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Caparica Primavera Surf Fest

Luke Gartside

Last week saw the Caparica Primavera Surf Fest, which is the first stop on the European Pro Junior series, hit the Portuguese shores.

Here’s a round up of all the action that went down, both in and out of the contest vest:

Wunderkind Kanoa Igarashi (USA) looked unstoppable early in the competition , before coming unstuck in Round 3Francisco Da Silva Duarte taking on a punchy right off the groyn on Day 1The Sun rose on Day 2 to reveal rippable off-shore peaks, as far as the eye could seeAngus Scotney (GBR) put on a backhand clinic throughout the competition only to be eliminated in the dying seconds of his RD 3 heat by fellow brit Jobe HarrissA fishing boat passes through out the back as the sun rises12 Year old Guilherme Ribeiro (PRT) throwing buckets beyond his yearsWhen the sun sets on the competition the evenings entertainment beginsTomas Fernandes (PRT) was on fine form for the morning warm upJobe Harriss (GBR) on his way to achieving an impressive 5th place finishJacome Correia (Fra) with a big backside boost The British contingent look on as Josh Braddock searches for the score in his Round 2 heatLeon Glatzer (Deu) was a stand out both in and out of the contest vest. He stuck this air rotation to earn himself a 6.07 and sail through to Round 3Josh Braddock (GBR) mounts the oncoming section during a sunny free surf Leon Glatzer (Deu) takes to the air during his round 3 heat And sets about taking apart some backlit rights 16 year old Brit Liam Murray Strout getting the tail high during a windy evening free surf The groynes, which produce long reeling lefts and rights on either side, also form an ideal viewing and fishing platformFrancisco Almeida(Prt) releasing the fins in the evening lightNot content with his cover up, Tommy Boucaut (Fra) throws a solid tail high reverse in almost exactly the same spotThe event was taken out by local boy Miguel Blanco with Naxto Gonzalez of the Basque country taking the runner up spotThe girls was also won by a Portugese surfer- Teresa Bonvalot, with Britain's Keshia Eyre coming in second