{"id":4824,"date":"2011-09-16T20:49:40","date_gmt":"2011-09-17T04:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/?p=4824"},"modified":"2011-09-16T20:49:40","modified_gmt":"2011-09-17T04:49:40","slug":"puerto-escondido-stand-up-surf-contest-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drewbrophy.com\/puerto-escondido-stand-up-surf-contest-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Escondido Stand Up Surf Contest Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
Drew in Puerto - Photo by Saul Vasquez<\/p><\/div>\n
“Surfboards just break here….”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Today was the first day of the Central Surf Pro Stand Up Paddle Surf Contest<\/a> in Puerto Escondido, Zicatela Beach.<\/p>\n The contest is scheduled to run from 7 a.m. to noon every day.<\/p>\n The waves were about 6 feet and glassy – the swell is expected to pick up tomorrow and Sunday, so we should be getting some giant tubes, which is what I live for.<\/p>\n Scott Chandler<\/a>, California big wave charger and shaper, got a perfect 10<\/strong> in today’s heat, and one of the best barrels I’ve ever seen!<\/p>\n Puerto Beauty Photo by Angel Salinas<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Boards just break here...<\/p><\/div>\n Puerto Escondido is living up to it’s reputation with big tubes and snapping boards and paddles in half.<\/p>\n Surfboards just break here….<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s so hot \u00a0and humid, it’s unbelievable. \u00a0By 11:30 a.m. you’re melting, and unless you’re out surfing, you have to go indoors to escape the oven.<\/p>\n After the contest I had a great breakfast with Carlos from Acapulco, popped a MegaFood <\/a>supplement, then went back out for another surf.<\/p>\n There’ll be another update tomorrow. \u00a0I got some great photos and will post them all later.<\/p>\n Contest begins again at 7 a.m. – praying for big surf.<\/p>\n