Surf’s up!
Long-time Siargao resident,
surfer and events organizer
Gerry Degan lists a few
things you can look forward
to in the coming months
The next few months in Siargao are
very exciting. Most people don’t realize
that June to November is the dry
season here on the east coast. While
it’s raining in Manila, it’s all about
beautiful hot sunny days here on the
beach. It’s also surf contest time — here
are a couple you shouldn’t miss.
The 6th Annual Siargao
International Girls’ Cup
June 11 to 15
This contest will see girls surfing at their
best, competitors from the Philippines,
Japan, Indonesia, Australia, the US
and Europe all vying for the title. It’s a
long way to come and it will be hard
to unseat the local favorites Nelvie
Blancada and Manet Alcala, but there
will be many who try! This year’s
competition will be sponsored by Surf
Angels, a local company committed to
women’s surfing.
The 19th Siargao
International Surfing Cup
Without a doubt the highlight of the
surfing year will be the 19th Siargao
International Surfing Cup. This
highly anticipated event runs in late
September (dates aren’t yet set in
stone as of press time, but very likely
will be between Sept 18 and 28). The
event will carry a prize purse over
PHP500,000 and will feature the best
surfers in the region vying for the title in
this five-star Asian Surfing Circuit (ASC)
title. It will be hard to beat local favorite
Piso Alcala (yes, Manet’s brother), and
hopefully Mother Nature will turn on
some big waves and good winds and
make this year’s event truly spectacular.
For more details on surf competitions
in Siargao, email
sagana@cloud9surf.
com
.
Cebu Pacific flies from Cebu to Siargao.
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Getting a hand from a cast of
characters that make Siargao even
more interesting; (below) one of Dako
Island's many beaches
PHOTOS
PACO GUERRERO
ON MODELS
RASH GUARDS BY FLUID SURF; PATTERNED
BIKINI BY RIP CURL; BLUE BIKINI BY COCOMO CLOTHING; ORANGE STRIPED BIKINI,
MODEL'S OWN; (BELOW) BIKINIS BY BILLABONG; ORANGE BOARD SHORTS BY RIP CURL;
RASH GUARDS BY FLUID SURF; PRINTED; WATERPROOF BAG, MODEL'S OWN
