PORTUGAL TO HOST 2016 VISSLA ISA WORLD JUNIOR SURFING CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE AZORES

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The beautiful Azores islands and their powerful waves will host the 2016 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship. Photo: Portuguese Surfing Federation
The beautiful Azores islands and their powerful waves will host the 2016 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship. Photo: Portuguese Surfing Federation

The International Surfing Association (ISA) and the Portuguese Surfing Federation are excited to announce the 2016 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship will take place in the Azores islands of Portugal.

The competition will be held at Praia do Monte Verde, Ribeira Grande, São Miguel Island from September 17-24, bringing the competition back to Europe for the first time since 2008 when it was held in France.

Sao Miguel island will provide beautiful scenery and backdrops for the competition. Photo: Portuguese Surfing Federation
Sao Miguel island will provide beautiful scenery and backdrops for the competition. Photo: Portuguese Surfing Federation

João Aranha, Portuguese Surfing Federation President, and Fernando Aguerre, ISA President, made the announcement on Sunday during the Opening Ceremony of the 2015 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in Oceanside, California.

“I am thrilled about bringing the VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship back to Europe,” said ISA President Fernando Aguerre. “The Azores is a perfect surf destination with beautiful scenery and epic waves. With the support of the Portuguese Surfing Federation, I look forward to another amazing edition of this ISA World Championship.”

ISA President, Fernando Aguerre, embraces João Aranha, Portuguese Surfing Federation President, after signing the hosting agreement of the 2016 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in the Azores. Photo: ISA/Sean Evans
ISA President, Fernando Aguerre, embraces João Aranha, Portuguese Surfing Federation President, after signing the hosting agreement of the 2016 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship in the Azores. Photo: ISA/Sean Evans

“It’s an honor to host this ISA World Championship in our country,” said João Aranha, President of the Portuguese Surfing Federation. “We know that surfing reaches large audiences around the world and we are excited to showcase our hospitality, warmth and incredible waves in the Azores, which will be seen by hundreds of thousands on the computer and television screens globally.”

The 2015 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship is currently taking place in Oceanside, California from October 11-18. The world’s best junior surfers are competing for Gold Medals and the coveted World Team Champion Trophy.

The schedule of competition is as follows:

    • October 12-18 from 7am-5pm (PST) – Competition taking place at Oceanside Pier
    • Sunday, October 18 – Closing Ceremony at the Junior Seau Oceanside Pier Amphitheatre

For live action, photos, videos, news and event info, visit: www.ISAworlds.com

The International Surfing Association (ISA), founded in 1964, is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the World Governing Authority for Surfing, StandUp Paddle (SUP) Racing and Surfing, Bodysurfing, Wakesurfing, and all other wave riding activities on any type of waves, and on flat water using wave riding equipment. The ISA crowned its first Men’s and Women’s World Champions in 1964. It crowned the first Big Wave World Champion in 1965; World Junior Champion in 1980; World Kneeboard Champions in 1982; World Longboard Surfing and World Bodyboard Champions in 1988; World Tandem Surfing Champions in 2006; World Masters Champions in 2007; and World StandUp Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Champions in 2012.

ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies of 97 countries on five continents. Its headquarters are located in La Jolla, California. It is presided over by Fernando Aguerre (Argentina), first elected President in 1994 in Rio de Janeiro. The ISA’s four Vice-Presidents are Karín Sierralta (PER), Layne Beachley (AUS), Casper Steinfath (DEN) and Barbara Kendall (NZL).