The Allianz Ericeira Pro, the third of five stages of the MEO Surf League 2025, will hit the water this Friday, with the call scheduled for 7 am, at Ribeira d’Ilhas beach.
The best national surfers are therefore ready to start three days of what is expected to be intense competition on one of the most legendary waves in national and European surfing. The action will begin with the men’s trials, followed by the opening round for men and also for women.
Day 1 – Test Sequence (subject to change)
– Call: 7am at Ribeira d’Ilhas Beach
– Men’s tests (4 heats)
– Men’s Round 1 (16 heats)
– Women’s Round 1 (6 heats)
Teresa Bonvalot and Tomás Fernandes, winners of the second stage of the MEO Surf League 2025, will compete wearing the yellow Go Chill jerseys, which symbolise the leadership of their respective rankings and the fight for the top national surfing titles. In the men’s category, Tomás shares this leadership with Luís Perloiro.
National Surf League Stages in Ericeira – Interesting Facts
- The 2025 edition will be the 16th consecutive edition of the MEO Surf League in Ribeira d’Ilhas. Since 2010, the best national surfers have made a mandatory stop at the famous right-handers of the Ericeira World Surfing Reserve;
- It was in Ribeira d’Ilhas that, on May 22, 1977, almost 48 years ago, the first Portuguese surfing championship took place, which was won by João Moraes Rocha;
- This is a stage with a wide variety of winners, as in 30 editions, 19 surfers have already won in Ericeira;
- The surfer with the most victories is Tiago Pires, with five wins (1997, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2017), even taking into account that he did not compete for Portugal during his long stint on the world surfing circuit;
- After “Saca”, Paulo “do Bairro” Rodrigues follows with three wins, while Justin Mujica, Vasco Ribeiro, Tomás Fernandes, João Antunes and Afonso Antunes all have two wins;
- Tiago Oliveira, Marcos Anastácio, José Gregório, Mica Lourenço, Gustavo Gouveia, Ruben Gonzalez, Frederico Morais, Miguel Blanco, Gony Zubizarreta, Halley Batista, Joaquim Chaves and Guilherme Ribeiro have all won once in Ericeira.
- The women’s circuit has been to Ericeira 26 times, with Patrícia Lopes being the surfer with the most wins (6 times).
- Teresa Bonvalot and Carolina Mendes have won the stage on four occasions, and the current national champion can take advantage of this year’s edition to get closer to the record for victories.
- Joana Rocha follows on the list of winners in Ericeira with three triumphs and Teresa Abraços, Carina Duarte and Camilla Kemp with two victories, while Marta Rafael, Maria Abecasis and Keshia Eyre have won on one occasion.
Several local surfers from Ribeira d’Ilhas will also be competing, such as the 2023 national champion Joaquim Chaves, Afonso Antunes, Henrique Pyrrait, Martim Fortes and Constância Simões. All of them are ready to take advantage of their local knowledge and achieve a good result at “home”.
Joaquim Chaves, 2023 national champion and current top 5 of the MEO Surf League
“Although I’m not from Ericeira, I’ve lived here for many years and spend a lot of time surfing the Ribeira d’Ilhas wave. It’s a wave that I had a lot of difficulty surfing at first, but nowadays I feel much more comfortable. I feel a bit of an advantage in competing in Ribeira d’Ilhas, because, whether due to lack of options or lack of motivation to train, I end up surfing the wave on days when almost no one feels like surfing. I end up having a few more hours of surfing in Ribeira d’Ilhas than the competition, and that can be a point in my favour. The year I was national champion, I won this stage, and I’ve also had good performances in the Challenger Series circuit stage in Ribeira d’Ilhas.”
Constância Simões, current top 8 of the MEO Surf League women’s ranking
“Since I was young, I’ve had a special relationship with the Ribeira d’Ilhas wave, the beach and the atmosphere of this stage. I have competed here many times since I was little, in the Ericeira Surf Club circuits, regional circuits, among others, and I have achieved some good results. I think the idea of doing it again, creating new bonds and achieving results on this same wave would fill my heart. It will certainly be a challenge because the level is very good. Let’s hope for classic conditions, as is typical of Ribeira d’Ilhas, and to put on a good surfing show for whoever comes to watch us compete.”
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