An epic contest took place at Playa Zicatela on the 24th and 25th of August. The conditions on the day were nothing short of perfect. As per the forecast, waves were 2-3 meters in height, clean, shaping into the perfect barrel, as they descended on the Zicatela beach.
It was a closely fought contest between all competitors, however experienced water man Kalani Lattanzi showed his class and took the trophy home. Mark Drewelow (Instagram) has only been competing since 2016 and managed to shake up the competition coming in at second. Local favorite Godo, with over 22 years of surf experience under his belt came in at third.
© Miguel Diaz West Side
“Unbelievable waves today. Competition surf simply does not get any better. If it was any bigger , it could be deemed as life threatening, but right now is simply perfect. I had a solid bag of trick for the competition and did just about all of them, including a good size clean in and out tube ride.”
Mark Drewelow, who originally only hoped to make it to the finals, was ecstatic after the tournament.
It proved that Mark’s thorough preparation was key to a podium finish.
©Miguel Diaz West Side
Final rankings are as followed:
Hand Board Only Category
1st Barchi Cuadros
2nd Kalani Lattanzi
3rd Nicolai Rotter
4th Roberto Sahuri
Body Surf Open Category
1st Kalani Lattanzi
2nd Mark Drewelow
3rd Godfredo Vasquez (Godo)
4th Jordy Cortez
5th Barchi Cuardos
6th Gustavo Bolties
7th Mario Aragon
8th Nicholas Rotter
9th Patrick Byron
10th David Ortiz
11th Angel Martinez
12th Luca Cardoso
We look forward to to hearing more big news out of Mexico where it is obvious that this sport continues to grow!
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