Surfers make the most of their home advantage and triumph at the second national stop.

With large waves and in very competitive finals, the champions of the second national surfing event were decided.

The crowds turned out in force in the Costa Rican Caribbean, and over two days of intense competition, local surfers Óscar Urbina and Indiana Ferri triumphed in the open category. Meanwhile, in the Junior Men's category, Italian-Costa Rican Leonardo Apreda won, while in the Women's category, Erika Berra took first place.

“I’m very happy with this victory here at home, excited to be able to show my surfing and do it here. I dedicate this win to my mother and all my friends and people who support me. I thank God for the victory and now to continue working,” Urbina said after his win.



“I dedicate this win to my parents without a doubt, I feel super happy to see the support here at home and to have been able to achieve this,” said Indiana Ferri.

In the boys' category, Romeo Stone won the event, while in the women's category, Mikela Castro took first place.

The waves at Playa Cocles generally never disappoint, and the best surfing in our country was visiting the Caribbean region, where local surfers showed their knowledge of the waves and made their home turf count.

Final results:

Men's Open:
1- Óscar Urbina 11.33 pts
2- Andreas Schneider 11.07 pts
3- Maykol Torres 11.07 pts
4- Carlos Urbina 10.00 pts

Women's Open:
1-Indiana Ferry 7.43 pts
2-Lisbeth Vindas 7.33 pts
3-Coral Wiggins 7.17 pts
4-Auxiela Ryan 5.24 pts

Junior Male:
1-Leonardo Apreda 11.87 pts
2-David Monge 9.83 pts
3-Tomas Pathenay 7.04 pts
4-Romeo Stone 6.24 pts

Junior Female:
1-Erika Berra 6.46 pts
2-Auxiela Ryan 5.37 pts
3-Tamaya Murphrey 4.27 pts
4-Zoe Dayman 1.00 pts

Boys (under 16):
1-Romeo Stone 11.83 pts
2-Simon Ruiz 11.20 pts
3-Leon Cerezo 7.07 pts
4-Tomas Pathenay 6.37 pts

Girls (under 16):
1-Mikela Castro 7.03 pts
2-Tamaya Murphrey 6.70 pts
3-Lucia Cristi 6.33 pts
4-Erika Berra 5.03 pts
5-Zoe Dayman 1.93 pts

Groms (Under 14) Male:
1- Amets Garai 8.73 pts
2-Eduardo Rugama 7.00 pts
3-Kian Jirón 3.60 pts
4-Koa Brayan 0.80 pts

Groms (Under 14) Female:
1-Mikela Castro 6.00 pts
2-Lucía Cristi 4.77 pts
3-Lucy Busby 3.47 pts
4-Isabella Ayre 2.50 pts

Dolphin (Under 10) Male:
1-Axel Obando 6.90 pts
2-Mikela Castro 6.74 pts
3-Jaziel Torres 5.27 pts
4-Noa Lange 3.83 pts

Dolphin (Under 10) Female:
1-Kalena Brayan 6.03 pts
2-Mikela Castro 5.27 pts
3-Misha Brown 4.30 pts
4-Isabella Vargas 3.47 pts

Master:
1-Gilberth Brown 10.50 pts
2-Thomas Lange 7.90 pts
3-Diego Naranjo 5.67 pts
4-Gean Carlo Loría 3.93 pts

Longboard:
1-Anthony Flores 6.84 pts
2-Maikol Álvarez 6.36 pts
3-Marcell Oliveira 6.00 pts
4-Diego Naranjo (DNS)

SUP Surf:
1-Jose Ruiz 7.53 pts
2-Marcell Oliveira 5.67 pts
3-Allan Azofeifa 2.76 pts
4-Juan Bernini 2.27 pts

Written by: Enrique Hernández