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jueves, 3 de febrero de 2011
lunes, 31 de enero de 2011
THE IBA WORLD TOUR HERE IN GRAN CANARIA!!
-The IBA ( International bodyboarding association) WORLD TOUR is the most important competition of bodyboarding all over the world, and it's celebrated here in Gran Canaria, concretly in " El Confital" . Here competes the elite of Bodyboard like Andre Botha, Gilherme Talega, Mike Stewart etc.
In this photo you can see Andre Botha (to the right).He is the first South African bodyboarder to win the GOB (Global Organization of Bodyboarding) world title. He is the survivor of one of the most spectacular wipeouts ever witnessed by the surfing community at the infamous Teahupoo (one of the heaviest and most feared waves in the world) in the Tahiti Skins 2000 event.
- IBA WORLD TOUR HERE IN GRAN CANARIA WITH THE BIGGEST BODYBOARDER OF THE WORLD; MIKE STEWART
My teenage love
Until two years ago I was a pale and skinny boy; the typical non sportive guy who prefers to stay at home playing computer games or having a beer with his friends watching a film than doing any kind of physical effort. But I fell in love with a precious girl of my class, and I had to impress her and go out with her! I decided that I had two goals to achieve: getting tanned and becoming fit by getting good at doing a “cool sport”, as surfing.
To get tanned, I spent hours and hours relaxing on the sand, under the sun-shines, with some friends or alone. Without knowing it, I was getting vitamin D, which prevents diseases as multiple sclerosis, hypertension, muscular pains and even breast tumors. The sun-light also provokes the secretion of endorphins, so, without knowing why, I started to feel happier and less stressed at the same time I was getting tanned.
The warmth of the Canary waters, with their natural beauty and a broad offer of water activities, creates the perfect conditions to do any-kind of water sport, as surfing. But I was lazy and I had never liked any sport though I had tried several in my life: I didn´t like playing football, basketball, tennis… So I delayed the day of starting with my second task.
Finally I borrowed a surfing board and went to Las Canteras Beach…That afternoon, for my surprise, I had a good time; the next afternoon was better; and since the third day I started to love it! The marine breeze on my face, the shining sun above my head, and the immensity of the Atlantic Ocean, mixing with the beauty of the beach before my eyes changed my way of facing the life. Immerse in this paradise, I would listen to the sound of the ocean and breathe deeply the marine air, charged with minerals, which clean the lungs and the whole body and nourish the peel, and though this last is not scientifically proved, I think it also cleans the brain; at least it did that with mine! How can they be called water-sports? Why not calling them water-pleasures or water-delights?
I understood then why so many people, young and old, come from every part of the world here to practice sports as sailing, canoeing, scuba-diving, wind-surfing, surfing, water-skiing… I got why so many canary water-sportive men are so world known and has won even world-championships!! They don´t train; they enjoy!!
After one month, me and other guys that I knew in the beach started going to some of the myriad beaches in the island. When I got physically tired of surfing, I used to dive and observe the fabulous vegetation and multicolored beings of the natural underwater world.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS PERFECT BEACH?
The vibrant city of Las Palmas enjoys the best climate in the world, according to a study . Imagine combining this climate with a huge beach in the middle of the city… This is basically what the Las Canteras beach is about. The beach is more than 2 kilometers long and 50 meters wide on average. By the end of the beach you’ll find the impressive “Auditorio Alfredo Krauss”, home of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Las Palmas, named after Las Palmas born Alfredo Krauss, one the legendary tenors of the 20th century. The huge shopping center of Las Arenas is situated next to the concert hall. In there you’ll find all the shopping you need. One of the nice things with Las Canteras promenade is the diverse mix of people passing by. In short, Las Canteras beach is a perfect place!!! =)
WINSURF in Fuerteventura
Many sites about the World try to be famous in Windsurfing's destination, but Fuerteventura is really one of the best sites of Windsurfing, with events as the Championship of the World that every year take place in Lee in the South of the island. The Windsurfing is the most important sport of the island majorera and there is a residents' great community surfistas and windsurfers. Generally, the trade contantes in the summers months, provide the best conditions of the wind for Slalom and Speed, though the winters months they provide the best waves. Fuerteventura offers him the conditions that range between the well-known one (only for experts) "Shooting-Gallery" near Corralejo and pleasant sites as COSTA CALMA that they are perfect for beginners.
The classes for all the levels, from beginners up to the most advanced, incluído equip to rent, it is available in Windsurfing's numerous schools located in PLAYA BARCA (I joust to the south of Corralejo), Lee (between Calm Coast and Knob Jable) and in the principal tourist zones.