of the work they've done.




Make sure if you're out there at Middles for the contest, you watch where you step in order to avoid crushing our little sea plants that are out there! The plants help protect against beach erosion and provide a habitat for animals. Also, we've got some coco palms growing out there and one day, that means lots of shade out there!