Jordan Hernandez wins the 1st Event of the Puerto Viejo Open Pro

The final overall winner of the circuit to win $ 2000!

all photos: Megwyn Saunders - WipeOut Films

Jordan Hernandez. Photo Megwyn Saunders

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The weekend of January 28-29th may have been small on the Pacific, but the Caribbean was firing. Alberto Torres (Betolocks), the organizer of the event, estimated waves between 4 to 5 feet, they had good weather, great atmosphere, and according to several attendees, an incredible amount of girls.

The location of the event changed the day before the competition because forecasts indicated that the swell would be smaller and inconsistent at Salsa Brava, and so Betolocks moved it to Cocles.

48 surfers entered the competition, with surfers coming from as far away as France and Brazil. Jordan Hernandez, Ronald Brown, Nino Myrie and Romain Forthouat made it to the finals. It was up for grabs until the last few minutes when Jordan pulled a "Super Man" aerial that gave him the win.

One of the other highlights was Leo Calvo, who broke a board on a deep takeoff. The organizer Beto Locks made up for it by inviting him to become part of the remaining dates of the circuit. The competition ended with an Air Show, where the one best move gets 60,000 colones, and that prize was taken by Gilbert Brown.

The CR Surf Travel Company is helping to sponsor this event and supports surfing on the Caribe coast.

General Ranking Circuit

Jordan Hernandez CR> 1,000 points - $500

Ronald Brown CR> 860 points - $250

Nino Myrie Germain CR> 730 points - $150

Romain Forthouat, France> 670 points - $100

Gilbert Brown CR> 610 points

Jonathan Busetti Brazil> 583 points

Bonomelli Angelo Italy> 555 points

Kemba Hernandez CR> 528 points

Leonardo Calvo CR> 500 points

Jerry Brown CR> 488 points