Eurosurf is a unique competition. Unique because it is a team competition. A competition where you represent your country, its values, its diversity, its uniqueness.
For some, losing at Eurosurf is a personal disappointment that takes on a collective dimension.
For others, losing at Eurosurf means failing to represent the values they hold dear when representing their country. Today, many cried because they failed...
But EuroSurf is above all a unique moment in the athletes' careers, a moment of sharing that allows the lucky ones who came to the EuroJuniors to share their experiences of this team competition in such an individualistic discipline with the newcomers.
Today, many cried as they shared this moment with their partners.
Today is the day of the repechages. It's over, game over, no second chances, either you finish 1st or 2nd, or you're out...
Today is Tuesday and the end of the game will come for many.
Conditions on Santa Cruz beach are more accessible, with sets continuing to rumble the sand at Torres Vedras, but in between there are opportunities to go for scores on the intermediate waves of 1 to 1.20m. The 1.5m+ sets are still as fast and powerful as ever, and a few boards will remember them.
In the longboard, in the first heat of the day, Tom Breen from Ireland had a blast. A fan of solid conditions, he went for it and scored one of the best combos of the competition (13.24 points), outclassing Spain's Nicolas Garcia.
The first surprise of the day was that Francisco Freitas of Portugal failed to surf to his usual standard and finished fourth, heading for the repechage.
Douwe Robroch (NED), winner of the last European Tour of Longboard in Morocco, won the second heat, where everyone found their rhythm and scored well, including Federico Nesti from Italy, who joined him in the next round.
In the repechages, Portugal's Freitas and Israel's Amir stayed in the competition.
Sweden lost its last representative.
In the women's competition, the performance of the morning undoubtedly went to Italy's Chiara Cuppone. On a poorly negotiated wave, she was sucked under and nearly collided with Portugal's Raquel Bento. While her fellow competitor was unharmed, Chiara's board was in pieces.
She came out of the water, and her Squadra Azura partner Federico Nesti didn't hesitate for a second to give her his board. The Italian got back in the water and went for the score to take second place behind the Portuguese surfer who won the heat.
In the shortboard competition, some celebrated while others cried.
Joaquim Chaves (POR) continued his momentum and, with a total of 14.67 points, emerged as the top performer in round 3. Other men in good form were Germany's Tim Elter, Spain's Luis Diaz, Ireland's Gearoid Mc Daid aka Gman, Portugal's Ribeiro, and Israel's Agag.
In the repechage, Italy lost its three boys, Apreda, Da Silva and Calatri. In heat 2, the scores were very close, with only two points separating first from fourth. England's Normand was eliminated, while Holland's Heinz qualified.
In the women's event, it was the same story in heat 1, with Ariane Ochoa (ESP) struggling to find her waves. The Germans Presti and Zeitler did the job, but Ochoa finally found the two waves that propelled her into first place. Everyone then dropped down a place and Presti went into the repechage with the British rider Barton (ENG).
Charlotte Mulley (ENG) in the next heat continued her progress, along with Portugal's Salgado, but unfortunately this fratricidal heat sent their compatriots Lauren Sandland (ENG) and Gabriela Dinis (POR) into the repechage.
Finally, in the last heat of the women's third round, Kamilla Kemps (GER) and Mafalda Lopez (POR) got the better of the two Spanish surfers Boirelli and Machado.
In the repechage, Dinis and Boirelli were unable to do better than their opponents, as were the two Israelis, Leilor and Aviram, the Swede Hörvallius and the Irishwoman Britton, who were eliminated.
At the end of the day, the Spanish and Portuguese teams are neck and neck, with the Spanish holding a slight advantage. The places of honor will apparently be hotly contested, as no fewer than six teams are within 500 points of each other, meaning that the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Ireland, England, and Israel could all finish in second or third place.
It's over for Latvia, Norway, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Sweden, and Scotland.
What's next?
Tomorrow will feature a single podium format.
👉 Longboard round 3 men & women, then repechage 4 for men and women.
👉 Men's division & Women: Round 4 Repechage 5-6-7
Competition resumes at 9:15 am on Santa Cruz Beach !
Get ready for another exciting day of European Surfing !
EuroSurf 2025 is part of the Ocean Spirit Festival, a must-see event for board sports and music that has been taking place for over 17 years on the beach of Santa Cruz. The programme includes national and international competitions on the waves, with surfing, skimboarding, longboarding and bodysurfing promising thrills for those watching the events from the sand. There is a strong focus on experimentation and training, both on the sand and in the pool integrated into the Aldeia Neptuno park. Santa Cruz Ocean Spirit will once again invest heavily in night-time musical entertainment, with free admission every evening.
All pictures by Tiago Segurado / Ocean Spirit
Results and Live Eurosurf 2025 👈
👉 Ocean Spirit Festival website